The most notorious unsolved crime in your area

[KimiMariaS]

Possibly you like to repost a case from your state to bring new life to cold case

The most notorious unsolved crime in every state

MISSOURI: A prepubescent girl was found decapitated in St. Louis in 1983 in a case that still haunts detectives.

On February 28, 1983, a female body with the head missing was found in an abandoned building in St. Louis. Police originally thought it was the body of a sex worker, but soon discovered that the victim was much younger than they expected —between 8 and 11 years old.

At the time, it was the only decapitation in the US that involved a person that young, according to the FBI.

The victim and the killer still remain unidentified. She is simply known as "Little Jane Doe" in the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's database.

If this looks familiar or you have any info contact the proper authorities Thank you

What if it was some kind of ritualistic sacrifice? There's cases like Richard Ramirez and some of ted bundys victims where the blood was completely drained from the body and there were occultist items found at the scene in relation to Ramirez' victims.. Also just wanna add that the material of the cotton tee looks kind of cheap, so she was deffo someone from a poorer background

 

[Bgotti87]

The murder of 18 year old Julie Barnyock in November of 1993 in Lansdale, Pennsylvania.

At 11:40pm on Nov 8, 1993 Julie Barnyock stepped off a train at lansdale station from South Street in philadelphia. She used a payphone to call her parents in Chalfont for a ride home, but when her father arrived 20 min later she was nowhere to be found. Her father reported her missing, but on December 2nd someone found her body while cutting through a freight yard. Passengers from the train told police julie was seen speaking to a man on the train who looked to be in his 20's.

Police offering $10,000 for information that can help solve this case.

Lansdale Police Continue Search for Killer of Julie Barnyock, $10,000 Reward Available

Monday marked 28 years since Barnyock went missing and was found dead a month later in the freight yard near Lansdale Train Station.

northpennnow.com

 

[Snoods]

Great idea for a thread. I know Texas has already been named, but it’s a big state, eh?

The bizarre “Lover’s Lane” murders of Cheryl Henry and Andy Atkinson.

On August 23, 1990, 22-year-old Cheryl Henry and her 21-year-old boyfriend, Andy Atkinson, headed out for the night and didn't return. They were found murdered the next day in an undeveloped, wooded area in West Houston.

Cheryl had been raped and then killed. Her throat was slashed and the killer had covered her naked body with boards. Andy was found tied to a tree, his throat also slashed so deeply he was almost decapitated. At the crime scene, police found a golf club lying in a field, along with three golf balls, one lined up after the other pointing the way to Cheryl's body. There were also four partially deflated balloons tied to the tree above Cheryl's body and a $20 bill lying next to her. According to Gary Atkinson, Andy's father, investigators told him they believed Andy allowed the killer tie him to a tree. They also know that Cheryl was killed first, which means Andy was forced to listen to her scream, but was unable to help.

The unidentified DNA profile from Cheryl‘s rape and murder had been entered into CODIS long ago. Then 23 years after their murders (I know) the Harris County Sheriff s Department entered a DNA profile found at an unsolved burglary/rape that had actually been committed months BEFORE the killings of Cheryl and Andy. There was a match. Even better? The previous rape victim saw her attacker and survived.

Excellent thread started by Cheryl’s sister to catch up on this case:

TX - TX - Cheryl Henry, 22, & Andy Atkinson, 21, Houston, 21 Aug 1990

I have never posted on a website about this but I thought I might post here. I am including a recent article from the Houston Chronicle about my step-sisters murder in 1990. The article ran on 12/8/04. Hoping to reinvigorate their investigation of a 14-year-old homicide case, Houston police...

www.websleuths.com

 

[Trebor5591]

In California, nobody seems to know who killed Nichole Brown and Ronald Goldman, even if everyone else knows.

OJ is looking for the murderer, as I recall.

 

[Keith417]

I think it was the efforts of her mom that gave us the Amber Alert. I think of Amber and her family every so often. We lived in Arlington at the time. It was shocking as a community but heartbreaking to see her suffering family. To this day one of my neighbors has a justice for Amber flag they replace every year or so because it fades in the Texas sun. People here still want to see this case solved.

did they get a dna profile from her abductor?? if so they can catch him with all the new technology that is out today.

 

[jollypup]

IDAHO
Lewis Clark Valley murders - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Lewis_Clark_Valley_...

The Lewis Clark Valley murders refer to a cluster of unsolved murders and disappearances ... University of Idaho student Kristin Noel David, 22, disappeared June 26, ...

There seems to be a pretty solid suspect in this who had connections to all of the victims if not all but one. Good doc called cold valley on this

 

[TenaciousTBacon]

did they get a dna profile from her abductor?? if so they can catch him with all the new technology that is out today.

In 2021 the local news reported that a sample was being resubmitted to the lab to try to get an "enhanced DNA profile." Little Amber's body was discovered in a creek. It's unlikely a full DNA profile could be obtained from soggy clothes in 1996. I'm not confident about the chances 25 years later, but it's good that the police are willing to try.

