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Kirk Bloodsworth
Kirk Noble Bloodsworth (born October 31, 1960) is a former Maryland waterman and the first American sentenced to death to be exonerated post-conviction by DNA testing. He had been wrongfully convicted in 1985 of the 1984 rape and first-degree murder of a nine-year-old girl in Rosedale, Maryland. By the time an appeal based on the DNA evidence was underway, his sentence had been commuted to two consecutive life…
Year unknown · MassachusettsUnsolvedMurder of Holly Piirainen
Holly Kristen Piirainen (January 19, 1983 – August 5, 1993) was a 10-year-old American murder victim from Grafton, Massachusetts. She and her brother had been visiting their grandparents in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, when Holly was murdered. Her murder remains unsolved.
1949 · CaliforniaMissingJean Spangler
Jean Elizabeth Spangler (September 2, 1923 – disappeared October 7, 1949) was an American actress who appeared in bit parts in several Hollywood films in the late 1940s. She garnered public attention for her mysterious disappearance in late 1949. Born in Seattle, Washington, Spangler attended high school in Los Angeles, California, before beginning a career in film in 1948, appearing as a dancer in several…
1950 · New YorkMissing
Disappearance of Richard Colvin Cox
Richard Colvin Cox (born 25 July 1928—disappeared 14 January 1950) was an American second-year cadet who disappeared from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, on 14 January 1950. On three occasions in the week leading up to his disappearance, Cox was visited by a man whose first name may have been George. According to an eyewitness account from another cadet, the two men seemed to know each…
1989OverturnedGary Dotson
Gary E. Dotson (born March 8, 1957) is an American man who was the second person to be exonerated of a criminal conviction by DNA evidence (after David Vasquez was given an unconditional pardon on the 4th of January 1989, for the 1984 murder of Carolyn Hamm). In May 1979, Dotson was found guilty and sentenced to 25 to 50 years' imprisonment for rape, and another 25 to 50 years for aggravated kidnapping, the terms to…
Year unknown · WisconsinUnsolvedRay Ryan
Raymond John Ryan (January 9, 1904 in Watertown, Wisconsin – October 18, 1977) was an American professional gambler, oilman, promoter, and developer. Described as having a larger-than-life personality, he mingled with prominent businesspeople and movie stars, as well as with cardsharps and mobsters on his path to fame and fortune. His sensational murder case was never solved.
Year unknown · CaliforniaMissing
Disappearance of F. Lewis Clark
Francis Lewis Clark (June 21, 1861 – 1914?) was a prominent American industrialist. He disappeared after dropping off his wife at the train station in Santa Barbara, California.
1984 · IllinoisOverturnedLeroy Orange
Leroy Orange (born July 20, 1950, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American man, who on January 12, 1984, was arrested along with his half-brother, Leonard Kidd, for the murders of four people (Ricardo Pedro, 25, Michelle Jointer, 30, Renee Coleman, 27, and Coleman's 10-year-old son, Tony) at 1553 W 91st Street in Chicago's South Side Brainerd neighborhood based on false accusations by Kidd. Orange was convicted on the…
1982 · IowaMissingDisappearance of Johnny Gosch
John David Gosch (November 12, 1969 – disappeared September 5, 1982) was a paperboy in West Des Moines, Iowa, United States, who disappeared between 6 and 7 a.m. on September 5, 1982. He is presumed to have been kidnapped.
Year unknownUnsolved
B. H. DeLay
Beverly Homer DeLay (August 12, 1891 – July 4, 1923) was an American aviator who pioneered many of the popular stunts used in the early barnstorming air-shows. He soon adapted them for the movies, where he appeared with top Hollywood stars. DeLay died in a plane crash that was almost certainly caused by sabotage, but no one was ever charged in connection with the death.
2003 · Alderson, OklahomaMissingRodger Osborn
Rodger Osborn, 60 at the time, was last known to be in Alderson, Oklahoma on March 26, 2003. NamUs case MP7727.
2003 · Alderson, OklahomaMissingRickey Kutej
Rickey Kutej, 43 at the time, was last known to be in Alderson, Oklahoma on March 26, 2003. NamUs case MP10531.
2020 · Lawton, OklahomaMissingFrancisca Stephens
Francisca Stephens, 33 at the time, was last known to be in Lawton, Oklahoma on July 20, 2020. NamUs case MP81273.
2025 · Phoenix, ArizonaMissingJohn Pellett
John Pellett, 63 at the time, was last known to be in Phoenix, Arizona on July 22, 2025. NamUs case MP156715.
1975 · Los Angeles County, CaliforniaUnidentifiedUnidentified woman, Los Angeles County, California (1975)
An unidentified woman was found in Los Angeles County, California on December 21, 1975. No name has been established. NamUs case UP4456.
1979 · Marysville, WashingtonMissingTitanic Hagen
Titanic Hagen, 26 at the time, was last known to be in Marysville, Washington on August 24, 1979. NamUs case MP22999.
2007 · Sultan, WashingtonUnidentifiedUnidentified man, Sultan, Washington (2007)
An unidentified man was found in Sultan, Washington on April 10, 2007. No name has been established. NamUs case UP2886.
2026 · Houston, TexasUnidentifiedUnidentified man, Houston, Texas (2026)
An unidentified man was found in Houston, Texas on August 1, 2026. No name has been established. NamUs case UP161602.
2025 · Mountlake Terrace, WashingtonUnidentifiedUnidentified woman, Mountlake Terrace, Washington (2025)
An unidentified woman was found in Mountlake Terrace, Washington on January 14, 2025. No name has been established. NamUs case UP138952.
2024 · Colorado Springs, ColoradoUnidentifiedUnidentified man, Colorado Springs, Colorado (2024)
An unidentified man was found in Colorado Springs, Colorado on October 13, 2024. No name has been established. NamUs case UP148860.
2015 · Stringtown, OklahomaMissingWilliam Garside
William Garside, 51 at the time, was last known to be in Stringtown, Oklahoma on May 14, 2015. NamUs case MP28861.
1979 · Grottoes, VirginiaUnidentifiedUnidentified man, Grottoes, Virginia (1979)
An unidentified man was found in Grottoes, Virginia on July 1, 1979. No name has been established. NamUs case UP6702.
1994 · Worcester, MassachusettsMissingKevin Harkins
Kevin Harkins, 36 at the time, was last known to be in Worcester, Massachusetts on February 15, 1994. NamUs case MP155614.
2019 · Grandfield, OklahomaMissingRichard Hitchcock
Richard Hitchcock, 33 at the time, was last known to be in Grandfield, Oklahoma on November 9, 2019. NamUs case MP61902.