UNIDENTIFIED: October 9, 1893 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania John Doe

 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. 

John Doe was believed to be around 40 years old. He was around 5'7" and 160 lbs. There was nothing left at the scene to identify him. 

I assume that in these news articles, they were the same remains as the areas are almost 10 miles apart and found on the same day. The remains were likely brought to Sharpsburg to be buried because they were a bigger community. I could be wrong though. 


SOURCES:
Find A Grave

Pittsburg Press October 10, 1893

Butler Citizen October 13, 1893

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. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Doe Network

UNIDENTIFIED: November 3, 1924 Youngwood, Pennsylvania John Doe

On November 3, 1924, a skeleton of a man was found by hunters in Youngwood, Pennsylvania.There is little information in this case. 

SOURCES: 

Find a Grave

UNIDENTIFIED: July 19, 1924 Norton Woods, England John Doe

On or before July 19, 1924, the body of a man was found in Norton Woods, England. He would be buried at Sheffield General Cemetary. 

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

UNIDENTIFIED: 1924 Oneida township, Pennsylvania John Doe

The skeletal remains believed to belong to a man were found in a wooded area in Oneida township, Pennsylvania. Dates aren't listed and there is little information in this case. 

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

Murder of Anne Noblett

 

On December 30, 1957, 17-year-old Anne Noblett went to dancing classes and rock and roll lessons at the Lourdes Hall in Harpenden, England.  It was just after 6 p.m. when she left to go home alone. She had gotten off of the bus at Cherry Tree Corner, Marshalls Heath, near Wheathampstead, and began her walk home. Another local girl passed by her as she was walking on the lane and this was the last time anyone saw her. She never made it to her home which was only a quarter of a mile away. 

No one had known what had happened to the teenager for a month. During that time there were inquires and searches for the girl. Her last bus ride was even reconstructed in order to help find the girl. Searches with hundreds of volunteers were done, but she still could not be found. It could have been that someone she knew offered to give a ride or someone abducted the girl.

On January 31, 1958, Anne's body would be found in dense woodland in Rose Grove Woods in Horn Hill by brothers and their dog. This area was seven miles away from her home. Her items were found nearby her body. It's believed that her body had been there for at most 2 weeks. 

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. 

Oddly enough if they had carried her only a few dozen more yards she would have been hidden better. The area she was laid on was considered a relatively open area of wood. There was also a disused cart tract near where her body was found that was inaccessible to cars and the closest tracks were half a mile away. Whoever carried her had to of been strong enough to carry her as there was no evidence of dragging.

Police searched all deep freezing machinery within a 30-mile radius of where her body was found. Farmhouses, buildings, outhouses, and factories were all searched.  There was no evidence of any of them had been used for her body. 

SOURCES:

Wikipedia

Defrosting Cold Cases

The Daily Telegraph January 7, 1958

Evening Sentinel January 7, 1958

The Guardian January 23, 1958

The Guardian February 3, 1958

The Birmingham Post and Birmingham Post July 14, 1958

Watford Observer January 30, 2002
The Comet December 21, 2017

BBC April 29, 2018

UNIDENTIFED: November 13, 1945 Porter County, Indiana

  On November 13, 1945a hunter would find the skeletal remains of a woman in the dense woods near Quakerdom School in Jackson Township about 1/2 mile south of S.E. 6.5 miles east of SR 49 and 1.5 miles west of La Porte county line. She was fully clothed laying on her back with her arms placed evenly along the sides, her legs lying straight with her feet together and her head resting on a tree root.  Near her body was a box of rotting clothing and a pocketbook.

There was no cause of death found other than she did not have any signs of violence on her bones. It was believed she may have been dead for 8 to 15 months. It's also believed with how she was positioned she did not die where she was found.

from articles at the time, it was believed that she was 30 to 45-years-old, but NamUs lists her as pre-60. She was 5'6" and around 135 to 150lbs.  She has brown hair and a gold tooth filling. She was wearing a red, blue, and grey tweed coat with a blue and red plaid lining, nylon stockings, size 8 1/2 black leather, and open-toed shoes with little wear. 

In the pasteboard box was a pair of canvas wedge-type shoes, a size 38 black dress with a zipper on the side and black, and a tan purse with a brass clasp containing a handkerchief. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Doe Network

Vidette-Messenger of Porter County November 13, 1945

The Star Press November 14, 1945

Linton Daily Citizen December 6, 1945

UNIDENTIFIED: August 25, 1923 Raleigh, North Carolina John Doe

On August 25, 1923, the body of a man was found in a wooded area in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was believed that he had been dead for around a month before he was found. His cause of death is either unknown or unstated. 

John Doe was a black male about 45-years-old. 

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

Unidentified Wiki

INFANTICIED: June 8, 1910 Neshannock Falls, Pennsylvania,

 On June 8, 1910, the body of a newborn was found in a sack in Neshannock Falls, Pennsylvania. She had died recently and her cause of death was unknown.

She was a white female and was about a day old when she died. 

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

INFANTICIDE: May 24, 1959 Parsippany, New Jersey Baby Jane Doe

On May 24, 1959, the body of a newborn baby girl was found in the woods near Vail Road in the Lake Hiawatha section of Parsippany, New Jersey. The girl was found in a paper sack. She had been born and died several hours before she was found.

Jane Doe was a white female.

