COLD CASE: The Unsolved Stabbing and Murder of Carol Fitzmaurice

A photo of Carol Fitzmaurice (NYup.com)

On October 20, 1970, at around 6:00 p.m. the body of 23-year-old nurse Carol Fitzmaurice was discovered by her husband after returning to their home at 2678 West Five Mile Road, Allegany, New York. Her body had 14 stab wounds in both her abdomen and upper body. Investigators collected fingerprint and hair evidence from the home, but it has yet to be linked to anyone. Police discovered an uncooked chicken in the oven, indicating that she was in the middle of getting dinner ready when she was attacked. It should also be noted that nothing was stolen.

COLD CASE: The Unsolved Murder of Theresa Allore

a photo of Theresa Allore (Quebec Provincial Police)

19-year-old Theresa Allore was a student at Champlain College in Lennoxville, Quebec who was last seen on November 3rd, 1978. She was last seen telling friends that she was going to study and work on a book report, and also made plans with these friends to meet back up at residence at 9:00 p.m. However, she never showed up that night, and was reported as missing on November 10th.

COLD CASE: The Unsolved Stabbing and Murder of Penny Bell

A photo of Penny Bell and her children (VICE)

On June 6th, 1991 46-year-old Penny Bell, a successful business woman, left her home in Buckinghampshire, UK, at 9:40 a.m. in her blue Jaguar XJS, telling the men doing construction on her house that she was late for an appointment at 9:50 a.m.

UNIDENTIFIED DOE: Guadalupe County Jane Doe

Photo reconstruction of the Guadalupe County Jane Doe (Carl Koppelman)

The Guadalupe County Jane Doe was discovered by a Highway Department foreman on July 11th, 1978, in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, beside Highway 219 at the junction of US 84 and I-40. It was evident at the scene that she had been shot multiple times, additionally, .22 shells were discovered at the scene. Her body was discovered wearing dark brown moccasin shoes, blue denim Levi cutoffs, and a white and navy vest or halter-top type shirt. Additionally, her ears were pierced three times on the left ear, and two times on the right ear.

A photo of the vest discovered on the victim’s body (New Mexico Police Department)

A photo of the shorts discovered on the victim’s body (New Mexico Police Department)

She was a Caucasian female estimated to be around 25 years of age, who was around 5’8″ and weighed around 145 lbs. Her hair was blonde or strawberry colored, and she had blue eyes. Its estimated that she was murdered days or hours prior to the discovery of her body.

if you have any information relating to the identity or murder of the Guadalupe County Jane Doe, please contact the Chief Medical Examiner at (505) 272-3053 or the New Mexico State Police at (505) 841-9256.

SOURCES

https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/17089/details

UNIDENTIFIED DOE: “White Socks”, Tom Green County John Doe

Photo reconstruction based on forensic anthropology and dental records (Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office)

The case of “White Socks” begins on November 25th 1987, with two boys going fishing southwest of San Angelo, Texas, within a remote area nearby to the north shore of the Twin Buttes Lake. Along their fishing trip, in a field at the end of a caliche road which was just off of FM 1266, the boy discovered the skeletal remains of an unidentified man. It was evident from the scene that the man was wearing size 34 x 30 Levi’s blue jeans, size 34 Jockey undershorts, and clean white socks when he died.

COLD CASE: The Unsolved Double Murder of Curtis Francis and Jennifer Burgette

A photo of Curtis Francis (NBC)

On December 9th, 2006, an engaged couple, 34-year-old Curtis Francis and 30-year-old Jennifer Burgette were murdered in there home on Hopper Road in Piketon, Ohio. The couple were shot as they slept in their bed in a case which has now been dubbed the “Hopper Road double murder”.

COLD CASE: The Unsolved Murder of Alonzo McGhee

A photo of Alonzo McGhee (file photo)

On Friday, January 4th, 2013, at around 11:00 p.m., 44-year-old Lieutenant Colonel Alonzo McGhee was found murdered outside his home on Pale Dawn Place, in Huntsville, Alabama. A neighbor had witnessed what had happened just moments before. They saw McGhee pull into his driveway when somebody shot into the driver-side of the car. They then saw McGhee get out of the car, resulting in his car rolling into a neighbor’s yard. The neighbor went outside to see what was going on, and saw someone sprinting from the scene. McGhee’s body had been shot 17 times.

COLD CASE: The Unsolved Death of the Unidentified Rancho Bernardo Baby Doe

A photo of what the Baby Doe could possibly look like (San Diego County Crime Stoppers)

On May 4th, 2004, two hikers along the trails off of West Bernardo Drive nearby to the Rancho Bernardo Community Park in San Diego stumbled across the skeletal remains of a toddler. The remains were found within a green and white duffel bag with leather straps, which was underneath an adult-sized green winter jacket with black and red paint stains on it. The remains were wearing a blue vest with a grey hood which had “Football Power” printed on the front, a green sweatshirt with “Winter Fever” on the front, a red sweatshirt with a cartoon girl on the front, a pair of red warm-up pants, and grey-tan socks. Additionally, an adult-sized extra-large sweatshirt which contained the words “Kamikaze Racing Team” were found within the green bag. It is estimated that the child had been dumped along the trail about a year before he was discovered. This child was later dubbed the “Baby Doe” when investigators were unable to discover who the child was.

COLD CASE: The Unsolved Murder of Lisa Lynn Anstey

A photo of Lisa Lynn Anstey (Toronto Police)

On May 12th 1997, at around 9:00 a.m., the body of 21-year-old Lisa Lynn Anstey was discovered in a laneway, which was south of Front Street and east-west of Cherry Street, Toronto, in an area which was then apart of a homeless community called Street City. Her body was found beside a wall, face-down and fully clothed except for her right running shoe. It was later determined that she had been strangled. From the body, investigators were able to extract the killer’s DNA, however it did not match anyone currently in the national database.

COLD CASE/UNIDENTIFIED DOE: The Otonabee River Man

The Otonabee River Man is the name given to a man who’s remains were discovered in the Otonabee River, Ontario. His remains was discovered on July 10th, 1988, when a group of  recreational divers were swimming nearby Lock Street and McKellar Street, about 130 feet from the shore. But instead of a body being discovered, the divers only found the man’s severed head. After the discovery, police conducted a seven-day underwater and aerial search, neither of which discovered any other part of the man’s body.