Disappearance of Jeannette Kamahele

On April 25, 1972, 20-year-old Jeannette Kamahele was last seen hitchhiking on the Cotati on-ramp off of Highway 101 in Santa Rosa, California. A friend of hers spotted her and was going to pull over to pick her up, but another vehicle beat them to it. It was a faded brown 1970-1972 Chevrolet pickup truck. The man in vehicle was described as being a white man between 20 and 30-years-old. He had an afro hairstyle. This was the last time anyone saw her. 

 At the time she was a student at Santa Rosa Junior College and was living with a roommate in the 900 block of Sierra Ave. She was described as a conscientious student and it was out of character for her to disappear.

Around the same time as Jeannette's disappearance, 7 other known females disappeared. These women were later found murdered all of them being habitual hitchhikers and between 12 and 23-years-old. It's possible a serial killer was operating in the area. She is suspected to be another victim of the Santa Rosa Hitchhiker Murders.

Jeanette is an Asian female and was 20-years-old at the time. She's 5'5" and 120 lbs. She had long black hair and brown eyes. She has a large birthmark under her right breast. She was wearing Levi's and a brown sweater, sandals, a leather purse with natural brown color and dyed pattern, and gold-post earrings. 

SOURCES:
Find a Grave
NamUs
Unidentified Wiki
Charley Project

Murder of Eugene "Yellow" Bell

On April 24, 1988, a box was found on the side of the road at S.W. 51 St. and 122 Ave. in Miami, Florida. Inside was the body of 41-year-old Eugene "Yellow" Bell. It was found he was strangled to death. 

Eugene is from Chicago, Illinois and was known to be involved in criminal activity including the suspicion of drug trafficking. Witnesses said that a black pick-up truck possibly a 1987 Chevrolet with dual wheels, an open bed, and a king cab was seen in the area. The truck was driven by a Latin male between 30 and 40-years-old.

SOURCES:
Miami-Dade County
Chicago Tribune

Murder of Patricia Bovin

22-year-old Patricia Bovin was a single mother and lived with her sons in the upper apartment of 790 King St. in London, Ontario, Canada. On April 24, 1969, a friend called Patricia and got no answer. So the friend came to her home around 4 p.m. Inside Patricia was found covered in blood on the couch. Her two children who were 1 and 3-years-old were inside unharmed. 

The kids were sobbing, dirty and hungry, but physically unharmed. They had scattered chairs and other items around in attempt to get food. They were waiting for their mother to wake up, but that was to never happen. 

It seemed that Patricia had been sleeping on the couch when she was stabbed over a dozen times. The motive for the stabbing could not be found. A neighbor was said to have found a bloody pillowcase in front of the front door. This is a probable entry point. The front door that accessed the staircase was unlocked. There were no obvious signs of forced entry though. 

SOURCES:

London Police 

The True Crime Files

Canadian Crimopedia 

Murder of Trans Woman Tyra Henderson

In 2000 22-year-old Tyra Henderson was living on the 1700 Block of T St. in southeast Washington D.C. She was a trans woman and at the time she was working as a sex worker as a means of survival.

On April 23, 2000, around 2 a.m. someone called 911 to say that there was moaning coming from the rear of the 3600 block of 11th st, NW. A 6:26 a.m. Tyra's body was discovered. She had been beaten to death. It's unknown if Tyra's sex work had to do with her death.

A complaint was filed against the police for the response time for Tyra's scene. The complainant sought help from the ACLU of National Capital Area as of Jan. 17, 2018 it is listed as being under  review of police.

SOURCES:

Metropolitan Police Department

Metropolitain Police Department (PDF)

Trans True Crime 

Metro Weekly

Murder of Maria Smith

 

On the morning of April 22, 1974, around 7:30 a.m. Stephen Smith left to go to work from his home on St. Marks Road in Randwick, New South Wales, Australia.  Maria was supposed to leave an hour later to catch the bus as she was a trainee teacher at Brigidine Convent School in Randwick,. She never arrived.

It wasn't till later when her husband arrived home he knew something was wrong. He went to the bedroom and found her body. He rang his parents and the police and stayed in the kitchen until they arrived. Maria had been bound gagged, and sexually assaulted. It was found that her killer strangled her to death with her pantyhose. The killer used a knife from inside the home to cut her clothes off.

A neighbor stated that that they heard no knock at the door that morning. The sliding door over a balcony was also locked and there were no other signs of a break-in. So it's believed that she had possibly let them in because she knew him.

There's a $100,000,000 reward leading to the arrest and conviction of Maria's murder.

SOURCES:
Police New South Wales 
News
The Sydney Morning Herald 
Fraser Coast Chronical 

April 22, 1992 Buchanan County, Missouri John Doe

On April 22, 1992, the skeletal remains of a man was found in Buchanan County, Missouri. He may have been dead for up to a year. He was a white male between 30 and 40-years-old. He may have been 5'9" and around 165 lbs. He had brown shoulder-length hair.

SOURCES:
NamUs

Murder of Harry Howell

On November 5, 1988, 74-year-old Harry Howell died in his sheltered housing in Ibbison Court off Central Drive in Blackpool, England. His killer had beat him with a blunt instrument about his head. No one had known at the time as there was a note on his door stating "No milk gone away for two weeks." His body wasn't discovered for 17 days.

