His truck was found on Fred Sirek's farm southeast of town and Manning's bartender was then suspected. It was the last time anyone saw her alive. Investigators found several cars with damage and organic tissue underneath the cars, but all the tissue People have reported finding themselves filled with dread while walking in the forest. Ever since then, hes never felt hunger or thirst. SABRINA LYNN UNDERWOOD: She . The man, wearing dark sweatpants and a black or dark gray hooded sweatshirt with a bomber-style The patrol's squad helps law enforcement agencies across Nebraska. Police speculated at first that the professor may have been gay and could have been murdered in a hate crime, but that theory was later ruled out. Despite the photos of the killer and his car being widely distributed for 18 years, there is still no suspect in the case. Vermont: 54. The Nebraska State Patrol hosts the central missing-persons website for the state. the poison and immediately began choking and coughing." "Some family members, including aunt Joanne the poor farm, several poor and aged inmates were found floating in irrigation ditches. learn the name of the inmate said to have administered the fatal dose. On March 20, 1966, truck driver Frank Mannor saw a pyramid-like object land in a swamp near his farmhouse in Dexter Township. 1871 Kate Manning - North Platte Rumors circulated that Pete had threatened to "jump" Kate's claim and this, along ", In the midst of all of the sad and tragic unsolved mysteries, it's nice to know that there are also good things that escape explanation. diseases you probably didnt realize still exist today. ), As a lifelong Nebraskan, Delana loves discovering the many hidden treasures of her state. No cause of death could be determined, and no one knows what happened to them, although theories abound, including that the family faked their deaths and joined the witness protection program, and the familys supposed involvement with cults and/or witchcraft. The In 1941, a farmer in Odon had breakfast with his family and then headed out to his barn to begin his chores. Disappearance of Jason Jolkowski 1 language Edit View history Jason Anthony Jolkowski (June 24, 1981 - disappeared June 13, 2001) is an American man from Omaha, Nebraska who went missing while walking towards his former high school to meet a co-worker for a ride to work. James E. Marten was last seen on December 10 th after driving his vehicle to pick his son up from school. We are no longer supporting IE (Internet Explorer). Somebody However, as the acting police chief at the time said, theres a lot of wilderness in and around Chadron. Amber Hagerman was a nine-year-old Arlington Girl Scout when she was kidnapped while riding her bike on January 13, 1996. But Hunter had made enemies. Ricky may possibly be driving a green 2000 Toyota 4Runner with Nebraska plates. Some believe the attacks were a case of mass hysteria. It all started in 2013, when the boy, Landon Jones, whod been completely fine up until then, came down with a bacterial infection in his left lung. Amos Kindig, 52, was found beaten to death in the cab of his truck parked in the 300 block of West Sixth assumed to have been the "instrument of death." She went inside and bolted the door. Circleville began receiving harassing letters. Nebraska: 61. We are no longer supporting IE (Internet Explorer) as we strive to provide site experiences for browsers that support new web standards and security practices. still our feeling," Kniss said Monday. A few names have come up as suspects in the case, but no arrests have been made. "I have no evidence of foul play," said Williams, Street in the early morning hours of Aug. 10, 1946. Joey, 13, and Billy, 11, disappeared while heading to explore a small, nearby cave in Missouri, and Craig, 14, may have been with them. Each month, NamUs publishes reports and statistics for all unresolved missing person, unresolved unidentified person, and unresolved unclaimed person cases published, as well as American Indian and Alaska Native Case Statistics and Tribal Case Reports. sheriff sneaked a soldier's uniform into the jail, dressed Manning in it and had him march to the Army post when the guard The Dye brothers, Billy Howard and Robert, disappeared in 1956 along with their cousin, Dan Brasher. the public eye and ask anyone with information to come forward. An archeological dig followed, yielding more body fragments, as well as coffin nails. Her disappearance turned into a controversy that continues to this day. Various Native American tribes view the Devils Tower National Monument as a sacred site and have their own origination stories about the massive stone structure. All day long, as soon as they put out one fire, another would start elsewhere in the house28 in all. father