John/Jane Doe
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I would bet any money that they were either buried on Silas Jayne's property or dumped in Lake Michigan. They need to dig up every square rod of Jayne's former property.@Caring1 Hey could you post the current NamUs Exclusion List for Renee Bruhl, Patricia Blough and Ann Miller? I would greatly appreciate it.
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was in the Merchant Marine on Lake Michigan...There are other articles out there which mention a possible Richard Speck connection. The Biography Channel mentions that Indiana authorities were seeking to speak with Speck about this disappearance; Michigan authorities had questions about four others that occured, but before they could Speck committed the murders for which he is infamous. I suppose its possible that the magnitude of the murder of eight women overshadowed the disappearance of three and authorities never followed up.
http://www.biography.com/notorious/...eId=262943&selectedIndex=1§ionName=Crimes
if there was a boat accident one or more boats would be missing.... not sure how strict boat registration was in MI in 1966Richard -
Your post offers quite a bit to consider and you are to be thanked for all that you provided. May I just ask a couple of questions?
In the reports on this story, two boats have been mentioned in connection with the three women. One has been described as a 16-18 foot fiberglass trimaran runabout. The other was a 26-28 foot Trojan cabin cruiser. Some say the three girls first entered the smaller boat that had one man on it. Later, they are reported to have gone aboard the larger craft that had three men on it. There is a belief that they spent some time back on the beach in the time between being on the boats. I assume you mean the driver of the smaller boat may have been showing off at a high speed and flipped it. If that is the case, how could they have later been seen aboard the larger craft? Also, I can understand how one or even two bodies going into Lake Michigan may not be found, but what about six (three women and the reported three men)? I would also think there would be wreckage of some kind seen in the hours and even days after an accident.
The approximate weather in that area could be found by checking microfilm of area newspapers from that weekend. I tend to think it was warm weather (mid-70's up into the 80's) with sunny or partly sunny skies. Good enough for a number of people to be on the beach and in boats on that day.
there are "no wake" zones by beaches, so the motor boat would need to cut the engine and paddle in (usually an equiped motor boat has a paddle because you need at least one and a boat hook to dock). people sometimes anchor and swim into a beach or bathroom or snack bar, IMO.It strikes me as very odd that boats, especially power boats, would be allowed anywhere near a swimming area - it seems extremely dangerous. I am not suggesting that the women were run down while swimming, that would be next to impossible without leaving a trace, but I suppose we were not so risk averse back then - just an observation.
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What happened to three young sunbathers who disappeared at Indiana Dunes State Park 57 years ago?
Three young women disappeared from Indiana Dunes State Park in July of 1966. 57 years later, their disappearance remains unsolved.www.nbcnews.com
i know i’m a LOT of years late, but i live in Valparaiso, about 20 min from the Dunes and I would go with you to get the FOIA at the Porter County Sheriffs Dept. I also have museum connections if that helpsI'm sure I could look at the case files under the Freedom of Information Act. I think about going a lot since it's within a decent driving distance. But I don't want to go by myself, and I'll probably wait until next spring when the weather gets nice again after this coming winter is over. I would contact them and ask them if I could see the files...but I would really love to see the film.
Another WSer, Marilynilpa, who is working on the Alice Parsons cold case, plans to go to Suffolk Co. NY to look at her case file and she is using the FOI Act to gain access to those records, so I think it would be possible.
Today marks 58 years. The first of three (to my knowledge) cases where three went missing at once.
What are the other ones, the Fort Worth Trio?Today marks 58 years. The first of three (to my knowledge) cases where three went missing at once.