The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office need help in the case of an unidentified man I called the Conroe Lake John Doe. UPDATE: In December 2023, the victim was identified as Clarence Wilson. He was born on February 18, 1952. The authorities ask if you have any information, no matter how small the detail, to call […]
Unidentified
The Unidentified
Please welcome Rebekah Turner who joins the cause to name the unidentified. She wrote the post below to introduce her project to my blog’s readers in hopes that you will use her database as well. I have said it before and cannot stress this enough: cold case work is teamwork. If you have a missing loved […]
“Little Miss Nobody”
“Little Miss Nobody” is still without her name by Silvia Pettem© Several years ago, while working with my local sheriff’s office on the case of “Boulder Jane Doe” (a then-unidentified murder victim from 1954), my research led me to Prescott, Arizona. There, I came across the case of an unidentified little girl whose likely murdered […]
New search options from NCMEC
The NCMEC (National Center for Missing & Exploited Children) has a new search tool. They have launched an interactive map of unidentified human remains cases combined with a database. The interface has the map and the data on one screen making is super easy and eye-friendly. On the map (click here) you can search the […]
Pulaski County Jane Doe
WARNING: autopsy photography below! UPDATE MAY 25, 2021: she has been identified by DNA and her name is Karen Kaye Knippers, more here. ___ This Pulaski County Jane Doe was found at 847am on May 25, 1981 near Dixon, in Pulaski County, Missouri. She was near Hwy MM at the low water crossing. She had […]
NamUs: underutilized. Why?
“NamUs is one of the most underutilized tools, not just from law enforcement, but also from the public,” said retired NYPD Det. Joseph Giacalone, a former cold case investigator. “It’s one of the greatest tools that can be used to solve some of these cases, but no one knows about it.” Joseph Giacalone is no stranger […]
Orange County Jane Doe
Warning: there are two graphic images below! UPDATE July 2020: IDENTIFIED The Orange County Jane Doe is identified as Anita Louise Piteau. On Wednesday, July 22, the authorities announced that they believe Anita was killed by Johnny Chrisco. Unfortunately, Chrisco passed away in 2015. He was 71 years old. Little is known about him, said Huntington […]
Do you recognize Lee County Jane Doe?
The FBI and other law enforcement agencies need your help to identify Lee County Jane Doe. Her skeletal remains were found on January 28, 2012 at a trailer park on Hurst Street, Opelika, Lee County, Alabama. The authorities think that she was between 4-7 years old. Please take a look to see if you recognize this child. Lee County […]
El Dorado Jane Doe: help her!
There are a few things that can get me mad fast. One is people saying “I cannot think of them as a victim.” I am talking about victims of crime who are not regarded as “completely innocent” by the public. As a result, their cases get less attention as the victims are blamed for their fate. They […]
Do you know these five women?
Do you know these five women? Because if you do, the authorities can use your help. In my last book review “Unearthing a Serial Killer” we learned that Alex Mengel had photography in his possession from these five women. He also had a Pennsylvania tourism map with marks on it (see below). The authors, David […]