1980's Portal, North Dakota Doe

 Possibly in or around 1980, a skull was found in an outbuilding of a family farm in Portal, North  Dakota. The skull was handed over to the Sheridan County Sheriff's Office in 2016. 

The skull belonged to an Asian male. 

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NamUs

Hate Crimes: Metropolitan Community College Assualt

At 3:15 p.m. on April 3, 2018, at the Metropolitan Community College at the Penn Valley Campus in Kansas City, Missouri a female Muslim Student was assaulted. After a class, the female student was walking down the stairs at the Humanities Building Stairwell. An Unknown male suspect made a derogatory statement to her. When she turned to look she was struck in the face and fell down the stairs. She reported to the campus police and got medical care. The incident happened on a day that was part of an international campaign to scare and encourage violence against Muslims.

FBI has up to a $10,000 reward for information leading to a conviction in this crime.

SOURCES:

FBI

41 KHSB May  2, 2018

Murders of of Dequincy Antonio Smith and Dontay Williams

Dontay Williams                                 Antonion Smith

On August 28, 2007, around 8:46p.m. officers responded to an apartment on the 200 block of Southerly Rd. in Baltimore, Maryland. Inside they found two men who had been shot. 23-year-old Dequincy Smith was already dead and 21-year-old Dontay Williams was still alive. Dontay would pass away later at the hospital.

Witnesses stated that two suspects entered the apartment and shot both men before fleeing to a vehicle outside. 

SOURCES:

Anne Arundel, Maryland

The Baltimore Sun August 29, 2007

Murder of Ralph Balfoort

On August 28, 1966, 54-year-old Ralph Balfoort wrecked his vehicle at the Morningside Reservoir in Syracuse, New York which caused the vehicle to catch fire. When the fire department arrived they found his body inside with his foot still on the pedal. He however did not die from the crash, but from being shot in the head four times. 

He had fled as he was shot twice in the left cheek and twice behind the left ear. It was believed the killer trapped Ralph on the Reservoir and shot him as he fled in his car. three shots were at close range and one was not. The reservoir was searched for the gun, but it was not found.

A Teenage girl saw a man in a 1960 or 1961 black Falcon just before the murder. She stated that the car was dirty with a broken muffler. The man (composite below) was a white male around 40-years-old and was heavyset with a receding hairline. This information is from an older newspaper I don't know if the police had spoken to this man.

SOURCES:

Syracuse Police Department

The Glens Falls Times August 29, 1966

Poughkeepsie Journal August 29, 1966

The Post Standard September 1, 1966

The Post Standard September 14, 1966

August 27, 1900 Conway, Florida John Doe

 On August 27, 1900, a white man killed a black man in Conway, Florida. The Victim resided and worked at the Turpentine Camp in Conway. He remained unidentified and buried in an unmarked grave at the Potter's Field of Greenwood Cemetary in Orlando, Florida. There is little information in this case. 

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

Unidentified Wiki

Disappearance of Luis Ramon Espinoza Cecena

On August 25, 1989, 18-year-old Luis Ramon Espinoza Cecena was last seen in Los Mochis, Mexico. There is little information in this case.

Luis is a Hispanic male and was 18-years-old at the time. He's 5'6" (172 cm) with a thin build. He has brown hair and brown eyes.

SOURCES:

Doe Network

August 24, 1880 Worcester, Massachusetts Jane Doe

  On August 24, 1880, a baby girl was found dead in the jail yard on Vine St. in Worcester, Massachusetts. She was about a month old and had died from exposure. 

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

LOST FILMS: Spelende Kinderen

Spelende Kinderen or Playing Children is a short Dutch silent film released in 1896. The film was by M.H. Laddé, 

SOURCES:

Wikipedia

Lost Media Archive Wiki

The Brayman Road Attack

On the January 17, 1990 episode of the show, Unsolved Mysteries first aired the case of the Brayman Road Attack. The woman who was attacked in this case used the fictitious name Carol in order to hide her identity.

On the morning of August 22, 1988, Carol was 30 minutes late and was on the way to her job at a local mental hospital in Putnam, Connecticut. She driving along Brayman Hollow Road, a two-lane highway, she would come upon a black pickup truck that was driving slowly and then erratically. It would speed up then slow down and would cross the middle line coming within inches of hitting cars in the other lane.

