Her body turned up ten days later, naked and decomposing. While his friends and colleagues worried about him, there was not much of an official investigation into his whereabouts. The television show "America`s Most Wanted" aired the security videotape twice once in 1997 and again in 2002 after In 1898, the brutally beaten body of 52-year-old Sarah Ware was discovered in a wooded area of Bucksport. "Anyone who enters the jail does so at his own risk," Mrs. Woodhurst told the crowd. There seemed to be no easy way to explain the professors disappearance. But a definitive connection between the boy and the foster home couldnt be made, and the case remains cold all these years later. Their identities remain a mystery to this day. Wounded Foot is known to have been in Whiteclay on August 4, 2016 and had stayed overnight in this area. In fact, today, it has less than 100 residents. sheriff sneaked a soldier's uniform into the jail, dressed Manning in it and had him march to the Army post when the guard He was, however, happy to accept a meal and returned once a yearon the same dayto the homes that were generous to him. On March 1, 1950, the 15 members of the Beatrices West Side Baptist Church choir were supposed to meet for practice. Chicago." Bob Frank of the State Patrol said investigators The unknown man walked out with the soda, a pack of cigarettes, a lighter, $150 and a full tank of gas. The Bennington Triangle refers to an area of Vermont surrounding Glastenbury Mountain where several people have disappeared without a trace. to buy their items and leave. What remains a mystery is what causes the light. the right side of the head. Webster's crew was camped west of North Platte, near Ogallala, strong with which to denounce the deep-seated cowardice of shooting a man under such circumstances." Three weeks later, he was gone. St. Clair found that murder had been committed and "that Later Woolsey located Webster bathing in the Platte River and shot him to death in revenge. The day after her disappearance, her husband moved out of their house. Clara Cook was 38 years old when she died at the farmhouse where she was born and raised west of North On the relic is a small label stating St. The Chadron State College mathematics professor went missing in December 2006. Bell said the immediate cause of death was suffocation resulting from fluid day before she died. Although authorities suspect Christi Jo Nichols She was promoted to manager the We are no longer supporting IE (Internet Explorer). The case remains cold to this day. "The inmate, by mistake, poured poison into the glass," the Bulletin reported. The .gov means it's official. The relic is a small piece of red cloth with a small piece of bone from St. Patrick. The man, wearing dark sweatpants and a black or dark gray hooded sweatshirt with a bomber-style If you have any information on the unsolved crimes above, please contact your local law enforcement immediately. Cold cases and unsolved crimes in Omaha, NE. Platte on May 29, 1934. What happened next still haunts investigators. Afraid that Woodhurst would sneak Manning away, the mob placed its own After the excitement died down, Manning got 12 September 1982 Steven Pearsall: 35 Lewiston, Idaho, U.S. Another man stepped forward and repeated the demand. Suicide seemed like the least likely option, but in the end it was all police had to go on. "I'd like to find an answer. should call the Nebraska Missing Persons Information Clearinghouse at 877-441-LOST (877-441-5678) or the North Platte State She married Mark Nichols when she was nineteen. His apartment did not look like that of someone who was planning to leave - perishable food was left in the fridge and no suitcases full of belongings were missing. During the years Cook ran Use the 'Submit a Tip' button to send information relating to persons who were associating with Sherri Wounded Foot on August 4, 2016 or information relating to any incident where Sherri Wounded Foot was injured or to the cause of the injuries she sustained while in White Clay to Nebraska Crime Stoppers. Lauren is also an author of crime fiction, and her first full-length manuscript, "The Trust Game," was short-listed for the 2017 CLUE Award for emerging talent in the genre of suspense fiction. The case still haunts the town to this day, not just because the case was never solved, but also because the circumstances of her burial are so strange: her head and body are buried separately, with no gravestone. turned out to be from animals. Casolaro was found dead in his hotel room. Just 13 miles from Glacier National Park you can pass through a portal in which the laws of nature are set aside: A gravitational anomaly forces trees to grow sideways and makes people appear as much as six inches shorter. his body was discovered. The Air Force claimed the debris belonged to a crashed weather balloon, but the citizens of Roswell didnt buy it. Inside, eight bodies were found (the owner, his pregnant wife, their two daughters, and four crewmen) Theyd been shot to death and left to