UNIDENTIFIED: January 15, 1865 Nashville, Tennessee John Doe

  On January 15, 1865, in or around Nashville, Tennessee a man was killed by a shotgun blast that severed his arm. There is little information in this case.

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

Death of William Snyder/Bernard

On January 11, 1854, 13-year-old William Snyder went to a circus on Stockton st in San Francisco, California. There he would be grabbed by the ankles by Manuel Reyes.  He was swung by his heels by the clown and this would lead to his death. It was said the blood was coming from Williams's mouth. He would be sent to the hospital where he would die a few minutes after He would die from a rupture of the left pulmonary artery. The next day he would be buried.

Manuel was described as being a mentally handicapped clown. He was arrested for murder, but nothing came from it. Williams's cause of death was determined as accidental. Later he would be arrested for assault and battery upon an officer. During the court hearing he “commenced slapping his face as if a swarm of mosquitos were pestering him” and was muttering nonsense. 

In some articles, William's last name was Bernard instead of Snyder. 

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Wikipedia

Horror History

The Dead History

Nevada Journal Jan 20, 1854

UNIDENTIFIED: January 10, 1924 Limerick, Ireland Baby Jane Doe

On January 10, 1924, an unidentified stillborn baby girl was found at Garryowen Blackboy Pike in Limerick, Ireland. She was buried in Mount St. Lawrence on the 12th.

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Find a Grave

UNIDENTIFIED: December 1953 Wellington, New Zealand Jane Doe

A Jane Doe was found in December of 1953 in Wellington, New Zealand. She either died or was interred at the Kaori Cemetery and Crematorium on December 31st. There is little information in this case.

SOURCES:

Unidentified Wiki

Find a Grave

Leanne the Leanderthal

 

On December 29, 1982, the remains of a young woman were found near Leander, Texas. She would be the most complete and one of the oldest remains found in North America. It was found that she had died over 10,000 years before and was given the name Leanne. She was a Paleo-Indian woman between 18 to 30 years old and only stood 5'3" tall. It's unknown how she died. She may have died in 9,000 B.C.

Around 10,000 to 13,000 years ago near a small stream, Leanne was laid to rest in a shallow grave. The person who dug her grave in an oval shape in hard compacted soil perhaps using a sharp stick. Leanne would be laid on her side in a fetal position with her knees drawn up, arms crossed, and the right hand beneath her head. Next to her side was a heavily worn sandstone tool, a hand stone or mano, that was used for grinding food and chopping. A fossiled shark tooth was found in the neck area and it's possible it was worn as a necklace. They would then place a limestone slab over the burial. They may have done it to secure a hide around the body or mark the grave.

SOURCES:
Texas Beyond History

Williams County Texas History

KVUE

UNIDENTIFIED: December 28, 1924 Coonagh, Ireland John Doe

 On December 28, 1924, a man's body was found in the River Shannon at Coonagh, Ireland. He was buried 3 days later in Mount Saint Lawrence Cemetery in Limerick.

John Doe was around 40-years-old. He was wearing an ordinary blue coat with British Army trousers., held up by a knot, tied around the waist.

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

Unidentified Wiki

INFANTICIDE: December 27, 1902 Newent, England Baby Doe

 On December 27, 1902, a woman would go to a well for water on Botloes Green in Newent, England. She would look inside the well and thought she had seen her cat. She would ask a man to help her retrieve it from the well. Instead of a cat, it was the body of a 10-day-old baby girl.

The coroner stated that the girl had breathed and was 10 days old. She had died from neglect and want of care at birth.


SOURCES:
Unsolved Murders UK