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.
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED: October 24, 1958, Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin John Doe
Friday, April 26, 2024
INFANTICIDE: April 27, 1958 Long Beach, California Baby Jane Doe
On April 27, 1958, a newborn girl was found washed ashore in th Alamitos Bay in Long Beach, California.
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
UNIDENTIIFIED: July 1, 1970 Grottoes, Virginia John Doe
On July 1, 1970, while police were searching for missing vehicles in an abandoned manganese mine in Grottoes, Virginia skeletal remains of a man were found. It's believed that the man had died between 1957 and 1960.
Friday, December 29, 2023
Murder of Anne Noblett
It is believed that Anne was murdered within hours of her disappearance. Even though her body was clothed there was evidence that she had been redressed likely meaning she had been sexually assaulted. She was then strangled to death. Someone then deep froze her body as the temperatures were mild and there was no possibility of it happening naturally. They then carried her body to where it was found.
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
MISSING: Nancy Anderson
On December 13, 1958, 60-year-old Nancy Anderson had a dinner party with her neighbors at her home in Palmer, Washington. At 8 a.m. the next morning, a neighbor would bring her a newspaper but would find her front door open. Along with that, some lights were on, her purse was inside the dishes were still in the sink, and her dog was running loose. This was odd of her. There were several searches for her, but none turned her up. According to Black Diamond History Nanct had a habit of throwing trash into a nearby river and at the time it was high. It's possible that she may have accidentally fallen in, but there was no evidence of it.
Nancy is a white female and was 60-year-old at the time. She was 5'4" and around 105 to 110 lbs. She had white hair and blue eyes. She was wearing a bright blue dress.
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Black Diamond History
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Murder of Julia Pratt
On April 7, 1958 the body of 54-year-old Julia Pratt was found where she worked at Sally's Store in Ocklawaha, Florida. She had been hit over the head and killed. The store had been ransacked and robbed.
Marion County Sheriff's Office
The Miami Herald April 9, 1958
Monday, October 31, 2022
UNIDENTIFIED: 1959 Highland County, Virginia John Doe
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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Saturday, February 19, 2022
Murder of Doris E. Baker
She had been beaten with a hammer and then her throat was sliced and other parts of her were also cut. It could have also been a sexual assault. It was believed that it was either done by a sexual deviant and or a robbery gone wrong.
$50 was stolen from the store which would be equal to $425.06 in today's money. But her purse which had $150 in it was left untouched at the scene. Later there was a bloodstained $10 bill found and it could be possible that it was part of the money that was stolen.
There have been many suspects involved in this case. One suspect was Parran Youngblood a deaf/mute man who was seen in Barre that day. He was later shot and killed in Georgia in 1958 for supposedly kidnapping a 7-year-old child. There was no solid evidence that it was him. There were other suspects also, but none were found to be prosecuted with the murder of Mrs. Baker.
As a result of Doris's death, many of the residents in Barre became paranoid and scared. Several stores commented that they had sold out or almost sold out on-chain latch door locks and other kinds of door locks. Many residents even were scared to even let political door-to-door campaign members enter their house thinking that it may be the murderer.
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Tuesday, January 4, 2022
INFANTICIDE: Jan 5, 1958 Los Angeles, California Baby Doe
On Jan. 5, 1958, around 7: 15 a.m. a person unloading trash barrels in Los Angeles, California found a brown paper bag with a newborn girl inside. She was wrapped with a green bath/hand towel. She 1'3" and 3 lbs.
She was a white female. She had black hair.
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Saturday, November 20, 2021
MISSING: Adele Marie Wells
There had been a report that day of a light-skinned African American man carrying a girl to a dirty Chevrolet. The man was reported to have been wearing a gray coat and red socks. It has not been confirmed that this was Adele's abductor. Other children who attended her school said that a driver with the same description of the car tried luring them into it.
Adele is an African American female and was 7 at the time of her disappearance. She was 3'6 and 50 lbs. She wore her black hair with bangs with waves on the side and had brown eyes. She was wearing a gray cotton coat, a blue dress with small animals along the hem, red knee socks, and black shoes.
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Sunday, October 31, 2021
UNIDENTIFIED: November 1, 1958 Harris County, Texas
On November 1, 1958 a body was found in a wooded area one mile east of Green Bayou on Wallisville Rd, in Harris County, Texas. It's believed that he had been dead for around a year.
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
MISSING: Max Edward Metcalf
On October 7, 1958, 33-year-old Max Metcalf was last seen at the home he shared with his wife and children in Princeton, Wisconsin. He told his wife that he was going to a local tavern that was a 1/2 mile from their home. He would drive off in his Dodge 330 series pickup. He would never return home. His truck would be found 35 miles away in Oshkosh, Wisconsin around 11pm to 12 am.
The pickup was parked behind a storage facility on South Main Street. It was not seen as suspicious for a week until police heard of his disappearance. The truck's parking brake was on and his wife thought that was suspicious as he wouldn't use the parking brake as it was broken. The truck was parked in a way that it seemed like someone was in a hurry.
Max is a white male and was 33-years-old at the time. He was 5'5" to 6'3" and 190 to 220 lbs. He has brown hair and blue eyes. He left wearing his blue Air Force shirt, Wrangler jeans, and maroon canvas shoes.
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Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Unsolved Murder of the Pauls Family

Saturday, November 7, 2020
Unsolved Murder of Barbara May Williams





