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Thank you Richard for your comprehensive list. You are so organized. And this list contains much more detail than the one I am working on. This is a huge help.

Everyone: Sorry if this post is OT but I just thought the list Richard provided deserved a formal thank you and not just the little thanks button on the bottom of the post.
 
I agree with STL! Thank you so much Richard,well done!!!!!!!!:clap:
 
Motherof5 said:
I just found this guy and wanted to get some opinions.He is accused of a 1995 rape of a 12 year old girl. I'm just thinking that if he did this,it probably wasn't the first time. There is also the Annapolis(ransom)connection. I believe that the ransom thing was a hoax,but just wanted to put him out there.http://jonathanturley.org/2009/03/2...-12-year-old-girl-while-teaching-at-anapolis/
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Quoting from the link provided:
Mar 18, 2009 : Anne Arundel County Police have charged a retired Naval Academy professor with raping and molesting a 12-year-old girl.
Police spokesman Sgt. John Gilmer says _______ 66, is accused of abusing the girl while he was working as a computer science professor in 1994 and 1995. He taught at the university from 1976 to 2003 when he retired.... (unquote)

This person stands accused of a crime which allegedly occurred in 1995. I leave out his name because he is innocent until proven guilty.

But for the purposes of discussion, he would have been about 32 at the time of the Lyon sisters' disappearance. The his accusor was 12 at the time of the alleged offense, which was the same age as Sheila.

Annapolis is about a 45 to 60 minute drive from Wheaton, MD, depending on time of day and traffic.

It would be nice to know the specifics of the accusation and also his whereabouts in March of 1975.
 
Teresa Lyn Fittin
Missing since August 1, 1975 from Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida.
Classification: Endangered Missing

Vital Statistics
Date Of Birth: April 19, 1957
Age at Time of Disappearance: 18 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'1; 107-110 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Blonde hair; blue eyes. Fittin's nickname is "Bunny."
Dentals: Available
DNA: Available in CODIS.
Medical Conditions: She was six weeks pregnant at the time of her disappearance.
Vehicle: 1964 greenish-gray Nash Rambler license plate number 10-16425

Circumstances of Disappearance

Fittin left her Fort Lauderdale, Florida home on August 1, 1975 after an argument with her boyfriend and has never been seen again.

She left all her belongings behind, and $300 on her dresser. Her wallet was found in a local library ten days later but her 1964 greenish-gray Nash Rambler has never been located. She hasn't accessed her bank accounts.
It is possible that Fittin may have traveled to Tennessee, Colorado and Pennsylvania.

Authorities suspect foul play is involved in her disappearance.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning Fittin's whereabouts, please contact:
Fort Lauderdale Police Department
954-761-5547

E-Mail: BVeltri@fortlauderdale.gov

You may remain anonymous when submitting information to any agency.

Agency Case Number: 75-65195
NCMEC #: NCMC1061256
NCIC Number: M-029828863

Please refer to these numbers when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.


Source Information:

Fort Lauderdale Police Department
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
South Florida Sun-Sentinel 9/11/06
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
The Doe Network: Case File 353DFFL
 
Please note Teresa's description and the fact that she left home on 1 August 1975. One possible destination was Pennsylvania.

To get to Pennsylvania, she would likely have driven through North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland.

Fred Coffey was on the move at this same time, having left Wheaton/Aspen Hill Maryland in a rush immediately after reports of Kathy Beatty's survival from a vicious attack.

Could Teresa and Fred Coffey have crossed paths?
 
35 years ago...

Note her description and the time frame. Also note the connection with other Connecticut cases.

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Lisa Joy White
Missing since November 1, 1974 from Rockville, Tolland County, Connecticut
Classification: Lost, Injured, Missing

Vital Statistics

Date Of Birth: February 2, 1961
Age at Time of Disappearance: 13 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'0"; 110 lbs.
Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Blonde hair; blue eyes. She had been a dancer and done acrobatics and was in perfect shape.
Marks, Scars: Small pock mark on forehead over right eye.
Clothing: Blue denim jacket and green pants She was not wearing any jewelry.
Dentals: Available. Had worn teeth braces - teeth perfectly aligned.
Other: Fingerprints not available

Circumstances of Disappearance

Lisa was last seen walking along Prospect Street in Vernon, Connecticut at 20.00 on November 1, 1974. Lisa had gone to see a friend in Rockville. After talking to her, she left to go home but never arrived.

