[98][99] The case was reopened in April 2015, in hopes to identify the victim and solve her murder. Weight and eye color could not be ascertained. She had black, medium-length hair underneath the wig. An entry simply reading "Wilmington" on a log of the murders Kraft is known to have compiled is believed to refer to this individual.[15]. There is currently insufficient DNA for profiling. Ninety years later, the murders remain unsolved. 2100 Blk California St. ... 1970 Baby John Doe. Area: San Francisco; Murders: 5 Confirmed; More Estimated; Years Active: 1960s, 1970s She was buried in 1969 but exhumed in 2001 for DNA extraction. The Zodiac Killer. [47], On August 29, 1979, the dismembered and decomposed remains of a young white male were discovered in two trash bags and a cardboard box behind a Union 76 gas station in Long Beach, California. More than 70 years later, the brutal killing of the housekeeper remains unsolved. Beausoleil has denied any involvement in any other Manson murders. Despite numerous announcement to various Spanish-speaking news outlets, nobody came forward with information. His hair and eyes were brown. She had been beaten and stabbed to death, and her body had been set ablaze after she died. The case is one commonly cited as being one of Los Angeles County’s most infamous unsolved murders. Their deaths triggered a murder investigation which at the time was the largest in U.S. history. The Chilling, Unsolved Dardeen Family Murders. She had died from a shotgun wound to her back and was then deposited in a mine shaft in the Mojave Desert. She appeared to be fearful of him. They likely were murdered on the same day, up to a year prior. Unsolved deaths Before 1900. She wore a blue sweatshirt, denim shorts, a tee shirt, a bra, knee-high socks with various colors and expensive boots. On May 22, the man's skull was found and deemed to belong to the same person. [27], The body of a white female between eighteen and thirty was found on May 30, 1976 near Nipton, San Bernardino County, California. [87] The woman had been shot to death mere hours before her body was found. More clothing found on the scene included a white sweater, white knee-high leather boots, multi-colored bell-bottom jeans, a multicolored blouse, and a multicolored miniskirt dress. (1993) (MORE: Man arrested in Sophie Sergie's 1993 murder in Alaska over DNA), (MORE: 'I honestly never thought they would find him': DNA test, genetic genealogy lead to arrest in woman's 2001 killing). She was estimated to be between 16 and 21 years old and was 5 feet 3 inches (1.60 m) tall. In an update in 2020, it was stated that his name may have been "Randolph Houser". She was described as well groomed, and had false nails, polish on her toenails and pierced ears. She was previously believed to be Jeannette Kamahele, but dental records and DNA later disproved this. The ice chest also contained pieces of metal brake rotors, a brick, and numerous metallic fragments. She was estimated to be between 20 and 40 years old, was 5 feet 1 inch to 5 feet 6 inches tall, and weighed 150 pounds. DNA testing was requested. Here are 10 that still puzzle them. She had auburn hair and had previously painted her fingernails pink or orange. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call the Nassau County Sheriff's Office at (904) 225-5174. She had a ¾" horizontal scar on the right side of her forehead, right below her hairline. Muriel Gwendoline Maitland 1957. His clothing included a tee shirt with a green "M," white and blue shoes and a green pair of boxers. 12/10/1970 16 th St. & Champa St. Bennie Eberhardt. He also suffered from porotic hyperostosis. The fisherman speared a metal cooler, which he then pulled to shore. DNA was collected from the child of one of the brothers. The victim, estimated to have been between 14 and 24 years old, was located on August 7, 1994 at 11:25 pm. Investigators believe he was a victim of Randy Steven Kraft. [4] 6 Clare Morrison. There was also a perimortem fracture to the left tibia[152][153], In Irvine, Orange County, California, the partially burned body of an African-American female was found on September 5, 2009 in a Pasternack Enterprises parking lot. Cause of death was found to be stabbing. He was a victim of homicide, as he was stabbed in the chest. She was shot in the head twice, of which she survived, however the blunt trauma of being tossed from a moving vehicle afterwards caused her death. He had short, fine, dark brown or black hair. She had brown/black medium length hair and brown eyes. Police noted that someone had drunk her blood. The man was estimated to be between 40 and 60 years old and was 5 feet 4 inches. Photo Credit: Verging On / YouTube; 5. Justin Maynard 2003. His eyes were hazel, he was between 5 feet 7 and 5 feet 11 inches in height, and weighed between 130 and 145 pounds. Tips will be forwarded to the respective Major Crime … But Bay Area police agencies are still working on scores of high-profile unsolved murder cases. The murders went unsolved for decades until Parabon NanoLabs helped investigators use genetic genealogy to solve the case by submitting the unknown killer's DNA to a genealogy database and building a family tree around the results. [137] It has been suggested by Assistant Sheriff John Huber that she might've been a