Wheaton Bandit

Between Jan. 14, 2002 and December 8, 2006, an unidentified man between 25 and 35-years-old would come to be known as the Wheaton Bandit. He commits 16 known bank robberies in the Wheaton, Illinois area including the towns of Carol Stream, Winifield, Glen Ellyn, Naperville, and Geneva. He would end up getting more than $100,000.

He would come into the banks wearing a hood or ski mask, but different clothing each robbery. When he walked in he would be holding his gun placing his finger along with the gun instead of the trigger. The outlines of his jacket suggested he was wearing a bulletproof jacket. The way he held his gun and the possibility of him wearing a bulletproof vest suggests he may have been a police officer or had military training.

There were two possible sightings of the man. In December 2004 a man came into the MidAmerica Bank in Glen Ellyn without conducting a transaction. Two weeks later the same bank was robbed, and this man became a possible suspect. Images of him in the bank were released. Then on the November 29, 2006 robbery a witness stated they saw a man in the parking lot of the Fith Third Bank in Winfield an hour before the robbery. This witness helped with a composite sketch of the suspicious person.

Two more robberies happened on December 1st and December 7th before the sketch was released of the suspicious man. After the composite sketch was released on December 11th there were no more known robberies by the Wheaton Bandit.

By 2011 the statute of limitations has run out on all 16 cases because there is a 5-year statute on the bank robbery charge. The case isn't going to be looked into further as no arrest or conviction could be done for the robberies.

List of Robberies:
Jan. 14, 2002- West Suburban Bank on 295 West Loop in Wheaton
Jan. 3, 2003- West Suburban Bank on 221 South West Street in Wheaton
Jan. 11, 2003- West Suburban Bank on 295 West Loop in Wheaton
Feb. 12, 2003- West Suburban Bank on 879 Geneva in Carol Stream
Mar. 4, 2003- West Suburban Bank on 221 South West Loop in Wheaton
May 10, 2003- LaSalle Bank on 225 West Front in Wheaton
Aug. 28, 2003- Harris Bank on 4 Blanchard Circle in Wheaton
Jan 22. 2004- Health Care Credit Union on 27W460 Chicago Ave in Winfield
July 22, 2004- Oak Brook Bank on 487 Pennsylvania in Glen Ellyn
Jan. 14, 2005- MidAmerica Bank on 674 Rosevelt Road in Glen Ellyn
Nov. 28, 2005- Harris Bank on 507South Washington in Naperville
Jan. 31, 2006- Glen Ellyn Bank & Trust on 462 North Park in Glen Ellyn
Nov. 29, 2006- Fith Third Bank on 1 North 111 County Farm Rd. in Winfield
Dec. 1, 2006- Charter One on 421 Hamilton Street in Geneva
Dec 7, 2006- Glen Ellyn Bank & Trust in 462 North Park

SOURCES:
Wikipedia

Medium

CBS Chicago December 8, 2011

Chicago Tribune

Disappearance of April Fabb

On 8 April 1969 about 1:40 p.m. 13-year-old April Fabb left her home on her bike to visit her sister in Roughton, Norfolk, England. She left with a full pack of cigarettes,5 1/2d, and a handkerchief in the saddlebag of her bike. She planned on giving her brother-in-law the cigarettes for his birthday.

Shortly after she left her home she met two friends at the "Donkey's Field" next to Harrison's Farm on Cromer Rd. in Metton. She only hung out with them for around 10 minutes because she wanted to get to her sister's. An employee at Harrison's Farm saw her riding along Roughton Rd. in Metton towards Roughton after 2 p.m.

At 2:15p.m. Ordnance Survey workers in a van spotted April's bike in a field on the same road she was last seen on. This was no longer than 10 minutes since the other worker saw her and she was missing. At 3 p.m. a local man spotted the bike there as he was driving his mother home. He took it to the police House in Roughton. Her money, the cigarettes, and the handkerchief were still in the saddlebag.

It became apparent later in the day that April was missing. Her mother had found that she never made it to her sister's home in Roughton. The following morning a fullscale search was underway. A local search was done for the girl and inquiries were made with April's family and friends. The search and investigation were so thorough that 1,971 statements and 419 House to House Questionnaires were completed. April still couldn't be found.

April is a white female and was 13-years-old at the time. She would turn 14 on the 22nd. April was wearing a wine-colored wool skirt, a green jumper, a pair of long socks, and wooden-soled sandals with red straps and brass buckles. 

SOURCES:

Norfolk Constabulary

Wikipedia

BBC April 8, 2019

BBC April 22, 2019

April 8, 1973 Las Vegas, Nevada John Doe

On April 8, 1973, hikers found the body of a man in an open desert area of Sunrise Mountain. He was an Asian male between 25 to 60-years-old. He is 5'5" and 125 lbs. He had straight black hair of medium length. He was wearing a Gaberdine tan raincoat, a blue long-sleeved sweater, a blue suit with pinstripes, a pair of jockey shorts, and black shoes and socks. There was a key chain, pen and case (all with NY, NY on them) found nearby.

