I’m actually excited right now! Let’s see if we can solve this by its 100th anniversary.
CT CT - New Haven, "NH John Doe", Male 16-27, chauffeur's cap, Aug 1923
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the following is from WIkipedia:
New London Connecticut police announced in October 1928 they were unable to corroborate Panzram's confession,[19] but in August 1923, a crime scene consistent with Panzram's description was discovered near New Haven.[20] The Connecticut Bridgeport Telegram published reports on the decomposed unknown victim remains found on August 10 (p.1) and August 11, 1923 (p.10).[21] Another report of the murdered victim appeared in the Connecticut newspaper The Day.[22] The Connecticut victim was killed by strangulation; because of the condition of the remains the Coroner ordered "John Doe" buried August 11, 1923.[23] The John Doe had brown hair, was estimated to be approximately 20-years-old, measured 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m), and weighed around 150 lb (68 kg). He wore a striped brown suit and had a chauffeur's cap under one arm. The cause of death was determined to be strangulation via a belt drawn tightly around the neck.[24] A handkerchief with a wad of cotton inside had also been tied around his mouth. Two wounds on the victim's chest were initially mistaken for gunshots but were later theorized to be injuries caused by the killer's shoes when holding the victim down.[25] Panzram confessed to the murder in 1928, claiming that he had lured the victim into the woods before sexually assaulting and strangling him.[26][2]: 38 Panzram stated that the victim was a 16-year-old Jewish boy who wore thick glasses[26] and was the son or nephew of a New York policeman.[27][28][29][30] A first degree murder warrant was issued for Panzram,[31] but proceedings were interrupted when he murdered a prison guard the following year, for which he was subsequently executed
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New London Connecticut police announced in October 1928 they were unable to corroborate Panzram's confession,[19] but in August 1923, a crime scene consistent with Panzram's description was discovered near New Haven.[20] The Connecticut Bridgeport Telegram published reports on the decomposed unknown victim remains found on August 10 (p.1) and August 11, 1923 (p.10).[21] Another report of the murdered victim appeared in the Connecticut newspaper The Day.[22] The Connecticut victim was killed by strangulation; because of the condition of the remains the Coroner ordered "John Doe" buried August 11, 1923.[23] The John Doe had brown hair, was estimated to be approximately 20-years-old, measured 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m), and weighed around 150 lb (68 kg). He wore a striped brown suit and had a chauffeur's cap under one arm. The cause of death was determined to be strangulation via a belt drawn tightly around the neck.[24] A handkerchief with a wad of cotton inside had also been tied around his mouth. Two wounds on the victim's chest were initially mistaken for gunshots but were later theorized to be injuries caused by the killer's shoes when holding the victim down.[25] Panzram confessed to the murder in 1928, claiming that he had lured the victim into the woods before sexually assaulting and strangling him.[26][2]: 38 Panzram stated that the victim was a 16-year-old Jewish boy who wore thick glasses[26] and was the son or nephew of a New York policeman.[27][28][29][30] A first degree murder warrant was issued for Panzram,[31] but proceedings were interrupted when he murdered a prison guard the following year, for which he was subsequently executed
Footnotes 21-31
- "Says He Murdered Boy". The Montreal Gazette. Vol. CLVII, no. 258. October 27, 1928. p. 16. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ^ "Confesses Three Murders". The Reading Eagle. November 3, 1928. p. 2. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ^ "John Doe near New Haven found August 1923". Ancestry.com. August 18, 2016. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ "Body of Murdered Man unidentified". The Day. August 10, 1923. p. 12
- "No Clue to Murderer". New Britain Herald. New Britain, Connecticut: Republished online at chroniclingamerica.loc.gov, Library of Congress. August 11, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- ^ "New Haven Murder Victim Unidentified". Hartford Courant. August 11, 1923. Retrieved January 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murder Mystery Solution Rests on Autopsy Result". The Bridgeport Telegram. August 10, 1923. Retrieved January 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jump up to:a b "Self-Confessed Degenerate Slayer of Boys Held at Washington". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. October 27, 1928. Retrieved July 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panzram Gives Slaying Account". Lewiston Evening Journal. November 3, 1928. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via news.google.com.
- ^ "Panzram Killed a Boy in New London". Lewiston Daily Sun. October 26, 1928. p. 1.
- ^ "Panzram Gives Slaying Account". Lewiston Evening Journal. November 3, 1928. p. 10.
- ^ Jump up to:a b "Panzram Relates Murder Details". The Evening Star. Republished online at chroniclingamerica.loc.gov, Library of Congress. October 27, 1928. p. 2. Archived from the original on April 1, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- ^ "Jailed on Minor Charge, Confesses to Killing". The Daily Times. Salisburg, Maryland. November 3, 1928. Retrieved July 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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