This month’s Doe brings us back to California. The Ventura County Doe was found stabbed and strangled to death in the summer of 1980. We know who their killer was, so why is this pregnant murder victim still without a name? Let’s explore. Discovery On July 19, 1980, an employee of Westlake High School in …
Category: True Crime
The Missing: Hang Lee
This month’s missing persons case brings us to Minnesota. Hang Lee got into a car with someone who was supposed to be her friend - and was never seen again. What happened on the night of October 9, 1975, and where is Hang? Let’s Explore. Who Is Hang? Hang Lee was born on October 9, …
The Unsolved: Alberta Jones
This month’s unsolved murder post is one of the more culturally significant ones we’ve examined. Of course, all people matter and all victims deserve to have their stories told, but today we will be delving into the unsolved murder of a civil rights icon named Alberta Odell Jones. How did Alberta Jones end up in …
The Unnamed: Sebastian Pasqual
This month's Doe case is an especially strange one - we possibly know what his name was, because investigators found someone that knew him in life. And you may notice that I’m using “he” instead of “they” in this post - that’s because we know how the Doe identified his gender in life. How did …
The Missing: Ruben Humberto Herrera
This month’s missing persons case is one that does not get a lot of coverage, despite the strange nature of the disappearance - a missing young man, a $300,000 ransom, and a distant family member claiming to know the young man was dead. What happened to Ruben Humberto Herrera on the morning of April 27, …
The Unsolved: Georgette Bauerdorf
This month’s unsolved murder takes us all the way back to the 40’s in Old Hollywood. An aspiring actress and oil heiress moved to Hollywood to pursue her dreams. Two months later she was found strangled to death in her apartment. Who attacked Georgette Bauerdorf, and why is the case still unsolved more than three …
The Unnamed: Swimsuit Doe
This month’s Doe case is the only unidentified victim of serial killer Dean Corll. Where did this young person come from, and how did he end up ensnared in the web of a serial killer known as the Candy Man? Let’s explore. Dean Corll I am not going to get too into the weeds with …
The Missing: Patricia Meehan
This month’s missing persons case is one that has grabbed and held my attention for a long time. After a strange car accident, a woman vanished from the scene, only to be spotted throughout the country afterwards. What happened to Patricia Meehan - did she truly end up hitchhiking across America with truck drivers, or …
The Unsolved: Ben Keita
This month’s unsolved murder is a bit of a controversial one - the police ruled the death a suicide, despite the evidence not adding up. In addition to the controversy, I also want to add a trigger warning up front...because if Ben Keita did not die by suicide, it seems very likely that he was …
The Unnamed: Lisa (MA, 2000)
This month’s Doe case is an extremely frustrating one, so buckle up. There isn’t a whole lot of information publicly available for the investigation into this Doe’s death, and the timeline of events is fairly murky. But we’ll do our best. So what led this Jane Doe into the situation that would eventually kill them? …