Monday, December 30, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED: December 1953 Wellington, New Zealand Jane Doe
Saturday, December 28, 2024
Leanne the Leanderthal
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
Friday, December 27, 2024
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.Thursday, December 26, 2024
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
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED: December 25, 1924, Portage, Pennsylvania John Doe
On December 25, 1924, a man was struck by a train in Portage, Pennsylvania.
John Doe is a white male around 32 years old.
SOURCES:Find a Grave
Saturday, December 14, 2024
Murder of Eugenio Lopez
He would die on December 31st from the injuries.
I could not find if the two men were found and prosecuted for the murder.
SOURCES:
Find a Grave
Friday, December 13, 2024
Murder of Ann Wycherly
In 1837 28-year-old Ann Wycherly lived in a workhouse with her two illegitimate children in Drayton,
England. She was known to have mistreated her oldest daughter Ann who was 3/4-years-old. On December 14, 1837, a James Freeman would see Ann and the two children leaving the workhouse in the early afternoon.
By 6 Ann was exhausted and knocked on the door of Sarah Newbrook asking to rest. Sarah allowed the single mother to do so and noted that she just had an infant with her.
On December 22nd the body of young Ann was found by William Poole, a farm laborer, in a water pit on his employer's land near Chipnal. He went to tell Mr. Butters of the body and the two pulled the young girl out.
An inquest for the girl's identity was done at the Noah pub and William Crutchley, the governor of Drayton, recognized the young girl as young Ann Wycherly. Ann would be confronted and arrested for the murder.
They would show her the body and Ann seemed reluctant to look or touch her daughter. When asked why the girl was murdered Ann said that Charles Gilbert, father of her youngest, persuaded her to. She said Charles helped get the girl into the pit and then threw tiles at her
In March the Assizes would happen. Ann (Mother) would get capital punishment and would be set to hang. When told she was to be executed she told the court that she was with child. An examination was quickly done and it was found she was not pregnant.
There were efforts to obtain reprieve of capital punishment, not because of innocence as she was seen as guilty, but for her feeble mind and being convinced to kill her daughter. The judge who presided the case saw the punishment befitting the crime though.
On May 5, 1838, Ann would be hanged in Stafford. The crowd that came was unusually small, but it's likely because people believed Ann would be reprieved for the murder.
SOURCES:
Capital Punishment UK (list of executions)
Capital Punishment UK (Story of murder and execution)
The Observer March 19, 1838
The Hull Packet; and East Riding Times March 23, 1838
The Standard May 2, 1838
Berrow's Worcester Journal May17 1838
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Murder of Gilbert Caleb Amos
He would plead insanity. In 1924, William Bressington was discharged from the army for being "feeble-minded. He was trying to use his fondness for women's clothes and makeup for his defense. He also used his family's mental illness. His grandfather died in an asylum and a cousin and uncle were in one at the time. A Dr Robert Phillips testified that William did fit the legal definition of insanity.
This however did not work and the Jurors found him guilty of murder. He was set to be executed. On March 31, 1925, William was hanged at the gallows in Bristol Prison by Thomas Pierrepoint.
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED: December 11, 1957 Florida City, Florida "H. Daniels"
On December 11, 1957, skeletal remains were found in a homeless camp located 100 feet south of Lucy Street and 11th Avenue in Florida City, Florida. There was no form of identification at the scene, but there was a laundry slip with the name "H. Daniels". According to the scene, it's believed that he had died from wood-alcohol poisoning as there were sterno cans found. It's believed he died weeks prior to discovery.
John Doe was a black male between 40 to 50-years-old. He was 5'5" and had black hair. He was wearing Dark colored pants and a khaki shirt. There were other pieces of clothing at the scene.
Saturday, November 30, 2024
Murder of Robert Allan
On December 1, 1904, 34-year-old Robert Allan was at his home at Drumshangie Farm between Greengairs and Airdrie, Scotland with his wife and 3-week-old child. This was the first night that they did not have any servants at the farm.
