Tag: Florida

Bobby Copeland: Who Was the John Doe Found at the Marco Polo Hotel?

Two artists' renderings of what "Bobby Copeland" looked like when alive

DISCOVERY: On January 5, 1988, a maid entered Room 227 of the Marco Polo Hotel and came across a grisly sight: the deceased body of a young male. The young man had been in the Miami, Florida, area with a group of young people who were working as magazine salespersons. He’d been staying at the

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Hillsborough County Jane Doe (1986)

Two artist's renderings of what the Hillsborough County Jane Doe (1986) may have looked like when she was alive

DISCOVERY: On February 6, 1986, skeletal remains were found at a trash dump on 2nd Avenue, between 31st and 34th Streets, in an industrial area of Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida. AUTOPSY: According to the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner, the decedent perished between three and eight weeks prior to her remains being discovered. A cause of

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Miami-Dade County Jane Doe (1996): Found Deceased in a Box, Floating in a Florida Canal

Artist's renderings of what the Miami-Dade County Jane Doe (1996) may have looked like when alive: one of her facing the front and the other showing a side view

DISCOVERY: On October 29, 1996, a man and his nephew were feeding ducks in a canal behind 13920 Lake Placid Court in Miami-Lakes, Miami-Dade County, Florida, when they noticed a box floating in the water. Believing something of value might be within it, the pair collected it and removed the rope and duct tape that had

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The Disappearance of Jennifer Kesse

*This article was used as the basis for the 56th episode of John Lordan’s Seriously Mysterious podcast.* EARLY LIFE: Jennifer Joyce Kesse was born on May 20, 1981 to parents Drew and Joyce Kesse. She was the oldest of two children, and is said to have been best friends with her little brother, Logan. The

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Singer Island Jane Doe

DISCOVERY: During the late morning of June 16, 1974, a man and his two teenage children were searching for driftwood in a dense and swampy wooded area of Singer Island, located in North Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida. At just before noon, they were along the eastern edge of the Intracoastal Waterway, just north

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