Tag: John Doe

Long Beach John Doe (1978)

DISCOVERY: At approximately 4:15am on June 3, 1978, the body of a young male was found lying face down on Division Street, a half-block east of Corona Street, in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California. According to investigators, it appeared the deceased had been killed elsewhere and his body dumped at the location. AUTOPSY: An

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Disco Dan

DISCOVERY: On April 3, 1978, a man working in a field underneath FM 2113 in Hewitt, McLennan County, Texas discovered the decomposing remains of an unidentified male in a concrete drainage culvert. The vacant field was located near the intersection of Spring Valley Road and South Haven Drive, east of Hewitt Drive. AUTOPSY: An autopsy

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Wilmington John Doe (April 1973)

DISCOVERY: Starting on April 22, 1973 and continuing over the course of several days, the dismembered remains of a deceased male were found in green trash and white paper bags scattered across Wilmington, Los Angeles County, California. His torso was discovered at Alameda Street and Henry Ford Avenue, his right leg on the Terminal Island Freeway

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Marshall County John Doe

DISCOVERY: On the morning of April 15, 1997, a 17-year-old fisherman was fishing in a rural area in Marshall County, Alabama, northwest of Arab in a creek off Eagle Rock Drive. Whilst there, he discovered a headless body, with its legs bound together at the ankles with rope and wire ties. Air fresheners were found

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Sam Doe

*UPDATE: The RCMP have identified Sam Doe as 25-year-old Gordon Edwin Sanderson of Edmonton, Alberta.* *This article refers to the John Doe commonly known as Septic Tank Sam. In respect for the victim, it will refer to him as Sam Doe.* DISCOVERY: On April 13, 1977, Charlie and Mavis McLeod of Tofield, Alberta were looking

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