October 7, 1989 Phoenix, Arizona John Doe

On October 7, 1989, the body of a man was found outside near the area of 1400 West Madison in Pheonix Arizona. He had recently died.

John Doe is a white male between 21 to 44-years-old. He was 5'8" and 115lbs. He has black hair and brown eyes. He was sporting a goatee. His teeth were in poor condition, and he had a 4-inch linear scar on the front side of his right shoulder. He was wearing brown pants, a multicolored shirt, a brown belt, and black and white shoes. He had a blue lighter and a black comb with him.

SOURCES:

NamUs

Doe Network

Unidentified Wiki

Curses: Curse of the Ninth Symphony

 

Gustav Mahler 1907

The Curse of the Ninth Symphony regards composers dying soon after completing their ninth symphony. It's said that after the ninth it's said that a musician is doomed to die and never make it to their tenth symphony. It's unknown why, but there is a shocking amount of classical musicians who have died before their tenth symphony was finished. Now it can take years or even decades to write nine symphonies, and some of them may just be due to old age, but there are many early deaths also. There are however alot of musicians who've made more that just nine symphonies.

Example of Musicians believed to be victims of the Ninth Curse:

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1827)
• Anton Bruckner (1896)
• Antonín Dvořák (1904)
• Gustav Mahler (1911)
• Ralph Vaughan Williams (1958)

SOURCES:

Wikipedia

Classic FM

Savage Content

New York Public Radio

Murder of Shannon Nicole Paulk

On the afternoon of August 16, 2001, 11-year-old Shannon Paulk and her sister Lisa were at home in the Candlestick Mobile-Home Park in Prattville, Alabama.  Shannon was a very friendly girl, she knew everyone in the neighborhood and played with most of the children there. It wasn't unusual for her to be gone hours at a time, but to come back home to eat and drink and go back out to play. This day though she would never come back home. When her mother returned home that evening Shannon didn't return home. They would report her missing at 9 p.m.

It was found that Shannon was last seen talking to an unknown man in a vehicle in the trailer park. It was believed at the time that this man had abducted the girl. It wasn't found out till the child who gave the description was an adult who said they made up the man in order to help with the investigation. 

On October 6th Shannon's remains were found by two rabbit hunters in the woods just off Autauga County Rd 66 in Autauga County Wildlife Management. This was a public hunting area about 10 miles north of Prattville. Her body had been tied with a rope and wrapped up in a trash bag before being dumped. 

SOURCES:
Alabama's Attorney General's Office
Find a Grave

The Suitcase Detective
The Montgomery Advisor August 18, 2001
The Prattville Progress August 25, 2001
The Prattville Progress October 13, 2001
The Montgomery Advisor October 31, 2001

Monsters: Tano Giant

In the Upper parts of the Boin Tano Forest in Ghana, Africa, a tale is told by the natives of the area of the Tano Giant. It seems to be a bigfoot-like creature described as a white ape of extraordinary structure and human instinct. They are described as larger than a man with arms as thick as a man's body. His skin is white, but black hair grows on it. They only have four fingers and no thumbs, the head is flat and small for its size, but the same size as a large monkey's head. His facial features are similar to monkeys, their mouth is the same, and has large teeth. It's said that they carry the skin of a bush cow and during the when cold. The creature is also dangerous.

A hunter once tried to shoot the Tano Giant, but the creature broke the gun and the hunter's arms. There are other similar stories. It attacked two women gathering plantains and kidnapped one and the other woman left screaming. This woman was never found again. It's said that several children were kidnapped by it and their bodies were later found mutilated with their bowels devoured. 

To help keep the Tano Giant away doors are barricaded at night and broiled plantains and cassava are left on the jungle paths to the village. This is to help appease his hunger and hope he does not find his next meal in the village. But if they do appear in the village he only runs away when a fire is thrown at them.

SOURCES:

Cryptid Wiki

Kook Science

Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology Volume 2 page 535

Aliens: Tall White Aliens

Tall White Aliens are similar to Grey Aliens. They however are much taller than the grey aliens and believed that they could possibly use genetic manipulations to change their appearance. They are typically between 6ft to 7ft, but there are taller ones around 7'5". They are described as tall, and slender, with a skin tone close to pale chalk. They have large eyes that are blue in childhood and become pink as they age. They have long lanky limbs that allow them to propel faster than a human running. They are however said to be physically weak due to the numerous genetic manipulations to their genus. It's said that they prefer and thrive in arid dry atmospheres. Their aircrafts are faster than the speed of light.

Charles Hall, a nuclear physicist, ex-military American weather specialist, and author, had claimed that the U.S. military had been in contact with aliens for years and he even witnessed it. He stated in 1964 he was a weather observer at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada that when he first met a Tall White Aliens and their interactions with the military group.

