May 22, 2023 West Valley City, Utah Assault

Around 1:30 am on May 22, 2023, a woman passerby saw a vehicle parked in a remote part of West Valley City, Utah. It was a silver Chevrolet Aveo with black tape on the middle of the bumper and blue tape on the sides of the bumper and the flashers were on. A man was standing next to it with jumper cables.

The victim would pull over and get out of her vehicle. The man would pull out a black handgun and tell her to shut up and get in the car. She was forced into the car and he struck her and tore her shirt open. He would then proceed to put zip ties on her arms. He placed the gun down on her at one point when getting a zip tie and she grabbed the gun threw it and was able to get back into her vehicle. 

The suspect was captured on her dash cam, but it was stopped at some point. The suspect was white or Hispanic.He is 5'8" to 6'0" and 185 to 225 lbs.  His hair was black or brown and greying with a thick beard. He was wearing a yellow shirt ontop of a long white long sleeve shirt and a beanie. The victim noted that he had a tattoo on the webbing of hi right hand. 

SOURCES:

 FBI

Murder of Albert William Spatz

On February 11, 1988, 67-year-old Albert Spatz got off a bus at 25th St and Monroe Blvd in Ogden, Utah. He would walk down North on the east side of the sidewalk on Monroe. When he got to 2450 Monroe Boulevard he saw someone running at him from the Alley behind the Holly Rue Apartments.

The man demanded money from Albert. Albert told him he had no money and the robber knocked him to the ground causing him to go unconscious. The man raided his pocket while he was out and stole his wallet that had $20 inside. He would run back to the same alley he came from. 

Albert went to 803 24th Street and he called the police. Officers would document his injuries. Albert had a golf ball-sized goose egg on the upper right side of his head a swollen right cheek and a cut inside his mouth. He was taken to the hospital and released from the hospital to a friend. However, when he went to sleep that night he was unable to wake up again.

His son would try to wake him up the next morning but failed to do so. He would be taken to the hospital again. He went to surgery to get blood drained from his head however he never woke again. He would pass away on May 6th. 

Albert described the suspect as a black male. The man was around 5'10" and 150 lbs. He had short hair and did not have facial hair at the time. He was wearing a black coat and tan pants. 

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Disappearance of Darrel B. Nichols

On April 1, 1973, 19-year-old Darrel Nichols was last seen in Park City, Utah. He may have gone into the hills with some unknown friends that day.

Darrel is a white male and was 19 years old at the time. He's 5'9" and 160 to 165 lbs. He has brown hair and brown eyes. He was wearing horned-rimmed glasses. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Charley Project

Murder of Sheree Allen

On January 24, 2005, 22-year-old Sherree Allen's body was found by an employee in a dumpster behind the Hollywood Video in West Valley City, Utah. She had been wrapped in a black garbage bag. She was strangled to death the day before.

At the time Sharee was working as a prostitute and was last seen alive by her supposed Pimp, Carl “Big Smooth” Swanigan. Carl was not cooperative and has since died in 2014.

SOURCES:

Utah Department of Public Safety 

West Valley City Police

Uncovered

Gephardt Daily Jan 11, 2023

Murder of Robert "Moose" Daly

On the night of May 24, 1969, 47-year-old Robert "Moose" Daly was having drinks with a friend at the Granite Club on 3820 S. Highland Drive in Millcreek, Utah. At approximately midnight Robert would leave alone. A deputy making a routine check of the parking lot would find Robert dead next to his truck.

Someone had shot him in the back of the left ear. The person was so close that powder burns were left on the ear.

SOURCES:

Unified Police Department
Utah Department of Public Saftey
Salt Lake City Tribune November 12, 1969

Murder of James William Skeel

Around 1:30 a.m On September 21, 1982, 52-year-old James Skell left the Staircase Lounge, 300 S. Highland Drive, and would get to his apartment at 4137 South 570 East in Salt Lake City, Utah. His neighbors would report hearing loud noises that same morning. For the next two days, he would miss work and someone concerned for him went to check up on him. On the 23rd his body would be found nude and faced down on his bed. He had been hit in the head with something fairly heavy and blunt. His house wasn't ransacked other than a few drawers in his bedroom open the only things missing were his wallet and car keys. At the time James was known to bring other men to his aparmtent.

