(STORY BY ERIKA MARIE, OUR BLACK GIRLS BLOG. EDITED TO CORRECT MS. GAMBLES' NAME)
This is another case that, because of time and resources, doesn’t have much to any information available to report. The Project Cold Case Database includes a mysterious incident involving 31-year-old Pamela Gambles, a case that hasn’t had any movement since the summer of 1988.
On August 11 of that year, Pamela, her friend, and a few of her co-workers visited a store in Worthington Springs, Florida. There was nothing suspicious about the group and by all accounts, they went their separate ways without conflict or disputes.
The following day, a grisly discovery was made in a wooded area near County Road 131 and Bunn Rd. The dead body of a black female was...
Cold Cases
John Robert Thomas was found murdered at the intersection of Washington Street and Broadway Avenue in Lake City on December 9th, 2001. The report had come in right before 5am. He had been shot in the face. There was also signs that he may have also been robbed after he was killed. He died at the scene.
Shortly after his death, a car that belonged to his roommate was set on fire in Live Oak. Prior to this, John had asked his roommate if he could borrow his car and was allowed to. The fire was likely set ablaze so that evidence pertaining to this murder would be concealed.
A woman was identified as the person of interest; however, due to lack of cooperation, the state had to let her go with no charges. She still faces murder charges if...
On April 17th, 1988, the skeletal remains of Laverne Mack were located in wooded area at US 441 and Interstate 10. After the remains were identified as Mack's, people had been interviewed, but it did not lead to identifying any suspects. She was reported missing to the Lake City Police Department on August 11th, 1987 by an unidentified individual.
Despite the suspicious nature of Mack's death, the Medical Examiner's Office could not determine the cause of death; however, the CCSO believes that foul play was involved.
There are few details available; however we are working to get more information through a Freedom of Information Act request. This is to insure that our community is aware of all the details.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION...
(From Jessie Box, Suwannee Democrat, October 2017)
Joseph Ronald Sapp of Live Oak was found shot in the head multiple times at the rear of the Columbia County Fair Grounds on April 15, 1983.
According to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, no significant leads have been made since that time.
A 1983 interview with a nearby resident revealed a car fitting the description of Sapp’s 1979 Ford Fairmont drove into the ball complex at the fairgrounds, both doors opened, three to four shots were fired, both doors opened again and the car proceeded out of the complex, according to CCSO.
Several hours later, Sapp’s car was found abandoned in the wooded area at the rear of Fat Man’s Bar B Cue off of U.S. Highway 90.
The report states the...
BERNARD RANDOLPH BROWN- SUSPICIOUS DEATH
On the evening of July 25th, 1981, Bernard Randolph Brown was sleeping when he was awoken by an individual that was staying with him who had smelled smoke. The house was on fire. Bernard supposedly told her to exit via the window.
The individual stated that she wrapped herself in a curtain drape and exited the home through the window. She also stated that though she heard him moving around in the house, he never came out the window. The home was located at 412 Franklin Street.
His nude body was located in the northeast bedroom section of the house. He had partial burns on his body; however, according to Lake City Police Investigator Larry Dougherty, he believed that Bernard had died from smoke...
On January 15th, 1980, an employee of McLeroy Salvage called the Columbia County Sheriffs Office in regards to a homicide that took place on Frye Rd. at Charlie's Place, a neighborhood bar/residence.
When Deputy Louie Goble arrived at the scene, the body of 36 year old Willie Mease "PeeWee" Presley was lying on the ground with bullet wounds to her body. Later, Investigator Raska would recover three weapons that were stolen from Charlie's Place in some bushes nearby. It is uncertain if these weapons were used in the murder. Charlie Presley, the owner of the bar and also the husband of Ms. Presley, would reclaim the weapons. He had been out of town when the events took place.
Several interviews were conducted, according to available...
On the evening of July 30th, 1971, Mark Brotherton had been preparing to close up for the evening at Standard Oil Service Station when a customer, 23 year old Allen Munkittrick of Vermont (who at the time had been stationed with the military in Virginia), came in to see about getting service for his vehicle he had towed in by two men driving a cream-colored Volkswagen van heading west. The van also had a Budweiser sticker on the back. The men had stated to Munkittrick that they were heading to "LA", but had to make a stop into Panama City Beach before continuing in that direction. The police report wasn't clear about whether the "LA" in question was Louisiana or Los Angeles.
As the service was getting set up, two black men entered the...
