Were the .22 "bullets" found in his pocket spent lead slugs which he might have dug out of a shooting range back stop? Or were they loaded cartridges?
The idea of him being shot accidently on a shooting range of some sort might be accurate. It was stated that he was shot in the back with a...
This unidentified man was heavily dressed, probably because he lived outside in the cold. He was probably homeless. The shoes might be a clue since they are a common type of footwear for persons working on boats. Perhaps he worked at a nearby marina.
Garnet Eleanor Ginn
Birth 13 Oct 1916, Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana, USA
Death 27 Feb 1950 (aged 33), Portland, Jay County, Indiana, USA
Burial, Akron IOOF Cemetery Akron, Fulton County, Indiana, USA
Plot Northeast Section, Row 7
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In July, this missing persons case will be 60 years old. With the 60 year anniversary approaching, perhaps there will be elevated interest and possibly an anniversary article.
Bumping this thread up. Some think that the case was solved years ago, while others feel that it remains unsolved.
https://www.northernexpress.com/news/feature/case-closed/
Amy Johnson, c. 1930
1 July 1903
Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
5 January 1941 (aged 37)
Thames Estuary, near Herne Bay, Kent, England
Believed to have died in an aviation accident
Boulevard Municipal Secondary School
University of Sheffield
Aviator...
The buttons on the painter's jacket and overalls were more like the sort of "rivet" buttons found on some types of blue jeans. Those were not sewn on, but rather attached with a sort of rivet or nail punched into them. The back of them would look different from the uniform type button which had...
Small brass buttons of this size were used on uniform sleeves, pockets, vests, epaulets, and even on frame cover hats.
The idea of it being used on a leather vest seems a good possible lead.
Amy Johnson (1903-1941) was the first woman to fly from London to Australia. At the start of World War II, she helped to organize the women's flying Corps to Transport aircraft where needed. As lead pilot, she was qualified to fly a number of different types of planes.
On 5 January 1941, while...
Maurice Franklin Mays was convicted of the 1919 murder of Bertie Lindsay and executed for the crime. There is no evidence, however that he was a serial killer.
Maurice Franklin Mays, circa 1919
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Jimmie Retha Brown
Birth 23 May 1961
Death 20 Aug 1977 (aged 16)
Burial: Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA
Plot: I, 0, 5066
LINK:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/422591/flower
There is no official evidence linking Buster Robbins to the disappearance of Page Renkoski but there are some similarities in her disappearance and the abduction, rape, and murder of Beverly Wivell which occurred only 9 months earlier. Here is an update on that 35-year-old murder case.
What...
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