In 1959 or 1960 a human cranium was found in Highland County, Virginia. It was then stored in a closet at the county jail until it was found and transferred to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner. It is believed that the person died between 1958 to 1959. There is little information in this case.
John Doe is an African American male between 21 to 45-years-old.
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On October 30, 1850, in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania. 32-year-old Constable James Corcoran spotted a man who had a warrant for assaulting his wife. He arrested the man. They were only a few blocks from the magistrate's office and when they were on Vine St and 13th St the man kicked the constable in the abdomen twice. He would flee.
A citizen saw what had happened. The citizen walked the Constable back to the magistrate's office. The citizen reported what had happened and was deputized to arrest the man. The citizen and Constable Corcoran went to serve the warrant. The subject was spotted walking past the magistrate's office and he was quickly arrested.
Constable Corcoran would return home and a doctor would be summoned the following morning. He was still having pain in his abdomen, and surgery was performed. His health would decline and he would die on November 1st.
The man was charged with murder and was found guilty of manslaughter on March 21, 1851. A motion for a new trial was denied by a local judge the following month.
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Criminal Justice Research Center
On October 24, 1856, a man around 36-years-old named Antoine was admitted to Ward No 2. to Stockton State Hospital in Stockton, California. He would die 2 days later on the 26th from Epilepsy. There is little information in this case. He was described as being an "idiot" and was French. He was also a Charity Patient.
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Around 12:30 a.m. on October 22, 1953 police received a call for a shooting at the Blue Goose Jook in Belle Glade, Florida. The Blue Goose Jook was a gambling location in Zellwood owned by Lee Grant, who was at the location. The body of Joseph Stevenson who went by Joe Stevens was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds near The Blue Goose Jook.
On October 21, 1871, 31-year-old Pompey Lyon stabbed Baker Tilley in Orange County, North Carolina. The motive for the murder was a fracas at a husking bee. Pompey would be executed on December 15, 1871.
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Legal Executions in North Carolina and South Carolina pg 18
Tri-Weekly Era November 7, 1871
The Wilmington Morning Star December December 23, 1871
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On October 10 1914 the body of a man was found in Yuma, Arizona. He had been murdered the same day, but it's unstated how. The murderer was unknown.
John Doe was a black male around 40-years-old.
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At 7 p.m. on October 9, 1930, 46-year-old Sveinbjörn Jakobsson, an Icelandic fisherman, took a taxi to a household in Reykjavík, Iceland. He left the taxi without paying and went inside the household. When Sveinbjörn didn't return to the car the taxi driver contacted the police.
Police would ask residents of the home the taxi driver claimed that he went into. People inside claimed to have not seen him, and he had not been there. Sveinbjörn was never seen again, and foul play was suspected in his case.
The next day he was supposed to return home on a cruise ship. He was a fisherman and was believed to have had a significant amount of money on himself at the time because it was the end of Herring season.
His case was the first disappearance to be investigated as a homicide in Iceland.
Sveinbjörn is a white male and was 46-years-old at the time. He had false teeth.
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On October 8, 1901, a young unknown man would be seen in Somerville, Indiana. On the 9th he would be seen walking up and down the streets stopping to rest once in a while in front of stores. He spoke very little, but people could tell he was of more than ordinary intelligence. He had gone to the train station several times to ask when the train was going to arrive.