burn. Clara was the only daughter of Annie Cook, the infamous woman who ran Lincoln Council Bluffs Police Department Officers Responded To A Fire Call In The 1500 Block Of South 6Th Street, Where The Fire Department Advised Them There Was An Unresponsive Male Inside,The Victim Was Taken By Ambulance To Mercy Hospital Where He Was Pronounced Dead paper said county court was called into session and Judge W.P.P. State of Georgia government websites and email systems use "georgia.gov" or "ga.gov" at the end of the address. In 1969, 16-year-old Robert Rayford was hospitalized in St. Louis for extreme, unintended weight loss and a host of infections. Find out about these 13 haunted house mysteries no one can explain. Delana's work has been featured on more than a dozen websites and in. Steven Haataja was a math professor at Chadron State College. "Ken Williams, Christi's The police also believed Kindig might have been beaten elsewhere, then loaded into his truck and driven The strange beating death of a Tryon man remains as much as mystery today as it did the hot August morning Here are missing persons cases from the '80s that . Jane Marie Prichard was conducting botany experiments in Blackbird State Forest in September 1986 when she was shot to death; campers stumbled across her body later. The Chilling Disappearance of Brianna Maitland. On that night, however, every single one of the choir members ran late for different reasons. If your have any information on any of the missing persons, please contact the Anne Arundel County Police Department Missing Persons Unit, Detective Jay Schline at (410) 222-3588. When Clara ran from the kitchen into the back yard, Annie grabbed a lid lifter off the stove and ran after her. Lincoln County Attorney Collis Bell told news reporters that an inquest wasn't necessary because the death Omaha from North Platte, Neb., to work with the private detective the family had hired. Department at 308-784-2366. The 8- and 13-year-olds, with their mother, Margaret, were visiting their aunt, Cathy, at a local bar in Sterling, Alaska. It was just before 10:30 a.m. March 10, 1997, when a man pulled his red Pontiac Grand Am into the Amoco station in Cozad, It was during these days that Hunter ran bootlegged booze from Canada all the way south She and her husband had not been getting along for some time, and Christi had recently been seen by a doctor for injuries thought to have been caused by domestic violence. State Patrol tries again to find missing woman over the right eye and temple where the "death blow" had been dealt. 45 things police officers want you to know. "It is reported that both men (Woolsey and Webster) were hard cases," the newspaper wrote, "But no words are too "Ken Williams, Christi's Investigators said he was waiting for a mother and daughter Twenty years ago today, a 22-year-old Gothenburg, Neb., woman the mother of two small children disappeared.Christi "Williams said he can't believe his daughter would to Texas across the Great Plains. Bob Frank of the State Patrol said investigators the hole at Sirek's request. 1871 Kate Manning - North Platte Nebraska has, sadly, many missing persons and unsolved murder cases. his body was discovered. Bell said the immediate cause of death was suffocation resulting from fluid Mr. Patterson-Black was last seen wearing atan baseball cap with dark bill, tan long sleeved plaid button down shirt, blue jeans, and leather shoes. The man pulled a 9 mm semiautomatic pistol from his right pocket, leaned over the counter and "Williams said he can't believe his daughter would Use the Missing Person Search on the Nebraska State Patrol web page to view and search missing persons in Nebraska, this information is updated regularly. The trial lasted several days and Manning was found not guilty. What they couldnt figure out and still havent is why someone wanted Prichard dead, and who might have killed her. A few names have come up as suspects in the case, but no arrests have been made. The man approached the counter and spoke to Rowlands. Here are missing persons cases from the '80s that shook the world. Nebraska: 61. In 1994, Tina Marcotte called a friend to say she had a flat tire but that her coworker, Tom Kueter, was going to help her out. Chicago." To this day, no one knows why they began or what they really were. The suspect`s face is clearly visible. at the foot of the hill north of Ogallala." for his booze routes. Woolsey was never heard from again. In 1981, Jean Hillards car went off the road near Langby, and the next day, her frozen body was discovered, her eyes wide open, her flesh frozen so solid that doctors couldnt pierce it with a hypodermic needle. A witness quickly told the police hed seen a girl being forced into a black van. "That's The small town of Forest Grove is generally a quiet town, but in 2016, the quiet was shattered by reports of an otherworldly shrieking sound that seemed to emanate from nowhere and everywhere all at the same time. Whoever murdered Kate Manning got away with it. Horses are known to become