Thanks for this. I think the document does explain how he would have been able to get a new number under his new identity. It says that universal screening of applications only came in from 1971 and before that SSNs were issued by field offices with limited checks. I do not think the new identity and old identity were linked on the SSN; he just applied for and received a new SSN.
This is a real rabbit hole
Hello and thank you for reading Emily's case here.
The social security numbers, while I don't know if they're connected, he died in a VA hospital, receiving VA benefits, therefore I'm leaning to believe or assume that his name change was either done legally, with the help of LE, or, it was prior to being under any radar for identity theft and he was able to carry out claiming to be someone else, as himself. I have learned that his name change is right in line with serving less than a year in prison, on a plea deal, from the 1964 FBI case of Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property, this was in reference to a counterfeit savings bond case connected to Emily. I have also learned that Bruce\John also went by the nick name "Jack", was a horrible drunk, had many aliases, walked with a limp due to an accident\surgery of some kind, had a large scar down his back to his butt, and claimed he was from New York. I know that his first marriage ended due to his affair with Emily. I know that the FBI, prior to arresting Bruce/John, showed up at my fathers relatives home in Nebraska, claiming that family was "hiding" Emily, because when they arrested Bruce/John, she wasn't with him, or so he and they claimed. They told family that he took a plea deal and was sent back to Chicago. She was never located. This was mid 1965.
I cannot answer why in 1966, a marriage pops up in California, with both of them using their birth names, instead of their second issued names. I cannot track her to the address on the marriage certificate, nor him. I have acquired tax documents for both addresses listed and have been unsuccessful at locating the owners of that said time (1966).
I do know that since March 1964, Emily has had ZERO activity on both SS'# I know that Bruce/John died in 2009, and his late wife/partner died in 2010. Her niece dove through tons of boxes for me to find documents, and what she found was a box with files labeled, marriages, divorce, etc and each file was EMPTY!
I spoke to Bruce/Johns first wives sister, and niece, along with the nieces husband who was a caretaker for Bruce/Johns first wife. He claims she was vicious, had a sailors mouth and wouldn't put it past her to have had something to do with Emily's disappearance. Knowing that she was the result of the marriage ending. Their divorce stated, adultry and a drunk. She later married a co-worker of Bruce/Johns who worked at the same dealership he did. The first wives sister's only comment was " I don't want any trouble" and never spoke again on this conversation.
I have ruled out several Jane Doe's over the years, including St Petersburg 1969 Doe, and currently working on "Rosie" doe out of Huntington Beach. My research is endless, so much more than what is here. I cant say how much I, and my family appreciate everyone that is looking, searching, commenting, and theorizing. Please message with questions and ideas, We will gladly hear them all!!
