Murder of Tommie Lee Dysick

On May 17, 1953, 37/38-year-old Tommie Lee Dysick's body was found at the edge of an orange grove in Apopka, Florida. He had been stabbed multiple times in his stomach and seemed to have been dragged to where his body was found.

SOURCES:
Project Cold Case
Orange County Sheriff's Office
Orlando Evening Star May 18, 1953
The Orlando Sentinel May 18, 1953

STRANGE HISTORY: Swedish Spheres

 On May 16, 1808 something strange was seen in a little town called Biskopsberga, Sweden. The village was located near Skanninge in Ostergotland, Sweden. The town at the time housed 300 people, but in the present doesn't exist anymore. The unusual phenomenon that was seen that day is remembered.

That afternoon was described as cloudless and warm. A hard wind was blowing from the west. Weirdly enough without any clouds in the sky, the sun began to grow dim. It turned their village a dim brick red. It was so dark that people could stare at the sun and not feel pain.

It was noticed that in the western horizon round spheres appeared. The spheres weren't very big. The spheres headed towards the sun and turned from a dark brown to a black color as they got closer. They slowly began losing speed, but by the time they passed the sun they sped up again. They seemed to have disappeared when it reached the East. The event lasted for around two hours. During which it seemed like millions of similar spheres appeared to do the same thing.

K.G. Wettermark was a respectable citizen and secretary of the Swedish Academy of Sciences. He was there to witness the spheres. He had claimed that one of the spheres fell near him. He claimed that before it fell to the ground that it looked similar to soap bubbles. The kind children created when playing with soapsuds and reeds. The place where the bubble had fallen left a gelatinous film. It was described as thin and fine like a cobweb. It was still changing colors but had soon dried up.

SOURCES:
How Stuff Works

UNIDENTIFIED: May 1912, Providence County , Rhode Island Jane Doe

 In May of 1912, the body of a woman was found in the Blackstone River in Providence County, Rhode Island. Her arms and legs were bound and her head was missing. There is little information on this case. 

She was buried in Edgehill Cemetary. The Cemetary is now abandoned and there are no grave markers.

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

Unidentified Wiki

MISSING: Leila Lewis Bryan and Mary Rachel Bryan

On May 10, 1941 mother and daughter 36-year-old Leila Bryan and 4-year-old Mary Rachel Bryan went to the beach. They arrived back at their Carolina Beach, North Carolina home at 6:30 p.m. She started dinner. At the time her husband Edis Clarence Bryan or E.C. was making plans to pour a concrete floor in the basement.

At 9 p.m. Leila left with Mary. She initially was going to go out to buy groceries or a bra down the street. She brought Mary Rachel with her because she insisted on going with her. For some reason, she left her rings on the sink. At the time she was driving her husband's black 1935 Ford Model A coupe with 1941 North Carolina License plate number 219-056.

E.C. had gone to bed while she was gone. Later that night Barry Lewis, Leila's brother, and one of his friends came over to the home. He asked  E.C. where the girls were. E.C. said they never came home from their trip. Barry and his friend went out to search for his sister and niece. They couldn't find them.

E.C. called the police and reported the girls missing. This was when the community and police joined the search. The search included the beach, waterways, and wooded areas. The car was low in gas when she left so it was possible that she went to get gas. One station attendant reported that they saw a woman around 10 and they were pretty sure it was her. This tip led nowhere though.

The car was never recovered and the two were declared dead in 1948. Police did not believe that Leila left on her own accord. It could be possible that the girls met foul play and she and Mary Rachel were dead.

Police suspected Leila's husband for their disappearance. They suspected that he killed his wife and daughter and then buried their bodies. It was initially believed that they were buried under their concrete basement floor at the beach cottage on Raleigh Ave., but it was dug up in 2009 and remains were not found. It's possible their bodies were buried elsewhere though if it was him.

Leila may be spelled as Lela is a white female and was 36-years-old at the time. She was 5'7" to 5'8" and 120 lbs. She has black hair and grey eyes. She was wearing a summer print housedress with a green turban, possibly a sweater and white and brown shoes.

Mary Rachel is a white female and was 4 at the time. She was 3'0" and 40 lbs at the time. She has dark brown hair and brown eyes.

 
SOURCES:
Charley Project (Leila)
Charley Project (Mary Rachel)
Find A Grave (Leila)
Find A Grave (Mary Rachel)
Doe Network (Leila)
Doe Network  (Mary Rachel)
Dead Maidens

INFANTICIDE: May 5, 1910 Phoenix, Arizona Baby Girl

 

On May 5, 1910, the body of a baby girl was found in the Salt River Canal in Pheonix, Arizona. She was less than a year and possibly was a newborn. The death certificate lists the baby as probable 1 day. It's believed that the baby's death was criminal. 

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

Unidentified Wiki

Murder of Ruth Feig

By May 3, 1920, 25-year-old Ruth Feig and her husband 28-year-old William Feig were separated for 6 weeks. She had already moved on and was living with another man on 5023 Warren Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On May 3rd she would ask William to come over.

It's unclear what had happened. They were either taking a walk or William was attacking Ruth by either chasing or dragging her on Thompson street. Ruth would then shoot at William and he would be struck twice. They would end up in a shop where Ruth would die inside as William shot her 4 times with his own revolver.

At trial William would claim self-defense. The problem with that was that two of the bullets were in the back of her head. He would be found guilty of 2nd-degree murder and was set to serve 11 to 12 years for the crime.

SOURCES:
Criminal Justice Research Center
Criminal Justice Research Center (PDF page 31)
The Philidelphia Inquirer July 25, 1920
The Philidelphia Inquirer December 11, 1920

UNIDENTIFIED: May 2, 1921 St. Johns County, Florida John Doe

On May 2, 1921, a man was killed in an automobile accident and pronounced dead at 5 a.m. at the hospital. He was a white male around 38-years-old. There is little information in this case. 

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

Unidentified