On November 30, 1921, a person died of paresis at the Mount Vernon Hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. They would be buried the next day at the Mt. Vernon Hospital Cemetary.
Though the Unidentified Wiki lists the Doe as a John Doe their source states that the Gender was unknown. The person was black and around 38-years-old.
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The Brazen Bull is also known as the Bronze Bull, Sicilian Bull, or Bull of Phalaris. It's a torture and execution device designed and allegedly used in ancient Greece between 570 to 554 BC by Perolaus of Athens. It's debated if this device actually existed though.
The bull was said to be hollow and made entirely of bronze with a door on one side. The bull is said to be the size of an actual bull and had an acoustic apparatus to convert screams into the sound of a bull. The condemned would be placed into the bull and a fire would be set underneath to heat the metal. The person inside would be roasted inside.
It's said that criminals were executed publically using the bull. This was to help make examples of them.
It's said that Phalaris, the tyrant of Akragas (now Agrigento) in Sicily, was to use the device. He was known to be extremely cruel and asked Perilous to design it. He also asked it to be designed where the smoke rice in spicy clouds of incense. When showing the device to Phalaris he said along the lines of "His screams will come to you through the pipes as the tenderest, most pathetic, most melodious of bellowings." This description would disgust Phalaris.
Instead of giving Perilaus a reward, he asked him to get into the bull and test it out. Perilous would climb in willingly thinking that he was purely showing Phalaris how it would work. The door would be immediately locked and the fire set so he can hear the sound of his screams and his death. Some stories state that before Perilous could die from being baked alive the door was opened. Phalaris would take him to a hill and threw him off killing him.
It's also said that Phalaris was also killed by Telemachus in the Brazen Bull.
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On November 19, 1949, the body of a man was found in Pilcher Park in New Lenox Township, Illinois. It's likely he died from a self-inflicted gunshot.
John Doe is a white male and was pre-40-years-old. He was 5'6". His hair color is unknown as he was bald. He has a scar on the right side of his face from his lip to ear across the cheek. He was wearing a khaki aviator wool-lined jacket with a brown fur collar, grey fedora, light yellow shirt with pencil stripes, tweed trousers with a light brown and black check pattern, black leather belt, tan oxfords with cream-colored paint, Handkerchief with the letter R on it and eyeglasses.
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On November 18, 1919, the body of a man was found weighed down in a body of water (not stated) in St. Maries, Idaho. It was presumed that the man had been murdered sometime that month. He was buried the next day at Woodlawn Cemetary in St. Maries.
On November 15, 1959, the body of an adult male was found on the shore of the Susquehanna River in Havre de Grace, Maryland. It is believed he died days before.
He was a white male between the ages of 50 and 70 years old. He was 135 lbs and around 5'5. He was described as having greying hair that was scant. He has a surgical scar on his lower right abdomen from Appendectomy, he also did not have his appendix. A scar on his lower right arm, right knee, and right hand. He was also uncircumcised.On November 12, 1953, the body of an infant was found in the Des Moines River in Des Moines, Iowa. His head was struck and then he was thrown in. His race could not be determined. His body was cremated at the time and there's a low possibility of identification.
SOURCES:Before November 11, 1896, the body of a baby was found in a patch of weeds on 20th and Charlotte Street in Kansas City, Missouri. The Baby was turned over to the Coroner. The baby was around 2 weeks old.
The Yingpan Man is a mummy that was found in the Tarim Basin in China. He was 6'6" tall and had brown hair in a top bun. It's likely he was caucasian in his mid to late '30s. He had died in the 4th or 5th century, and his cause of death is either unknown or unstated.
The Yingpan Man was found with a white mask on his face with a golden diadem across the upper forehead. He was wearing clothing that was a red, deep purple, and gold color. They had a pair of embroidered pants, decorative footwear, robe, and a belt woolen caftan. Everything was greatly detailed, and a miniature set was placed on his chest. Likely so he'd have something to change into in his next life. His clothing indicated that he had great wealth.
With his clothing, when he died and the area he was buried it leads to the belief he was a wealthy tradesman on the Silk Road. His clothing is an example of what would have been woven in the Eastern Roman Empire and traded with the Tarim Basin and died far from his homeland.
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On November 8, 1954 at 6:15 p.m. 14-year-old Carolyn Wasilewski left her home in Baltimore, Maryland to go to her friend Peggy's home. The two planned to register for dance lessons at the nearby elementary school. She would never show up at Peggy's home, register for dance lessons, or return home.