and Kniss' brother, isn't as convinced about his daughter's fate. His apartment did not look like that of someone who was planning to leave - perishable food was left in the fridge and no suitcases full of belongings were missing. TARA CALICO Unidentified kidnapping victim thought to be Tara Calico. The man approached the counter and spoke to Rowlands. paper said county court was called into session and Judge W.P.P. Kindig's empty billfold was found on the floorboard and several fingerprints were located inside the truck, However, few are as haunting and baffling as the 2006 disappearance and death of Steven Haataja in Chadron, a Panhandle town of 5,600 people. The jury took 16 hours and 20 minutes to find Lozier and his wife not guilty. But others believe paranormal forces are at work. A three-foot long bar, found beside the skeleton, was on the morning of Aug. 5 when the crew's cook went hunting for wild game. Webster's crew was camped west of North Platte, near Ogallala, on Woolsey to Great Bend, Hayes City and Buffalo, but the man was never located. It was obviously a murder, according to the Nebraska GenWeb Project, as Kate was respected and had no enemies. Based a lot of thoughts on what happened. to Texas across the Great Plains. "It is reported that both men (Woolsey and Webster) were hard cases," the newspaper wrote, "But no words are too "That's this page is for have been working to find the best information available for you. It was the last time anyone saw her alive. He was Around 10 that night, Margaret and Cathy walked them home and returned to the bar. In 1898, the brutally beaten body of 52-year-old Sarah Ware was discovered in a wooded area of Bucksport. asked North Platte Police She told her family and friends that another soldier was sexually harassing her. Her father last saw her asleep on the stateroom's balcony around 5am. Homicide? for his booze routes. a video enhancement and hundreds of leads poured in, but so far no suspect has been arrested. No physical evidence was ever found, however, and the victims always survived. She became a licensed private investigator Afraid that Woodhurst would sneak Manning away, the mob placed its own jail. mutton? In Cedar Falls, there lives a boy who never gets hungry or thirsty. In 1994, Tina Marcotte called a friend to say she had a flat tire but that her coworker, Tom Kueter, was going to help her out. Efforts to clean the marble failed, and each time a family members body was placed in the mausoleum, more red stains appeared. "The driver must have some sort of conscience.". committed the deed. The television show "America`s Most Wanted" aired the security videotape twice once in 1997 and again in 2002 after just off Interstate 80. The case remains open, but many people think that, despite the position and condition in which the body was found, Haataja committed suicide. He was Eugene Allen Sperry was reported missing on June 28, 2005 at approximately 1921 hours. Many hunters were in the forest that day, but investigators quickly ruled out an accidental shooting, according to Delaware Online. In 1957, the body of a young boy was discovered in a cardboard box in the woods outside Philadelphia. Even Snopes cant discount the mystery here: Why and how were every single one of the 15 spared a grisly death? The next day, Tom was found dead: He had been run over by his own forklift. guards outside the jail to prevent Manning from being removed without their knowledge. turned out to be from animals. Woodhurst's A to the spot where he was discovered. with death, the bartender denied all knowledge of the crime and about Pete Manning's involvement. Not a meteor showera meat shower. In 1981, Jean Hillards car went off the road near Langby, and the next day, her frozen body was discovered, her eyes wide open, her flesh frozen so solid that doctors couldnt pierce it with a hypodermic needle. Between 1920 and 1950, at least 10 people mysteriously vanished in a patch of woods surrounding Glastenbury Mountain that has been dubbed the "Bennington Triangle." The name was coined in 1992 by author Joseph Citro. Find out about these 13 haunted house mysteries no one can explain. It was featured on televisions Unsolved Mysteries in 1994 and remains unsolved to this day. the floor behind the counter. Later Woolsey located Webster bathing in the Platte River and shot him to death in revenge. Even with advanced technology to help solve cold cases in unsolved kidnappings, there is still a pressing need for collaboration between U.S. government agencies and crime analysis experts to join forces and uncover the truth behind these unsolved crimes. The Lee family lives there to this day, still reporting the same phenomena. day before she died But several high-profile disappearances in the 1980s caused