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Thursday, November 28, 2024
Suspicious Death of Martha Mansfield
Thursday, November 21, 2024
INFANTICIDE: November 22, 1957, Dublin Virginia Baby John Does
On November 22, 1957, the bodies of two infant boys were found in a box recently buried in an unmarked grave near a cemetery in Dublin, Virginia. It is not stated how the boys had died or when they died. It's possible that the two were twins.
The baby John Does were both African American Infants. The boys were 18 inches long and one was 5 lbs and the other was 4 lbs.
SOURCES:
NamUs Boy 1
NamUs Boy 2
Monday, November 18, 2024
Murder of Old Aquito and Squaw
There is little information in this case. On November 18, 1686, a man named Jonathan Neponet would be executed at the Gallows in Boston, Massachusetts. He was executed for the murders of a Native American couple known as Old Aquito and Squaw.
SOURCES:
Legal Executions in New England Page 56
Thursday, November 14, 2024
November, 15, 1924 Yuma, Arizona John Doe
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Murder of Jesa "Toni" Rose Corazza
A jury would find a verdict of murder against some person or persons unknown was returned.
Thursday, November 7, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED: November 8, 1981, Danville, Virginia John Doe
November 8, 1981, the skeletal remains were found scattered in an old dumpsite near Danville, Virginia. It's believed that he had died likely in 1959.
John Doe was a Black male and was between 40 to 60 years old. He was 5'2" to 5'7". He was wearing a large dark-colored cotton T-shirt.SOURCES:
Saturday, November 2, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED: November 3, 1924 Youngwood, Pennsylvania John Doe
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED: October 30, 2019 Concord, New Hampshire Jane Doe
In 2019 a woman came to the the New Hampshire State Police and handed over a human cranium. She told them that her husband had found the partial skull in the 1930s in a pond in Concord. It was found that the skull belonged to a teenage girl between 15 and 18 years old. Bomb Pulse Testing on the skull showed that she did die before 1942.
Thursday, October 24, 2024
CRYPTIDS: Trunko
One of four known photographs of the Trunko carcass, taken by A. C. Jones |
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED: October 24, 1958, Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin John Doe
On October 24, 1958, teenagers would find the cranium of a man resting on the ground while hunting near Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin. It was noted to be sitting in an area of dirt devoid of plant growth and leaves, although the surrounding area had thick ground cover of grass, foliage, and leaf litter.
Saturday, October 19, 2024
UNIDENTFIED: October 1767 South Shields Doe
In October of 1767, a drowned Person was found in or near South Shields, England. They would be buried on October 20th in St. Hilda's Church. The gender of the victim is unstated.
SOURCES:Find a Grave
Friday, October 18, 2024
Murder of Marshal William E. Gibbson
It had taken around an hour before anyone knew that William had been shot. At the same time, there was a major fire at the Brunt & Davis Co. factory. The village's attention was focused on the fire which allowed the unknown man to flee the area.
The man had been in town for a day or two there were no clear descriptions of him. Even though there was a wide search for him he wasn't found. He had likely stolen a horse from the stables of Fred Puls about two miles east outside of Horicon and fled. If he was he would have been a victim of a lynching. It was believed that he may have been wanted for a bigger crime than public drunkness and that was why he shot Marshal Gibson.
The killer was never caught for this murder.
SOURCES:
Find a Grave
Saturday, October 12, 2024
October 13, 1924 Corry Pennsylvania John Doe
John Doe was a white male between 45 to 50 years old.
SOURCES:
Find a Grave
Thursday, October 3, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED: October 4, 1698 London, England Jane Doe
On October 4, 1698, the body of a girl was laid inside a church in London, England. The child was buried at the Bedlam Burial Ground. It's not stated how old the girl was or how she died. There is little information in this case.
Monday, September 16, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED: September 17, 1779 Liverpool, England
On September 17, 1779, an unknown man was buried in Liverpool, England. He had drowned to death. There is little information in this case.
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Tuesday, September 10, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED: September 11, 1880 Springfield, Missouri John Doe
On September 11, 1880, an Unknown Man died of heart disease in or close to Springfield, Missouri. There is little information in this case.
Sunday, September 8, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED: September 9, 1818, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania John Doe
On September 9, 1818, a man died or was found dead in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There is little information in this case.
