The unsolved cases website of the Metropolitan Police Department for the District of Columbia splits up cases in categories. You can search for missing person cases, cases with rewards, most wanted cases, and unsolved homicides. The latter group is split up by years and decades.
Here are the oldest three cases. They need more media attention especially if evidence was preserved that can be tested with modern technology. If you have newspaper clippings or other links, please contact me so we can update this post.
Christine Burke aka Christine Baynard
on Monday, December 24, 1962, Christine Burke a.k.a. Christine Baynard (38) was murdered in her apartment on 2705 13 Street, NE, #346, Washington, DC.
UPDATE: a reader emailed that she found information about Christine Burke in the newspaper Baltimore Afro-American from Saturday, December 29, 1962.
In an article on page 2, it says that Christine was found dead inside her locked apartment dressed in pajamas. She had been strangled. There were signs of a struggle yet cash was found and she had not been sexually assaulted.
Christine was divorced and worked as a nightclub waitress at the Lion’s Den on Georgia Ave. She was the adopted daughter of Raymond and Francine Baynard.
The case is still listed as unsolved on the website from the Metropolitan Police Department, Washington D.C.
on May 17, 1968, Karen Rena Hawkins a.k.a. Peaches, disappeared from her home on the 2400 block of 18th Street, NW, Washington DC. Her remains were found a few days later in the basement of 2526 17th Street, NW, Washington DC.
I checked Google Maps. It is about an 8 minute walk. Who had access to that basement?
on Sunday, July 21, 1968, Theil Council was killed in front of 902 T Street, NW, Washington, DC. He was a World War II veteran.
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If you have any information about these cases please call the Metropolitan Police Department’s Synchronized Operations Command Center (SOCC) at 202 727-9099 or email [email protected]
The Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone who provides information
that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for any homicide
committed in the District of Columbia.
Rest in peace Christine Burke, Theil Council, and Karen Hawkins.