SOURCES:

Morris County New Jersey

The News May 25, 1959

Unsolved Murder of Arthur "Buddy" Louis Schumacher

 

On July 24, 1925, around 9 a.m. 8-year-old Arthur "Buddy" Schumacher left his house in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. He had left with some neighborhood boys and was last seen by them after they hopped off a freight train they'd jumped on to get a ride to a nearby swimming hole. 

The boys said that a man on the train accosted and asked them where they were going. This scared the boys and they jumped out, but Buddy did not jump off with them. They then ran He jumped off on the otherside and the man also jumped off. They last saw Buddy at the train tracks with the man. 

A search would be done looking for Buddy. It was initially thought by police that maybe the freight had carried him far away or that he had accidentally drowned at the river where the boys planned to go. With there being no evidence of the boy showing up people began to suspect that he had been abducted. 

Buddy's body would be found 7 weeks later just a mile from his home. It was obvious that the young boy was murdered. His handkerchief was deep down his throat and he was missing some of his clothing. It's likely died the day he went missing and it's unknown what exactly his cause of death was.

There were many leads, but nothing panned out and Buddy's murder remains unsolved. 

SOURCES:

Wikipedia

Find a Grave

Stevens Point Journal July 27, 1925

News-Record July 28, 1925

News-Record July 30, 1925

The Post Crescent September 14, 1925

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. 

John Doe is a black male between 30 to 50-years-old. He's around 5'5".  He had a wide gap between the medial teeth 1/8" in width. Many of his teeth were lost with the 8 remaining teeth in the upper jaw and 7 in the lower. One tooth in the upper jaw had a filling.

SOURCES:

NamUs

Doe Network

Unidentified Wiki

Murder of Daniel Awety and the Death Curse of Thomas Busby's chair

 

Picture of Thomas Busby's chair thanks to unsolved mysteries.

The favorite chair of Thomas Busby has an eerie and terrifying past. For over 300 years this chair has been a sight for many, but misfortune for those who actually sit in it. It has even developed the name the chair of death. And it all started in 1702 with a man named Thomas Busby.

Thomas Busby was a man who would take any chance to drink. It was well known in the community about Busby's favorite pass time. This barfly was not a rare sight in his favorite pub. The only thing that would be rare as if he wasn't sitting in his favorite chair. Busby was not a man to be messed with as he was a thief with a bad temper. If someone said anything he didn't like a fight would ensue.

Busby's father-in-law was Daniel Awety a successful coin forger. The two were partners in petty crime.  Daniel Awety decided after earning a lot of money through his "business" to splurge out and buy a farm near Kirby Wiske. He had renamed it, Danotty Hall, after himself of course.

One summer day in 1702 Awety and Busby had a meeting that ended in a heated argument. Busby went back and found his father-in-law sitting in his favorite seat. Busby demanded Awety to get out of his chair and a fight broke out.

In response, Awety told Busby he was going to take his daughter back to Danotty Hall with him. Later that night Busby went to Danotty Hall and killed Awety with a hammer and placed his body in the woods.

Awety's remains were soon found and the authorities found Busby in his favorite chair. Busby went to trial and was found guilty his punishment was hanging and Busby was granted one last request. He was able to take one last drink in his chair.

"Death will come swiftly to whomsoever sits in my chair." Was Busby's last words before he hung. Surprisingly enough his words rung true.

A chimney sweep sat in Busby's chair and he was unfortunately fell off a roof and had died. This was the first time the chair had been used in decades and this unnamed chimney sweep was the first noted victim. He was not the only one. People were always dared to sit in the chair, but most refused. Some lost their lives doing so.

Some of the most noticeable was when in WWII the place became a hot spot for Members of the Air Force. Few were not afraid to sit in the chair and it was noticeable that those few did not make it home. In 1967 a couple of RAF  sat in the chair and later that night hit a tree head on in their car and died. A lot of daredevils from all around wanted to see the chair. The landlord his it in the basement in hope no one would get hurt.

That didn't help because a roofer sat on the chair to rest and his death soon came after. A cleaning lady who stumbled over the chair had died and even more had died. In the 1970's the chair was donated to the Thrisk Museum where it now resides six feet off the ground so that no one will ever die from it again.

SOURCES:
Historic Mysteries
Unsolved Mysteries Wiki
Thirsk Museum
Profiling the Unexplained
Real Unexplained Mysteries
Unexplainable

Murder of John Byrd

In 1842 John Byrd was lead by his son 16-year-old Amos into the woods. Amos told John that they were going to help with deer hunting with some neighbors in a wooded area in Jackson, Missouri. They mounted on horseback and went into the woods. They did not return that night and it worried the family. They searched and found Amos

They late found John underneath some brush. He had been shot in the back of the neck and the bullet exited under his mouth. He also had his throat slit. He was found within a few hundred yards of their house.

His son originally claimed that they met a foul stranger in the woods. He said that the stranger made threats against him if he did not leave him and the father alone. He stated he thought his father was shot because he heard the gun go off. The boy went to a house and stayed the night with a man. The man claimed to have also heard a gunshot.

Police did not trust Amos as his story changed several times. He then was brought in front of the Justices and then he admitted he had killed his father. He had stolen the gun from a neighbor and hid it in the woods. The motive for his murder was because his son was not allowed to use the gun. Articles talked about how the son did not have the mental capabilities to understand what he did. He may have had some sort of learning disability as he was described as "not a boy of ordinarily good sense" and a "simpleton".

(I believe the name of the son is Amos due to how one of the articles was clipped)

SOURCES:
The Radical 
Boon's Lick Time