In 1908, 62/63-year-old Columbus G. McLeod was a DeSoto County sheriff. On November 30th he carried out game law enforcement duties in Lee County, Florida. He was searching for egret hunters at Cayo Pelau Island. He was never seen again and it's presumed he was killed.
On November 17, 1917, the body of a newborn boy was found in Plymouth, Pennsylvania. He had died of exsanguination (loss of blood) that day. It was believed that the child was murdered to cover up an illegitimate birth. It was believed he was born the day before he was found.
On October 9, 1893, skeletal remains were found in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania near Wildwood. Two men hunting hops in a wooded area overgrown with brush would find the remains. That area was rarely used because of the brush. It was obvious that the man's body had been left there. He was lying straight with his arms by his sides. It was believed that he had been murdered around 6 months before.
On September 29, 1945, a body of a young girl was found buried under a ledge of rocks about 1.5 miles southeast of Winslow Arizona. She had not been murdered and had died from dysentery about 5 to 6 weeks before. Her body would be reburied the same day in Winslow.
On September 17, 1849, a man died in a hospital in Manhattan, New York.
John Doe was a male around 35-years-old.On August 7, 1853, a man died or was found dead in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There is little information in this case.
On August 5, 1925, a man was picked up on the street by police in Palatka, Florida. He was acting in a crazed state. He was taken to the jail hospital and refused to give any information about himself other than his name being Wilbur. He would refuse to eat and this would result in him dying from starvation on August 30th.
Wilbur was male around 55 years old.
On July 19, 1915, just outside of Lewistown, Montana the body of a newborn girl was found on the ranch of John Crowley. New articles state that the baby was born alive, but according to Find a Grave the death certificate lists her as a stillborn.
SOURCES:On July 9, 1955, 62-year-old Tony Gikoff was last seen near Colborne, Ontario, Canada at a property he rented out.
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On June 11, 1921, an unknown baby boy was found in the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Omaha, Nebraska. There is little information in this case.
SOURCES:In Pomona, California an elderly transient would work for a woman. He would reside in her barn as he worked for her. On June 5, 1950, he would admit that he was not feeling well. She would contact her doctor to check him out. He was prescribed medicine but had refused to take any of it. He would be last seen alive at 8 pm on the 7th and at 6:35 the next morning he would be found dead. It's not stated how long he'd worked there or if he told them his name/what they had called him.
John Doe was a white male between 70 and 90 years old. He was 5'10" and 140 lbs. He had grey or greying hair. Army tan undershirt, gray workshirt, inner trousers khaki, outer pants Levis, Army hook leggings, and heavy work boots.Between May 19 to 22 1945 the body of a man was found in Uithuizermeeden, Netherlands. There is little information in this case.
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On May 19, 1957, a skull would be found in the lowlands area of the Neuse River just outside of Kinston, North Carolina. There is little information in this case.
Around 1 am on May 18, 1853, 54-year-old James Walsh was found stabbed in a court area in 1 Pleasant Passage, Lower Holloway in London, England. He was unable to say much except it was a woman who stabbed him. But he was unable to say how it happened. He was taken to the hospital and died shortly after.
On April 21, 1911, a man died in a car accident in Northbridge, Massachusetts. It is assumed he committed suicide. It stated that he was killed by cars meaning he was likely not driving. There is little information in this case.
On April 18, 1930, a man was found in Perry County, Pennsylvania. He had committed suicide by hanging about 15 hours before discovery.
He was a white male around 55-years-old.On June 27, 1973, a building in Cleveland, Ohio was firebombed and gutted by fire on March 14, 1974. On April 3rd a man would go through the building and discover bones. Police were called and it was discovered that a man had crawled in a crawl space and died. However, he likely died in the 1930's as his shoes and a bottle indicated he was from that time. The bottle of beer he had with him was bottled in Cleveland in 1938.
On April 2, 1905, the body of a man was found drowned in Ogden, Utah.
On March 28, 1925, the body of a man was found at Lake Michigan, foot of Park Place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It's believed he accidentally drowned.
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On February 11, 1854, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania an unknown man died. There is little information in this case.
John Doe was a black male around 80-years-old.
On February 5, 1956, two boys found leg bones in some brush at the Santa Anita Wash in Arcadia, California. More remains were found, but not all. It's believed that there was animal activity on his body. It's unknown how the man had died, but he may have been there for a year or more.
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.
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