 

[Friday Fan]

Awe. Just realized this was supposed to be about cold cases. Not exactly cold, but it is bizarre and worth diving into if you have not heard about this one:

Texas: Houston
Candyman Lost Boys Serial Killer Dean Corll 1970-1973
This case that has everything:

Serial killer - at least 27 boys
Men killing boys
Disappearing boys who were never found
Parents contacting police and getting nowhere
Police denial of crimes
Accomplices who assist Dean and eventually shoot him
Bizarre crime scenes where the accomplices go on digs with police
Inmates digging up bodies and assisting at crime scenes

The Lost Boys

It was the most shocking crime of its day, 27 boys from the same part of town kidnapped, tortured, and killed by an affable neighbor named Dean Corll. Forty years later, it remains one of the least understood—or talked about—chapters in Houston's history.

www.texasmonthly.com

John Wayne Gacy got his ideas from Dean Corll


Texas runner up: Henry Lee Lucas The bizarre crime that wasn't. All news and more news which turned into the Henry Lee Lucas show

 

[Friday Fan]

DBM..
John Wayne Gacy isn't cold and everyone knows about him...

 

[wendybtn]

Pennsylvania. Even though I don't live there, the most compelling cold case to me is the murder of Susan Reinert and the disappearance of her children, Karen and Michael.

The Main Line Murders — Two Sues and Bill — Crime Library

A School Teacher and her two children are murdered -- Who did it: the English teacher or the perverted principal?

crimelibrary.org

 

[StarryStarryNight]

For SC, I would add the Blue Ridge Savings Bank murders to Dail Dinwiddie’s disappearance. Baffling.

15 years later: Blue Ridge Savings Bank triple murders still unsolved

Fifteen years have passed since three people were gunned down inside the Blue Ridge Savings Bank in Greer. Still, the case remains unsolved.

www.greenvilleonline.com

 

[Terrib11]

Still no sign of him. In addition, In the week before Lori's return, two of the family's laptop computers were stolen. Robert came to believe that Max had taken them to either sell or exchange in order to obtain drugs, and sent an email to Lori apologizing for having let it happen.[5] Investigators later learned that he had traveled to an abandoned industrial building in Bridgeport to confront some men they described as Max's "associates" over the theft, which Max had said they were responsible for.[1] On July 25, $600 was withdrawn from one of the family's bank accounts.

Was discussing this case on another forum, and someone mentioned the odd way Robert's keys and wallet were hidden. Another poster said she had lived with an addicted person, and apparently you hid stuff to keep it from disappearing.

My daughter was an addict - I slept with my wallet and my keys in my pillowcase.

 

[ilovewings]

Looking back at some of Michigan's biggest unsolved cases (clickondetroit.com)

The Good Hart Murders: Case Closed | Features | Northern Express

The cases that stand out for me are the Skelton children (I believe dad did it but will never admit it) and Paige Renkoski- thanks for the link listing all those other cases, many of which I was not familiar with

 

[ilovewings]

This case absolutely fascinates me!!

Just saw this again on ID last week-- this is truly a horrifying mystery---

 

[ilovewings]

OJ is looking for the murderer, as I recall.

I think he was looking on all of the golf courses!

 

[IceIce9]

I've lived in three states and IMO the most notorious unsolved murders:

Illinois: the Lane Bryant murders
Ohio - the Bricca murders
Indiana - the Burger Chef murders

 

[InternetGhost91]

In MN, years ago I would have said Jacob Wetterling. Very grateful this case was resolved for the Wetterling family.

Present day, I'm not sure which case I would choose. Leeanna Warner, Josh Guimond, Brandon Swanson come to mind.

 

[Keith417]

The Marlene Santana case really bugs me as well as the disappearance of Lauren Marie Pico Jackson. Both cases were featured on unsolved mysteries.

 

[ShyestButterfly]

Wisconsin

Deidre Harm went missing in Wisconsin Rapids. LE received a tip to check out a guy jailed on the suspicion of involvement in two missing person cases in Missouri that had similarities with Harm’s as well as the fact that he was known to frequent Wisconsin Rapids. Unfortunately he was never questioned as he killed himself before that could happen.

And, The Dane County Doe. His remains were found in the chimney of a music store. The case was cold from the get-go and LE assumed he might have thought the chimney was easy access to the store and tried to rob the place. Others believe he might have been the victim of a hate crime as he was found in feminine clothing and therefore might have been transgender. The FBI worked on the case into the 90s but he still hasn’t even been identified.

This article describes the case as well as several others that took place in Wisconsin, in case you’ve already exhausted info about Dahmer, Bundy, and the Slenderman stabbings.

 

[ShyestButterfly]

Wisconsin

Deidre Harm went missing in Wisconsin Rapids. LE received a tip to check out a guy jailed on the suspicion of involvement in two missing person cases in Missouri that had similarities with Harm’s as well as the fact that he was known to frequent Wisconsin Rapids. Unfortunately he was never questioned as he killed himself before that could happen.

And, The Dane County Doe. His remains were found in the chimney of a music store. The case was cold from the get-go and LE assumed he might have thought the chimney was easy access to the store and tried to rob the place. Others believe he might have been the victim of a hate crime as he was found in feminine clothing and therefore might have been transgender. The FBI worked on the case into the 90s but he still hasn’t even been identified.

This article describes the case as well as several others that took place in Wisconsin, in case you’ve already exhausted info about Dahmer, Bundy, and the Slenderman stabbings.

In the link, I meant Gein, not Bundy. I typed that up really late at night lol.