On November 8, 1639, a woman was buried at Saint Peter Churchyard in Catcott, England. From the Bishop's Transcripts, the woman was unknown and was buried as "A Poor Walking Woman." Her identity will remain unknown.
Alfred for a while thought of faking his own death for a while. He was fed up with his life and was expecting children from his mistresses. He wanted to start life over again and realized that the man would not be missed and took the opportunity. He would search out for the man on the 2nd or 3rd of November and would find him. Alfred would tell the man that he was going to Leicester on Wednesday and would give the unknown man a lift there. He would make an appointment to meet the man to meet on November 5th at 8 p.m.
On the 5th he would meet the man outside of the pub. The two men would ride in Alfred's Morris Minor. On the drive, the two would talk a lot, and the man would drink the whisky Alfred gave him. When they got to Hardingstone the man would be half dozing due to the whisky. He would grip the man's throat with his right hand and pushed his head against the back of the seat. The man did not resist and just gurgled.
Around 1 a.m. on November 6th Alfred would then go and loosen the feeding pipe between the petrol tank and the carburetor. He would take the petrol can from the boot and poured it on both the victim and the vehicle before placing it back in the rear of the car and grab his attaché case Standing from a distance he would catch the vehicle on fire. The man was unconscious and burned alive.
His intention was to walk to Northampton and travel to Scottland by train to start his new life. But when he was walking away from the vehicle he would pass two young men. The men noticed the smoke and said something about it. In response, Alfred responded with "It looks like someone's having a bonfire up there." Alfred would then abandon his plan and return home as the men had seen him and he believed that no one would think it was him who was dead. He would then report the vehicle stolen.
The victim was badly burned in the vehicle. He would not be identified. Alfred would be soon arrested for the murder. He would be insistent during the trial that the car was caught on fire due to John Doe's Cigar. That John Doe had been asked to fill the petrol and he must have accidentally lit the car on fire. The Jury would find him guilty and he would be sentenced to hang.
John Doe was between 33 and 40-years-old. He was 5'6" to 5'8". The autopsy revealed that he had worked in an extremely dusty place throughout his lfe. The following descriptions are from Alfred. The man was respectfully dressed in a light-colored overcoat and had an overall appearance of a clerk. He had a slight brogue and had a sporting or boxing tattoo on his right forearm. At the time he was wearing police boots and had told Alfred that London police had given them to him. He had also carried a sports diary.
In 2012 DNA was taken from the John Doe, but this has not led to an identification yet.
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Frances Groves would marry at 14-years-old in 1929. She would live with her husband and 7 children in Colorado. In 1950, her husband would accidentally shoot and kill their only son. After this, the two would get separated and Frances would move to Pueblo, Colorado.
She would meet Franklin Phye while working at the Pueblo Ordnance Depot. The two would get married and move to Missouri and then to Palm Springs, California. The two would work in the household of a wealthy family with the last name Brooks.
In 1955 Franklin and Frances would go out for a picnic and he would return without her. She would leave a 6 figure sum in cash in a deposit box.
Frances claimed to her family that she and Franklin were married, but a marriage certificate couldn't be found. At the time Phye was divorced with 3 children. There was a history of domestic violence in the relationship. Franklin would commit suicide in 1996 and it's unknown if he was involved in her disappearance.
Frances is a white female and was 49 to 50-years-old when she went missing. She may go by her maiden name Hayes. She was 5'2" to 5'7" and 125 to 150lbs. She has brown hair and brown eyes. Her ears are pierced.
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The Kansas City Star Nov. 4, 1905
The Kansas City Times Nov. 16, 1905
The Kansas City Star Dec. 16, 1905
The Kansas City Times Dec. 19, 1905
The Kansas City Times December 21, 1905
Paxton Daily Record Jan 29. 1906
The Post-Crescent Jan 29, 1906
The Kansas City Star December 3, 1916
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In Melasian Mythology in the freshwater lakes in Fiji, the Solomon Islands and the Vanuatu Islands are where the Abaia live. The Abaia is a large protective eel and considers all creatures in these lakes their children. They will furiously attack those who disturb or mean harm to the lake and its creatures.
The Abaia is said to use its powerful tail to cause waves to overwhelm fishermen. Or if someone is to harm a creature the Abaia had the ability to cause a rainstorm strong bad enough for flooding land, and drown those who did them harm.