January 27, 2014Cherry Hill, New JerseyVanessa Smallwood (46) disappears; her remains will be found in a submerged vehicle 6 years later Two days before her disappearance, Smallwood spoke with a cousin about being unhappy in her marriage. “Her statement was she knows her Boaz is out there. And she’s going to find him,” the cousin…
A girl disappears while on an errand; her body is found 5 days later
January 25, 2005Crothersville, IndianaKatlyn “Katie” Collman (10) disappears; her body will be found 5 days later Collman was last seen by her mother while running an errand, making a purchase at a Dollar General about a block and a half from her home. Her body was found 5 days later, face down in a creek…
Unsolved: Woman hacked to death with a machete outside her home
January 23, 1974St. Augustine, FloridaAthalia Ponsell Lindsley (56) is murdered near her front door Shortly after 6 p.m., Lindsley’s 19-year-old neighbor heard screams and “a thumping sound” which he investigated. He found Lindsley “lying on her back with her nearly severed head resting on the bottom step of the front porch,” as well as a…
Man executed for the murder of a witness who was to testify against him during another murder trial
January 22, 1992Rawlings, WyomingMark Hopkinson is executed for the murder of a witness who was scheduled to testify against him in another murder trial Hopkinson had been involved in a legal dispute regarding sewer lines connected to the mobile home park he owned, in which a lawsuit was filed by attorney Vincent Vehar on behalf…
Man arrested for killing 6 and attempting to kill 2
January 20, 1987Los Angeles, CaliforniaJoseph Danks (26) is arrested following a string of murders of homeless men On January 20, Danks fatally stabbed an unidentified, approximately 50-year-old man. The attack was witnessed by another man who fled. The witness then followed Danks until a police car approached, at which point the witness hailed the officer…