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Murder of Flora Alice Fisher
On July 24, 1904, 27-year-old Flora Fisher complained of her insides hurting. The next day she would get a consultation from 3 doctors. Flora stated that she didn't know what caused her illness.
On September 5, 1904, Flora was taken to Westminster Hospital in London, England. She would soon after die from sepsis caused by an illegal abortion. It was obvious that these were not self-inflicted and that someone had done this to her.Monday, September 2, 2024
Fawn Hoof Mummy
Some say that she was mummified purposely and similarly to how the Egyptians did it. It's possible that she wasn't and that it was done naturally due to the cave and the deer skins she was wrapped in. It's unknown now as her body has been lost.
After her body was found at the time like many other historical remains it was treated as property. She had gone through many hands. The last time it was seen was shortly after the Smithsonian photographed it. Some believe that the Smithsonian still has her remains, but they were disassembled and stored.
SOURCES:
Little House of Horrors
Ancient Code
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
UNIDENTIFEID:August 29,1924 Mackinaw, Illinois John Doe
On August 29,1924 an unknown man was found on the river bank in Mackinaw, Illinois. It's assumed he was riding the train and fell off landing in the river or on the bank.
Saturday, August 24, 2024
Murder of Louisa Kidder-Staples
Friday, August 23, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED: August 24, 1724 Plaxtol, England
On August 24, 1724, a poor unknown traveling woman was buried at the Plaxtol Parish Churchyard in Plaxtol, England.
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Saturday, August 17, 2024
INFANTICIDE: August 18, 1924 Albuquerque, New Mexico Baby Doe
On August 18, 1924, the body of a murdered baby was found buried in Albuquerque, New Mexico. There is little information in this case.
SOURCES:
Find a Grave
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED: August of 1922 Northbridge, Massachusetts
John Doe was a man "beyond middle life".
SOURCES:
Find a Grave
Monday, August 12, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED: August 12, 1823 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania John Doe
On August 12, 1823, a man died or was found dead in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There is little information in this case.
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED: August 8, 1838 Manhattan, New York John Doe
Monday, August 5, 2024
Death of Eveline Downing
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Tuesday, July 30, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED: 1924 Kent County, Delaware Doe
SOURCES:
Find a Grave
Sunday, July 28, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED: July 29, 1818 New York, New York John Doe
John Doe was around 35 years old.
SOURCES:
Find a Grave
Thursday, July 25, 2024
INFANTICIDE: July 26, 1924 North Yorkshire Baby John Doe
On July 26, 1924, the body of a newborn baby boy in a sack was found by 3 boys who were fishing in the River Ouse in North Yorkshire, England.
Sunday, July 21, 2024
Murder of Martha Clark
Alice was married twice. Her first marriage was to George Clark in January of 1639. She would have two daughters with him, Abagail (1641) and Martha (1644). George would also die in 1644. On December 5th Alice would marry 24-year-old Richard Bishop. The two would have a daughter, Damaris (1645). They would live in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
On July 22, 1648, Richard was away from home. Family friend 23-year-old Rachel Ramsden would drop by their home to spend time with 32-year-old Alice. At the time 4-year-old Martha was sleeping in a bed in the loft. It was a place only accessible by a ladder. Alice did not seem any different.
Alice would ask Rachel to go get some buttermilk for her from a neighbor's house. Rachel would agree to do so. Alice would give her a kettle and Rachel would leave to go get some for her. When Rachel came back to the home she saw something very alarming.
There was a puddle of blood under the loft ladder. Rachel would describe Alice as sad and dumpish. She would ask her why there was blood. Alice would only point up the ladder. Rachel climbed up the ladder and saw a horrifying sight. There was blood everywhere and even the mattress was soaked in it. It was all Martha's as she had been killed.
Rachel would flee the home and run to her parents. She would tell them of Alice's deed. Her father would then find the colonial governor and they would gather 12 men to go to the Bishop's home. Alice was in hysterics when they arrived.
The men would ascend into the loft to find Martha's body with the murder weapon next to her. She was lying on her left side. There were numerous cuts in her throat and she was stabbed in the windpipe. She was gone and there was no way to help her. It was a brutal and violent murder.