SOURCES:
NamUs

Murder of Lamon Wright

On April 7, 2003, 30-year-old Lamon Wright dropped her daughter off at daycare and then returned to her Waldorf, Maryland home on Hadley Drive. Her other daughter was waiting for her in the home. As she was entering her home at 7:07 a.m. a man fired a handgun at her. She was shot at least once in the head and then died later at the hospital.

One article lists that witnesses could only vaguely describe a 6 ft man wearing jeans and a hooded sweatshirt. 

SOURCES:

Charles County Sherrif's Office

The Washington Post

Murder of Lora Jean Dugan

Image credited to Billings Gazzette. It's of Laura Jean Dugan's necklace

14-year-old Lora Jean Dugan was last seen on April 7, 1972, when she ran away from home. She had an argument with her mother before stomping out of the house. Lora got on the bus but didn't go to school. Instead, she handed a friend her books and walked off towards I-94 in Huntley, Montana. She told them she planned on hitchhiking to Lame Deer, Montana or St. Paul, Minnesota. This was the last time anyone saw her alive. 

On April 30, 1972, her body was found approximately 3 miles southwest of Medora, North Dakota. The area she was found in was 250 miles away and it's unknown what she did before her death. It took until May for her to be identified. 

She was only wearing a jacket when she was found. There was evidence her hands were bound at one point. The stab to her stomach was not what killed her, but her killer strangled her to death. There is a possibility she was sexually assaulted. Her necklace that's pictured above was found hanging on a branch on a tree nearby. She had died between April 7 to April 21st. 

It is unknown what Lora had done in the time before her death. 

SOURCES:

North Dakota Attorney General 

Billings Gazette 

True Crime Diva

Great Fall Tribune

Murder of Carol Holman

On April 6, 1990, the body of 21-year-old Carol Holman was found inside of room 334 at the Holiday in at 1944 Piedmont Cir. in Atlanta, Georgia.  She had been attacked and strangled to death. 

SOURCES:

Atlanta Police Department

Midtown Writers

Murder of Jamaal Daron Tisdale

On April 5, between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. residents around the 700 block of Rex Ave. heard gunshots. At 12:56 a.m. on April 6, police located the body of Jamaal Tisdale and he had been shot to death in an alley. 

SOURCES:

Richmond Virginia

April 21, 1877 Ellis, Missouri Jane Doe

On April 21, 1877, Mr. Fudge was looking after his stock that was near the railroad tracks in Ellis, Missouri. This was when he would come across the badly decomposed body of a woman. She had been covered with prairie grass that the killer had cut to conceal her body. He notified neighbors and they used pitchforks to retrieve to the body and bury her.

She would be dug back up by the corner and looked at. She had her left temple broken and she had been shot through her right eye and the bullet came out the back of her head. In the pocket of her dress was a map for the Missouri Pacific Railroad.

Before her body was found a woman's shawl, and a carpetbag with a pocket mirror, a broken ear-bob (earring) was found on the railroad tracks. It's possible these items belonged to the murdered woman.

Apparently, the area where she was killed was in view of 12 houses and could have happened during the night where the killer could sneak away unnoticed.


It is possible that the woman's name could have been Lulu King, but that couldn't be confirmed.

SOURCES:
Unsolved Mysteries Wiki
Unidentified Wiki
The State Journal May 4, 1877

Disappearance of Rufus "James" Williams.

April 1, 1955, 27-year-old Rufus "James" Williams was working at the Old Fort Finishing plant in Marion, North Carolina. He went to work as usual, but either began feeling ill or forgot something and left. He was allegedly last seen walking along the railroad tracks in Old Fort. There were searches for James, but nothing was found. 

His stepdaughter recalled that he had been having high blood pressure problems in the days before his disappearance. This may be one of the reasons he wasn't feeling well that day. He may have suffered from a medical issue on the day of his disappearance. 

James's race was not stated. He was between 5'3" and 5'8" and between 120 lbs to 160 lbs. He had sandy-colored hair. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

McDowell News

Disappearance of Thelma "Thel" Jean Cobbs

In 1946 (date unspecified) 29/30-year-old Thelma Cobbs or Thel by some went to visit her father and stepmother in Fort Branch, Indiana. There is little information in this case, but her family believes it was foul play involved.

Thelma is a white female and was 29-30-years-old at the time. She was 5'2" to 5'5" and 115 to 130 lbs. She has brown hair and brown eyes.

SOURCES:
NamUs
Doe Network
Find a Grave
Unidentified Wiki

Murder of Charles Saunders

Around 11:30 p.m. on April 3, 1977, 64-year-old Charles Saunders was found dead on the bedroom floor of his home he operated as a rooming house on 68 Woodward Ave. in Norfolk, Connecticut. The room was not his own, but of a female tenants. When she came home she found Charles on the floor. He had his throat slit. No motive could be found in this case. 

SOURCES:

Norfolk Connecticut 

Norfolk Connecticut (PDF)

Hartford Courant