Juanita Migwans Missing - Ontario Woman Not Seen Since October 4th, 2024

Missing Person: Juanita Migwans

Nickname or Alias: Winnie

Details from a government source (might be paraphrased): Juanita Migwans was last seen on October 4th, 2024, on Riverside Drive in the First Nation of M'Chigeeng, Ontario. She did not have her cell phone or bank card. Some sources have said she "lost" them, which would imply accidental misplacing. The last banking activity was on September 25th, 2024. Her family and friends are concerned for her well-being as she hasn't been heard from.

Last contact: October 4th, 2024 (Friday)

Last location: M'Chigeeng First Nation, Ontario, on Manitoulin Island

Age when Juanita Migwans disappeared: 30

Sex: Female

Height in inches: 66

Weight in pounds (lbs): 110 lbs, described as thin or slender, and looks petite in her photos. She would be underweight by BMI standards.

Ethnicity: Indigenous. Pale to slightly swarthy appearance in photos.

Hair color: Brown

Eye Color: Brown

Scar or distinctive characteristic: Tattoos (1) Left Foot, A bird carrying a ribbon with text "THIS TOO SHALL PASS" (2) Left Ankle, A heart.

Link to Government Source: 2024054239 (right click to open)

Websleuths discussion page: Juanita Migwans (right click to open)

Clothing: Dark-colored pants, light-colored jacket.

MP's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089106086509 and https://www.facebook.com/jjjhgdxc

DOB: December 18th, 1993

Commentary and Research

By: Shane Lambert

Original time of writing: January 31st, 2025, updates in March 2025

Please note, this is a case with evolving details. As for information accuracy, the only guarantee is that I will try my best, source, and revisit with updates from time-to-time.

Has Juanita Migwans been found?

Juanita Migwans went missing on October 4th, 2024. As of March 24th, 2025, she remains missing.

In recent news at the time of writing, there was a significant reward related to her case. According to a recent CTV News article, "The Ontario Government is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the disappearance of Juanita Migwans as United Chiefs and Councils of Manitoulin Police Service Commission (UCCM Police) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continue their search efforts."

The way the above quotation reads, it sounds as though foul play is suspected. In a more official statement, the police said foul play was not ruled out.

Juanita Migwans went missing from an Indian reserve on Manitoulin Island. This island stands out as the largest island in the world that is in a lake (Lake Huron).

She was last seen on Riverside Drive on the reserve. This is a short segment of roadway. It's not clear what time of day she was last seen or which direction she was heading by the news coverage.

What stands out in this case, is she did not have a phone, bank card, or ID with her when she disappeared. This has some implications. For instance, it would imply that she was not planning on leaving Manitoulin Island. She has not done any banking transactions since September 25th, 2024, which was nine days before her last sighting.

Furthermore, according to news in late March 2025, this individual has uncollected money. This latter point would be ominous based on several other cases involving uncollected money.

There was a previous sighting of her that has been reported in some sources. Some early sources back in November state that she was last seen on October 2nd, 2024 at 10:30am at the intersection of Highway 551 and Oakhill Drive. The latter citing, of October 4th, has been described as a phone call in some sources. I 

There is a social media source that states that she was involved in a court case.

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Juanita Migwans Case Update: March 19th, 2025 Developments

As of March 19th, 2025, Juanita "Winnie" Migwans remains missing, but her case has gained significant traction. An update from The Manitoulin Expositor (Jacqueline St.Pierre), reveals that a community-driven billboard campaign was launched to keep her disappearance in the spotlight.

The first billboard went up on Highway 17 on March 14th, 2025, costing $3,500, with a $100,000 reward now offered. This doubled the $50,000 noted earlier. This escalation underscores rising urgency six months after she vanished from M’Chigeeng First Nation on October 4th, 2024.

The March 19th update also ties Juanita’s case to the broader Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) crisis. "Missing and murdered aboriginal women" is a tag I use on my blog (which you are looking at right now). You can click the tag if you are interested in other cases involving missing Aboriginal women in Canada.

Credit to St.Pierre and The Manitoulin Expositor for illuminating the billboard effort.

