Tssiemer
Well-Known Member
Oh my gosh.
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Newspaper photo of the Vanagon.
http://imgur.com/gallery/jz2gsIq/
Source: WTVR/Emporia Independent-Messenger, 101st Year, No. 52
http://wtvr.com/2015/01/16/grateful-doe-mystery/
Sorry to ask such a direct question - did they both die instantly? And what time was the accident? Kind of hoping our Doe was fast asleep....
Eventually someone showed all the pictures to a member of Jason Callahan's family, his mum then commented on FB that it was her son, and she was pointed in the direction of the correct authorities.
Yes, they were both dead at the scene and their injuries were so catastrophic that they both quite likely died instantly. The accident occurred at 1:30pm in the afternoon.
That's what I use too.There is an app called Tapatalk
I can't believe that all it took to lead to Callahan was his mother reading about GD on the internet (20-years after his death).
Better late than never, it seems...
I had NO idea tent girl was ID'd until I just read your post (which urged me to Google her to see if there was an update). I researched her story years ago, numerous times. So this just made my day happy, thanks And her case was solved by Websleuths, or so that's what I read. Wow. And people ask why we do this stuff. Well that should explain it!I guess I take it for granted that I'm interested in "crime" stories and live in a town where there's nothing nearby to do but get online.
I think I got hooked when I realized how many murder victims (or merely the deceased) exist, but nobody knows who they are. The main one that first grabbed me was the "Tent Girl" because it happened in my state and I knew many of the areas mentioned in the quest to find out who she was.
I'd first read of this John Doe well over a decade ago. Grateful Doe, and countless other nameless individuals, had gone unidentified for so long that it didn't seem like they'd ever get their names back.
Back then, I never thought something posted on Facebook (or MySpace, etc) would help out in a case like his.
I know it shows my age, but then only college students had Facebook pages and it was mainly for socializing with new/old friends from school. And MySpace was mainly younger people who were in high school, those that didn't go to college or internet-savvy adults.
Nowadays "kids" (younger than HS) often have some kind of internet presence and so do their grandparents.
Now that I've seen Jason Callahan's pics, I'm almost certain Grateful Doe will soon have his name back. Doe had details that were specific enough that he should have been identified very quickly. But he wasn't... because his friends and loved ones didn't hear about the wreck.
I can't believe that all it took to lead to Callahan was his mother reading about GD on the internet (20-years after his death).
Better late than never, it seems...
The name of the band he liked notwithstanding, this John Doe should be Grateful that he (almost certainly) has his name back such a long time after he passed. And his family can be at peace knowing that he just didn't up-and-leave them intentionally without letting them know if he was safe.
This gives hope for all of those who were buried without a name. Now that the older generations are finally really getting on the 'net, maybe someone will see a story about a long-dead John/Jane Doe and be able to help.