SOURCES:

Unified Police Department

Utah Department of Saftey

Salt Lake Tribune September 24, 1982

Deseret News Decemberer 10 1989

Murder of Carrie Anne Wayne

28-year-old Carrie Anne Wayne was last seen around noon on July 22, 1983. On the 29th er body would be found floating in the Garfield Canal on State U-202 around 8000 W and 2700 S  in Salt Lake County, Utah. She had been stabbed twice in her chest, had a skull fracture, and had been sexually mutilated. She may have died the same day she was last seen

Carrie went by other names such as Carrie Evans Davis, and Carrie LeCannon. At the time she was living at the Casa Blanca Motel at 1750 W. North Temple. She was known to frequent Birmingams Truckstop Located at 2100 S. 900 W. and was also known to hitchhike.

SOURCES:

Utah Department of Saftey

Unified Police Department

The Salt Lake Tribune July 31,1983
Deseret News December 10, 1989

Disappearance of Edd "Eddie" Dominic Lope

Around 5:30 a.m. on June 21, 2005, 28-year-old Edd "Eddie" Lope was last seen at his residence in the vicinity of Main St. and 400 N. in Washington, Utah. This would be the last time anyone saw him. His truck would be found on a dirt road over the Arizona border only 15 miles away from St. George.  His truck was a white overhead pickup with "Overhead Door" written on the door. There was no sign of him at the scene.

Edd is A Native American male and was 28-years-old at the time. He had black hair and black eyes. He's 5'4" to 5'5" and around 125 lbs to 140 lbs. His right thumb does not bend and his NamUs page mentions he has a medical condition unspecified if it's this or something else. He was wearing a black long sleeve t-shirt, black sweatpants, and black work boots. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Charley Project

International Missing Persons

Justice for Native Women

Disappearance of Anna Maria Purdy

 Sometime in Jan. of 1995 16-year-old Anna Purdy would argue with her sister in Provo, Utah. This would be the last time Anna would be seen.

Anna is a Hispanic female and was 16-years-old at the time. At the time she was 5'0" and 115-120lbs. She has brown hair and brown eyes. She has a scar on her right heel.

SOURCES:

NamUs

Disappearance of Sarah LuElla "Ella" Snow

On September 13, 1953, 33-year-old Sarah "Ella" Snow was with her mother and children in Springville, Utah. She told her mother that she was going to get supplies for dinner, and left with her car. She never returned, and a few days later her car, and shoes were found at the mouth of Hobble Creek Canyon. There was an extensive search, but no sign of her.

Sarah is a white female and was 33-years-old at the time. She was 5'3" and 103 to 125 lbs. She has brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing green slacks, white shoes, and a red and green plaid blouse. She may go by her nickname "Ella" or the last name Young or Snow.

SOURCES:

NamUs

Charley Project

Murder of Jose Venegas

 On September 12, 2009, around 11:30 pm 35-year-old Jose Venegas went to his car at his home on Brook Way Drive in West Valley City, Utah. Jose would be shot and he and people in the neighborhood heard the shots. But by the time anyone went out or looked out their windows all they saw was Jose on the ground. He would be flown to University Hospital but would die at 3 am

There were no witnesses to the crime. This neighborhood did not get crimes like this and when shots were heard neighbors went to check, but the shooter was nowhere in sight. 

SOURCES:

West Valley City Police

KSL September 13, 2009

Deseret News September 14, 2009

September 8, 1944 Davis County, Utah John Doe

  On September 8, 1944, two boys discovered the body of a man on the salt flats 4 to 5 miles northwest of Kaysville, Utah. He'd been dead for around a year. His cause of death is unlisted or unknown.

