Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Then police got a phone call. Delphine Ash Buchanan's body was found by her brother in Taylor Park in the Maysville community of Mobile in a wooded area near a baseball diamond. . Donald R. Fortson read more Investigator's would like to speak with anyone who may have information regarding this case or who may have been in the area and observed anything unusual at the business. Although I've always said, "a whole nother". Police arrested a farm hand who lived less than 50 feet away from where Cheney's body was discovered, and blood matching Cheney's type was located on the man's shoes and on the ground outside his residence. No trace of Jeppson or his dogs ever materialized. If I was to worry about how someone would feel about bringing this case to a broader audience, I would care more about offending the Roberts' family than I would pissing off someone who implicated in the crimes. (edit: no it doesn't - the link is below. She was identified as Heese, and she was found fully clothed but with her shoes nearby along with her personal items a school textbook, a notebook, and purse carefully stacked, says the Lincoln Journal Star. A few hours after she vanished, according to Unsolved Mysteries Fandom, boxes of Camp Fire mints were found by a bridge, and police collected more than 700 tips from locals. On June 20, 1940, Williams was overheard talking about an upcoming meeting of the group, which led to his arrest. That night, McDonald and Cherry took James off the premises and attacked him to the point of near death. A search of the area in 2004 yielded no results. Thanks for the write-up! Peggy R. Mock read more Derrick Kucera read more The body of Julie Speerschneider, who left a campus bar in March 1979, was discovered in the Yahara River in 1981. Investigations of the 70-plus other persons of interest went nowhere, and in April 1958, Ridulph's body was found about 100 miles away. He had been bound and shot. His blue Chevrolet Monte Carlo was also found in the woods. He was clad in a raincoat atop a green suit, which concealed pajamas underneath. On the night of April 21, 1973 Ellis left her residence at Martha Parham Hall and rode a bicycle to a concert being held on the University of Alabama campus. Alabama News Network Staff, Central Alabama CrimeStoppers has announced that reward money is being doubled to $10,000 in an attempt to solve the murders of Ladarious Devante Lymon and Javon Cortez Banks in Butler County. She stopped to buy poke on the way, headed to the apartment, spent some time there, and drove home to Kailua. Authorities were reasonably certain it was Akey, and the remains were buried at Beaufort National Cemetery. Most importantly, as a life long resident of the area and growing up with the story, what were the sequence of events in your opinion? You can also contact CrimeStoppers at 205-752-STOP (7867) to leave confidential, anonymous tips. Anyone with information relating to this case should contact the Shelby County Sheriff's Office at 205-669-4181 or through the Secret Witness Line at 205-669-9116. Murdered. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band was playing a midnight concert on Woods Quad. Her son was also cut, in his throat, altering his voice. Detectives interviewed dozens of persons of interest, and over the decades, more than a dozen men confessed to the Rogers' murder, albeit falsely, and they were ruled out as suspects. A few days after writing that note, Mauger headed into the wilderness near Dubois, Wyo., exploring the Togwotee Pass area, where she'd hunted and trapped since childhood. Authorities still don't know who killed Tigard, or why. They set free the farm hand, who was never publicly identified but whom authorities say died in the war. On October 26, 2017, at approximately 9:12 a.m., Lymon and Banks, both 22 years old, Gov. Suspicion fell on a Rural Hill teenager named Swinton Parmenter, who reportedly had a crush on Sharp and was seen swimming near the post office where Sharp would have walked past. In 2002, a tip hinted that Price had been shot with a handgun and buried along West Virginia's Route 2, and in 2016, cadaver dogs searched near a gypsum plant along the same roadway. Unsolved murders of Alabama Erin Edgemon | eedgemon@al.com Charles R. "Dick" Salmon Charles R. "Dick" Salmon, 72, of Auburn was found dead of a gunshot wound at the service station he owned and. State police believe Price was murdered, but no human remains matching her description have ever surfaced. It's also not a crime for someone to move without notice, although if the part about them leaving all their effects is true, it's certainly unusual. She died in an ambulance en route to Broadlawns Polk County Public Hospital. He simply and mysteriously vanished. In conjunction with the Boise State University archaeology department, a small group excavated under the building to search for Richey's remains. Her body was so mutilated that the woman who discovered ita mother on a walk with her young daughterthought she had stumbled upon a mannequin. Investigators are still looking for answers three years after the still-unsolved murder of Zakia Bibbs, a Tuscaloosa woman who was gunned down in July 2019 in what may have been a road rage attack. The MPD is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the case. I told them all the same thing; it's not only an interesting story, but it's a tragedy that I hope one day will be solved. Until that day comes, the question Davis family wants to be answered is who would murder the 31-year-old husband and father. AC Worthy served as an officer at the local VFW post Bessemer. links/sources