Showing posts with label Suicide by Hanging. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Suicide by Hanging. Show all posts

Monday, April 18, 2022

April 18, 1930 Perry County, Pennsylvania John Doe

 On April 18, 1930, a man was found in Perry County, Pennsylvania. He had committed suicide by hanging about 15 hours before discovery.

He was a white male around 55-years-old.

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Sunday, October 17, 2021

Ghosts: Ghost at the Crime Suppression Division Jail Cell

There is a jail cell at the Crime Suppression Division in Thailand that is haunted. In 2009 there was a story of a man called Somboon who was being held in the cell for acting as a loan shark. He claimed that he saw a man in a red shirt and seemed to go into a trance. The red shirt man would ask Somboon to shower. Somboon would then follow the man and felt as if he was under a spell.

The red shirt man would then start ripping his shirt into strips. The red shirt man would then demostrate how to hang yourself. He would then ask Somboon which bar he would choose. This was when Somboon came out of his trance and screamed alerting guards. He would then be detained in another place after his scare.

This was not the first time that a prisoner would see this mysterious red shirt man. Few who stayed in there claimed to hear a voice telling them to kill themselves, but was always saved by the end of the attempt if they did so.

It's believed that the spirit is that of a man who hung and killed himself in the cell. At the time he was accused of molesting his niece. 

SOURCES:

Wikipedia

Bangkok Post


Sunday, April 25, 2021

September 21, 1914 Bronx, New York "German" John Doe

 On September 21, 1914, a man had committed suicide. He was found hanging at the Maple Grove Cemetary in Hart Island, Bronx, New York. It's believed that the John Doe may have been a German laborer. He was a white male between 39 to 45-years-old. he had a newspaper, a pair of spectacles, and a red handkerchief. 

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

Unidentified Wiki

Thursday, May 2, 2019

May 2, 1986 Dallas, Texas John Doe

On May 2, 1986, the body of a man was found in the La Casita Motel on 4300 Harry Hines Blvd. in Dallas, Texas. He had unfortunately committed suicide by hanging the day before.

He was a white male between 20 to 25 years old. He was 6'1" and 154 lbs. He had strawberry blonde hair and blue-grey eyes. He had a 1-inch scar on his neck and a 1-inch scar on the distal left forearm. He had a brown billfold with the initials PJK stamped in it. He was wearing a white short sleeved shirt, blue jeans, white jockey shorts, black cloth belt, a white metal chain with a black and white metal pendant, and a black plastic Casio digital watch.

SOURCES:
NamUs

Sunday, November 4, 2018

November 5, 2004 Muggiò, Monza, Italy Jane Doe


On November 5, 2004, the body of an Asian woman was found in a communal field near a public park in Muggiò, Monza, Italy. She was laying on the ground and bushes. It was apparent that she hanged herself and her body had fallen. It's believed she committed suicide. She wasn't carrying any identification. She was carrying sewing scissors and it's theorized she may have worked at a textile plant. It's also believed she may have been Chinese.

She was an Asian female between the ages of 20 and 25 years old. She was 145cm and average build. Miss Shilly jeans, and shoes made from China. She was also wearing a yellow gold ring with inexpensive stones and a handmade copper ring.

SOURCES:
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases-int/513ufita.html

Friday, August 3, 2018

December 1, 1976 Coconino County, Arizona John Doe


On December 1, 1976 in Flagstaff, Arizona a local resident was looking for herbs and nuts near the I-40 roadway. That was when they had found the body of a man hanging from a tree in the median. It was estimated that he'd been there for months causing his body to mummify.

He was a white male between 32 and 40 years old. He was 5'5" and 160 lbs. He had brown hair. There was a satchel with clothing found, toiletry items. His right shoe was on him, but for some reason his left shoe was 10-15 feet away.

SOURCES:
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22475112/1976_cocoino_county_john_doe/
https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/10699/details

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

May 12, 1915 Colton, California John Doe

On May 12, 1915, a Rancher happened to take a walk off the road 2 miles outside of Colton, California. The rancher saw a man hanging from a willow tree on the banks of the Santa Ana River bottom. It was initially believed to have been a man who disappeared earlier in the month, but it was not. It was obvious that foul play was not involved and the man had committed suicide. He had been dead for weeks.

He was a white male between 40 and 60 years old. He was around 5'11" and 160 lbs. He had slightly balding chestnut brown hair and a dark sandy mustache. He may have walked with a limp as a heavy hickory walking stick was found with him.

There were no clothes described that he was described as wearing. The ones described were hanging on the tree. Which was a "Ransom & Salsbee" tan raincoat/ overcoat, a "Joske Bros. Co Department Store" and a shirt with a collar and tie. Both the jacket and hat were from San Antonio, Texas.

(The namus page lists him found on May 13, 1915, but a newspaper from May 12 listed the finding of the body happening earlier on the 12th.)

SOURCES:
San Bernadino News May 12, 1915

Saturday, August 12, 2017

Feb. 2, 1997 Tarrant County John Doe


On February 02, 1997 the skeletal remains of a young man was found beneath a tree in a wooded area near Oakland Blvd in Fort Worth, Texas. A rope with a noose was found with in the tree and his death was determined to be a suicidal hanging. It was determined he may had been there for at least a year.

The young man was believed to be a biracial or African American man between the ages of 15 to 20. It it is estimated that he was 5'5 to 5'9 and estimated to be 140 lbs. He had black hair, but his eye color could not be determined.

He had several items with his body. He was wearing an XL blue Duckhead Brand Shirt, black Levi Jeans W31, L32 Nike Tenacity shoes. These shoes were manufactured on 3/5/1995. He also had a Golden Pearl brand watch.

He has DNA available, but fingerprints and dentals are not.

https://www.dps.texas.gov/mpch/Unidentified/unDetails/U0603001
https://identifyus.org/cases/3661
http://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMU/1104374

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