Juanita Migwans Case Update: March 24th, 2025 Developments

As of today, March 24th, 2025, Juanita "Winnie" Migwans remains missing nearly six months after her disappearance on October 4th, 2024. A recent article by Kenneth Armstrong at SooToday.com provides new details on the ongoing efforts to find her. Here’s what’s happening:

• Her family has launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for three additional billboards—planned for Hwy. 17 between Espanola and Sault Ste. Marie, between Espanola and Sudbury, and Hwy. 69 north of Parry Sound—building on an existing billboard on Manitoulin Island. As of late March 24th, this campaign had raised $5822. Please consider supporting it, noting that even small donations from a lot of people can help them achieve their goals.
• The article from Kenneth Amstrong says that funds from a Robinson-Huron Treaty settlement remain untouched. I will comment on this shortly.
• Despite exhaustive searches by Tribal Police and the OPP, no leads have surfaced, prompting volunteer Peggy Simon to speculate about foul play or sex trafficking.
• Migwans’ case continues to rally her community, who hope the expanded billboard campaign will yield answers.

Credit to Kenneth Armstrong at SooToday.com for this detailed reporting.

Uncollected Money: Often Considered a Major Flag

I have been writing about missing person mysteries for a decade now with research on numerous cases. Uncollected money is often a major flag. In some cases in the past, I know police have considered substantial amounts of uncollected money to strongly suggest that a missing person is deceased.

Migwans' case was serious from the start but that she did not collect her treaty money, as reported in the Armstrong article, is very convincing to me that this is not a voluntary disappearance. I don't think many people are looking at this mystery feeling like she was missing voluntarily but her failure to collect the treaty money should put to bed any notion of a voluntary disappearance.

From what I gathered, the reserve won a settlement and there have been incremental payments made to band members over time. It must be one of these incremental payments that she did not collect.

The "uncollected money" circumstance is one I am trying to build on at my blog. The current posts associated with this theme can be found here.

GoFundMe Campaign Aims to Raise Funds for Awareness

The GoFundMe campaign, titled "Bring Juanita (Winnie) Home - awareness through billboards," organized by Mary-Ann Ashcroft, has raised $5,822 of its $15,000 goal as of the latest update.

This effort underscores the community's determination to keep Juanita's story visible while seeking answers to her disappearance. Furthermore, the diversity of the donors shows that there is a broader concern for her well-being.

The Infographics Show: Rodney Alcala Featured in New Episode

By: Shane Lambert
Original time of writing: January 29th, 2025

A snippet from the episode.

The Infographics Show, a popular YouTube channel, released a new episode today. Titled "How They Finally Caught the Serial Killer With the Highest IQ," the show tells of the exploits of Rodney Alcala. Dubbed "The Dating Game Killer," Alcala's life is one of the worst stories of a serial killer walking openly in public despite numerous brushes with the law.

The first time I learned of Alcala was back in 2010 when a locker full of photographs that belonged to him was found. A lot of these photographs were published in hopes that the public would help identify the subjects. Some of the women in the photos self-identified as subjects while others were of missing people. Presumptively, Alcala had played a leading role in disappearing these missing people.

July 25th, 1979. LA Times.

The episode at The Infographics Show is short, running just 22 minutes and 31 seconds. I would recommend it for anyone that's interested in a general review of this serial killer's life and times. The point to take away is just how slippery a notorious murderer can be -- even when it's incredibly clear that he is exceptionally dangerous.

Exit link: Watch this Episode of The Infographics Show

Also, numerous subjects in his photographs have yet to be identified. They could be missing people or they could be people who survived their brush with Rodney Alcala. It won't be hard to find these photos online, with Websleuths.com one chat forum website where people discuss the photos.

Reba Dawn McCoy (Attempt to Match) -- Missing Since March 28th, 1999 (Sunday)

Missing Person: Reba Dawn McCoy

Details from a government source (might be paraphrased): Family last saw Reba in March 1999 in Columbus, Ohio. She had a possible destination for travel, being New York (note: presumptively NYC as opposed to New York state).

Last contact: March 28th, 1999 (Sunday)

Last location: Columbus, Ohio (one source said the Southfield area of Ohio)

Age when Reba Dawn McCoy disappeared: 32

Sex: Female

Height in inches: 62 (which is 5'2")

Weight in pounds (lbs): 110

Ethnicity: White/Caucasian

Hair color: Brown, long

Eye Color: Green

Scar or distinctive characteristic: Tattoo on upper left arm (in the picture, it looks like the tattoo is of a word that starts with a "D" and maybe "Da".

Link to Government Source: MP137310 (right click to open)

Websleuths discussion page: Reba Dawn McCoy (right click to open)

BMI means body mass index. It is meant to describe someone's healthy body weight relative to the individual's height. It is only food for thought because it does not account for all body types. Reba Dawn McCoy had a BMI of 20.12. She was at a healthy weight by BMI standards at the time of her disappearance.