She is the third person out of five to disappear from this area. The bodies of the last two were found a few years later - the first three were never found.

Investigators

If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Vernon Police Department
Detective Skewes
860-872-9126

NCMEC #: NCMC1008498

Source Information:

NCMEC
NBC 30
The Doe Network: Case File 1518DFCT

LINK:

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1518dfct.html
 
Michael McCool
Missing since June 28, 1978 from Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
Classification: Endangered Missing

Vital Statistics

Date Of Birth: February 15, 1964
Age at Time of Disappearance: 14 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'0; 100 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: White male. Brown hair; blue eyes.
Marks, Scars: McCool has a scar near his right eye. Significant dimple in the point of his chin.

Circumstances of Disappearance

McCool was last seen on June 28, 1978 in his Kensington home. He left for work and never came home. He was last seen with two adult males.

Investigators

If you have any information concerning McCool's whereabouts, please contact:

Philadelphia Police Department
Missing Persons Unit
215-685-3257 or 215-685-3251
All information may be submitted anonymously.

NCMEC #: NCMC769480

NCIC Number: M-568145685


Please refer to these numbers when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:

The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
The Doe Network: Case File 140DMPA

LINK:

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/140dmpa.html
 
Could the following three cases be related to each other? Could they be related in some way to the disappearance of the Lyon sisters, which took place less than two years prior to the first of these three disappearances?

Note the similarities in age, location, physical description, and circumstances. Each was small in size and each was enroute to somewhere when she disappeared.

Virginia Beach was the residence of Fred Howard Coffey, Jr. just before his move to Montgomery County, Maryland and it was his residence immediately after he left his job at Vitro Laboratories in Montgomery County.

In September 1974, he was discharged from the Navy following his rape of a 13 year-old girl in Virginia Beach. Then, in October 1975, he was arrested for "contributing to the delinquency of a minor" involving a 15 year-old girl - again in Virninia Beach.

Each of the following cases has its own thread in the Websleuths Cold Cases section.

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Judy Ann Sylvester, 22, Missing 24 Jan 1977 from Virginia Beach, VA

Judy Ann Sylvester
Missing since January 24, 1977 from Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Classification: Endangered Missing

Vital Statistics
Date Of Birth: July 8 1954
Age at Time of Disappearance: 22 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'0", 100lbs
Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown hair; blue eyes.
Jewelry: Hand made necklace

Circumstances of Disappearance

Judy was last seen in 1977. She did not show up for work or pick up her paycheck from the restaurant she worked at in Virginia Beach.
Investigators

If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Virginia Beach Police Department
757-427-8300

Agency Case Number: 2001006572
NCIC Number: M-071329422

Please refer to these numbers when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
NMCO
The Doe Network: Case File 684DFVA

LINK:
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/684dfva.html

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Barbara Jean Monaco, 18, Missing since August 20, 1978 from Virginia Beach, VA

Barbara Jean Monaco
Missing since August 20, 1978 from Virginia Beach, Virginia
Classification: Endangered Missing

Vital Statistics

Date Of Birth: August 19, 1960
Age at Time of Disappearance: 18 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'4"; 110 lbs.
Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown, shoulder length hair; brown eyes.
Clothing: Long sleeved, yellow shirt; blue jeans; a brown belt and wooden clogs.
Medical: She had just been sick with Guillane-Barre syndrom.
Dentals: Available

Circumstances of Disappearance

On August 20, 1978, Barbara Monaco drove to the beach from Derby, Connecticut with her older sister. The girls registered at the Old Aloah Motel on 15th Street. They planned to stay for a week.

In the wee hours of August 23, Barbara Jean left her sister and set out on foot for Peabody's where she had a date with a bartender. Somewhere along Pacific Avenue, she vanished. Witnesses told police they saw her get into a car.