https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19880422&id=23shAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UYoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6946,7963782&hl=en, https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1842&dat=19821230&id=VmkeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7MgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3774,7852633&hl=en, http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1988/Brother-Nephew-of-Marshal-Arrested-As-Result-of-His-Investigation/id-8c507f81dd24e9359b29ea221da8487c, https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1891&dat=19881125&id=bGQfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vdQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3517,3184563&hl=en, http://www.annistonstar.com/news/police-hope-new-leads-will-help-close-decades-old-cold/article_9303f04c-f34e-11e3-9e66-0019bb2963f4.html. Forensic testing suggested that the individual, an African-American female, was between the ages of 8 and 11 years old, a relatively tall 5 foot 5 inches, suffered from an improperly formed spine as a result of the birth defect spina bifida, and that she had died less than a week before her remains were recovered. Before long, a man in his 20s named Johnny appeared and asked the girls if they wanted piggyback rides. She'd been stabbed and also strangled. Missouri's oldest unsolved death dates back to 1983, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, although little is known about the potential perpetrator or victim of the crime. Tips can also be made anonymously to the Tuscaloosa County Crimestoppers at 205-752-7867. Johnson says investigators collected numerous shell casings at the scene and sent them off to forensics. It's also not something that many "in the know" would prefer to talk about, at least not in an on-the-record situation, as there is still a serious fear of retribution by some of the involved parties that are still alive, or have descendents that are around. A neighbor heard a scream around that time but thought it was a cat and also saw a shadow in the garage, assuming it to be Ginn. The last activity on the case came in response to a tip in 2008, which ultimately proved fruitless. Two of the victims were discovered together, on Sept. 23, 1935. Although the choice of weapon and style of shooting was characteristic of a professional hit, both men were also stabbed multiple times. The trunk was found by hunters nearly three years to the day later, with only the elderly brothers' suits inside. In 2005, when DNA testing was more readily available, the remains were exhumed, and a FBI facility confirmed that this person was, in fact, Akey. Copyright 2019 WAFF. Moore suffered a bullet to the back of his head, and he died instantly. Kirby is a white male and at the time of his disappearance was 48 years old, approximately 240 pounds, with black hair. They ran to neighbors for help, who found Camp still alive, but with four deep stab wounds an inch apart in her spinal column. There was no sign of a break-in or a physical struggle with either Nels or Annie, and the murder weapon, an axe the Andersons used for splitting wood, was found next to Nels' body. She came upon one of the most brutal crime scenes in Alabama history. Investigators say the attack doesn't show the signs of a random act of violence. Like the 2007 double murder of Terrance Wilson and Shae Thomas. Williams' wife long attested that law enforcement had something to do with the death, and an investigation was re-opened in 2018 after the passage of Tennessee's Civil Rights Crimes Cold Case Law, which sought to find justice for unpunished murders of Black men and women in the civil rights movement era. However, Denver police were never able to determine who was responsible for the homicide and their reason for the murder. A friend arrived to drop off some gifts, and when neither Jeatran answered the door, she got worried, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Evans screamed out and fought off her attacker, alerting a passing student and a nun to come help. In Morgan's car, authorities found more weapons, ammunition, and one of Morgan's teeth wrapped in a handkerchief. Anchorage police interviewed residents of van Zanten's neighborhood and her family. Very in depth and interesting and it occupied my lunch break. Abbatiello-Smith's case began as a missing persons matter, after her disappearance was formally noted on Nov. 20, 1977. Had he been sentenced to consecutive terms it would have maxed out at 20. Investigators released to the public drawings of what the victim may have looked like, based on crime scene and autopsy photographs he was a while male, in his 30s or 40s, who stood 5 feet 3 inches, weighed about 155 pounds, and had wavy, dark brown hair. Police believe she died at about 1 a.m., strangled with her own bra. One odd thing about the victim was the way he was dressed. According to Sleuth and Justice, he was a U.S. Army veteran who was a leader in his church, his masonic lodge, and the Parent Teacher Association. The deceased's remains had almost completely degraded into a skeleton phase by the time of the discovery, leaving little for police to go on in terms of cause of death. Although, there were some leads, no one was ever charged with Pierce's death. To be such a sparcely populated (relatively) and rural area, we have a number of horrendous unsolved murders. Jaromir Chalabala/Shutterstock Steven Fisher, 20, and his girlfriend Melisa Gregory, 17, were bludgeoned to death on a ranch northwest of Newton, Iowa, in 1983. November 28, 2003. Gov. Moments later, she went to the yard to see her two eldest children but found only the daughter, holding a plastic flower that she says a man gave to her before he left with Jones. Any number of Taos residents could have been responsible for the decapitation-related death of Manby, who emigrated from England in 1883 and was soon thereafter regarded as the most hated man in town, the result of his tendency to swipe people's land and make sketchy deals for property, mines, and water rights, reportedly thanks to his connections with crooked state-level politicians. Almost ten years later, in Jefferson, Texas, 200 miles away from Denton, a box of human remains surfaced, containing the bones and skull of a woman. On 6/18/03, 21-year-old Jeremy Lee Dunn AKA "Opie" was found dead in a wooded area near a railroad bridge