MISSING: Frank Howard

 On August 6, 1896, 56-year-old Frank Howard would leave his home at 1043 South Hill St. in Los Angeles, California. He told his family that he was going on a business trip to San Bernardino and the desert. He was last seen by a friend standing on a street corner waiting for a street car, He was not seen since. 

Frank was an Attorney and was president of the Los Angeles County Board of Education and trustee of the county law library.

SOURCES:

Wikipedia

Metropolitan News-Enterprise September 12, 2006

MISSING: Donald George MacVicar

 On July 20, 1956, 26-year-old Donald MacVicar would go into a boat in Chandler Lake in Kotzebue, Alaska. The boat would sink and it was presumed that he had drowned. Searches continued for around 10 days but had to be stopped as it was too dangerous for searchers. 

At the time Donald was a Yale geologist working towards his doctorate. This was the second summer in Alaska that he conducted field studies. Two years later another Yale geologist would name Mount MacVicar after him. Mount MacVicar is located 4 miles Southe East of the South end of Chandler Lake and 15 miles North West of the headwaters of John River, Brooks 

Donald was a white male and was 26-years-old at the time. He was 5'11" and 165 lbs.

SOURCES:
NamUs
International Missing Persons Wiki
Alaska Guide

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner July 23, 1956

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner July 31, 1956

Murder of Officer Jacob Neibert Unfnished

Around 2:30 am on June 13, 1896, 53-year-old officer Jacob Neibert was on duty in Muscatine, Iowa. On Burlington Rd Officer Neibert would come across two tramps. Around 6 shots would ring out in the night. Three shots would happen and then in a few minutes three more. gunshots were not uncommon enough to go check it out until H.J. Smith and his wife heard moans of help. 

H.J. would go out and ask "What's the trouble"? Officer Neibert would scream out "Jim! Oh, Jim! Come Help Me!" This was when they would find the police officer suffering from gunshot wounds. H.J. would run across the street to him.

He told of how two trams he tried to arrest had done it. He would give a description, but it was hard for him to speak as he continued to get weaker and weaker. H.J. would stand Officer Neibert up and try to walk him to his house. However, before they would make it there he would collapse to the ground. They would bring pillows and blankets to make him comfortable while waiting for help. The 15-year-old Smith's son would go and fetch a doctor. 

It was too late to save him. Other neighbors would come out to see the commotion. Soon after the Dr. got there Officer Neibert would take his last breath.

The nearby box car was investigated. This was where he was shot. there were five bullet holes in the boxcar. It seemed as if they were caused by two different caliber weapons. There was a lot of blood and evidence of a struggle inside. Officer Neigbert's club and gun both showed that it was used. 

It was apparent that one of the tramps had been injured. There was a significant amount of blood that led away from the scene that wasn't from Officer Neibert. The blood was traced all the way to the sash and door factory. A black soft felt hat was found at the scene likely belonging to one of the tramps. 

SOURCES:

Iowa Cold Cases

Muscatine

Officer Down Memorial Page

Iowa Cops

The Muscatine Journal June 16, 1896

Murder of Frank J. Lee

 On April 18, 1878, 33-year-old Frank J. Lee, a farmer, was driving his wagon home from the market in Chatham County, Georgia. A black youth, 18-year-old Frank Perry, would rob Frank Lee and in the process would shoot him. He would live a little bit after but passed away. 

Frank Perry would flee to North Carolina where he was caught. He would go on trial and would be found guilty and set to hang. He would be hanged in Savannah on June 26, 1878.

SOURCES:

Legal Executions in Georgia pg 26

Georgia Weekley Telegraph, Journal, and Messenger April 23, 1878

Georgia Weekley Telegraph, Journal, and Messenger May 7, 1878

Death of Philip McClean

Photo by David Clode

On April 6, 1926, 16-year-old Phillip McClean and his brother Granville were looking for their horses on their property in Mossman, Queensland, Australia. Their dog would start to fight with a large cassowary. Granville rushed to save their dog who was losing the fight. The bird would kick him in the leg knocking him down. Philip trying to protect his brother hit the cassowary with a horse briddle.

This would allow the younger brother to get up and run. Unfortunately, Philip would trip to the ground and the cassowary would kick him slicing open his neck and severing his jugular vein. Philip would get up and run only 200 yards before bleeding to death. 

SOURCES:

Wikipedia

Steemit

Fact Republic

INFANTICIDE: March 27, 1936 Rich Hill, Missouri Baby Jane Doe

On March 27, 1936, the body of a newborn baby girl was found floating in a well in Rich Hill, Missouri. The well was located in a pasture near a home.

This was the second newborn found in the area at the time as a few days before a different infant was found east of Rich Hill. I could not find much on this infant or if their parents were identified or if the possibility of these cases are connected.

SOURCES:
Find a Grave
Butler Daily Democrat March 28, 1936
Springfield Leader and Press March 30, 1936

Murder of John Broadingham

John and Elizabeth Broadingham would live in Flamborough, England. He would be convicted of smuggling. While he was sentenced Elizabeth would begin an affair with Thomas Aikeny, a younger man. It was no secret to John that Elizabeth was with Thomas as when he got out of jail the two were living together in Lincolnshire. For around three months she would continue to be open about the adultery. 

It's unknown why, but Elizabeth would want John dead. She would give hints and shyly suggest to Thomas that he needed to be dead. Thomas didn't want John dead and begged her to run away with him instead. Elizabeth would get Thomas really drunk one night and he would agree with her plan. 

She then moved back in with her husband and he welcomed her. Around a week later on February 13, 1776, Elizabeth's plan would be initiated. She would have Thomas knock on the door prepared with a knife. Elizabeth would shake John awake and tell him to investigate it. He would and a terrifying surprise would be on the other side of the door. 

Thomas would attack John with the knife. He would stab him in the leg and the stomach. John would stumble into the street screaming for help as he held the murder weapon and tried to keep his insides inside. Neighbors would come and try to help the dying man. He would survive for a while and die the next day. 

Thomas would use a knife that identified him. This would lead to him being captured and both him and Elizabeth being arrested. Thomas would be arrested for Murder and Elizabeth for petty treason. Both would be found guilty and set for execution.

On March 20, 1776,  the two would be executed. Thomas would be executed. He was hanged at York and then his body was sent to the Leeds Infirmary as a surgical specimen for training students. Elizabeth would be tied to a stake, strangled to death by the executor, and then set on fire. Her ashes were collected by some of the onlookers. She would be the last woman in England executed this way.

SOURCES:

Murderpedia

Wikipedia

The Ex-Classics Website

Yorkshires Murderous Women pages 25 to 29