What Happened to Carolyn Blankenfeld? Perdido Bay, Florida
Join the Ashes to Ash team as they look into a death of Carolyn Blankenfeld. Carolyn, was a mother/step-mother of four, including Bree Blankenfeld and wife of Christopher Blankenfeld.
Carolyn went out on a boat, for an early Mother’s Day celebration with her husband of 20 years, but Carolyn never returned.
It was reported that she drown in a swimming accident, but did she? The Ashes to Ash team combines forces with Christopher’s daughter Bree to find out the truth behind this suspicious “accident.”
Come with us as we uncover the police reports, police interview tapes, interviews with those involved, the 911 calls, and Chris in his own written words to his family, as we...
Darlene Messer was working the night shift at the Suwannee Swifty convenience store in Lake City, Florida on September 18th, 1989. Shortly after a group of correctional officers departed the store around 12:55am, she was abducted. She put up a hell of a fight, as the store was cluttered and things were knocked down. A trail of money led to the parking lot. It was as if the motive was not robbery; however a few items from the store was noted to be missing (cigarette lighters, etc.).
Though the Columbia County Sheriffs Office made heavy efforts to locate Darlene, her remains were located on September 20th, 1989 in Swift Creek, Union County; about 15 minutes SE of the Suwannee Swifty Store she worked at. Her remains were discovered by a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Kearney
Victims
1
"John Doe" 1
19
Spring, 1962
N/A
Driven to a deserted area, shot in the head, & sodomized postmortem.
2
"John Doe" 2
16
1962
N/A
Driven to the same location as the first victim, shot in the head, & sodomized postmortem. According to Kearney, this victim was the younger cousin of his first victim.[10]
3
"Mike"
18
???
???
Shot in the back of the head & sodomized postmortem.
4
"George"
???
Dec. 1968
Jul. 8, 1977
Shot in the head while sleeping, then put into a bathtub & sodomized postmortem. Police found his skeleton with Kearney's direction after his arrest.
5
John Demichik
13
Jun. 26, 1971
Feb. 9, 1973
Shot to death.
6
James Fletcher Barwick
17
Sep. 22, 1973[11]
Sep...
ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY - AURORA, COLORADO — FBI
Details:
The pictured clothing/belongings were recovered during a search of a serial offender’s tractor trailer cab (additional items were recovered that are not pictured). The offender has been linked to multiple homicide/missing person cases from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. As a long-haul truck driver, the offender has been through over 30 states at various times. Therefore, investigators are asking the public to review the items and notify authorities if they recognize any.
Submit a Tip:
If you have any information concerning this person, please contact your local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate.
Submit an anonymous Tip online
Tip Roeder was screaming. The successful attorney was on his hands and knees on the sidewalk in front of a condo on South Holt Avenue in Beverly Grove, yelling for help. A nearby store clerk had heard three shots and Roeder’s cries, and rushed over to the scene. It was soon evident to the clerk why 60-year-old Roeder was yelling: he had been shot in the stomach. The wound killed him.
There was more horror to be discovered on that sunny June afternoon in 1981. Sprawled in the lobby of the condo building, half her head blown away, was 39-year-old Jennifer Roeder, Tip’s soon to be ex-wife. In a former life, many tequila sunrises ago, she’d been known to the world as Jenny Maxwell, a successful, blond starlet with wide-set eyes and a thin...
Amy Gellert had just returned from church and pulled into the driveway of her family’s home in Cocoa Beach, Florida, on March 20, 1994, when a nightmare unfolded with savage fury.
As Gellert stepped out of her car, her stepfather, Bob Lehton, sprinted from the front door of their house — drenched in blood. Running behind him was a man in a black ski mask clutching a dagger and a gun.
The attacker had already stabbed both Lehton and Gellert’s mother, Bunny, and was now headed straight for Gellert, 21, slashing her before fleeing.
By the time police arrived minutes later, Gellert had stumbled to the parking lot of a nearby apartment complex and died. Her parents, who spent weeks in the hospital, miraculously survived.
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The killer...
https://truecrimedaily.com/2017/05/08/exclusive-authorities-seek-help-identifying-possible-portland-slave-room-victims/
https://torontosun.com/news/world/crime-hunter-clues-slim-in-house-of-horror-case
But perhaps there is confusion: where was this girl's color Polaroid photo found? In Russell Tillis house or in Oregon by these 2 brothers?