The driver would then stop in the middle of the road stepping out with a gun. He would then shoot Carol at point blank, 10 feet away. He then returned to the truck and sped away. Carol was semi-conscious and partially paralyzed. Other vehicles didn't see the shooting and several cars would not notice her as she was slumped out of view. After several minutes a man driving a utility truck saw her due to his elevated view.

Police and ambulances were contacted and Carol was taken to a nearby hospital. Those on scene feared she would die and so detectives rode the ambulance with her and ask questions. She could not, however, respond verbally so they asked her yes and no questions and she blinked her eyes to respond. Police couldn't get accurate descriptions from her. She would survive and three months later her condition improved dramatically. To this day though the bullet remains lodged in the back of her neck near her spine.

When detectives worked to find her attacker several detectives and state troopers went to exit points of Brayman Hollow Rd to find who attacked her. Two drivers who had encountered the black truck hours prior to the shooting stated that the pickup was constantly pulling on and off the highway and seemed to taunt other drivers. It's suspected that this was the same driver.

It was suspected that he may have been one of the people Carol worked with. She was a social worker for mentally ill and depressed patients. There was no evidence towards this though.   

The man was a white male in his 30's. He's around 5'10 with a medium build. He has brown curly hair. His truck was described as a well-maintained black step-side pickup. It had flared fenders standard with black wall tires and shinty plain wheel covers.

SOURCES:

Unsolved

Unsolved Mysteries Wiki

Murder of Elwyn Randy White

On August 21 2001 40-year-old Elwyn White's roommate reported him missing after some time of no one seeing him. It was unknown what had happened to him until May of 2002. A turkey hunter near the Berlin Pond Rd in Northfield, Vermont followed a strong smell which lead to a shallow grave that was disturbed by wildlife. It wasn't released on how he died. 

Elwyn was familiar with law enforcement and allegedly had a drug problem. It's unknown if this had anything to do with his murder. 

SOURCES:

Vermont State Police

Rutland Herald May 15, 2002

Times Argus May 22, 2002

Murder of Richard Rugman and Attempted Murder of Eliza Smith

On the night of April 1, 1887, 80-year-old Richard Rugman and his live-in maid 76-year-old Eliza Smith was at their home on Morton St. in Thornbury, England. visited by their neighbor Mrs. Brown. She left the two at 6p.m. and then another friend of theirs, French, came and visited till after 7 p.m. The two seemed to be in a good mood that night. A third visitor would come that night and create a tragedy.

Richard was sitting in his chair by the kitchen fire and Eliza was sitting nearby. A man would come to the house and lift the latch of the door to the kitchen. Eliza did not recognize the man as he demanded £5. Eliza would reply with a "My good man. we've got no money to give you. We can't afford it." The man angry at the response would then strike Richard upon the head with a large stick and then struck her. Richard would be struck at least five times over his right eye, and his arm broken from trying to protect his face. Eliza's face was badly beaten and he beat her on the left side of her body. The two lay on the floor till the next morning.

Eliza took all her strength to crawl outside the house. She would be discovered by George Trayburn, a tradesman, who came to get their order of meat. He would get help from a man named Horsman, who was working nearby, to bring Eliza into the home. They discovered the grizzly scene and Richard. The police and doctor would be called to the scene.

 It was found that the stick used was from the garden. The killer took it from a bundle of withies that was going to be used to make spikes. The murder weapon was found. It was about two feet long and the butt end that used to hit the two broke off. 

Richard's wounds were so severe that doctors worried about his survival. He would lay in and out of consciousness as people who knew him visited. He recognized his friends and family, but unfortantly he would die over a week later.

Though the unknown man had the opportunity to ransack the house he did not. There was gold and silver on a table upstairs and Eliza had a box with  £13 inside. The cottage they lived in was humble in nature and it was strange that the man thought they would have the money to give.

It was suspected at first that Eliza may have done the murder, but doctors stated she did not have the strength to do such blows. Also, her retelling of the crime right after may have been inaccurate due to her injury and worsening memory problems she had over the last few years. 

This case remains unsolved.

SOURCES:

Unsolved Murders UK

Thornburry Roots

Citizen April 9, 1887

The Bristol Mercury and Daily Post, Western Countries and South Wales Advertiser May 4, 1887