Late November of 1976 would see the first in a possibly related series of murders taking place in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Over the course of the ensuing seven months, at least six young women would turn up dead in the area, and police are still baffled as to whether the crimes are connected, though recent … More Barbara Jean Lewis
At a little past ten p.m. on the evening of May 18th, 1977, eighteen-year-old Brenda Lee Ritter left the residence of her boyfriend Larry Bonazza and began the short drive back to her own home in North Strabane. She never made it there, and the following morning, her vehicle was found abandoned in South Strabane. … More Brenda Lee Ritter
Twenty-six-year-old Roberta Elam was a native of Minnesota, but in early June 1977 had moved to a convent in Wheeling, West Virginia, and was preparing to become a nun. Known as Sister Robin to the other women at the Sisters of St. Joseph Mother House, Roberta was last seen alive on the morning of June … More Roberta Elam
On July 15th, 1975, twenty-year-old Diane Merckx went missing from Columbia Park in Kennewick, Washington. Though her body would not be found for nearly two years, another young woman in Kennewick would also go missing only weeks later. In this latter case, though, the victim would be found soon afterward, leading authorities to speculate that … More Diane Merckx and Shannon Varley
In the autumn of 1975, in sunny south Florida, a father and son would be gunned down in their own home in what appeared to be a revenge-motivated attack. Early on the morning of October 10th, police entered the house located at 10720 SW 43rd Lane in Miami and found the bodies of the two … More Clarence and Brian Gehrke
In spring of 1975, twenty-two-year-old Eve Stratford was living a somewhat glamorous life in east London, working as a “bunny girl” at the upscale Playboy Club on Park Lane, and living with her musician boyfriend Tony Priest and a couple of his bandmates. On the afternoon of March 18th, at around four p.m., Eve was … More Eve Stratford and Lynne Weedon
In the winter of 1974, in California, a woman who allegedly knew too much would go missing, only to turn up dead early the next year. For the previous six months, forty-five-year-old Betty Van Patter had been working for an organization called the Educational Opportunities Corporation, which had been formed in order to provide educational … More Betty Van Patter
On August 14th, 1974, a grim find was made in a ditch in south Kansas City, Missouri. The previous evening, fifteen-year-old David Eyman had left his girlfriend’s house, intending to hitchhike back to his own home. However, at approximately three-forty-five a.m. on the morning of Wednesday, August 14th, a Raymore police officer called in and … More David Eyman
Forty-eight-year-old Joan Maschek was known around Nottingham, England as something of an artistic type, often clad in outrageous fashions and interested in ballet, classical music, and hosting small parties with friends of similar proclivities. She lived alone in a tiny flat, having moved back to her native Nottingham after divorcing her former husband, American GI … More Joan Maschek
Eighteen-year-old David Stack was a popular, charismatic high school graduate who loved rock music, partying, and travel. In early summer of 1976, he decided he was going to do some of the latter, planning to hitchhike his way to California, ostensibly to visit some family members in Berkeley or Truckee. He left his home in … More David Stack
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