He was an Asian or Native American male around 65-years-old. He was 5'2" and had grey or partially grey hair. He had no teeth. He was wearing faded green plaid trousers, red suspenders, a white t-shirt, and underwear. There was an empty eyeglasses case near him. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Find a Grave

Unidentified Wiki

The Odgen Standard-Examiner September 12, 1944

Murder of Robert Lee Thorncock

On Feb 12, 1997, 40-year-old Robert Thorncock was booked in the Cache County Jail in Logan, Utah on charges of fraud and being a fugitive from Idaho. He was apparently had been arrested on suspicion of taking credit cards, wallets, and checkbooks from the purses of employees at the Bear River Health Department. He went on a spending spree with credit cards buying things like a new T.V., VCR, and other items. On February 21, 1997, Robert would escape by slipping under the security fence while outside for exercise.

On August 30, 1997, a dog would drag home an arm in Bedford, Wyoming. Apparently, the remains were disturbed when a property owner was excavating near Strawberry Creek. He would be identified through fingerprints and tattoos. Robert was shot through the head


SOURCES:

Wyoming Division of Investigations 

Deseret News

July 11, 1948 Corinne, Utah Baby Jane Doe

  On July 11, 1948, the body of a baby girl was found in Bear River about 350 yards South and East of the Steel Bridge in Corinne, Utah. The body was found laying on the edge of the banks in the water. It's believed that she had been dead for at least a week or 10 days. 

SOURCES:

Utah Department of Public Safety

March 1, 1952 Vernal, Utah Baby John Doe

 On March 1, 1952, the body of a newborn baby boy was found near a gravel pile on the West end of Vernal City Dump in Utah. He was wrapped in layers of heavy brown paper that were partially burned away. The body was also slightly burned on the back and the right leg. No burning had happened in the dump recently though. It could not be determined how long the baby had been dead as he had been frozen solid. It could have been up to several weeks though. 

The baby appeared to have been born alive and normal. He weighed between 7 to 8lbs and was 18-inches long. The baby was white with a dark complexion.

SOURCES:

Utah Department of  Public Safety

October 21, 1950 Utah County, Utah Baby Jane Doe

 On October 21, 1950, the body of a newborn baby girl was found by a couple in a virtually dry Provo riverbed 3 miles from the mouth of Provo Canyon, in Utah County, Utah. The location was not far from Christmas City Cafe/Tavern. The water in the riverbed was drained about 2 days before at Murdock diversion dam.

The baby had been wrapped in a sheet and weighed down with a large rock likely when the water was still running. The body was too decomposed so the cause of death could be found. She was likely a 7-month fetus and it undetermined if she was born or aborted. 

Jane doe was a newborn white female. 

SOURCES:

Utah Department of Safety

Murder of Lee Thao Hue

On July 30, 1981, 7-month-old Lee Thao Hue was brought to Primary Children's Hospital where she would later die from her wounds. Lee and her family were a part of the Mong Refugee. There is little information in this case and Salt Lake City, Utah police are handling the case. 

SOURCES:

Utah Department of Public Safety

Murder of Brian Sean Housley

 

In the early morning of November 27, 2017, around 2:30 a.m. Brian Sean Housley was at the 900 block of 16th street in Ogden, Utah. He had been working on a car in a driveway.  He had shot in the head during a drive by shooting by an unknown person. After the shooting, the vehicle fled. Brian would die 3 days later. 

SOURCES:

Utah Department of Public Saftey

Washington Times

ABC

Standard

Murder of Dawn Marie Davis

 

On October 23, 1979, 29-year-old Dawn Davis was found dead in her apartment in Salt Lake City, Utah. She had not been heard from for around 2 weeks prior to her body being found. There is little information in this case. 

SOURCES:

Utah Department of Public Safety

Murder of George Ira Spor

 On October 16, 1991, 53-year-old George Spor was reported missing and on October 19 his body was found. A deer hunter found George's body in Butterfield Canyon, Utah around 200 yards from the main road. His body was hidden in a thick scrub oak that could not be seen from the road. George had been shot in the back and side and it was determined to not be caused by a hunting accident. 

SOURCES:

Unified Police Department

The Daily Herald October 23, 1991

The Daily Spectrum October 23, 1991

The Salt Lake Tribune November 19, 1991