Disappearance of Ralph Stutzman *Solved

On August 17, 1952, 46-year-old Ralph Stutzman spent the morning doing chores at his home in LaGrange, Indiana. He told his children to go to the house and then he went to take the cows to the field. He promised the children he'd be back at the house in 20 minutes, but he never arrived back.

It unknown what had had happened to Ralph. It could be possible that he left willingly, but it's believed he may have met foul play. He didn't take anything with him and didn't state to anyone he was leaving. He occasionally gambled. The night before he spent the night playing a poker game with friends. It could be possible that someone settled a score with Ralph.

Ralph was 46 at the time and a white male. He was 5'0" to 7'0" and 100 lbs to 200 lbs.

In June of 2023 geneologists found Ralph. It turned out that he had changed his name to Delbert Schrock and moved to Florida after his disappearance. 

SOURCES:

WNDU June 16, 2023
NamUs

Charley Project

Stevie Crawford (Formerly 1963 Jackson County, Oregon John Doe)

2-year-old Stevie Crawford was Identified in June of 2021 by 23&Me. Stevie was last seen in 1962-1963 with his mother. His mother went on a trip and came back to New Mexico telling family members that Stevie was taken care of. His mother has since passed and it is believed this may have been a case of filicide. 

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A fisherman in the Kennne Creek Reservoir in Ashland, Oregon hooked what he thought was a rolled blanket. What inside horrified him. It was the body of a young boy. It was determined he had died after October the year before. Winter's freezing temperatures could had helped preserve the body. The cause of death is unknown due to the condition of the body. It was not determined whether it was natural, accidental, or murder. The body was wrapped in a blanket and dumped in the water.

The FBI compared the boy's footprints to birth certificates of newborns born at local hospitals that may have been born around the same time. None have been found to match.

The body was wrapped into two blankets. One was an Aqua blanket and a handmade patch work quilt. The Patchwork had lots of red including gingham red squares. Two iron assayers molds were placed in the blanket with the body to help weigh it down. The molds were used fore refining and casting metal. The blankets were wrapped with old telephone wiring with lead sheath and rubber insulation were used to tie the blankets. It was found that the wiring was once common, but had not been out of date at the time.

The John Doe was a white male  around 1 to 2 years old. He may of had a developmental disability or genetic abnormality such as Down Syndrome. He was around 2'8" to 3'2" tall and 19 to 30 lbs. He has long sandy brown hair. He had eight upper teeth and eight lower teeth. one of his lower teeth bifurcated, having two roots and the surface split due to an odd groove.

He was wearing a pullover red and white striped long sleeve shirt, a pair of gray corduroy pants white an elastic waste and an adjustable belt, a cloth diaper with blue diaper pins covered with plastic pants, ankle socks, and white learner or "Jumping Jacks" shoes. The shoes were likely bought at Nobles shoes in downtown Medford and the clothes were likely from J.C. Penny.

Dentals and DNA is available.

Other images:

Image of  his Shoes

SOURCES:

Wikipedia
Doe Network

Unidentified Wiki

March 27, 1961 Bibb County, Alabama John Doe

In October of 2021 15-year-old Daniel "Danny" Armantrout. He had run away from home in Paris Tennessee. His older brother was away in the military when Danny ran away. Their home life was not easy as their stepfather and mother were abusive to Danny and his brothers Donald, and David. David (19) the oldest of the 3 left home in 1960 and Donald joined the military when Danny ran away. Currently, David's whereabouts are also unknown.

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On March 27, 1961, A man traveling through River Bend, Alabama picked up a teenage hitchhiker on Highway 25 south of Wilton. Danny had told the man that he had run away from home after his parents split. The boy also said he was heading west to San Diego. He didn't say anything else as they soon got into a wreck.

The vehicle they were in hit the bridge rail and plunged them into the Cahaba River. The driver swam to safety but he lost his life. Several hours later his body was recovered from the car.

John Doe was a Caucasian male believed to be between 14 and 17 years old. He had light brown hair,  he may have bleached his hair for it to be a lighter brown. His eyebrows and eyelashes were dark brown.  He was around 5'6 and around 120 lbs. He may have walked with a limp. He had a self-inflicted tattoo (possibly on his left arm) with R.Y. +Love, some of the newspapers reported that it was R + K+ Love or R.K. Love. There is possibly a 4-inch scar on his right ankle and a half-inch crescent scar on his upper right forehead.

He had a Timex watch, a carrying bag with several shirts, and pants, a brown plastic wallet, and a pack of Mall Palls with a South Carolina tax stamp. Some newspapers at the time reported that there was also a blurred photo of a boy and girl with the inscription " Think of me always and remember how we used to go places together."

SOURCES:

Doe Network

NamUs

Unidentified Wiki

Alabama

CBS

Identifinders