The murder of Joan Mary Woodhouse (July 17, 1921 – July 31, 1948) is also known as the Arundel Murder as her body was found on the grounds of Arundel Castle, Sussex, UK. There is plenty online about the case however some details are not. That’s where the book by Martin Knight comes in. Joan […]
Archives for 2019
Dust and Shadow by Lyndsay Faye
Dust and Shadow by Lyndsay Faye takes us back to London and the world of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. Holmes and Watson We meet our friends Holmes and Watson during the time that Jack the Ripper terrorized London. We can therefore expect to meet these five victims in the book: Mary Ann Nichols, […]
Samantha Angela Ainsworth (Dec 2, 1969 – found Dec 3, 1985)
Samantha Angela Ainsworth’s remains were found in a shallow grave on March 11, 1987. She was last seen walking north towards Nellis Blvd., Las Vegas, Nevada. I am not sure about the date. Samantha was found by dirt bike riders near Sunrise Mountain, Las Vegas, Nevada on March 11, 1987. There is very little online […]
Who killed Alana Kela?
Alana Kela (? – 1993) was born in Hawaii, USA. I do not have an exact island name or date of birth. She died in 1993 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, from a single gunshot wound to her head. Her murder remains unsolved. This is the Case of the Month for July 2019. […]
Missing: Shannon Marie Sherrill
UPDATE: I spoke to Chief Frank Clark from the Thorntown Police Department. He corrected the area code in the contact information. He also assured me that Shannon’s is an active case. It is still being investigated. All tips are checked and added to Shannon’s file. Her case number is 86-143. If you have any information […]
Remembering Gwen Vivian Miller
Gwen Vivian Miller (Nov 4, 1907 – Feb 29, 1968) was murdered inside her home in Rapid City, South Dakota. She was 60 years old. She never married and had no children. Gwen worked as a hospital pharmacist at the Bennett-Clarkson Memorial Hospital (now Rapid City Regional) in Rapid City. Her colleagues went to her […]
Dail Boxley Dinwiddie (April 12, 1969 – missing Sept 24, 1992)
Dail Boxley Dinwiddie (April 12, 1969 – missing Sept 24, 1992) was 23 years old when she went missing. This is the oldest missing-persons case for Columbia police, South Carolina. Introduction Dail Boxley Dinwiddie (23) is a graduate of the Heathwood Hall Episcopal School. In 1991, she graduated from Randolph-Macon Women’s College in Lynchburg, Virginia, […]
Sherrlynn Leigh Hill Mitchell (1957 – missing Nov 22, 1973)
On November 22, 1973 sixteen year old Sherrlynn Leigh Hill Mitchell left her home in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, to meet a friend at the bus stop. When this friend’s bus arrived Sherrlynn was not there. She has been missing since then. Sherrlynn did not return to her job at the Ballarat Woollen Mills. She did […]
Missing: Elijah Gersham Cravens
Elijah Gersham Cravens (possibly Oct 20, 1867 – last seen Jan 1, 1902) from Okmulgee, Oklahoma was last seen on January 1, 1902. Cravens was a farmer who lived outside Okmulgee, OK. When he went missing he was approx. between 30 and 40 years old. There is no official last address on file. Case He […]
Conviction in 2006 Juan Cuevas murder
In May 2019, John Blocker was convicted in the 2006 Juan Cuevas murder for of felony murder, aggravated manslaughter, robbery, burglary and three counts of kidnapping. Blocker faced first-degree murder but the jury opted for aggravated manslaughter instead. A fingerprint and DNA tied Blocker to the crime scene. This fingerprint matched Blocker in the national […]