spooked for no apparent reason. Two pierced Rowlands` arm. Traci Kenley and Bill Rundle | Unsolved Mysteries Wiki | Fandom in: Nebraska, 2000, Disappearances, and 5 more Traci Kenley and Bill Rundle Edit Traci Kenley (left) and Bill Rundle (right) Real Names: William Rundle and Traci Lynn Kenley Nicknames: Bill (William) Location: Hastings, Nebraska Date: August 17, 2000 Bio his car was discovered, months later, in an Omaha parking lot. It was the last time anyone saw her alive. Michigan Tech students believe its a phenomenon created by headlights from a nearby road, but the mystery remains officially unsolved. These 6 sad stories and one incredibly happy story all took place right here in Nebraska. The jury took 16 hours and 20 minutes to find Lozier and his wife not guilty. "I have been working on leads since the day we found out she disappeared," said Kniss, The doctors had no answers, and Rayford died. The suspect`s face is clearly visible. No new leads have been identified in the case. assumed to have been the "instrument of death." On April 9, 1871, young Kate Manning was found dead just southeast of town on her land claim. Fatim Hemraj Bizarre CCTV Glitch Deepens Mystery of Young Woman Who Vanished After Fight With Friends Ceebla Cuud A Prison Boss Beat Her Husband Everyday for Two Decades and Even Had Him Clean Up. Despite a massive search, Amber was never seen alive again. The police said Kindig had a broken neck and his face was battered black and blue. Here are 15 of the scariest unsolved missing person cases. Frank and Annie owned the farm about eight miles northwest of North Platte. She covers life and style, popular culture, law, religion, health, fitness, yoga, entertaining and entertainment. the poor farm, several poor and aged inmates were found floating in irrigation ditches. and jailed. diseases you probably didnt realize still exist today. California the next day the same day the U.S. government sued the Hunter estate for $55,000 for back taxes. The leader of the mob knocked on the jail door and demanded Pete Manning. She went inside and bolted the door. Kyron's stepmother, Terri Horman, quickly became the focus of. fired at least three shots. Suicide? Webster's crew was camped west of North Platte, near Ogallala, Eugene Allen Sperry was reported missing on June 28, 2005 at approximately 1921 hours. But no one else saw or heard a thing. Murder in the Sounds. There is still doubt, however, as the case remains open to this day. "We're trying to keep it before Its suspected more than 5,000 bodies are buried under the Green and that they may have been dragged out in the middle of the night, wrapped in a sheet, and buried in shallow, unmarked graves. Some theorize the people died during a terrible epidemicthough no ones sure of what. She has worked as a writer and editor since 2007. on interviews with those who were at the farm the day Clara died, Yost wrote that Annie and her daughter had been fighting committed the deed. "Now we have to go back to a more conventional type of police work. The state with the lowest rate of missing persons is Massachusetts Rhode Island has the smallest number of missing persons in absolute terms, at 29 assumed to have been the "instrument of death." Many believed a rival gang had done away with Hunter with death, the bartender denied all knowledge of the crime and about Pete Manning's involvement. Missing Persons. For nearly eight years, Hunter's fate No one knew). took. In such a wide open area, they said, they wouldn't have known where to start. is dead, her body never has been found.The Nebraska State Patrol investigated the case and the family hired a private Let's look at the first statistic first. Two pierced Rowlands` arm. You may remain anonymous by calling the Dawson County Crime Stoppers at 308-784-1234. It all started in the summer of 1947 when a Roswell rancher found mysterious debris in his sheep pasture. Wyoming: 45. Sheila was last seen at [] Anyone with information or contact with Ricky is requested to contact the Lander Police Department at (307) 332-3131 or the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation at (307) 777-7181. . Somebody As a persons who investigates missing persons cases on the daily, it seems there are indefinite unsolved cases out there. In fact, no one has ever been charged, and there are no suspects. On March 1, 1950, 15 choir members were supposed to meet for practice at the West Side Baptist Church in Beatrice. She became a licensed private investigator One possible suspect was tried, but hes been acquitted due to a lack of hard evidence. Lisa Carnes' body was found on March 30, 1984 in a field in rural Massac County near Macedonia Church Road and US Highway 45. She opened the cash register and handed him the money then, lay on 3. The Dye brothers, Billy Howard and Robert,disappeared in 1956 along with their cousin, Dan Brasher. Its not in dispute whether the light appears because thousands of people have seen it. The car, possibly Males - 80 5288DMAL D. Brasher White 38 yrs Mar. Woolsey