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/fl-duval-co-whtfem-10-25-brown-hair-living-photo-feb16.360779/page-4#post-16553319
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1400uffl.html
https://www.crimewatchers.net/threads/duval-county-jane-doe-wf-10-16-seen-living-in-a-photo-fl-1-mar-2016.54/
Starr Valley Jane Doe The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Devil's Gate Jane Doe The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Thousand Springs Jane Doe The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Shafter Jane Doe https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/4920
Threads cases from Websleuths forum:
Starr Valley Jane Doe NV']NV - NV - Elko Co., WhtFem UP8358, 20-25, posed in cross position, Jul'72
Devil's Gate Jane Doe: NV']NV - NV - Elko Co., WhtFem UP11310, 15-18, near Devil's Gate, Oct'72
Thousand Springs Jane Doe: NV - NV - Elko Co, WhtFem UP8359, 16-25, burned in desert off Hwy 93, no adrenals, Jul'74
Shafter Jane Doe: NV']NV - NV - Elko Co., WhtFem 125UFNV...
https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a32944829/who-was-rey-rivera-unsolved-mysteries/
The Death of Rey Rivera Remains Unsolved To This Day
Trigger warning: Violence and a brief reference to suicide.
In the first episode of Netflix's rebooted Unsolved Mysteries series, the mysterious and tragic story of Rey Rivera—the 32-year-old writer who dreamed of starting a family with wife Allison Rivera and writing movie scripts—unfolds in detail. On May 16, 2006, Rivera received an urgent phone call and rushed out of the house. His body was found in an empty conference room of Baltimore's Hotel Belvedere a week later. The police have not identified any suspects in his death.
It appeared that Rivera had fallen, jumped, or been pushed from the...
Family Offering $5,000 Reward for Information in 1998 Macon County Murder
Posted: May 19, 2020 12:47 PM CDT
Updated: May 19, 2020 5:42 PM CDT
by Alabama News Network Staff
It’s been 22-years since a Macon County murder case went cold.
Sylvia Dowdell’s body was found with multiple gunshot wounds under a bridge on Macon County Road 22 in 1998. She was missing for about a week before her body was found.
Dowdell was a mother of seven and one of the daughters returned to where the body was found Tuesday to shed new light on the case in hopes that someone comes forward with answers.
The family is now offering a $5,000 reward. No arrests have been made...
It Took 50 Years to Identify Murder Victim Reet Jurvetson: Manson Link?
Kym L Pasqualini
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Dec 2, 2019 · 13 min read
Reet Silvia Jurvetson was born September 23, 1950, in Sweden and grew up in Montreal, Canada. A remarkably beautiful and bright young girl with a taste for adventure.
The youngest of the children in the family, Jurvetson’s parents were Estonian refugees who traveled to Canada in 1951, settling in Montreal, Quebec, where Reet grew up.
Her older sister Anne describes Jurvetson as “a lovely, free-spirited and a happy little girl. She was very artistic, drew well, and liked to sew her own clothes. She was involved in Girl Guides and sang in the youth choir.”
Reet Jurvetson at 16 years old.
Free and independent...
Family Continues to Fight for Justice 3 Years After Taylor McAllister's Death
By Jorja Roman Pinellas County
PUBLISHED 7:50 AM ET Feb. 05, 2020
PINELLAS COUNTY, FLA — More than three years after Taylor McAllister was killed, Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for information that helps solve her case.
Taylor was 22-years-old when her body was found in an alley off 63rd Avenue in St. Petersburg on December 22, 2016. The medical examiner ruled her death homicide by asphyxiation. No one has been charged for her death.
“She deserves justice for what was done to her. We deserve it, her girls deserve it, our family. Someone has to be held accountable one way or another,” said Bill McAllister, Taylor’s father.
Nearly a year after her body...
On July 15, 2002, Temple Terrace police found the partially decomposed body of Abdul Rahman Al Hamdman, 47, in his apartment at 8504 W Riverchase Drive in the Colonial Grand Apartments.
Al Hamdman had been strangled, Temple Terrace Detective Bernard Seeley said Tuesday after the agency released the reward information.
Seeley also said that Al Hamdman's 1991 beige four-door Nissan Maxima had been found at 4904 Nassau St., a block from N West Shore Boulevard, about 7 a.m. July 11, 2002, four days before his body was found.
Someone had tried to set it on fire, Seeley said. The car was smoldering when Tampa police arrived. The car was impounded with no attempt to contact Al Hamdman...