He had no evidence of them as there were no cameras allowed at the site. He claimed that the US Air Force made agreements with the US military probably since before the 1950's. They were involved in technology tranfers with the US military. 

He stated that when he first arrived that a colleague had wanted to lock them in the weather station and not go to the other end of the building where they encountered them. There was a group of five of them two men and three women. Looking at them is a shock as it seems as if your looking at a ghost, angel or dreaming. 

SOURCES:

Cryptid Wiki

Wikitionary

Murder of Marshall Padget

On October 5, 2004, Marshall Padgett was found dead in his apartment on 19th Ave in Fairbanks, Alaska. Someone had caused intentional injuries that led to his death. There is little information in this case. 

SOURCES:

City of Fairbanks Alaska

October 4, 1990 Garden Grove, California Jane Doe

At about 7:30 a.m. on October 4, 1990, five children walking to their school in Garden Grove, California made a gruesome discovery. They saw a large, rolled-up carpet near the sidewalk on Lewis, south of Downie across from Riverdale Elementary School. One of the children inspected the carpet and found that someone was rolled up in it. The police were soon notified. 

Inside was a woman. She had been strangled to death hours before her discovery She was then wrapped up in the carpet with the carpet tied up with electrical wire and twine. Her body was then dumped where she was found.

It's believed that Jane Doe may have been an immigrant from Mexico, South America, Central America, or the Pacific South West. Investigators tried posting announcements of Jane Doe in Spanish-speaking newspapers and other outlets, but there was no lead to her identity. There is hope that newspapers from other countries will write about her and help identify her. 

Information gathered makes law enforcement believe that she has connections to a man named Steve Glick.

Jane Doe is a White/Hispanic or Pacific Islander female and was between 25 to 35-years-old. She's 5'3" and 179 lbs. She has brown shoulder-length curly hair and brown eyes. Her blood type was O+, she likely gave birth at least once, two of her upper teeth were outlined with gold dental trim and several of her back teeth were missing. She was wearing a size 42 sleeveless black blouse over a pink tank top and size 34 Paloma brand, acid-washed blue jeans and was not wearing shoes. She may typically wore flip flops.

SOURCES:

NamUs

Doe Network

Unidentified Wiki

Monsters: Hidebehind

The hidebehind as illustrated by Margaret Ramsay Tryon for "Fearsome Critters" by Henry Harrington Tryon

A Hidebehind is a nocturnal fearsome critter from American folklore. It is a large and powerful creature that preys on humans that wander the woods at night. The creature will follow the human and conceals itself behind an object or the observer if there is an attempt to look at it directly. The creature will eventually attack the human and drag them to its home where it would devour the human, especially their intestines. They hate alcohol and avoid those who smell/drank it. It was said that they were to blame for many disappearances of early loggers. 

Maybe the noises heard in the forest is not just forest noises, but the hidebehind hunting for dinner.

SOURCES:

Wikipedia

Cryptid Wiki

October 3, 1991Los Angeles, California John Doe

At 6 a.m. on October 3, 1991, the body of a man was found in a lake at Willowbrook Park at El Segundo Blvd and Avalon Blvd in Los Angeles, California. His cause of death is unknown or unstated. 

John Doe was a Hispanic or white male and was 41 to 51-years-old. He was 5'3" and 160 lbs. He has black hair and brown eyes. He was wearing red shorts, a black tank top, and grey undershorts. He had a silver chain with a General Motors key on it. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Doe Network

MONSTERS: The Blink Man

Photo by Stefano Pollio

There is an entity that goes by many names The Blink Man, Peeping Tom, the Flickergiest, or The Tunnel Man that haunts the Iichester Tunnel in Elliot City, Maryland. You can't simply catch a glimpse of this entity, but have to summon him in an hour-long process. It is only accomplished by staring down the tunnel for an entire hour between midnight and 1 a.m. without blinking. 

If accomplished the Blinking Man will constantly be in your vision and with every blink, he comes closer. It's said that he comes so close that you can feel his eyelashes touching you. He wants you to blink a final time. What comes is either madness or death.

SOURCES:

Chesapeake Horror 

The Patch November 23, 2016

Horror Society June 25, 2019

Murder of Angela Wilson

On October 2, 2005 the body of 44-year-old Angela Wilson was found in the Willamette River near the Jasper Bridge in Jasper, Oregon. At the time Angela was homeless and frequented homeless camps in Glenwood and Eugene. She suffered from mental illness and substance abuse. She was assualted before she was murdered.

SOURCES:

Lane County Oregon