disguised himself as an Indian and surprised the cook, riding hard Anyone with information should call the Nebraska Missing Persons Information Clearinghouse at 877-441-LOST (877-441-5678) or the North Platte State Patrol office at 308-535-8047. Leah Rowlands, 41, from Cozad, was working that morning. If you send me images or newspaper clippings I assume that I may use them on my website. fired at least three shots. Nellie Snyder Yost wrote in "Evil Obsession" that Pearl Whittaker, Hunter's former But several high-profile disappearances in the 1980s caused some big changes. This can be a post about an unsolved homicide, a missing person, an unidentified person, a wrongful conviction, or forensics. For example, in Nebraska, between 1980 and 2019, there were about 2,718 unsolved homicides, according to Project: Cold Case's data. A witness following the vehicle that struck young Mary Ann said the white car was westbound and its speed 15 Amy Lynn Bradley. Woodhurst's Regina Bos still missing 18 years after vanishing in Nebraska Regina "Gina" Bos was last seen in the early morning hours of October 17, 2000 leaving an open mic night at Duggan's Pub in downtown. His colleagues say he was a mostly positive person and that he seemed to have plans for his future. The Bulletin reported that a physician from It was so badly burned that at first glance, it didnt even look like a human body. 2005-726215. North Platte was shocked to hear of a hit-and-run accident that left a 4-year-old girl dead April 29, stand outside. Bus and car windows were shattered and even a policeman was struck, but no bullets or casings were ever found and no one ever saw an actual sniper. In 2017, a Bethesda house fire revealed a disturbing find: The body of a man in the basement. Between 1920 and 1950, at least 10 people mysteriously vanished in a patch of woods surrounding Glastenbury Mountain that has been dubbed the "Bennington Triangle." The name was coined in 1992 by author Joseph Citro. "Kniss moved to just off Interstate 80. A 1967 Mary Ann Alegria - North Platte entering the lungs. She held spiritual ceremonies that led people to become possessed; she also could magically heal the sick. UFO myths scientists wish youd stop believing. with the murder and brought him back from California where he was living. Wallace was murdered six months later in Los Angeles; no arrest has ever been made in either case. Even more bizarreonly Reesers body had burned: The rest of her apartment was intact, even a pile of newspapers beside her body. Police determined that she had been murdered and the fire was set to eliminate evidence. You may remain anonymous by calling the Dawson County Crime Stoppers at 308-784-1234. Disappearance of Jason Jolkowski 1 language Edit View history Jason Anthony Jolkowski (June 24, 1981 - disappeared June 13, 2001) is an American man from Omaha, Nebraska who went missing while walking towards his former high school to meet a co-worker for a ride to work. She was transported to Pine Ridge hospital and then to Rapid City Regional hospital for care regarding her injuries. The Cold Case Unit is responsible for the investigation into unsolved homicides and unsolved missing persons cases. The Colorado Cold Case Database features unsolved homicides, missing person, and unidentified person cases to assist law enforcement agencies in the development of information, which can lead to the identification, and arrest of any person(s) who may have committed any crime described on this page. was purely accidental. Kniss of Omaha, were convinced at the time of Nichols' disappearance that Nichols was slain and her body hidden. in the plot, fired shots over the herder's head to lend credence to the appearance of an Indian attack. Others believe its a natural phenomenon caused by swamp gas or rock quartz beneath the land. Then, in April 1939, his skeleton was discovered under a cement floor in Sirek's dairy barn, third stall from One day in 1876 over a farm in Kentucky, the sky rained down chunks of meat of indeterminate origin (was it bear? Just a few weeks later, he packed up her clothes and sold both of their cars. Department at 308-784-2366. Ever since then, hes never felt hunger or thirst. She was promoted to manager the They had been travelling home via water taxi when they went missing - and they haven't . No one else was ever brought to trial for Hunter's murder. The remains of a campfire were found nearby, on the other side of the tree, so that Haatajas back would have been toward it. Her family had a mausoleum built for her (and future deceased members of the Craigmiles family) of fine white Italian marble. On December 11, 1987, twenty-two-year-old housewife Christi Nichols vanished. paper said county court was called into session and Judge W.P.P. (The image above is not of the West Side Baptist Church which was completely destroyed in the explosion. Manning's bartender was then suspected. committed the deed. Its possible he committed suicide, but equally possible hes living under an assumed identity. Some Chadron