PA PA - Philadelphia, WhtFem 50-70, UP16994, head in basement of vacant property, Feb'63

[John/Jane Doe]

Possible matches:

1794DFNY - Iva Mildred Foss

746DFAR - Maud Robinson Crawford

 

[airportwoman]

Possible matches:

1794DFNY - Iva Mildred Foss

746DFAR - Maud Robinson Crawford

Maud Crawford would have had quite an interesting life, and unfortunately the potential to have enemies, being a lawyer, and a woman no less.

 

[lightofmine99]

Came across an article from an Alabama newspaper that mentioned her.

The Huntsville Times - 05 Feb 1963 "Severed Head is Discovered in Pennsylvania."

I included screenshots of newspaper articles in another post and the mods removed it because of "copyright," yet I have seen screenshots of articles posted elsewhere that are still up. Do I just need to post a link to where I got it from?

 

[sluethermac]

This one always seemed personal, perhaps someone trying to claim life insurance or an estranged child or spouse. This case does not appear to be random.

 

[Quilty]

It’s a long shot, but is there any chance this could be Helen Lundgren Dalton? Helen’s disappearance was supposedly April 1963, but I’m not sure how reliable that date is since she wasn’t reported missing until August of that year, and that was done by her sister who lived states away, not by her husband or children.

Helen Lundgren Dalton – The Charley Project

If not Helen, it’s likely this woman was never reported missing, unfortunately.

 

[madamx]

Feb 4, 1963 - UID's head is found in basement of 624 N Marshall St.

May 15, 1963 - the body of Tillie Judelson, 80, is found in a trunk in her home at 604 W Jefferson St. Tillie's husband had died years before but she continued to live in their home and took in boarders.
(Police were seeking the identity of her last group of boarders, who had lived there until 5 months previous. The 2nd floor of Tillie's house was vacant when her body was found.)

Francisco Feliciano was extradited from Puerto Rico to Philly where he was tried and convicted of Tillie's murder. Later, in a second trial, he was acquitted. Newspaper accounts had him living on Fairmount St, Marshall, Franklin, near Marshall, near Jefferson. He did stay with relatives for a while on one of those streets, he was definitely in that neck of the woods and was suspected in UID's death after admitting to authorities in Puerto Rico that he had killed 2 women in Philly.

So, could he at one time been a boarder at Tillie's? (he allegedly told an acquaintance he planned to rob her). Could the unidentified lady have been a boarder and is this how Feliciano knew her?

Source links:

Nov 05, 1963, page 18 - Philadelphia Daily News at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com

View the digital scanned newspaper from Philadelphia Daily News dated Nov 05, 1963, page 18.

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Jun 12, 1964, page 17 - The Philadelphia Inquirer at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com

View the digital scanned newspaper from The Philadelphia Inquirer dated Jun 12, 1964, page 17.

www.newspapers.com

Dec 18, 1965, page 21 - Philadelphia Daily News at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com

View the digital scanned newspaper from Philadelphia Daily News dated Dec 18, 1965, page 21.

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May 16, 1963, page 4 - Philadelphia Daily News at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com

View the digital scanned newspaper from Philadelphia Daily News dated May 16, 1963, page 4.

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May 15, 1963, page 3 - Philadelphia Daily News at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com

View the digital scanned newspaper from Philadelphia Daily News dated May 15, 1963, page 3.

www.newspapers.com

OMg It’s been years o have been on this thread OMg i have to catch up!!! Great information omg

 

[madamx]

Reconstruction w/ quality fixed
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This looks so much better thank you!

 

[madamx]

The old NamUs entry for this woman had the address found as 426 N Franklin St - property under demolition for construction of I-676. The current page has no address listed that we can see, just Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106 and an inaccurate map.

I've found several articles that have the address where the head was found as 624 N Marshall St (zip code 19123) - over a 1/2 mile north of N Franklin St & Rte 676.

Google Maps

Maybe not huge deal since the address is no longer publicly viewable. I am wondering though, if there's another case where someone was found at the Franklin St address.

I am wondering also if there was another head found at the Franklin street address and something got lost or mixed up along the way.