Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Anonymous Artists: Master of Offida

The Virgin and Child Enthroned; Christ on the Cross between the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist

The Maestro di Offida or Master of Offida is an unknown artist who has artwork attributed to them in 1350 to 1370. The Master painted beautiful frescos in Offida and Ascoli Piceno in Marche, Italy. He has a style of courtly realism and may have had influence seems to have been the school of Giotto, and rebellion against the Byzantine school. This style has become known as Rimini School.

It's thought that the artist may have worked with Allegretto Nuzi or Andrea da Bologna. He could have also been a monk, but this is unknown. His identity is still unknown. His artwork can be identified through his unique way of painting rays from halos. 

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Monday, May 25, 2020

May 25, 1968 Eaton, Ohio Jane Doe

On May 25, 1968, children were playing in a wooded area in Eaton, Ohio. The children discovered the skull of a woman. The badly decomposed trunk of her body with her left arm was also found. The fingers of her hand were hooked in a small tree. Her skull was 75 feet away downstream. The entire area had been swept with high waters within the days before she was discovered. She may have been dead since 1962

Jane Doe was a Caucasian woman between 30 and 50-years-old. She was between 5'2" to 5'6" and 130 to 140 lbs.

SOURCES:
NamUs

Disappearance of Alicia Andriana Gandha, Christine Claire Gandha, and Gillian Frace Gandha

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5-year-old Alicia, 3-year-old Christine, and 1-year-old Gillian Gandha went missing from Covina, California. The three were last seen on Jan. 1, 2002 in Indonesia. There is little information in this case.

Alicia is an Asian female and was 5-years-old at the time. She was 3'3" and 35 lbs at the time. She has black hair and brown eyes. She also has a birthmark on her back.

Christine is an Asian female and was 3-years-old at the time. She was 3'0" and 25 lbs at the time. She has black hair and brown eyes.

Gillian is an Asian female and was 1-year-old at the time. She was 2'10" and 23 lbs at the time. She has black hair and brown eyes. 

SOURCES:
Doe Network (Alicia)
Doe Network (Christine)
Doe Network (Gillian)
Charley Project (Alicia)
Charley Project (Christine)
Charley Project (Gillian)

Sunday, May 24, 2020

Murder of Carl Erwin DeLong Jr.

Missing Person Carl Erwin DeLong, Jr

On October 30, 1956, 26-year-old Carl Delong Jr. was found unconscious in the Temple Terrance area of Tampa, Florida. Carl had been beaten badly and his wallet with $70 in it was missing. His missing car was found at the bar he was last seen at. It had turned out he had gotten a ride from someone at the bar. It isn't stated whether or not if they think the people whom he rode with are suspects. 

Carl would make it to the hospital, but unfortunately, never recover. He would stay unconscious for 22 days before dying from his injuries on November 20th. The motive for his murder seemed to have been robbery. 


SOURCES:
Tampa Bay Times October 31, 1956
Tampa Bay Times November 21, 1956
Tampa Bay Times November 23, 1956


Murder of Raoul Schwartz



On November 11, 1976, 91-year-old Raoul Schwartz was found near the entrance of his home that was destroyed by a fire at 3:30 a.m. It was determined that the fire was not accidental and was arson. Raoul lived in South Bridgton, Maine. 

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Saturday, May 23, 2020

Disappearance of Theresa Louise Rains


On May 23, 1980, 31-year-old Theresa Rains was last seen in Oakland, California. She may be going by the name Theresa Samarapan. She's a white female 5'6" and 115 lbs. She has brown hair blue eyes and a freckled complexion. She was wearing blue jeans, a rust-colored coat, and lace-up boots.

SOURCES:
Doe Network
Charley Project

Thursday, May 21, 2020

April 21,1926 Albuquerque, New Mexico Baby John Doe


On April 21, 1926, Mrs. Maria Martinez, her mother, and her sister went to a vacant house on 1120 North 3rd street in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She stated that she went to the home with the intention to buy it. Inside the body of a baby boy was found behind a bathtub. His cause of death is unknown, but he was less than a month old at death. 

I assume that  the baby was never identified as he was buried as Baby John Doe and his Find a Grave doesn't mention him being identified. 

SOURCES:
Santa Fe New Mexican April 23, 1926

Murder of Leon Anthony Adams



On May 21, 2005 32-year-old Leon Adams had been at his home at 6025 Lady Hammond Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was believed to have left his residence after midnight and returned. On the morning of May 22 around 4:20 a.m. someone called the police about an injured person at a residence . Upon arrival police found Leon laying in a hallway from a gunshot wound likely happening right after he came home. He would be transported to QEII Hospital where he passed away. 

Nova Scotia is offering a reward upto $150,000 with information leading to an arrest and conviction.

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Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Murder of Kathleen A. Goebeler

Kathleen Goebeler

On May 20, 1986, the body of 29-year-old Kathleen Goebeler was found in an area of abandoned railroad tracks on the south side of I-88, milepost 28.5  which connects the Quad Cities with Chicago, Illinois. She was found across a barbed wire fence in a parsley wooded area.

Her last address was in a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was last seen between April 11th and 18th in Mckees Rocks, Pennsylvania. Kathleen was a known hitchhiker. She was known at the time to work at strip clubs in the Pittsburgh area, Atlantic City, New Jersey, and possibly Northwest Virginia.

SOURCES:
Illinois State Police
Kenosha News
Post Gazette 

Murder of Gerri Ann Ralston




On May 20, 1975, 15-year-old Gerri Ann Ralston left her home in Henderson, Nevada around 7 p.m. She told her father she was only going to a nearby store. She didn't return that night and worried her father reported her missing on May 21st.

On May 22, 1975, Gerri's body was found a few miles from her home in a pond near the Las Vegas Sports Center. She had been strangled to death and sexually assaulted, She was still wearing her clothes at the time.

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Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Disappearance of Jesse Mathews

On May 19, 1968, 48-year-old Jesse Mathews was last seen in Spokane, Washington. His car was located near Bowl and Pitcher- Riverside State Park in Spokane. Witnesses have indicated that he was murdered. The suspect has been identified but has died since Jesse's disappearance.

Jesse was 48 at the time and is a Native American male. He is 5'8" to 5'10" and 150-170 lbs. He has black hair and brown eyes. 

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Chu "Joe" Wong Kung

On September 26, 1946, 50-year-old Chu "Joe"  Kung was visiting Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was at the time staying at the Alexan...