of Dudley Road in the area of Coaling (Tuscaloosa Co) AL. Davis stood in the streets of Huntsville just weeks after the murder of her husband, pleading for answers. In February 1978, workers clearing land on Lady's Island discovered a skeleton. An investigation quickly determined that the body was in fact that of Abbatiello-Smith, and that she'd been murdered. However, skeletal remains found beside U.S. Highway 31 near Stapleton in January 1985 were identified as Downey's. The couples daughter was just a few months old when her daddy was killed. The one-year old sat alone in the home on Tally Court East at the intersection of Emogene before family members found the scene. Mary Brooks succumbed to the injuries she sustained in the attack after a month. What happened to William Ebenezer Jones, III, just 3-and-a-half years old when he vanished from his home, is among the oldest missing person cases in New Jersey, according to Savage Watch, and the oldest unsolved matter involving a subject under the age of 5 statewide, per The Charley Project. According to Ghosts of North Dakota, Butler made an impression on the community, taking long walks and horseback rides in the middle of the night, screaming throughout. The Sheriff's Office was notified by Columbiana Police on December 22, 2001 that a male subject was found slumped over in his vehicle on Horton Farm Road, just outside the city limits. If you have any information regarding these unsolved crimes, contact the Mobile Police Department, Mobile County Sheriff's Officeor Baldwin County Sheriff's Office. He left her alone, with her hatchet and a bag full of sandwiches, while he climbed a ridge to look for elk. This tale involves a 1957 murder that was quickly solved. Best friends, high school classmates and coworkers John Self, III and Gregory Eadie were found slain in their Azalea Road apartment in 1982. She had not been assaulted, nothing had been stolen from the house, and the kids hadn't heard anything. As of 2021, it's still an open case. The Alabama Governor's Office has issued a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator. Garnet Ginn taught home economics at Portland High School in the small town of Portland, Ind. Sharp had also been stabbed under her chin and suffered an intense, blunt blow to the head, and footprints and scattered belongings suggested that she fought her attack. Spickler's case still carries a $50,000 reward for information. The stationmaster, W.H. An African-American man, he'd been arrested on trumped up charges and roughed-up by resentful white police officers prior to the events of April 20, 1958. Police say Davis was working at the store when someone walked through the front door and shot and killed him. On Friday, January 8, 2016 at approximately 9:00 p.m. officers responded to the 1400 block of Clover Leaf Circle North for a report of a person down. Ricky Lynn Nelms read more, Madison County It's still true today, as it's among the oldest unsolved crime sprees in Arkansas history. On Feb. 28, 1983, authorities in St. Louis responded to a call of a small body found in an abandoned and uninhabited building. The hooded men fled the scene in a car with three other suspects. According to Film Daily, the case of Cathy Moulton is the oldest unresolved missing persons case in the state of Maine. The only thing I can think of would be if they had left shell casings, and forensically matched them to the gun, but that wouldn't be ballistics, per se. More than 30 years later, Fisher's estranged wife was charged with first-degree murder. In the immediate aftermath of the death and discovery, Reno deputies said they had few clues, and thus few leads to pursue, and were only able to identify the murder victim through fingerprints (she'd been arrested before) and a positive identification by the woman's mother. No suspect has been charged with her death. Williams decided that he'd had enough and co-founded a local branch of the NAACP. The missing persons investigation zeroed in on Zachary, who said he'd been home by 10 p.m. after driving Carpenter, and he passed a polygraph test, too. Case number H15A-1375-96 On November 13, 1996, 35 year old Carrie Loraine Bowles was murdered in her residence in Old Mill Trace subdivision off Keenes Mill Road in the Cottondale area of Tuscaloosa County. Clothes out of date. Stanton would find young. The business where Ricky Davis worked was surrounded in crime scene tape on that November day in 2008., police cars blocking the parking lot as investigators worked every angle. According to the gossip that went around at the time, his wife did it. That summer, 13-year-old Debbie Spickler, a resident of Mystic, Conn., went to visit relatives in the city of Vernon. In fact, no one has ever been able to identify those six people. Upon arrival they found 48-year-old William Blevins deceased in the front yard beside the open driver door of a sport utility vehicle. Deputies arrived and determined that the victim had apparently been murdered by a single gunshot wound. On the afternoon of Dec. 17, 1962, Jones was playing with his 2-year-old sister and their new puppy in the backyard of their house in Vineland, N.J. Their mother was watching over them from a window but stepped away for a moment to check on her other child, still inside. The realtor met the male at the house and was sexually assaulted at knife point in the vacant house. Mobile Fire-Rescue responded and pronounced the victim deceased on the scene. The cause of the fire was determined to be petroleum based products inside the building. Updated: Feb 28, 2023 / 08:39 PM CST. That was the last in the string of the murders, and police are still looking for the killer. And then she was never seen alive again. The Escambia County Sheriffs Office was determined to be the lead agency in the case and has been assisted by multiple Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies as needed. A copy girl was sent to McKay's care to see if he was nearby. Donald R. Fortson - read more. 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