residents were critical of the police department, saying that they werent taking the case seriously or putting enough effort into searching for Haataja. March 30, 1984 - Lisa Ann Carnes. Corky D. Williams. Webster and a herder known only as Woolsey decided In 1915, the bodies of six people whod been bludgeoned to death were discovered in the crawl space of a house that had once belonged to the reclusive Eugene Butler. Twenty years ago, in the early hours of New Year's Day 1998, two party-goers Ben Smart, 21, and Olivia Hope, 17, disappeared in mysterious circumstances in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand. Jo Nichols was a 22-year-old mother when she disappeared 20 years ago today. The patrol and Omaha police are the only agencies in Nebraska with designated cold case units. Many believe this case was never adequately solved. 14 Creepy Missing Persons Cases That Were Eventually Solved By Chrissy Stockton Updated September 21, 2021 U.S. Army Vanessa Guilln was a 20-year-old soldier in the US Army stationed at Ford Hood in Texas. Joey, 13, and Billy, 11, disappeared while heading to explore a small, nearby cave in Missouri, and Craig, 14, may have been with them. on Woolsey to Great Bend, Hayes City and Buffalo, but the man was never located. deformed foot was found to fit the impression in the soft soil so neatly that he was accused of the murder. One night in 1987, Minnie Winston saw blood on the floor of her Atlanta house. Peete said Clara ran around a tree several times, then fell over dead. a mob." She opened the cash register and handed him the money then, lay on mutton? Lincoln County Sheriff Jim Carman, formerly a North Platte police investigator, said the department continued missing person mysteries that were eventually solved. The Dye brothers, Billy Howard and Robert, disappeared in 1956 along with their cousin, Dan Brasher. His body was bound to the tree, but his hands were left free. the poor farm, several poor and aged inmates were found floating in irrigation ditches. Police found his car abandoned on Newport Bridge. FBI list of 43 unsolved missing cases of people under the age of 21 Here's the list, by date of disappearance: Daniel Barter was 4 years old when he went missing from Perdido Bay, Alabama,. Here are the diseases you probably didnt realize still exist today. The shrieks ceased soon after, and no one has ever been able to figure out what caused them or where they might have been coming from. Street in the early morning hours of Aug. 10, 1946. The cook set for camp at a dead run. day before she died Number of total unsolved missing persons cases per capita (based on population). When Mannor and his teenage son, Ron, went to investigate, they found the mysterious object flashing red and white lights. Unsolved Homocide-Cozad, NE Published Tuesday | December 11, 2007By Abe Winter WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER A In August 1931, Hunter turned up missing. Each month, NamUs publishes reports and statistics for all unresolved missing person, unresolved unidentified person, and unresolved unclaimed person cases published, as well as American Indian and Alaska Native Case Statistics and Tribal Case Reports. The Justice Files: Where's 'Red?' Bobbi Campbell said. The then-25-year-old adored her husband and was left devastated in 2017 when he passed away from a short illness. But Hunter had made enemies. He then walked up to the register, demanded money, and then shot Leah Rowlands three times. stand outside. Rowlands was the mother of two sons and had moved to Cozad to be close to her boyfriend. TARA CALICO Unidentified kidnapping victim thought to be Tara Calico. Love Nebraska? The by mistake. In 1927, Camden was terrorized by whats been described as phantom- or ghost-sniper. Every Missing Person is Somebody's Child. It was obviously a murder, according to the Nebraska GenWeb Project, as Kate was respected and had no enemies. The highly unusual case was profiled in Chadron author Poe Ballantine's book "Love and Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere. According to 2020 FBI data, Black people make up 35% of missing persons reports but only 13% of the US population. said, "get him in a legal way; but I think you had better go home to your wife, for I know she never would sanction you leading Paula Jean Welden disappeared in the "Bennington Triangle" in 1946. It has been more than seven years since the second-grade student disappeared from Skyline Elementary School in the Portland suburbs. Part of the mystery is the a now famous Polaroid photograph of a young boy and a woman who looked strikingly like Calico. Two ranchers happened upon Haatajas body in March. was constant. When Clara ran from the kitchen into the back yard, Annie grabbed a lid lifter off the stove and ran after her. father and Kniss' brother, isn't as convinced about his daughter's fate. He was arrested but the sheriff couldn't find enough evidence to convict him and he was turned loose. girlfriend, told Hunter's former lawyer where the body was buried.