When they asked Alice why she murdered her daughter she had no idea. She stated that she did not remember doing that she had no answer for them. That she was sorry for killing her daughter.
On October 4th the trial for the murder would begin. Bradford was in attendance along with all General Assistant and a jury of twelve colony men. Alice would be found guilty of the murder and would be set to hang.
She was the fifth person hanged in the Plymouth Colony and the first woman.
We will never know why Alice Bishop killed her daughter Martha, and why she did it in such a ferocious manner. It's never stated where the other children were, but why did she only kill Martha.
SOURCES:
Murderpedia
Thursday, July 18, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED: July 19, 1924 Norton Woods, England John Doe
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Murder of Ada Susans
On July 20,1917. 38-year-old Ada Susans would be admitted to St Thomas Hospital in London, England. She was admitted as an abdominal case, but it was found that she had an illegal operation She would die from it at 11:30 that night.
Saturday, July 13, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED: July 14 1950 Braidwood, Illinois John Doe
On July 14, 1950, the body of a man was found in an abandoned strip mine pit between I-55 (Route 66 at the time) and Route 113 in Braidwood, Illinois. The area was a strip mine and farm. He had been dead around 4 to 5 weeks.
John Doe is a white man pre-50. He's 5'8" to 5'10" and 175 to 180 lbs. He had brown hair that was thinning on top. He had a tattoo on his left arm.Thursday, July 11, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED: July 12, 1924 Covington, Kentucky Jane Doe
On July 12, 1924, the body of a woman was found on a bluff overlooking the Ohio River in Covington, Kentucky. Her body showed she had struggled with her killer. Her clothes seemed to have also torn due to the struggle. She was then shot twice in the right side of her head. There was no evidence that she was killed there and may have been killed elsewhere and dumped there. It was believed she died around a week before.
SOURCES:
Find a Grave
Monday, July 8, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED: July 9, 1924 Cowlitz County, Washington John Doe
SOURCES:
Find a Grave
Sunday, July 7, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED: July 8, 1957 Houston Texas E.J.C. Doe
John Doe is a white male between 25 to 40 years old. He was 5'6' and 142 lbs. He had brown to black hair. He was wearing a green and brown striped long-sleeve shirt with a pocket on the left upper chest, khaki pants, a pair of white cotton socks, 9A brown shoes with a strap and buckle, a brown woven, cowboy-type belt buckle, and two combs in his pocket. He was wearing dentures that contained a serial number and the notation of "EJC 810-56". EJC is possibly a set of initials, while the numbers indicate the date of August 10, 1956
SOURCES:
NamUs
Doe Network
Saturday, July 6, 2024
Uyan and Dina
Photo by Vera Salnitskaya/Siberian Times |
Thursday, July 4, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED: July 5, 1949 St. Charles County, Missouri Jane Doe
On July 5, 1949, the body of a woman was found 1/4 mile north of St. Charles, Missouri in the Missouri River. There is little information in this case.
Sunday, June 30, 2024
Murder of Jane Parkinson
Saturday, June 29, 2024
The Sacrifice of Princess Inikpi
Statue of Princess Inikpi |
Between 1515 and 1516 there was a war called The Igala–Benin War. It was a short conflict between the Igala Kingdom and the Kingdom of Benin in what is now Nigeria. For the Iglas people, their land seemed to be in trouble. It's said that streams of water were poisonous and the people were starving. All due to the Beni's
Ayegbu Oma Idoko, the Atta of the Igala kingdom would consult an oracle for help with their problems. However, the oracle would give him devastating news. His beloved daughter Princess Inikpi had to be buried alive for there to be victory. This would devastate him.
For seven days he would mourn the idea of either losing his daughter or losing his people. He would refuse to eat or drink and was in a depressed state. Inikpi seeing her father this way worried her. She would ask him what was wrong and in turn, he refused to talk. This is until the eighth day when he admits in tears to Inikpi and tells her of the oracle's prediction.
Surprisingly Princess Inikpi would take the news well. She loved her father and loved her people just as much as she was loved. She would not go against fate and volunteered for it. She had either gone to the bank of River Niger at Idah or market square. She and nine virgin slaves would be buried alive. The slaves buried with her were to help her on the other side.