The spring after her disappearance, an informant came forward, seeking a reward. He told of local guys who drove Barbara Jean to a cottage near Oceana where they raped and strangled her. They dumped her body in the water, he said. The informant reportedly passed a police polygraph test, but prosecutors declined to offer him immunity in return for his testimony because they thought he was involved in the killing.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Virginia Beach Police Department
757-427-4101

Source Information:
HamptonRoads.com/PilotOnline.com
Crime Solvers
The Doe Network: Case File 1765DFVA

Link:
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1765dfva.html

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Marcia Estelle Remick, 17, Missing since June 9, 1979 from Virginia Beach, VA

Marcia Estelle Remick
Missing since June 9, 1979 from Virginia Beach, Virginia
Classification: Endangered Missing

Vital Statistics

Age at Time of Disappearance: 17 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'4"; 100 lbs.
Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown hair; green eyes. Pierced ears.

Circumstances of Disappearance

Marcia Estelle Remick was last seen on June 9, 1979 when she told a roommate that she was going to visit a friend at the ocean front. She never arrived.

Marcia's usual mode of travel was either on foot or by hitchhiking.

During the investigation, there were rumors that the victim was in Florida, however, this information has never been confirmed. Foul play suspected.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Virginia Beach Crime Solvers
1-888-LOCK-U-UP
Virginia Beach Police
757-385-4101

Source Information:

Virginia Beach Crime Solvers
The Doe Network: Case File 227DFVA

LINK:
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/227dfva.html
 
Richard said:
Wendy Eaton
Missing since May 17, 1975 from Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Classification: Non Family Abduction
Vital Statistics
Date Of Birth: May 26, 1959
Age at Time of Disappearance: 15 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 4'10; 90 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown hair; brown eyes.
Medical Conditions: Eaton is deaf in one ear.
Dentals: She wore orthodontic braces.
Marks, Scars: She wears corrective lenses and has pierced ears.

Circumstances of Disappearance
Eaton was last seen walking three blocks from her family's PA home on May 17, 1975 at approximately 3:05 PM. She was headed to the downtown area of Media, PA.

Investigators
If you have any information related to Eaton's case, please contact:
Pennsylvania State Police 215-459-4150
All information may be submitted anonymously.

NCIC Number: M-361834859
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
The Doe Network: Case File 90DFPA

Link:
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/90dfpa.html
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In a few days, this case will be 35 years old. Wendy is still missing and the case remains unsolved.
 
Richard said:
Tracy Anne King
Missing since July 8, 1975 from Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
Classification: Non Family Abduction

Vital Statistics
Date Of Birth: October 11, 1960
Age at Time of Disappearance: 14 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'3; 110 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Red hair; blue eyes.
Marks, Scars: King has a scar on her right ankle. She has pockmarks on her temple.
Dentals: Available

Circumstances of Disappearance
King was last seen leaving Hoffman Homes, a children's home in Mount Pleasant Township, Pennsylvania on July 8, 1975.

King was having problems at the time and was living at the home as a result. She had run away from the facility twice before, but King returned shortly thereafter both times. She has never been heard from again.

King apparently held no animosity towards her family and wrote them often from her stay in the home. Her letters are described as being those of a normal teenager at the time. King usually apologized for not writing more frequently. Her loved ones have searched for her since her disappearance in 1975.

King's family resided in Perry County, Pennsylvania in 1975.

Investigators

If you have any information concerning King's whereabouts, please contact:

Pennsylvania State Police
Troop H, Gettysburg Station
717-334-8111
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Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Missing Persons Unit
717-783-5524
All information may be submitted on an anonymous basis.

NCMEC # NCMC701787

NCIC Number: M-360386548

Please refer to these number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
The Doe Network: Case File 342DFPA

Link:
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/342dfpa.html
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I have updated the above post because several things in it have changed since it was first written. The contact for this case has changed and the agency in charge is now the Pennsylvania State Police.

Also, the link has been updated and if you click on it, you will see an updated photo of how Tracy would look today.

Of all the possible cases linked to the Lyon Sisters, I feel this is perhaps the strongest. Just my opinion, but I base it on a number of factors.

While both cases have an absence of any physical evidence, there is a similarity and close proximity in time and geography that cannot be ignored.

A major road which runs through Wheaton is Georgia Ave. It is also called Highway 97. This road runs north from Maryland into Pennsylvania and it passes Hoffman Homes where Tracy Anne King was last seen. It is also the road near which Kathy Lynn Beatty was abducted, attatcked and left for dead. It also connects with Viers Mill Road and crosses University Blvd a block away from Wheaton Plaza.

