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1915 Colton John Doe

September 1, 2018 By Alice

Willows near the water 1915 Colton John Doe Photography Eric de Sturler

An unknown man I call the “1915 Colton John Doe” was found hanging from a willow tree in the Santa Ana river bottom, 2 miles southwest of Colton, San Bernardino County, California. Suicide, no identification. When I read that this unidentified man picked a willow tree to commit suicide the symbolism ran wild in my […]

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Filed Under: Case of the Month Tagged With: 1915 Colton John Doe, California, Case of the Month, Colton, DNA, hanging, Santa Ana River, suicide, Unidentified

The 1953 Murders of Gail and Paul Schultz

August 1, 2018 By Alice

Gail and Paul Schultz grid 500

Gail Lee Schultz and Paul G. Schultz Jr., two siblings, were murdered on March 7, 1953. They were bludgeoned to death with a blunt instrument. Their cases are officially labelled cold by the authorities. The chance that we will ever find out who killed Gail and Paul Schultz and why they had to die, are very […]

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Filed Under: Case of the Month Tagged With: Bardole DNA Collection Method, Blunt force trauma, Case of the Month, cranial injuries, Gail Lee Schultz, Nazareth, Paul and Gail Schultz, Paul G. Schultz Jr., Pennsylvania

Unsolved: Thomas Wayne Grant

July 1, 2018 By Alice

Thomas Wayne Grant

Having a loved one taken from you in a violent way and never knowing why is shattering. That is what Thomas Wayne Grant’ sisters Janet and Pam are going through. There is nothing online and nobody was held accountable. Janet and Pam remember that their brother worked part-time in the Legal Aid Society’s juvenile division […]

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Filed Under: Case of the Month Tagged With: Case of the Month, Cleveland, Ohio, Strangulation, Thomas Wayne Grant

Who killed Tiffany Robin Stubbs?

May 26, 2018 By Alice

Tiffany Robin Stubbs grave

Introduction Tiffany Robin Stubbs (April 21, 1986 – May 27, 1988) had just turned two when she died. She was the daughter of Dwayne & Edna (Nash) Stubbs. She had a four-year-old brother. This post is a work in progress. There are many gaps and I am still gathering information. However, a two-year-old died and […]

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Filed Under: Case of the Month Tagged With: asphyxiation from drowning, Case of the Month, DNA, Missouri, Tiffany Robin Stubbs

Norma Diane Cramer (1946 – 1968)

May 1, 2018 By Alice

Norma Diane Cramer

On July 2, 1968, Norma Diane Cramer traveled from her home in Elyria (Ohio) to see her old boyfriend Mark Varasso in Portage (Indiana). Norma’s remains were found on August 17, 1968. She left behind a little girl, Mary. This is the Case of the Month for May 2018. The call for modern technology This […]

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Filed Under: Case of the Month Tagged With: Case of the Month, gunshot, Indiana, Norma Diane Cramer

Missing: Jennifer Lynn Wyant

April 1, 2018 By Alice

Jennifer Lynn Wyant was last seen on June 28, 1980. There isn’t much online about Jennifer that gives us a clear timeline of her case, her family life with parents and/or siblings, her work, career, education, sports, etc. This makes it extremely difficult to write a post. Case of the Month I hope that by […]

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Filed Under: Case of the Month, Missing Persons Tagged With: Case of the Month, Jennifer Lynn Wyant, Missing Person, Nashville, Tennessee

Mary Flanagan (June 9, 1943 – missing Dec 31, 1959)

March 1, 2018 By Alice

The case of Mary Flanagan is probably the oldest missing person case in the United Kingdom. There is very little online about this case. That’s why I made this the Case of the Month for March 2018. Let’s start with a description of Mary. She is 5 feet 2 inches tall, white, medium build, hazel brown eyes, […]

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Filed Under: Case of the Month, Missing Persons Tagged With: Case of the Month, Mary Flanagan, Missing Person, UK

The 1976 cold case of Eunice Shrivers Lowe

January 1, 2018 By Alice

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On Sept. 17, 1976, bus ticket clerk Eunice Shrivers Lowe (Nov 11, 1920 – Sep 17, 1976) was killed while at the work at the Continental Railways Station in Bay City, in the southwest part of Houston, Texas. Eunice, a white woman of 55, was beaten with a pickax, stabbed with a broken glass bottle, […]

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Filed Under: Case of the Month Tagged With: Case of the Month, DNA, Eunice Shrivers Lowe, Houston, Texas

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I am a true crime writer raising awareness for old unsolved cases from the pre-DNA era that are in need of renewed media attention. I do not actively investigate these cases. I leave that to the professionals.

My posts are about homicides, missing and unidentified people, wrongful convictions, and forensics as related to old cases.

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