victim of serial killer Terry Peder Rasmussen. [114], Two Hispanic teenage boys were shot at a bus stop on July 19, 1992. It is believed that she was a victim of serial killers Doug Clark and Carol Bundy. A sex addicted television star meets an untimely demise. [106] A presumably homemade tattoo was found on her chest of a cross and she had two scars, possibly from removing cysts from her lower back and right breast. The body of a black male was located on February 9, 1968 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. He was 5 feet 8 inches tall, and had a faint beard, medium-length brown hair, and a fair complexion. She also possibly wore a charm necklace, as remnants of a leather band were located in her pocket. She is not believed to have given birth during her lifetime. The Wonderland Murders have been unsolved for decades, though two people have been brought to trial — both of whom were acquitted. But that’s also part of the fascination and the intrigue, and in this guide we’ll look at the biggest and most fascinating. The victim was a young man, aged 15 to 20 when he was shot to death by police during an alleged attempted burglary. A sketch of an unknown suspect in the 1970 murder of Carol Fitzmaurice. It has not been published if he wore anything other than these two garments. [39][40][41], Authorities do not believe this individual was a runaway or a transient, as his clothing was of good quality. Rose Sharratt 1957. Her killer had stabbed her and slit her throat. Her battered body was found on the side of a South Lake Tahoe road, prosecutors said. [66], The body of an individual aged 19 to 25, assigned male at birth, was discovered on November 26, 1983 on the Ocean Beach in Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County not long after being murdered. The body was covered with a sleeping bag as well as a quilt. She was found wearing a sleeveless black blouse over a pink tank top and acid-washed blue jeans. Further testing confirmed that the DNA of Joseph Holt -- who died in 2014 -- matched the DNA found on Rainey’s shirt and Andersen’s body, prosecutors said. [23] Additionally, rosary beads and a jacket liner with multicolored stripes were recovered. Her cause of death is unknown but is suspected to be homicide. The following day his battered body was found in a wooded area of the course. Several witnesses … [63], On June 26, 1983, the burned body of a Caucasian female between sixteen and twenty-eight years of age was found inside of an abandoned mobile home, also burned, in Crescenta Valley, Los Angeles County, California. Cause of death was undetermined, however investigators are treating the case as a homicide. The victim was cremated in 1975, however, DNA is available for comparison or analysis. He was found to be sodomized with a sock that still remained in the body. "[26] Investigators appealed to the public for tips leading to the child's identification without success. She wore a white shirt and skirt, two silver-colored rings on her right hand, a black belt, a purple slip and was found barefoot. [30], The body of a girl between the ages of 14 and 18 years was discovered on the side of a road on February 14, 1978, in Otay, California. [96] The body was discovered first, lacking a head. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children also released a new reconstruction of the young man in 2020. He was found wearing a pair of red warm-up pants with white stripes down the sides, a blue vest with a gray hood with "Football Power" and a yellow football player on the front, a green sweatshirt with "Winter Fever" and a cartoon surfer on the front, a long sleeved red sweatshirt with a cartoon girl with ponytails and pink heart sunglasses printed on the front and a long sleeved tan/black/red casual shirt (adult sized) with "Kamikaze" printed on the front and "Racing Team" printed on the back. One of the most notorious unsolved crime ... the Zodiac terrorized North California and taunted the police and the public with his bizarre letters containing cryptic ciphers. Blue pants, a brown leather belt, green socks, white boxers and gray shoes were also worn by the decedent. He was between seventeen and twenty-nine years old and was five feet eight inches at a weight of 112 pounds. Her body was unrecognizable because it had been set on fire. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. A passerby noticed what they thought was a pile of trash on fire, stopped to kick some dirt on it and realized it was actually a body. She had been strangled to death and set on fire. Anyone with information should call the SDPD Homicide Unit at (619) 531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477. Holt’s family has fully cooperated with the investigation, prosecutors added. Holt, who was born in 1947, grew up in San Jose and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley, prosecutors said. Her hair was brown and short, presumed to have been cut recently. [72], An African-American infant's decomposing body was found on August 19, 1985 in an alley in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. Although the woman's face was recognizable and her DNA, fingerprints and dental information were recovered, she was never identified. He was described as a white, heavyset male, who was 