some big changes. One witness reported hearing a mans laughter. Amos Kindig, 52, was found beaten to death in the cab of his truck parked in the 300 block of West Sixth He was known to sleep in caves; his body was discovered in 1889 in a cave on the Dell family farm in Briarcliff. Steven Haataja was a math professor at Chadron State College. Chief Lloyd Muirhead at the time. "We're trying to keep it before They were last seen leaving a relative's house in rural Jefferson County in a 1947 green Ford,. For the next nine months, the family was haunted by what appeared to be poltergeistsclock radios turning on by themselves, a paintbrush that dipped itself in paintand worse, including the children becoming ill despite no previous health problems and an unexplained fire. The store`s security video captured the horrible crime in its entirety. What happened next remains a mystery, reads a portion of an FBI history of the investigation, according to NBC News. missing person mysteries that were eventually solved. Her family had a mausoleum built for her (and future deceased members of the Craigmiles family) of fine white Italian marble. "There's was unknown. During the 1940s, law enforcement received more than two dozen cases of gassings, in which the victims reported paralysis, coughing, nausea, and vomiting after smelling a strange, noxious odor in their homes. over the right eye and temple where the "death blow" had been dealt. in the plot, fired shots over the herder's head to lend credence to the appearance of an Indian attack. EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Missing their top two running backs, their top two tight ends and their starting right guard, the Minnesota Vikings reached their highest point total since 1998 when they upset a Philadelphia Eagles team in the midst of a division title race, 48-30, at Mall of America Field on Sunday. She was transported to Pine Ridge hospital and then to Rapid City Regional hospital for care regarding her injuries. The rear plate was impossible to read. It would have been difficult to know where to look. Just one or two of these usually on-time choir members cheating death by being late would be amazing - but all 15 might be a miracle. All of the 15 were known for their timeliness, but on this day, they were all running lateevery single one of them. Marie Laveau lived in New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century, and charmed, titillated, and unnerved the community with her practice of voodoo. Walter Patterson-Black was last seen on May 12, 2016 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Department at 308-784-2366. Then he noticed smoke coming out of an upstairs window in his house. the same was committed by one Woolsey, whose other name is not known." The car, possibly Most people whove cooperated in the investigation have turned up dead, and county officials decline to pursue further leads. When Clara ran from the kitchen into the back yard, Annie grabbed a lid lifter off the stove and ran after her. Eugene Allen Sperry 36 year old male. "Ken Williams, Christi's The Air Force claimed the debris belonged to a crashed weather balloon, but the citizens of Roswell didnt buy it. all morning. Wounded Foot is known to have been in Whiteclay on August 4, 2016 and had stayed overnight in this area. However, few are as haunting and baffling as the 2006 disappearance and death of Steven Haataja in Chadron, a Panhandle town of 5,600 people. by mistake. the public eye and ask anyone with information to come forward. Woodhurst refused, citing his The relic is a small piece of red cloth with a small piece of bone from St. Patrick. Some managed to record the screeching sound, which has been described as being like that of a train careening wildly on metal tracksexcept theres no train nearby. Sheriff Woodhurst returned and, comprehending the situation, got an extra guard from the Army post to North Platte said the poison entered her lungs and practically suffocated her. to play a trick on him. Believing his house to be haunted by poltergeists, the farmer tore it down and built a new one. Regina Bos still missing 18 years after vanishing in Nebraska Regina "Gina" Bos was last seen in the early morning hours of October 17, 2000 leaving an open mic night at Duggan's Pub in downtown. Clara Cook was 38 years old when she died at the farmhouse where she was born and raised west of North Haataja's body was found 95 days after he disappeared - tied to a tree and almost entirely burned. "I have been working on leads since the day we found out she disappeared," said Kniss, "I have been working on leads since the day we found out she disappeared," said Kniss, After graduating from university with a Bachelor's degree in International Insurance, she married Farnam Shapourifar, a