It's said that Inikpi's sacrifice did protect her people. The Bini armies came to attack, but they saw the town in flames and retreated. They saw no point in attacking a town on fire and being destroyed already. It was said that the blood of the princess was what deceived them.
Princess Inkpi's sacrifice still stands as an important event. To this day she is still seen as a hero who saved her people from slaughter. A statue of the princess stands at “Ega” in Idah. Today many of the people in Idah are named in her honor.
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED: 1924 Oneida township, Pennsylvania John Doe
Monday, June 24, 2024
Murder of Catherine Mary Richards
Monday, June 17, 2024
June 18, 1979 Baltimore, Maryland (New Jersey) John Doe
John Doe was likely white between 40 to 65 years old. He was 5'11" with a muscular robust build. He had arthritis in his knees and had mouth stress suggestive of a mind instrument player or glass blower. Two china buttons were found with the body. The buttons were likely used on suspenders and were a style of WWII.
Saturday, June 15, 2024
UNCLAIMED: Charles Watson
On June 16, 1941, Charles Watson would either die or his body was found in Ellensburg, Washington. He is an unclaimed person meaning that he was not claimed by family. There is little information in this case.
Friday, June 14, 2024
GHOSTS: Watercress Lady
Created in Bing Create |
The old woman was known as an eccentric but harmless person. She was known for smoking her clay pipe and known to enjoy gin from her battered old flask. After the sun would set she would go to the crossroads bridge. She would sit on the walls enjoying the night air smoking her pipe and drinking her gin.
However one unfortunate night she fell asleep while doing so. She would spill her flask on herself and the pipe would fall and light her up. It was said that no one heard her screams. The next day she would be found as a pile of ashes with her flask and pipe nearby. Letting people know it was the Watercress Lady and she had a tragic end.
Even though the Watercress Lady's screams were not heard the night she died it was afterward. Her ghost would be seen many times after her death reliving her death. She would be covered in flames and her heartbreaking screams could be heard. Slowly however she stopped being a screaming ball of fire to a faint pink glow hovering over the place she burned to death.
SOURCES:
London Walking Tours
Thursday, June 13, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED: June 1858 London, England Baby John Doe
In June 1858, an unknown baby boy was found on Hardwick St in London, England. The boy was not a newborn and was around 6 months old making his birth around or in December. It's not stated if his death was murder or not. He was buried at the City of London Cemetery on June 14, 1858.
Monday, June 10, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED:June 11, 1952 Tama County, Iowa Baby John Doe
On June 11, 1952, road construction was happening along the route of U.S. Highway 30, about four miles west of Tama, Iowa. A construction worker discovered a box 350 feet east of the Raven Creek bridge on the south side of the roadway. The box was a Wilson Packing Company box marked “chili.” and was wrapped with a cord.
The worker would open the box to find something horrifying. Inside the box were two packages wrapped with newspapers and tea towels. Inside the packages was the horrifying sight of the body of a baby boy. The other package was the afterbirth. It was found that the baby had blunt force trauma to the head and the baby was alive for 2 and a half to 3 hours.They were the April 17 and May 8 issues of The Marshalltown Times-Republican. The newspapers had no mailing address attached, but two “stars” were discovered in the newspapers. This indicated they had been delivered on a Marshalltown city route. One tea towel had the embroidery of a lamb in one corner and the other had the numeral 49 in black.
John Doe was a white male newborn. He was fully developed. He weighed 8 lbs and had blonde hair.
SOURCES:
Iowa Cold Cases
Sunday, June 9, 2024
Murder of Georgiana, William, Cary, Harriet, Henry, and George Brough
Murderpedia
Ranker
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
MISSING: Mary Belle "Mary Beth" Henley
Mary is a white female and was 25-years-old at the time. She's 5'8" to 5'9" and 125lbs to 135lbs. She has brown hair and brown eyes. She has a mole on her chin.
SOURCES:
NamUs
Saturday, June 1, 2024
680 to 780 Hereford, England Man
In late 2016 and early 2017, Archeological work by Headland Archeology's Midlands and West Office was done in Hereford, England in the College Cloisters beside Hereford Cathedral. They were trying to make improvements to the building and facilities.