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighed between 175 and 200 pounds with brown hair and a bushy mustache. The first victim's torso was found severely decomposed on July 16; his skull was also later found. More Contact Info . She was estimated to be between 30 and 50 years old, was between 4 feet 6 inches and 5 feet tall, and weighed between 80 and 90 pounds. The last crime reported, and the only one reported after 1981, was in 1986. The boys were sexually assaulted. It is speculated that the victim may have been a "migrant worker. She was exhumed in 2011 for DNA analysis. No other remains were ever located. His head had also been severed. A pay stub was found with the body, with the name Ernesto Carillo Aguilar, with the birth date of June 24, 1963. [51], Two women killed in July 1980 in Kern and Ventura Counties. That led investigators to zero in on three brothers who have since died, the El Dorado County District Attorney's Office said in a Monday news release. The cases below include unsolved Iowa homicides from 1970 – 1979, and are listed in chronological order. The killer gave chase and shot them numerous times. The body of a black male was located on February 9, 1968 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. Her eye color is presumed to have been brown, although the autopsy did not confirm the color. [112] Marks and tan lines near her eyes indicated that she may have worn some sort of eyeglasses before her death. So was botanical testing on roots intertwined with the bones. [69] The victim had hazel eyes and short brown hair and stood at a height between 5'10 and 5'11" at a weight of 140 pounds. Twenty-nine missing people have been ruled out as the decedent. Cause of death could not be found, but is presumed to be a homicide based on the circumstances. He was between 16 and 25 years of age and was 5 feet 4 to 5 feet 8 inches tall. The first public arrest through genetic genealogy was the April 2018 identification of the suspected "Golden State Killer.". He had suffered severe wounds that disfigured his features, due to a gunshot to his head and four gunshots to his chest. Examiners also noted that he had a scar just above his right eyebrow. On March 22, 1989, the skeletal remains of a young African American (with white/Hispanic admixture) female were discovered wrapped in a floral print bedspread in some shrubs in Pacifica, California. [77] No traces of dental work were found in the mouth. She had brown hair and eyes, had braces at one time in her life and also had some missing teeth and fillings in her mouth. Though these murders may have happened decades ago, California police still receive leads every year on each of these cases. She had brown eyes. Despite being four feet six inches tall, her age was estimated to between fourteen and twenty-five years old. On September 30, 1974, Peter Garcia was in his apartment in the 500 block of Scott Street in Monterey when he was murdered by an unknown assailant. [145]. [82] Those interviewed by police who had seen the victim had no idea who she was. He was fully clothed and placed underneath a sleeping bag next to the Elk Slough estuary. He also may have worn a pair of yellow glasses found near his body. The following day her near-naked body was discovered near Bells Beach. She was also of an obese build and had most likely given birth at least once in her life. [24], The body was initially believed to be that of an adult female until the victim was concluded to be a male around the age of eleven. Two suspects have since been identified in the women's murders. He stood at six feet tall and weighed 175 pounds. The victim was between twenty-five and thirty-five years of age, had brown eyes and black hair. She also had needle marks on her elbows, indicating drug use. A pair of size seven to seven and a half boots, a blue, long-sleeved sweater, and crucifix made of wood were found near the remains. She had light/medium brown hair. Akron Ohio. [9], Teaford currently has an arrest warrant issued for the murder of the unknown woman. She was tall at the age of thirteen to twenty-six, at six feet tall at a weight of 152 pounds. The cases listed are only some of the unsolved homicide cases. She is a confirmed victim of serial killers Doug Clark and Carol Bundy. His frame was noticeably thin. The case of Michele Kirkhoven. Investigators are looking for leads to a person that the decedent may have had a connection to with the name 'Steve Glick'. She is estimated to have been 5'2" – 5'6" tall and weighed approximately 133 pounds. The body of Lori Lee Kursa had been found in the same location seven years earlier. The John Doe was approximately 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 156 pounds (71 kg) with black hair and brown eyes. Any clothing worn by either woman was destroyed in the fire. She had brown and gray short hair and an eleven-inch scar on her abdomen that had healed. She had brown hair which was dyed a reddish blonde, blue eyes, and protruding incisors, and had had 19 dental fillings made within the last two years of her life. Anderson's body was found in South Lake Tahoe in 1979. Teaford had beaten her to death and then strangled her with her own clothing. Associated with the remains, besides the shoes, were a rusty jack knife, long underwear pants, and a T-shirt.