Shannon then took possession of the shotgun and began beating him in the head with the butt end. Another murder case is unfolding in the Dec. 18 bow and arrow killing of a pipeline inspector in Wellsburg. Fleshman was last seen leaving her home heading toward Roanoke, Virginia. You have permission to edit this article. Q: Given that it happened so long ago, was it difficult finding information on this case? The Tylenol Murders. Adkins has not been seen since and no trace of him has been found. The felony cases do not stop coming. All the victims and wrongfully convicted people are listed by their last name. Four men were questioned, with one held in prison for suspicion of murder and . 2023 Virginia Cold Case Database. He has not been seen since he left the group. The murder of Kyle Morgan Police identified a person of interest in the case, but no charges have been filed to date. Lynn Seethaler & Janice Pietropola. We had two in the past 13 years, and now we have five at the same time, he said. Authorities believe Roop may have been abducted. SJM: I do want to mention that we listed the pictures that we got from Brevard County of some necklaces and bracelets that had been taken from John Brennan Crutchleys house in 1985, and a lot of his victims had never been identified, so if people want to take a look at those pictures, and maybe find out if [you know who these belong to], that would be great. Last seen at her home in Walker. There were very few laws against doing those kinds of things and any kind of violence against women. Friends and family call her by the name Cherice.. The case of a young Bluefield teenager still remains unsolved after the teen was reported missing in 2004. J. Kincaid said this week. Traveling at 25 mph, he was unable to stop in time and hit him. A court-ordered psychological evaluation of Zuccaro found he is mentally ill, but competent to stand trial. Police were on it, but I dont know what they were doing about it, but there was just a lot of bad people doing bad things that I wasnt aware of. They interviewed more than 100 people. Seifs father allegedly took him to his home country of Yemen for a two-week visit, but never returned. According to the report, Shannon Bartz sat on the bed for about 10 minutes and then called two friends before calling 911. Prosecutors maintained Carroll had arranged for the murder of Cathy Faye Carroll, his estranged wife, on April 22, 1986 at her home in Montgomery Heights. He walks with a significant limp that favors his left leg. West Virginia authors Geoffrey Fuller and S. James McLaughlin recently released a book with what they found during their decades-long investigation. Fiano was last known to be living in Fairmont or Morgantown. Actually, he took Clawsons confession and was sent up there to corroborate his confession and get his feeling about the guilt, and he said that Clawson was lying. And, we were pretty convinced that he didnt have anything to do with it. He said the murder cases are putting a strain on his office. Her parents said they believed she was spending the night with her friend. Seifs mother went to the Weirton Steel Mill where his father worked to learn he had not worked there under that name. In July of 1990, at 14 years of age, Fame Cooper went missing. More . This article was originally published by West Virginia Public Broadcasting . Hurt was last seen leaving her sons home and drove to her Kanawha Terrace apartment. No one has seen her since. In some of these cases, authorities reach out to the public for help bringing answers to the loved ones of those who are missing. Powell was last seen sometime between March 17 and March 24 of 1990. Her parents visited the next morning but she wasnt home. - Christopher Devin Kinker, 21, of Follansbee is facing second-degree murder and child abuse charges after he allegedly killed his seven-week-old son. That wasnt really a thing, so the police would always have to cobble together the things, but thats a whole lot less than ideal. There was reportedly a severe flood at the time Shinn was last seen. Danny was an investigative journalist from Fairfax, Virginia, a suburb of Washington D.C. The FBI is seeking information in the 1996 deaths of Julianne . He has scars on his chin and the left side of his rib cage. Law enforcement witnessed Kincaid jump from the 31st Street Bridge, but no sign of him or his body were ever found. Authorities say Zoller lives in his car and doesnt stay in one place long, but he hasnt been heard from since around Thanksgiving of 2021. The site displays unsolved homicides, missing persons cases, and unidentified remains. When police found the pair, they were decapitated, and their murderer has never been found. The sheriffs office says Linda Sharp was a lifelong Nitro resident who was last seen in Teays Valley in the early morning hours of March 20, 1986. She was found behind the store's counter. DeBerry disappeared within the same timeframe as his uncle Lynn DeBerry, whom he lived with and Dennis Powell. According to court documents, police began an investigation after the child was pronounced dead on Dec. 5 at Pittsburgh Childrens Hospital. Tamperproof seals exist because of a 1982 spree, in which someone slipped cyanide into stores' Tylenol bottles, killing seven. That was his punishment. