Kay O’Connor

Thirty-seven-year-old Kay O’Connor worked as a shorthand typist and lived with her husband Tony on Wickham Road, Colchester, England. On March 1st, 1974, she was off work for the day and had gone shopping on nearby Butt Road. Afterward, she stopped by to visit her mother, who lived two doors down from her, and then … More Kay O’Connor

Wendy Gallagher

Twenty-four-year-old Wendy Gallagher, described as a “lovely” young woman by her friends and family, lived alone in a flat on Princess Street. On Friday, January 18th, 1991, she was spotted in the town center of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It was the last time she was seen alive. A few days later, her loved ones … More Wendy Gallagher

Mary Kriek

Nineteen-year-old Mary Kriek was Dutch, but had moved to Boxted, Essex, England, to work as an au pair at Bullbanks Farm; she had only started work about a month prior. At about ten-forty-five on the evening of Sunday, January 5th, 1958, Mary got off a bus at Foxes Corner in Eight Ash Green, less than … More Mary Kriek

Goh Beng Choo

Eight-year-old Goh Beng Choo was an excellent student at Jurong Primary School and lived with her family in Bukit Batok, Singapore. On the evening of November 19th, 1980, her family was celebrating her academic achievements at home. At some point, the little girl went outside for some reason; her brother saw her in the road … More Goh Beng Choo

Lim Shiow Rong

Six-year-old Lim Shiow Rong lived with her parents and younger sister in Toa Payoh, Singapore. Her mother Ang Goon Lay ran a coffee shop, while her father Lim Kim Siong was an addict who had previously served time for drug offenses. Lim was a student at Poi Ching School, and was described by elders and … More Lim Shiow Rong

John Bianchi

It was around nine-forty-five on the evening of Sunday, January 26th, 1919. Eighteen-year-old John Bianchi, who lived with his parents and five brothers in a village called Bigges Maine on the outskirts of Wallsend, North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, was walking with his paramour Elizabeth Philipson, who was also his cousin. She worked at … More John Bianchi

Yvonne Laker

On the afternoon of June 29th, 1964, fifteen-year-old Yvonne Laker got on a train at Southampton Central Station in England; she was on her way back to boarding school after spending the weekend with her grandparents in Barton on Sea. Seven station stops later, just as the train left Basingstoke, a twelve-year-old boy pushed open … More Yvonne Laker

Leah Sousa

It was Labor Day weekend of 1990, and the Sousa family—thirty-six-year-old single mother Lora, her thirteen-year-old daughter Leah, and her nine-month-old son Michael—had just returned from a vacation to their home in Cumberland Beach, Ontario, Canada. Leah was preparing to start high school when the new week started, but sadly, she would never get the … More Leah Sousa

Kimberley Jackson

In January of 1968, young mother Sandra Djan was at home in Carmel Gardens, Norton, Stockton-On-Tees, England. Her five-month-old daughter, Kimberley Jackson, was in her baby carriage just outside the back door of the house while Sandra prepared the baby’s bottle and bath. Five minutes later, Sandra went to retrieve Kimberley, but saw with horror … More Kimberley Jackson