Alate-night shooting from one moving vehicle into another, on the interstate, on a holiday weekend in the relatively empty stretch betweenVance and the Lake View area produced little physical evidence and few witnesses to aid investigators. Authorities quickly reasoned that Butler was almost certainly the murderer, but they had a much more difficult time determining who the victims were. She also stated that the suspect called from Best Western. He gave the name of Dr. Kennedy. Mary Kay Heese, 17 years old at the time, was last seen standing alone on a street corner about five blocks from her home in the small town of Wahoo, Neb., on March 25, 1969, reports Thomson Reuters. Blount County. 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He had an alibi he'd been 40 miles away in Rockford, enlisting in the Air Force, a story corroborated by his parents. After an initial investigation, the child was buried in a Philadelphia city cemetery but exhumed for DNA testing in 1998, then reburied in a donated plot in Ivy Hill Cemetery. On June 20, 1940, Williams was overheard talking about an upcoming meeting of the group, which led to his arrest. There's so much to this case that can't be found in archived newspapers. There is also another unverifiable story of an entire family who moved into a rented house and employed the same woodcutter, when apparently they "vanished" one night, just up and moved, leaving all their belongings in their house. No autopsy was performed, and Williams was quickly buried in an unmarked grave while a grand jury ruled the death a homicide by "parties unknown.". If I was to worry about how someone would feel about bringing this case to a broader audience, I would care more about offending the Roberts' family than I would pissing off someone who implicated in the crimes. He submitted to another polygraph test over the Carpenter case, and he passed it before dying in 1984. When she didn't show up for work the next day, friends and associates got worried. Here are some crimes that are among each of the 50 states' oldest, most serious, and still occasionally investigated the ones that haunt families, communities, and investigators. A few hours later, McDonald and Officer Burchle Cherry went to James Brazier's home, where they so severely beat him that he was bleeding out of his ear and nose and slurring his speech. Name: Date: Victims: Location : A: Joseph Dewey AKIN. Haleigh B. Culwell read more, Lauderdale County Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19880422&id=23shAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UYoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6946,7963782&hl=en. Investigators also determined that she tried to run away from her murderer. FYI you also cannot have a posthumous conviction. Four decades on, Reynolds' murder is still unsolved. Police were especially interested in Hugh Bion Morse, a serial killer who struck the Spokane area twice, but DNA testing in 2011 disproved the theory. The female had been murdered by strangulation. Victim had been seen less than an hour before walking to a store in the Holt community. The cause of death a gunshot to the back of the head, oddly from his own gun. Witness at the location where the call was made described a male in his 50s with a red complexion (flush). Victim described a white male in his 60s. She never made it to Chicago, and authorities later determined that she'd been killed just a few hours after she departed, stabbed more than 15 times. The department reported 59 unsolved homicide cases at year's end. There's also whole nother portion that involves someone who cut firewood for the family who supposedly disappeared or died under mysterious circumstances in the years after the murder. The newlyweds were on the lookout for elk, and after a long hike through the mountains, Olga told Carl that she needed to rest. It's not for a lack of trying on account of police departments and other law enforcement operations. James Brazier implored McDonald to not get violent, but he beat and arrested Odell Brazier, falsely alleging drunk driving. On the evening of Dec. 7, 1924, the Andersons had finished business for the day and had put on their coats to head out when they were surprised by a latecomer. Officers felt both men would be difficult to overpower with their athletic builds both registering over 6-feet tall. Thank you for joining. People dont want to talk because of the stigma of them being labeled as a snitch. Davis stood in the streets of Huntsville just weeks after the murder of her husband, pleading for answers. According to the Billings Gazette, the Andersons, 43-year-old Nels and 39-year-old Annie, ran a barbershop on Minnesota Avenue in the bustling downtown area of Montana's largest city. A lot of interesting possiblities with all of the players mentioned here. Evans screamed out and fought off her attacker, alerting a passing student and a nun to come help. Their arrival, and Evans' tenacity, scared off the man, and he ran away. "That's a difficult thing for a child to find his mother like that," Pears told AL.com. Local police, with help from the North Carolina Bureau of Investigation, picked up five suspects that afternoon, and after questioning, released them all without filing charges. The death of Orville Gibson remains unofficially unsolved more than 60 years after the fact, although local legend and conjecture in Newbury, Vt., suggest that the community knows exactly what happened. Investigations of the 70-plus other persons of interest went nowhere, and in April 1958, Ridulph's body was found about 100 miles away. But, McKay was an entertainment editor, whose articles led to little controversy. Blount County