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. I hope he gets a conscience this year to bring peace to himself and peace to his family, Poiani said. Contact Anne Elgin at aelgin@bdtonline.com. But James E. Childers had a secret life. Both these cases have generated multiple potential suspects, yet they remain unsolved, leaving investigators baffled. That seemed to be just solely a WVU transportation problem because of the two campuses. I'm interested in (please check all that apply). Hayes left eye appears smaller due to a surgery and he has small gages in his ears. Plentiful sunshine. There was no evidence that it had actually come because of the coed murders. The motorist parked in a nearby driveway and went back to help Leeper, flagging down cars and calling Mercer County 911. To provide information about these unsolved homicides, call Crime Stoppers of the Lowcountry at 843-554-1111 or go to 5541111.com. Daniel was last seen at a Walgreens Pharmacy shortly around 12:30 p.m. July 22, 2014. Adkins was fishing in the Ohio Fiver with his brother when their boat had an engine failure and capsized after passing a barge that caused a large series of waves. Hargreaves has a tattoo of his family crest on his right arm. West Virginia State Police are investigating a new but undisclosed lead in the 1986 disappearance and death of an Oak Hill girl, State Police Cpl. Petty, 48, was last seen alive on Feb. 6, 2008, while walking from her home in north Parkersburg to the Parkersburg/Wood County Public Library. Deputies were not able to locate her during a 2015 wellness check. The flyer shared by the sheriffs office describes the first person of interest is described as a white male who would have been in his mid-20s and weighed 230-260 pounds at the time with a high, receding hairline and shoulder-length, stringy light brown hair and long sideburns. Stephens cited an advantage departments in Ohio have over departments in West Virginia. SJM: Im not really sure that they made any safety changes. A fatal 2004 pedestrian accident in Mercer County also remains unsolved. Mathis was last seen at his home. Donald Bartz then locked the bedroom door and leaned against it to prevent her from getting back into his bedroom. A West Ashley High School football player, Mikell McKelvey . Each of the cases listed on this page are regularly being worked by detectives. Enicks may have been driving a gray Ford Taurus. Dennis was last known to be at his home Dec. 15, 2013, but has not been heard from since. Vance was last seen in the 1000 block of Washington Avenue around 5 p.m. March 27, 2010. Unsolved Homicide Victim Fame Cooper went missing in July of 1990. Sigmon-Palmer was last seen with a younger male companion at. PLEASE SHARE:At approx. So, it was just happenstance that he had been shadowing someone who had the actual files, or otherwise, it wouldve been destroyed. Get the Android Weather app from Google Play, Mortgage rates have little reason to fall in March, Ceremony held for new Jackson Co. solar titanium. SJM: Were very close to a stream and near the woods right now. SJM: Its such a weird story because it wasnt planned at all, but my husband, when he was my fiance, he was going to Spain for two weeks. She told police her dad kicked her, causing her to fall, and he reached for another gun that was located behind him. Category:West Virginia | Unsolved Mysteries Wiki | Fandom in: United States West Virginia Category page Edit This Category is reserved for Unsolved Mysteries cases that have occurred in West Virginia. Authorities say she had lived with her parents in Hampshire County at the time of her disappearance, and would often come and go, so some time passed before she was reported missing. Q: So there was little done about safety with the hitchhiking and everything like that? John Brennan Crutchley is the person that I think is likely to have done it. He was supposed to get on a Barons Bus that morning and arrive in Washington DC the next day, but hasnt been seen or heard from since. Green was last seen at approximately 7:25 a.m. in the 2000 block of Eoff Street in Wheeling. And, as you know, around here, that doesnt. Authorities say he may have been heading to Florida. Q: What got you interested in working on this case? Four months later, on November 10, 1990, her remains were found by two hunters in the woods of Barrackville, West Virginia. The FBI should use DNA, not posters, to solve a cold-case murder. Then in early March 2005, an