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

MISSING: Diane Marie Webb

 

18-year-old Diane Webb lived with her family in San Bernadino, California until 1959. In March her family would move to Dolan Springs, Arizona, and Diane would stay. She would then stay with her 16-year-old boyfriend, Bennie Webb, who would soon become her husband.

At least one time that year she stayed with her family in Arizona for a week. During the visit, she told her parents she was pregnant and that she was going to marry. Her father disapproved of the relationship, but her younger brother and mother made it to the wedding in Indio, California. 

The wedding was the last time her family saw her, but they would receive letters for several months after her wedding. The last letter was mailed on August 22, 1959, for her little sister's birthday. It included handkerchiefs that she crocheted for her. 

A letter would then arrive to Diane's family from Bennie in late 1960. He had believed that she was with them in Dolan Springs, and this confused them. They would send a letter back asking what had happened and when she had left. 

On January 5, 1961, he responded back stating that he hadn't heard from or seen Diane in a very long time. That he had given her $100 and put her on a bus to Dolan Springs. He stated she wrote one letter to him after she left and stated she had a miscarriage. Bennie recommended they to talk to a friend of Diane's in California to see if she knew something.

In August of 1961 Diane or someone else using her name visited a dentist's office in California. This was the last possible sign of her. 

Diane's family suspects that her husband had done something to her. Her father went to Bennies hometown in New Mexico where Bennies brother was a police chief. He was searching to see if he can find information on Diane. Allegedly Bennies brother chased him out of town. 

Bennie is still alive, but is not cooperating with the police and refuses a polygraph. He allegedly never recalled marrying Diane, but their marriage certificate exists. This however seems suspicious but does not mean he is guilty. 

Diane is a white female and was 18-years-old at the time. She's 5'2" to 5'4" and 110 to 120lbs. She has brown hair and grey eyes. She was pregnant at the time but may have had a miscarriage, one of her breasts was larger than the other, she has freckles on the tip of her nose, and her ears are pierced. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Charley Project

International Missing Persons

MISSING: Harvey "Gene" Eugene Whitacrel.

In 1947 20-year-old Harvey Eugene Whitacre also known as Gene was a Corporal in the U.S. Army stationed at Sandia Base. He was also treasurer of his bowling league and was considered an above-average bowler.  

On the night of June 30, 1947, he was last seen leaving the bowling alley in, Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was carrying around $400 for his bowling league. He did not show up for roll call at the base the next day. It caused people to worry about him. 

In a side street near the bowling alley, there was a sign of an attack, but some believe it was staged. At the scene were his broken glasses, necktie, army cap, and a bloodstained shirt with slashes in the back, as if someone had been stabbed. 

The FBI and the Defense Department looked into the case s if Gene was AWOL. They spent a lot of time asking friends and family about Gene's whereabouts. They had even wiretapped phones and intercepted mail to try to find Gene. They claimed that his work wasn't National Security, but they were trying really hard to find him for someone who wasn't.

Gene was a white male who was described as a kind of Asian looking in some reports. He was 5'9 and around 145 lbs. He had brown hair cut in a military-style and brown eyes. He also has bad eyesight and wears very strong subscription glasses.

SOURCES:

NamUs

Doe Network

Missing Veterans

INFANTICIDE: April 21, 1926 Albuquerque, New Mexico Baby Doe

On April 21, 1926, Mrs. Maria Martinez, her mother, and her sister went to a vacant house on 1120 North 3rd street in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She stated that she went to the home with the intention to buy it. Inside the body of a baby boy was found behind a bathtub. His cause of death is unknown, but he was less than a month old at death. 

I assume that the baby was never identified as he was buried as Baby John Doe and his Find a Grave doesn't mention him being identified. 

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

Santa Fe New Mexican April 23, 1926