In the time between his death and discovery 70-year-old, John Johnstone had seen a man in his 40's knock on the door and it could be possible he was placed to taking off the note from the door.  He had also discovered Harry's body who was still sitting in his chair in the lounge by a window.

When Harry's body was discovered it was found that there were two uneaten beef and horseradish sandwiches inside a paper bag from Burtons. The sandwiches were bought by a man in his 30's who was slim and tall. The man told them that the sandwiches were for the man who called every day for a pie.

Harry liked to drink at local pubs and may have told someone of the money he kept in his home. He was distrusting of banks. The motive for the murder may have been a robbery. thousands of pounds in cash was stolen, along with his wallet and a gold watch that was inscribed with 'To Harry Flegg on his retirement'. 

sketch of the suspect

SOURCES:

Unsolved Murders

Blackpool Crime
The Gazette

Murder of Joanne Ena Lynn

On September 19, 1949, 11-year-old Janne Lynn left her home in Hemlock, New York at 8 a.m. This was not unusual for the girl as she walked to school every weekday morning. When Joanne passed the Smith's home she waved a hollered at Mrs. Smith. "Good morning Mrs. Smith. It's a nice morning isn't it?" Mrs. Smith responded with a yes. Joanne continued down the road and Mrs. Smith told her 7-year-old son Eddie to catch up with her. When he rushed to try to catch her he did not see her when he got to the highway. This was the last time she was seen alive. 

When she didn't return home from school her parents worried for her and called the police. A search was done for the missing girl. The hills and gullies were combed and lakes were dragged in the surrounding area. After four days the national guard was called in and on the 23rd guardsmen searched in the pouring rain.

On September 24th  14-year-old Norma Marsden was gathering butternuts four miles from Hemlock and 7 miles away from where she was last seen. In the pasture, Joanne's body was found. She had been shot twice. 

It's believed that she was either coaxed or forced into a car and possibly waited a day before killing her as people in the area stated they heard gunshots on Tuesday. Her killer had attempted to sexually assault her and Even though Joanne was fully clothed her undergarments and sweater were missing. The killer then took her to a grove of locust trees and pointed the gun at her. One bullet entered her arm and then forehead as she was blocking her face. She was then shot a second time through her left breast and the bullet came out of her back.  Her fingernail scrapping suggested she fought hard with her attacker. The gun used was a German Luger semi-automatic pistol. The gun was possible well taken care of.

SOURCES:

New York State Police

Kidnapping, Murder, and Mayhem
Hemlock and Candice Lakes

Find a Grave

The Daily Messenger September 27, 1949

Democrat and Chronicle October 1, 1949

Democrat and Chronicle September 1, 1963

Who Poisoned The Titanic Movie Crew?

On what was supposed to be the last day of filming in Nova Scotia for the 1997 movie Titanic a mysterious surprise happened. The film was supposed to wrap up the present-day scenes and then they were supposed to move on to Mexico to film. On the night of August 8, 1996, in Shearwater, Nova Scotia. It was just across from Halifax Bay. The crew decided to take a "lunch" break at midnight. A local catering company provided the food and one of the items was chowder.

Within 15 minutes of eating many of the crew began feeling strange and sick. James Cameron described becoming woozy and dizzy and unable to navigate his set. 60 to 80 crew members were sent to the hospital. It was initially believed to have been food poisoning. This was not the case as when the members went to the hospital it was found that the lobster chowder had been spiked with 

PCP. 

The person who decided to poison the crew and get them high on PCP is still unknown even over 20 years later. It could have been a disgruntle employee of James Cameron or someone with the food company (though they denied involvement). No one has been pinned for the crime.

SOURCES:
Vanity Fair
Cheat Sheet
Entertainment Weekly
First Post

Murder of Sylvie Laverdière

On April 18, 1989, 24-year-old Sylvie Laverdière was found dead in her apartment where she lived alone in Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada. Her death was described as violent. Her purse was found 2.5 km from her residence, along Chemin Sainte-Thérèse, not far from Autoroute 640.

At the time of her death, she was the manager at Centre de conditionnement Mathers (Nautilus), in Rosemere. She worked mainly during the evenings and typically left work close to 11 p.m.
SOURCES:

Sûreté du Québec

Disappearance of Robin Anne Vaudreuil

On April 17, 1995, Robin Anne Vaudreuil spoke to her mother on the phone and said that she was going to Oswego, New York, from Worcester, Massachusetts. She has never been seen again. It seems that Robin had no known connection to Oswego at the time. She would have likely would have hitchhiked there with long-haul truckers.

Robin is a white female and was either 28 or 32 at the time of her disappearance. She was around 5'1" and around 110 lbs. She had brown shoulder-length hair and brown eyes. She's far-sighted but refuses to wear glasses. She has a 2-inch scar on her cheekbone and a 1-inch scar on chin.

She was last seen wearing a dark-colored sweatshirt and sweatpants, and a dark-colored satin motorcycle jacket with an eyepatch design on the back. 

SOURCES:

City of Worcester

Charley Project
The Doe Network
NamUs