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Unknown man dubbed "Jack the Tripper" assaulted women in 1893 Indiana

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You'll all heard of Jack the Ripper , the serial killer who terrorized the Whitechapel area of London in the late 1800s. However, I doubt many of you have heard of "Jack the Tripper." No doubt his name is derived from the serial killer's. He was an unnamed criminal that attacked women in Indianapolis in 1893, grabbing women by the ankles and lifting them to stumble them and then making off like a coward as they lay maimed. May 3rd 1883 Indianapolis Sun Another, and far more villainous, man to take a moniker from the serial killer is Jack the Stripper, a serial killer who operated in Hammersmith in the mid-1960s.

Denise Kathleen Anderson's Disappearance -- Newspaper Clippings

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Author : Shane Lambert Original Time of Writing: February 2017 Major update: December 25th, 2020 All articles are subject to editing after the original posting. Missing Person : Denise Kathleen Anderson Last seen or contact date : April 13th, 1971 at 530am Where last seen : Last seen in Sacramento at her apartment by one of her two roommates. The address was 925 - 16th street. Denise was sleeping in her bed at 530am. NamUs # and Link : #MP27540 Ethnicity/Race : White Sex : Female Age at time of disappearance : 22 years old Hair : Brown Eye color : Brown Height and weight at the time of disappearance : Straight, longer than shoulder length Clothing : A wig was missing from her apartment. Black. Short-hair style. Denise Kathleen Anderson has been missing since 1971. Her disappearance is perplexing. The last anyone saw of her was 530am on April 13th, 1971. At that time, it seems that she was sleeping. The person that saw her was a female roommate, one that borrowed Denise's car th

The Rahway Jane Doe from March 25, 1887 (New Jersey)

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By: Shane Lambert Updated: February 16th, 2021 The Rahway Jane Doe is an individual who was murdered in the town of Rahway, New Jersey on March 25th, 1887. The mystery of the murder victim's identity stands out, because it is the oldest unsolved mystery listed at DoeNetwork.org.  I researched this mystery using online newspaper databases for a good two hours on February 5th, 2017. In my opinion, there is very little chance of conclusively solving this mystery for websleuths even with modern technology, like searchable newspaper databases, that wasn't available in 1887. The "clews" in this case (that's the 1887 spelling of "clues") are 99% red herrings if you ask me. Perhaps the best chance in identifying her is through DNA and the family-tree method.  Why bother with this case? If you are interested in this case then it's not so much about justice or helping surviving relatives learn where a loved one went, is it? After all, the perpetrator