September 10, 1948 Abergavenny, Wales Two Skeletons

 On September 10, 1948, two skeletons were discovered while trying to make a foundation for a tennis court in Abergavenny, Wales. One of the skulls was first discovered, and the rest of the remains were found 2 feet below the surface. There was no evidence of this being a designated place for burial. The way the bones were found made it obvious that the two were buried as bodies and not as bones buried at a later time. The two were believed to have died no less than 10 to 15 years before, but it's also possible that they had been dead for hundreds of years.

The adult skeleton was believed to be a man between 40 to 70 years old.

The child was around 7 years old.

SOURCES:
Find a Grave (man)
Find a Grave (child)

Disappearance of Sister Jacinta Bracken (Christina Nuala Bracken)

In 1979, 38-year-old Sister Jacinta Bracken was a nun who based at the Stella Maris convent in Swansea, Wales. She was from Ballacolla, Ireland. She was working as a music teacher for the Ursuline of Jesus Convent. She was well-liked and was known to like to walk, shop, and give children guitar lessons. 

On May 19, 1979, it was seemingly a normal day for Sister Jacinta. She did communal prayer and spent the morning grading papers. After lunch, she helped wash the dishes and headed to the city center to buy tights/stockings for her mother's birthday.

She asked another nun at the convent if she wanted to walk with her into town. The other sister was unable to, but the two promised to walk that evening. However, that wouldn't happen.

Two children that Sister Jacinta taught last seen her near the city's Quadrant multi-story car park.  She was known to often walk along the sand and mudbanks of the old docklands on her way back home from the shopping center. Someone stated that they may have seen her praying at St. Davids that day, but they were unsure because they didn't see her face. 

Her handbag was found on the shore 30 feet from the West Pier inside were stockings she bought for her mother's birthday and a small amount of money. When her room was searched officers found among her small number of personal possessions a ferry ticket to Ireland. 

Sister Jacinta is a white female and was 38-years-old at the time. She has blue eyes. 

SOURCES:

Doe Network

Unidentified Wiki

Tipperary Live Jan 13, 2012

Wales Online 

Suspicious Death of Elsie Payne

 On December 7, 1923, 12-year-old Elsie Payne was out on an errand in Cardiff, Wales by one of her neighbors. Elsie was walking with a friend, 14-year-old Susie Phillips, but the two separated and Elsie proceeded down Iron St. Soon after at 8:40 pm Elsie would enter her aunt and uncle's shop on Clifton St. 

She was bleeding from the throat and said "A man asked me where Clifton Street was" before collapsing. By the time she was at the hospital she had lost too much blood and even though family members wanted to donate it was too late and she died before they could. 

There was a blood trail that led 103 years down the street across from some railings on the other side of the road in Iron St. off Clifton. Susie stated that she did not see anyone following them, and didn't notice anything when she left Elsie. 

It was stated that her injury likely was caused by a knife or piece of glass, but it was also possible that it was caused by falling on the railings or onto broken glass. The wound was up and forward. Another girl was injured similarly by slipping and landing on the railings on her chest. In several articles, it states there was no evidence of what had happened to her. 

It was believed however that she had been murdered as her last words mentioned of a man looking for directions. There seemed to be no evidence at the scene of the accident. 

One article claims that there were two witnesses of Elsie on Iron Street. One man, a painter, saw a man with his hand on a girl and ran away. This made the painter think the man had stolen something and chased after him, but lost him. The second witness stated that they saw a man and a girl and heard the girl screaming and running across the street thinking the man had hit her.

The family would receive a 3-page letter from a man claiming to kill the girl. He claimed he used a corkscrew, but evidence showed that she was not killed with one.

SOURCES:

Daily Mirror December 10, 1923

The Gloucestershire Echo December 11, 1923

The North Star December 21, 1923

Daily Mirror December 21, 1923

Evening Express December 31, 1923 

"Charlie" of Aberystwyth Castle

 

Mosaic at the Castle about the discovery of the skeleton

Aberystwyth Castle was built between 1277 to 1289. The castle that is now in ruins is the third built of it before it was destroyed in 1649 during the English Civil Wars. It was slighted by Oliver Cromwell making it into ruins. This was to prevent it from being a fortress again. The locals likely took advantage and pilfered the castle walls. 

Over 200 years later in 1988, an excavation was done at the castle. Surprisingly enough the body of a man. The soil in the area was acidic enough that typically destructive to organic matter. Because the castle was destroyed though it added lime to the soil helping keep the skeleton from being destroyed. It was hard to place when the man had died, but it was believed that he died during the Parliamentarian siege of Aberystwyth Castle. 

The skeleton was given the name Charlie and he can be found at the Ceredigion Museum

SOURCES:
Wikipedia
Geni
Crazy About Castles
Way Marking

Disappearance of Darren Buffin

19-year-old Darren Buffin disappeared on March 14, 1991. He was getting over the flu and was depressed. He had a lot on his mind around this time. He had recently dropped out of The University of Wales in Swansea and he still wasn't sure what to do. He also had attended his great uncle's funeral two weeks before. He thought that he may get a job and continue to live in the room he rented. He left

He left his place with nothing, no extra clothes, no money, and no passport. He was never seen again.

Darren was a white male was 5'10 and had a slim build. He had wavey brown/auburn hair and green eyes. He sometimes wore glasses. He had no notable scars.

SOURCES:
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases-int/383dmuk.html