Tracy was a year older than Sheila Lyon and the same age as Kathy Lynn Beatty. All of these children disappeared while out alone, walking a short distance from their homes.

Two other girls; Wendy Eaton and Edna Thorne also disappeared while walking near their homes in Southern Pennsylvania in May and June 1975 respectively. As with the other cases, there was no physical evidence and their cases remain unsolved.

Tracy Anne King went missing on 8 July 1975 and she was the closest in proximity to the Maryland cases. Hoffman Homes, where she had been staying, was only two miles from Highway 97. Littlestown is only a couple of miles from the PA/MD state line and less than an hour drive from the Wheaton/Aspen Hill Maryland area.

Here is a Link to the website for Hoffman Homes in Mount Pleasant Township PA:

http://www.hoffmanhomes.com/
 
This case has only recently been posted on the Doenetwork. Note that it occurred in 1975, only a few months after Sheila and Kate and several other children went missing.

Even if this case is not linked directly with their disappearance, there are a number of similarities.

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Teresa Lynn Rhodes
Missing since September 27, 1975 from Greensburg, Westmoreland County, PA

Vital Statistics

Date of Birth: January 15, 1962
Age at Time of Disappearance: 13
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 120 lbs
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Brown
Distinguishing Characteristics: Scar from a dog bite on her upper lip, believed to be on the left side.
Clothing: A red and white jacket, red slacks
Nickname: Teri

Case Details

On Saturday, September 27, 1975, at around 11 a.m., Teri Rhodes, of South Greensburg, Pennsylvania left her home to go to a girlfriend's house.
At 13, Teri was not yet allowed to date. She never missed dinner time and always, when she left the house, would tell where she was going.

It was later discovered, however, that going to a friend's house, or shopping at the mall, may have been cover stories for a lifestyle she'd been introduced to, one that included a former South Greensburg police officer later convicted for a contract murder, a friend of the cop who was allegedly into the drug world and who had a fondness for young girls, and a so-called 'party house' on Bell Way in Greensburg.

Teri's disappearance was initially viewed as that of a runaway and was treated as such, despite the fact that when she left her home that afternoon, she didn't take her purse or pack a bag and none of her clothes were missing. Yet there were no press releases, no media coverage and the original police report only contains a description of Teri and the words "possible runaway".

It was years after Teri disappeared that her friend admitted that the two girls had been at the Bell Way house on that Saturday. The friend last saw Teri at about 6pm as she (the friend) was leaving the party with a man. The friend made it home that night. Teri didn't.

In 1987, a relative of Teri's family contacted a local psychic. Information the psychic gave led to a search of Schenley Park in Pittsburgh, and another search in 1989 at St Clair Park in Greensburg. No trace of Teri was found.

Another lead came from an incarcerated confidential informant to the state police. Teri's body was allegedly buried in an area of Keystone State Park locally referred to as "Transylvania", an area known in the '60s and '70s as a lover's lane and keg party site. But again, Teri's remains weren't found.

Over the years, tips have trickled in, but the questions to what happened to Teri Rhodes on that Saturday in 1975 have not been answered and she remains missing.

If you have any information about this case, please contact:

Westmoreland County Detective Bureau
724-830-3286

Sources

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Press
FacebookPennsylvania Missing Persons

LINK:
http://www.pamissing.com/rhodesteresalynn.html

LINK to separate Websleuths thread:
PA - Teresa Lynn Rhodes, 13, Greensburg, 27 September 1975 - Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community
PA PA - Teresa Lynn Rhodes, 13, Greensburg, 27 September 1975 - Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community
 
I posted the below information three years ago (post 108, Page 5 of this thread). The link to the news story no longer works.

Tina's case is not included in NCMEC or the Doenetwork. She is also not listed in the Delaware State Police Website.

Does anyone have any more information about her or her disappearance?

She has been missing for over 35 years now. As Delaware is adjacent to Maryland, could this case be linked to the disappearance of the Lyon Sisters only a month later?


Richard said:
This is the first I have heard of this little girl. She disappeared in the month before the Lyon Sisters disappeared, under similar circumstances. Note the similarities in descriptions.

Could this case be linked to that of the Lyon Sisters and to disappearances of other children in Maryland and nearby states in 1975?

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... Tina Faye Kemp's family hasn't seen her for more than 32 years. ...