East Street resident found an unusual object. You will find information on many of the missing persons cases being investigated by the Maine State Police in this area of our website. GF: And a lot more details than we could talk about on the podcast about all the suspects. The Oscars will air on ABC and can be streamed on ABC.com and the ABC app as well as Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, AT&T TV or FuboTV. Jeffrey Ruggles of Huntington - Last seen Nov. 26, 2005 at 28 years old. Two boys and two girls went missing from their Oakland . SJM: [To Geoff] But what do you think is the most interesting part of the case? Photo courtesy: Putnam County Sheriffs Office. He said Donald Bartz did not approve of his daughters older boyfriend and he forbid her from having a cell phone to call him. In the daylight hours back in November 2000, Nancy was beaten and shot to death, while her 9 month old baby was in the room next to hers. Clarden Rowen, Jr., who is also known as Bill or Buck was last seen at his home in Buckhannon around 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Clarden has a scar on his right hand between his thumb and forefinger. 8am on the rainy morning of Saturday March 14th 1981 Secretary Wanda Davidson arrived for work at the offices of Boone-Meadows & Asso. We have those in PDF form, and you can see what the magazines printed versus what Clawson said in his confession and what was wrong with what was printed that he was regurgitating in his confessions. GF: One of the things that [Sarah] said, one of the first times we got together, was that Morgantown mustve been really scary in the 70s, and I thought, I grew up here, I didnt think it was scary at all. And, in reality, when we dug into it, he confessed a bunch of times, partial confessions, and changing things all the time. We have a big circumstantial case against him. 6 Mine Road in the small Jenkinjones community without telling her family and friends. West Virginia State Police say her friends and family say she had been consuming alcoholic beverages with them when a verbal argument reportedly ensued. The West Virginia State Police say there are suspicious circumstances surrounding Keenes disappearance. Murderpedia has thousands of hours of work behind it. She did not take her belongings and expected to return home. Her car was in the driveway of her then-boyfriend, Nark Cook, who disappeared five months later. 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Manchin visits Milton to discuss floodwall project, Ex-Army PVT from KY gets 45 years for plot against, Firefighter, 2 residents in hospital after Chas fire, The New StormTracker 13 VIPIR Real Time Radar, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Crutchleys sister was going to WVU at the time and was also a freshman, and so I think we can find a connection between her and Mared and Karen. Lambert disappeared from her home on her sons 1st birthday. The vehicle was found at a Loves Truck Stop in Conneaut, Ohio on Feb. 8, 2015, where employees said it had been for about three or four days. SJM: The book starts out with the disappearance itself and all of the Morgantown police and the West Virginia State Police involvement with that up until when the girls are found, and then it focuses on the trials, one and two, with Eugene Clawson, and we talk about the possibilities of yay or nay in that. 10 Notre Dame to reach ACC finals, Taylor scores 28, leads No. Many people thought they knew him; he was a local handyman - described as friendly by his neighbors and local police. A Princeton resident saw him when emerging from a fog bank during those early morning hours. Anyone who may have information about the case is asked to contact Lt. Chad Weaver at 304-389-8299 or cweaver@putnamwv.org; or Detective John Hedrick at 304-561-5373 or jhedrick@putnamwv.org. Another case amoung unsolved murders was a a convenience store clerk who was shot and killed at a local store. A West Virginia Murder Who killed Nell Rand and E. R. Bailey? On December 8, 1963, a group of amateur criminals hoping to strike it rich engineered one of the most infamous kidnappings in American history. It is believed Spangler may have been missing for three to four weeks before he was reported missing. Published: Nov. 7, 2019 at 9:36 PM PST. The list in this story is correct as of March 28, 2022. