OH OH - John Hundley & James McQueary, both 9, Fairfax, 15 Oct 1964

[Richard]

Missing for 58 years missing...

John Hundley and James Mc Queary both age 9. Missing since 15 October 1964.

 

[watcher9]

Long shot but could these boys and their disappearance be connected to the 3 missing boys from Hannibal, MO? Johnny and James disappeared in '64 and the 3 Hannibal boys disappeared in '67. Fairfax is about a 9 hour drive (present day) to Hannibal down US 36. I just wonder if this could be connected.

The Hannibal boys WS thread for those interested.

MO - MO - Edwin Dowell, 14, Joel, 13, & William Hoag, 11, Hannibal, 10 May 1967

Edwin Craig Dowell Edwin, circa 1967 Missing Since 05/10/1967 Missing From Hannibal, Missouri Classification Lost/Injured Missing Sex Male Race White Age 14 years old Height and Weight Unknown Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Edwin, goes by his middle name, Craig, and most...

www.websleuths.com

I live a few houses down from the old McKee home and I came across this page searching for the history of my neighborhood. This map that I found on a History of Fairfax blog is great, and shows many key locations relating to the case. The McKee home was about three houses south of Oriole Court between Oriole and Frisch’s, so practically behind Fairfax School (now Mariemont Junior High). You can walk between people’s yards on Oriole Court to get directly from the school baseball field to the McKee house in about two minutes. Meadowlark dead ends at another park (where the schools and neighborhood leagues play sports) and there’s direct access to a creek (Little Duck Creek) just feet from the end of Meadowlark. This is the same creek where Debbie Dappen’s shoe was found (Debbie Dappen has been referred to as 'the murdered toddler' in this thread). She lived one block from the Hundley’s, and was found about another block northeast at Watterson and Elder.View attachment 369114

A link about Debbie Dappen's death which includes information about the missing boys from Fairfax.

In Remembrance of Debbie Dappen | CemeteryIndex.com

 

[jetsfanjohn]

I don't think disappearance can be linked to the disappearance of the three boys in Hannibal, which was three years later.

Those three kids had been exploring newly exposed caves that had been uncovered due to the construction of a new Highway. The company had been dynamiting the area. The whole cave system would have been completely unstable. They were seen at a cave entrance shortly before going missing. It is likely that they got trapped by a cave in.

I don't think there was any foul play in the Hannibal case, I think there may have been in this case.

 

[Molly's Mom]

I don't think disappearance can be linked to the disappearance of the three boys in Hannibal, which was three years later.

Those three kids had been exploring newly exposed caves that had been uncovered due to the construction of a new Highway. The company had been dynamiting the area. The whole cave system would have been completely unstable. They were seen at a cave entrance shortly before going missing. It is likely that they got trapped by a cave in.

I don't think there was any foul play in the Hannibal case, I think there may have been in this case.

While I can't completely disagree with your statement, I can for certain say that there are suspicious reports with the Hannibal boys' last known whereabouts. I do believe there was foul play because: 1. No signs of the boys were ever recovered (ie: flashlights, shovels, etc.). Crews went in and scoured the cave system in '67 and just this past summer. 2. The janitor at the old school claims to have seen them at certain locations which he could not have seen from the vantage point he claims. I don't have this memorized but please refer to Hannibal's Lost Boys on Facebook and the corresponding podcast.

 

[Richard]

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John Hundley, age 9 and his friend James McQueary, Jr. age 9, Missing since 15 October 1964

LINKS:

What happened to these boys who vanished in '64?

The disappearance of two kids in 1964 is the oldest cold case inTri-Statersmemories, and one of the most baffling.

www.wcpo.com

John Hundley and James McQueary Jr: Best friends missing since 1964 : True Crime Diva

John Hundley and James McQueary, Jr. vanished without a trace from Fairfax, Ohio in 1964.…

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Have you seen this child? James A. McQueary

Missing From: Fairfax, OH. Missing Date: October 15, 1964. James' photo is shown age-progressed to 61 years. He was last seen on October 15, 1964, with the companion, John Hundley. They were last seen leaving Frisch's Mainliner Restaurant, in Fairfax, Ohio. James was last seen wearing, a blue...

www.missingkids.org

Missing: John Hundley | Fairfax, OH | Uncovered

Two best friends go missing while walking home from Frisch's

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[Richard]

Next week will mark the 59 year anniversary of their disappearance.

 

[dotr]

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[Ciriii57]

Can anyone tell me if there has ever been a genuine case of someone falling into an open manhole, ditch or other construction and not being subsequently discovered when the workers returned to continue? I can't remember ever reading a single case.
It bothers me when LE decide this is what happened simply because i feel that if the boys fell into to an open hole and there was a cave in or the walls collapsed then presumably when the workers returned they'd notice and need re-dig and thus discover the bodies?

Gary Lee McKee...come on LE! You should have pushed much harder on this. What sense does it make?! "I don't wanna serve in Nam so I'll confess to murder" oh yeah coz a life sentence/death sentence will be much better than slipping over the border to Canada or going AWOL! Hew told a priest, rather than someone in the military. There was no guarantee the priest would pass on this info!
Now he has passed and taken his secrets with him. These boys are going to be found accidently if at all.
McKee won't have been able to go far. I would guess those boys are close to wherever they were last seen.

 

[Richard]

This October will mark 60 years since the boys went missing.

 

[DS2021]

Bump

 

[Richard]

This unsolved missing person case is over 60 years old.

 

[DD Byrd]

If they really did walk west from the lot of the Mainliner, is it possible they went back a 2nd time, and something either happened to them inside, or they left with someone and something happened afterwards?

Also, the account of them "cleaning up" at the airport...it makes sense to me. If they were indeed playing at a construction site and got dirty, I can see them walking further than they typically would to clean up rather than going home dirty to the wrath of their parents. Especially if one or both had been told to stay out of the construction areas. So, now they're as clean as they're going to get, probably tired, and still have the extra walk back. They also might not get home when expected if they were far enough away, and get in even more trouble for being late/out after dark. They might try to catch a ride...with the wrong person.

 

[Richard]

Bumping this thread up.