Tina Faye Kemp

Kemp was 14 years old when she disappeared in 1975. It was around 9 a.m. Feb. 3, a Saturday morning, when she left her home on Main Street in Felton.

"She just disappeared, no indication of where she was going," Hudson said.
She had no known family problems or any other indications that she would be a runaway, he said.

Because she was known to frequent horse-racing tracks in Delaware and surrounding states, police follow up with neighboring states whenever remains are found at a horse track.

But neither that nor other investigative efforts have netted solid leads.

Kemp, who was 5 feet tall and weighed about 100 pounds, had a medium build, brown hair and blue eyes. She last was seen wearing a white sweater, red and blue flannel shirt, blue jeans and red-and-white tennis shoes. ...

You can help
Police ask anyone who may know something that could help solve one of these cold cases to call detectives at 739-5939.

Callers may remain anonymous.

Source:

delawareonline ¦ The News Journal, Wilmington, Del. ¦ Few leads, little luck in cold cases

LINK:
http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070728/NEWS/707280346/-1/NEWS01
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Richard said:
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Tracy Anne King went missing on 8 July 1975 and she was the closest in proximity to the Maryland cases. Hoffman Homes, where she had been staying, was only two miles from Highway 97. Littlestown is only a couple of miles from the PA/MD state line and less than an hour drive from the Wheaton/Aspen Hill Maryland area.

Here is a Link to the website for Hoffman Homes in Mount Pleasant Township PA:

http://www.hoffmanhomes.com/
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It has now been 35 years since Tracy Anne King went missing. Has anyone seen any anniversary articles or recent references?
 
This unsolved murder occurred only three months prior to the disappearance of the Lyon Sisters. Could there be a connection?


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Eileen Kelly, 18, Unsolved Murder December 1974, Washington DC

Eileen Kelly, 18 years old, disappeared on 14 December 1974. Nine days later, on 22 December 1974, her body was found in the 17 block of R Street Northeast, Washington DC.

The Coroner stated that she had been dead between 24 and 36 hours when she was found. This would mean that someone had held her captive for several days prior to her murder.

Eileen's killer has never been identified and the case is unsolved. The case is under investigation by the Metropolitan Police.

If you have any information concerning this case, please call:

Detective James Trainum 202-727-5037

Or the Metropolitan Police Operations Center at 202-727-9099

Or e-mail them at: unsolved.murder@dc.gov

Source: District of Columbia: Metropolitan Police Department

LINK:

http://mpdc.dc.gov/mpdc/frames.asp?d...pdf&group=1533



LINK to Websleuths Cold Case discussion on this case...


Eileen Kelly, 18, Unsolved Murder December 1974, Washington DC - Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community
 
Here is a case from 1975 which has only recently been posted on the internet. It involves the aparent abduction of a little boy four years old. Could there be a connection between this abduction and the disappearance of other children mentioned in this thread?

Could there be a connection between the disappearance of little Kurt and the disappearance of the Lyon Sisters less than six months earlier?



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Kurt Ronald Newton, 4, Missing since September 1, 1975 from Chain Of Ponds, ME

Kurt Ronald Newton
Missing since September 1, 1975 from Chain Of Ponds, Maine.
Classification: Non-Family Abduction

Vital Statistics

Date Of Birth: June 28, 1971
Age at Time of Disappearance: 4 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 3'8; 45 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: White male. Blonde hair; blue eyes.
Clothing: A navy blue jacket, a blue sweatshirt, multi colored corduroy pants, mismatched socks and brown high shoes.

Circumstances of Disappearance

Newton's family was camping at the Natanis Campground in Chain Of Ponds, ME on September 1, 1975. Newton was last seen riding his Big Wheel near his family's site; he wandered away from the road and has never been seen nor heard from since. His tricycle was found at a dump site eight-tenths of a mile from his family's campsite.

Investigators

If you have any information concerning Newton's whereabouts, please contact:

Maine State Police
Detective Mark Lopez
207-657-5710

You may remain anonymous when submitting information.

NCIC Number: M-000164660

Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:

Child Protection Education of America
The Doe Network: Case File 96DMME
ColdCaseInvestigations.com

LINK:

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/96dmme.html

Kurt Ronald Newton, 4, Missing Since 1975, Maine - Cold Case Investigations
 
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