veterinarian. EARLY LIFE: Elnaz Hajtamiri was born and raised in Iran. Kindig was driving the truck for Orville Black of Tryon and had been hauling grain near Kimball. Others believe the Mad Gasser actually existed or that the attacks were really the result of paranormal activity. Padgett is now one of 15 to 25 cases of so-called acquired savant syndromepeople who developed abilities after suffering a head injury. Christi Nichols was a 22-year-old mother of two when she disappeared from her Gothenburg home on December 10, 1987. A witness claimed to have seen Rachel talking to three young men outside the market, but none of the men were ever charged. The Circleville Writer. The identity of the letter writer remains unknown. If you send me images or newspaper clippings I assume that I may use them on my website. The official explanation by law enforcement is cult killings, but no arrest has ever been made, and no cult has ever been identified. Frank and Annie owned the farm about eight miles northwest of North Platte. On the walls, oozing from the floor, seeping up from under kitchen appliances. took. his body was discovered. St. Clair found that murder had been committed and "that But back in the early 1900s, there were at least six more people there than anyone knew about at the time. For more information on Francine Frost and Francine's Law go to the "Francine's Law" section. at him. "I'd just like to know what happened," he said. "Some family members, including aunt Joanne was relieved. The scheme worked. If you have any information concerning this case, please contact your local Law Enforcement Agency or call the Cozad Police When he disappeared on December 4, 2006, police did not immediately search for him. of Texas cattle driven north in 1875. Woolsey disguised himself as an Indian and surprised the cook, riding hard And what happened to Tina Marcotte? Unfortunately, thats where the story ends. Wyoming: 45. But despite North Platte was shocked to hear of a hit-and-run accident that left a 4-year-old girl dead April 29, State Patrol tries again to find missing woman He was found in a remote area, but it would have been nearly impossible for him to walk over the rough terrain on his own given that hed suffered a broken hip recently. In 1998, 23-year-old Amy Lynn Bradley went missing while on a Caribbean cruise. Mary Ann Alegria, 615 N. Adams, was struck and killed instantly as she and her brother Gilbert, 8, were The police said Kindig had a broken neck and his face was battered black and blue. These 6 sad stories and one incredibly happy story all took place right here in Nebraska. Investigators did not Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Community Information Center: Skip Navigation Links Traci Kenley and Bill Rundle | Unsolved Mysteries Wiki | Fandom in: Nebraska, 2000, Disappearances, and 5 more Traci Kenley and Bill Rundle Edit Traci Kenley (left) and Bill Rundle (right) Real Names: William Rundle and Traci Lynn Kenley Nicknames: Bill (William) Location: Hastings, Nebraska Date: August 17, 2000 Bio "The inmate, by mistake, poured poison into the glass," the Bulletin reported. Thank you! Rowlands was the mother of two sons and had moved to Cozad to be close to her boyfriend. Hes wanted for the murder of his wife and two kids and for blowing up the house in which they lived in Scottsdale on April 10, 2001. Lincoln County Attorney Collis Bell told news reporters that an inquest wasn't necessary because the death His brother continues to search for his body to this day. stand outside. Gray White 27 yrs Aug. 23, 1982 4788DMAL J. McHan White 22 yrs The first sighting involved a car being mauled by the creature. John C. Hunter was known as the "King of Nebraska Bootleggers" during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Bethany Beach, DE - The Delaware State Police Homicide Unit is continuing to investigate the missing person report involving Sheila Doyle, 66, of Fairfax, Virginia. Street in the early morning hours of Aug. 10, 1946. She went inside and bolted the door. It was just before 10:30 a.m. March 10, 1997, when a man pulled his red Pontiac Grand Am into the Amoco station in Cozad, Peete said Clara ran around a tree several times, then fell over dead. One of the most prolific missing person cases in the United States involved 19 year old Tara Calico who was abducted while riding her bike in Belen, New Mexico, in September of 1988. In Iowa, there are about 150 unsolved homicides that date back to 1965, said Jessica Lown, a spokeswoman for the Iowa Department of Public Safety. A few years later, HIV, the virus that causes AIDS was discovered in this country; subsequently, medical testing of Rayfords blood revealed that he had the virus. and followed leads in her niece's case. Kate Manning's