Officers located 62-year-old William Hall lying on the side of the roadway suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Colorado Springs, Colorado - Female was sexually attacked by a male who responded to an ad for a wedding dress being sold by the victim. He faced legal troubles for a slew of other crimes in the years following Bishop's death. The murder remains the oldest unsolved homicide in Nebraska history. Garnet Ginn taught home economics at Portland High School in the small town of Portland, Ind. (Highway 119 just north of U.S. Highway 280. Press Register editor, Arch McKay, was found slain in downtown Mobile in 1973. Akey's companions couldn't provide many characterizing details about the man behind the wheel, but when Akey got into the car, it was the last time he was seen alive. Before long, a man in his 20s named Johnny appeared and asked the girls if they wanted piggyback rides. That was the last in the string of the murders, and police are still looking for the killer. At the bottom of an embankment, they spotted a corpse. Analysis indicates that the remains were of a middle-aged man, not one in his 70s. At the time of Rogers' murder, Hoff was a 20-year-old Army man and lived in the same neighborhood as the young girl. Unsolved Crimes If you have information concerning any of these crimes, please contact our Criminal Investigations Division through our Report Form or by phone at 205-669-4181. . DNA led to a secret indictment of Alvin Ray Allen, arrested on a murder charge in 2019 after a standoff with police and the involvement of a SWAT team. Detectives work tirelessly to find murderers and other criminals so as to bring them to justice, but sometimes they just can't find the perpetrator or get charges to stick. Over a period of ten weeks in 1946, per Texas Monthly, couples in "Lover's Lane"-type areas in the adjoining border towns of Texarkana, Ark., and Texarkana, Texas, were terrorized by a murderer who came to be known as "The Phantom Killer." The Shelby County Sheriff's Office is investigating an arson case that occurred on September 24, 2001 at Kinder Care Child Care located at 1700 Corporate Drive Birmingham, AL. My main concern is to look the family in the eye and say we got them. Cheney's murder was never solved. The realtor met the male at the house and was sexually assaulted at knife point in the vacant house. There was no sign of struggle in her residence, although the door had been left open. Investigators say the attack doesn't show the signs of a random act of violence. On Thursday, January 21, 2016 at approximately 12:45 a.m. officers responded to a report of one shot on the 1900 block of Canal Street. Authorities thought this might be a sign that Self was the intended target. links/sources https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19880422&id=23shAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UYoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6946,7963782&hl=en, https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1842&dat=19821230&id=VmkeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7MgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3774,7852633&hl=en, http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1988/Brother-Nephew-of-Marshal-Arrested-As-Result-of-His-Investigation/id-8c507f81dd24e9359b29ea221da8487c, https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1891&dat=19881125&id=bGQfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vdQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3517,3184563&hl=en, http://www.annistonstar.com/news/police-hope-new-leads-will-help-close-decades-old-cold/article_9303f04c-f34e-11e3-9e66-0019bb2963f4.html. The remains of what police at the time believed were a total of seven men and five women appeared in or near the Kingsbury Run area of Cleveland, in a creek bed near the Cuyahoga River in the southeast portion of the city. He retraced her trip and found Au's car parked on a highway shoulder. The MPD is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the case. Authorities had a few suspects they considered may have kidnapped and murdered Albright, but none of those individuals were ever charged, let alone arrested. According to TXK Today, the assailant's first two targets, Jimmy Hollis and Mary Jeanne Larey, survived. The friend was not at home so she stayed at the house to wait. The other deaths and dismemberments remain a mystery. However, it wasn't the missing college student, because dental records didn't match. I told them all the same thing; it's not only an interesting story, but it's a tragedy that I hope one day will be solved. The MPD is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the case. Great job! Although I was born five years after the murder I'm posting about tonight took place, like everyone else from our little town, I grew up in it's shadow. More than a decade later, the building where Davis was murdered is for sale, and the case remains unsolved. Peggy R. Mock read more If you have any information that may help in this case, call Tuscaloosa Homicide Unitat 205-464-8690or use the Homicide Unit email atHomicide@tuscco.com, August 2, 2001 - Tuscaloosa Alabama - Female realtor, who advertised in local publication with a photo ad, was contacted by phone by a male calling from a local pay phone inquiring about a house for sale. On the night of her daughter's first birthday party, Emerald Smith and her boyfriend, Anthony Jones, were shot in the head. On Saturday, October 15, 2016 at approximately 7:29 p.m. officers responded and found the 35-year-old Gary McCoverylying on 8th Street as the result of gunshot wounds. 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