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Over 50 years ago, two freshmen coeds at West Virginia University, Mared and Karen, went missing after attempting to hitchhike back to their dorm from High Street. Across the state and in Mercer, McDowell and Monroe counties,. All of her personal belongings were left behind. Bleaney was last seen in the summer of 1975, he was supposed to appear in court that September but never appeared. Stonewall Jackson died as a result of friendly fire in 1863 across the border in Clarksburg, West Virginia. They drew a mapa terrible map, and they said The animals are on the move. Authorities say it was cold, raining and much of the area was flooded. A warrant for kidnapping was issued for Susan on Nov. 13, 2000. He enjoyed farming, gardening, and front porch s. Unsolved cases are submitted to the Cold Case Database on a voluntary basis. Clawson had been in Camden County jail since 1974, charged with the rape of a 13-year-old girl and forcing a 15-year-old boy into sex acts at gunpoint. Kinker appeared in magistrate court for a preliminary hearing on Dec. 22 but the case was continued because he did not have an attorney. The flyer says the two were last seen with Sharp at the West 76 Truck Stop near the Winfield exit. She had been living in Friendly, but also had ties to Weirton and Stubenville, Ohio. Juliette may have traveled to North Carolina or Pennsylvania. Besides all being shootings, little connects the eight unsolved homicides. Authorities say her husband said he asked her to leave and did not know where she was. 1. I did a write-up. Copyright News and Sentinel | https://www.newsandsentinel.com | 519 Juliana St., Parkersburg, WV 26101 | 304-485-1891, For every year that goes by, its another downer,, I hope he gets a conscience this year to bring peace to himself and peace to his family,, If theres a lead, well follow up on it,. This website was developed to assist Virginia State Police investigators and local law enforcement in soliciting tips on unsolved cases throughout the Commonwealth. NICHOLAS COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A man is being charged with first-degree murder in Nicholas County after an argument. Which is why Poiani keeps the story in the public eye every year around this time. Motel Cottage At Oceanfront. He was described by passengers and flight. His itinerary had said the bus would travel through Cambridge, Ohio, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Baltimore before arriving in DC. According to the NamUs website, Klomp was last seen when she was released from a facility. The reason why you find the wrongfully convicted in my database is simple: when the exonerated is taken out of the . Barki said he is unable to comment on another homicide being investigated by Brooke County authorities. GF: We were looking specifically for two necklaces, one of Mareds necklaces with a religious medallion, and then Karen had a necklace with a class ring dangling on it, and those were both missing. Flake wasnt known to leave her house on the old No. The sheriff's office says two persons of interest in the 1986 Linda Sharp murder case were never identified. . Baker also goes by the names of Cheyenne Baker and Tiffany Cole.. Still no charges have been filed in the 2004 disappearance of Barbara Jean Flake of McDowell County. Police believe that a dog or some other animal brought the skull to East Street, said Lt. C.S. Here are six of the most vexing murder mysteries of all time: 1. Three days after Brenda and Losey Lee Bennetts son shipped off to Afghanistan in September 2007, tragedy struck here at home. GF: I shadowed a state trooper, Lieutenant Colonel Richard Hall, back in 2006 to 2009 or 2010, and he was investigating the case. The teen left a note. Lockhart was last seen at the Kroger in Moundsville. Then when the letters came, they said to look 25 miles south of Morgantown, so the state troopers drove the direction and they ended up in downtown Grafton, and they said, Well, this isnt it. They drove another mile and said that there was nothing there. Sort All Cases By: Company Area | Male | Female | County | Year | Last Name. In addition to the murders, there are other serious cases demanding our attention, he said. His father last saw him on Aug. 20, 2018 on Cherry Fork Road in Montrose in Randolph County leaving on the motorcycle with his girlfriend Jamie Deshayes. GF: Yeah, Crutchley was from Clarksburg, so right down the road, and like I said, his older brother went to WVU med school and his sister was a freshman in 1970. They tracked down more than 1,000 leads, but came up empty. January 1975. The original juvenile petition against Shannon Bartz states that on May 19, 2014, when her father came into her room and found her using a cell phone, he pulled her into his room. He was last seen in the Cheat Lake area. We interviewed our tech expert, Jaime Vazquez, to learn more about accessible smart home devices. Authorities believe the three cases are connected. Hall was last seen walking out of his Lincoln Drive home. J.R. Pauley, former district commander of the West Virginia State Police Princeton and Welch detachments. For every year that goes by, its another downer, Poiani said. Law enforcement throughout our state work continuously to solve missing persons cases, some of whom have been missing for years or even decades. According to court documents, police began.