brother Pete, who owned a saloon on Front Street, had a deformed foot. Date Posted: Monday, June 29th, 2020. The man, wearing dark sweatpants and a black or dark gray hooded sweatshirt with a bomber-style The Missing Persons Clearinghouse was created on National Missing Children's Day May 25, 2005 when. The car, possibly Whoever murdered Kate Manning got away with it. The television show "America`s Most Wanted" aired the security videotape twice once in 1997 and again in 2002 after Her murder remains unsolved 133 years later. Woolsey was never heard from again. Find out the most notorious criminals in each state. California the next day the same day the U.S. government sued the Hunter estate for $55,000 for back taxes. Paula Jean Welden disappeared in the "Bennington Triangle" in 1946. Sheriff Woodhurst returned and, comprehending the situation, got an extra guard from the Army post to The then-25-year-old adored her husband and was left devastated in 2017 when he passed away from a short illness. "I have no evidence of foul play," said Williams, Patrol office at 308-535-8047. learn the name of the inmate said to have administered the fatal dose. of Texas cattle driven north in 1875. What they couldnt figure out and still havent is why someone wanted Prichard dead, and who might have killed her. If your have any information on any of the missing persons, please contact the Anne Arundel County Police Department Missing Persons Unit, Detective Jay Schline at (410) 222-3588. Next, check out the spookiest urban legends from each state. A frantic search for the missing teen was launched immediately and went on for days on end. The man pulled a 9 mm semiautomatic pistol from his right pocket, leaned over the counter and Which unsolved mysteries in Nebraska have left you wondering? The Nebraska State Patrol maintains the Missing Persons Clearinghouse pursuant to Nebraska State Statute 29-214.01. One drank carbolic acid, reportedly They even asked people to check and jailed. Chicago." Its suspected more than 5,000 bodies are buried under the Green and that they may have been dragged out in the middle of the night, wrapped in a sheet, and buried in shallow, unmarked graves. Some theorize the people died during a terrible epidemicthough no ones sure of what. The small town of Forest Grove is generally a quiet town, but in 2016, the quiet was shattered by reports of an otherworldly shrieking sound that seemed to emanate from nowhere and everywhere all at the same time. It has been more than seven years since the second-grade student disappeared from Skyline Elementary School in the Portland suburbs. I'd like somebody to come forward with the information. Local newspapers at the time ran pictures of the grave and of the skull, showing a large, jagged hole The remains of a campfire were found nearby, on the other side of the tree, so that Haatajas back would have been toward it. It was just before 10:30 a.m. March 10, 1997, when a man pulled his red Pontiac Grand Am into the Amoco station in Cozad, After a seven-day trial, a crowd of 300 filled the Lincoln County courtroom to hear the closing statements. Anyone who has information that may . Three weeks later, he was gone. Suicide? Sarah's mother said that the girl was troubled and may have made poor choices that got her involved with some unsavory people. OnlyInYourState may earn compensation through affiliate links in this article. Minnie Winston saw blood on the floor of her Atlanta house. Shortly after Nina was placed there, red streaks and splotches began to appear in the marble. was unknown. John C. Hunter was known as the "King of Nebraska Bootleggers" during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Sherry Wounded Foot Murder August 05, 2016 On August 5, 2016, Sherry Wounded Foot of Porcupine South Dakota was found unresponsive behind a local building in the township of Whiteclay, Nebraska. "Anyone with information Check out the 45 things police officers want you to know. They even asked people to check It was obviously a murder, according to the Nebraska GenWeb Project, as Kate was respected and had no enemies. Two ranchers happened upon Haatajas body in March. Bettmann/Contributor/Getty Images. "If you want Manning," Mrs. Woodhurst Its not in dispute whether the light appears because thousands of people have seen it. He died in 1911, several years after being committed to a mental hospital. more real-life ghost stories that will make you believe. Pete was a popular guy with a happy disposition, and many didn't believe he could have Officials charged Harold Lozier, Hunter's former right-hand-man, was constant. an intensive investigation and airing of the video on national TV twice, the crime has remained unsolved for seven years. (Emery was out on bail pending formal sentencing.)