On December, 24, 1945, a fire destroyed the Sodder family’s home in Fayetteville, West Virginia, United States. George, Jennie, and four of their nine children escaped. The bodies of their five other children were never found. What happened to them?
Mysteries
The Disappearance of William Ebeneezer Jones Jr.
William Ebeneezer Jones Jr. was just three-years-old when he vanished in Vineland, New Jersey. He had been playing outside with his sister who said that “the bogeyman” had taken him.
The Disappearance of Shane Walker & Christopher Dansby
In the space of three months, two toddlers vanished from the same playground in Harlem, New York. Before vanishing, both Shane Walker and Christopher Dansby were spotted talking to the same brother and sister.
Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?
In April of 1943, a group of young boys discovered the skull of a woman lodged inside a Wych Elm in Hagley Woods, West Midlands. She became known as “Bella” and after the discovery, graffiti asking “Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?” began to appear throughout the town.
Missing at the Canyon – Glen & Bessie Hyde
According to an unofficial count, almost 800 deaths have been documented at the Grand Canyon. None of these deaths have been as mysterious as the disappearance of newly married couple Glen and Bessie Hyde in the winter of 1928.
The Little Red Riding Hood Murder of Muriel Drinkwater
12-year-old Muriel Drinkwater was found shot dead in a forest nearby her home in Penllergaer, Swansea, Wales, in 1946. To this day, nobody has ever been charged with her murder.
Lula Lake & The Murders of Orville Steele & Carolyn Newell
Orville Steele and Carolyn Newell were teenage lovers that vanished one evening while at Lula Lake. The following week, their bound bodies were discovered. Carolyn had been bound, raped, beaten & strangled. Orville had been tied to a tree and strangled.
Who Killed the Masked Marvel?
Shortly after 5PM on the 12th of September, 1943, a Sedan was spotted driving erratically and meandering through Washington Blvd., barely missing a telephone pole before crashing into a bean field near Thatcher Ave. A man emerged from the wreckage wearing just a pair of white swimming trunks. He was covered in blood and stumbled into the field before collapsing in the field.
The Disappearance of Susan Smalley & Stacie Madison
Susan Smalley, 18, and Stacie Madison, 17, were best friends in their prime of life. Then on 19 March, 1988, they disappeared in Carrollton, Texas, leaving behind only Stacie’s yellow Mustang convertible. What happened to them?
The Missing Beauty Queen – Tammy Lynn Leppert
Tammy Lynn Leppert was an actress and model from Rockledge, Florida. On 6 July, 1983, she vanished in Cocoa Beach, Florida, after having an argument with a male friend. She has never been found.