On February 14, 2020, a passerby on Forest Road in Olympic National Forest discovered an unidentified young female body lying face-down in a bush, covered by her sweatshirt hood, with severe lacerations and head trauma. Nearby lay a broken tequila bottle, a folding knife, and a box cutter. Authorities treated the case as a Jane Doe investigation to identify the victim.
On an October night in a Wisconsin town, a 911 call reported a resident struck by a vehicle and left critically injured. Authorities found the victim dead at the scene; the pickup driver, who initially denied wrongdoing, was a close relative. The case remains under investigation, raising questions about the incident.
A 51-year-old man in Minot, North Dakota, died after declining rapidly following days of receiving inheritance messages. Friends sought medical help, but his girlfriend dismissed concerns as heat stroke. He was hospitalized and airlifted but died two days later.
On September 28, 2015, a police officer discovered a womanâs body set on fire in a wooded area, extinguishing flames before they could fully spread. The victim showed signs of prior attack, and her identity remained unknown until a missing persons report was filed on October 9 by her mother, who had last seen her on September 26.
On September 5, 2014, police found a 21-year-old transient manâs body in an abandoned building, mistaken for a mannequin. A message on the wall and DNA/dental records later confirmed his identity, estimating he had been there for three weeks.
In 2013, a 39-year-old woman met a 49-year-old man on an online dating platform. She was a divorced mother of one, a successful Florida-based entrepreneur managing a financial software company, and raising her son while seeking to rebuild her life.
On October 13, 2010, guards in Pensacola, Florida reported gunshots, leading to the discovery of two victims, a 19-year-old woman and 22-year-old man, found naked, shot, and stripped. Investigators linked the deaths to a robbery, later identifying a local man in his early 20s via DNA evidence found on the victims' clothing. He was arrested on January 11, 2011.