Commentary and Research

By: Shane Lambert

Original time of writing: January 28th, 2025

Has Reba Dawn McCoy been found?

I started to research the missing person case of Reba Dawn McCoy tonight. I was disappointed to find that there were not many details available on her case.

This missing person did use some aliases. In cases like this, it can be hard to find information. However, I did locate her picture associated with a Facebook page under the name Reba Williams McCoy. Her NamUs page also has "Reba Barry" and "Rebbie" as potential aliases.

It was my understanding that someone who knew and cared about Reba created the Facebook profile for her. It only featured old photos.

I had a lot of questions in this case. Mainly, I wondered why anyone thought that she was going to New York. Then, I wondered what her method of transportation was. Was she known to be a hitchhiker? I did find someone online who identified as the MP's daughter.

In place of being able to find any solid information online, I contacted some people on her Facebook profile. Furthermore, I decided to look at the Jane Does in NamUs for some potential matches.

Reba Dawn McCoy - Attempt to Match to Unidentified Jane Does

Based on the limited information there is concerning this missing person, she could be the following Jane Does:

• NamUs #UP6054
  

• NamUs #UP6124

Reba McCoy vs #UP6054

NamUs #UP6054 is a white-female Jane Doe who was found dead in Brooklyn, New York on a shoreline. She was estimated to be 100 lbs and 5'5" tall, which is in the ballpark of Reba Dawn McCoy. Furthermore, the Jane Doe had long brown hair. Lastly, the Jane Doe was found in Brooklyn, which is in the New York City area, the area that Reba was thought to be traveling to.

This Jane Doe was found on June 17th, 2000, a year and three months after Reba was last seen. The Jane Doe was thought to have died in the year 2000. Furthermore, she was given a broad age range of 18-35 years old. Reba was 32 years old when she went missing and would have been at the upper end of the age range on June 17th, 2000.

The Jane Doe had a size 32B bra size, which is not busty. I don't know if that is a match to Reba, but only going by her circulated photos, she didn't seem voluptuous.

In summary, the date of death, the sex and race, the location in New York, the close height and weight estimates, the hair color, and the figure between Reba and Jane Doe #UP6054 do reasonably match up.

Reba McCoy vs #UP6124: Comparisons Summarized in a Table

Here’s a table comparing Reba Dawn McCoy to NamUs #UP6124:

Attribute	Reba Dawn McCoy	NamUs #UP6124	Comparison Notes
Sex	Female	Female	Match
Ethnicity/Race	White/Caucasian	White	Match
Height	5'2" (62 inches)	5'3" (63 inches)	Very close (1-inch difference)
Weight	110 lbs	125 lbs	Close (15-lb difference)
Hair Color	Brown, long	Straight brown	Match (both brown; length unspecified for #UP6124)
Eye Color	Green	Not specified	No data to compare
Age	32 (at disappearance, 1999)	Estimated 25-35 (in 1999)	Match (32 falls within range)
Last Seen/Found Date	March 28, 1999	Found May 8, 1999	5-6 weeks apart; plausible timeline
Location	Columbus, Ohio (last seen)	New York, NY (found)	Reba possibly headed to NY; aligns
Distinctive Marks	Tattoo on upper left arm ("D" or "Da")	Not specified	No tattoo info for #UP6124; inconclusive
Date of Death	Unknown (disappeared 1999)	Estimated 1999	Consistent with disappearance year

Observations:

• Strengths: Sex, race, hair color, age range, and New York connection align well. The height and weight are close, and the timeline (5-6 weeks) is plausible for a match.
• Weaknesses: Lack of eye color or tattoo details for #UP6124 limits certainty. The 15-lb weight difference could be due to estimation or post-mortem changes.
• Conclusion: The similarities suggest a reasonable possibility of a match, but without forensic confirmation (e.g., DNA or tattoo verification), it remains speculative.

#UP6124 is the most likely match, in my opinion, of all the unidentified Jane Does in NamUs, due to the timeline and physical similarities. AI (X's Grok) suggests a 50% chance that Reba is UP6124. I don't consider this to be forensic evidence, but I do see it as validation that we humans are not simply seeing something we want to see. The percentage chance will go up or down based on new information and should only be treated with caution, critical thinking, and skepticism.

Please advise if more details become available in the chat comments regarding either Reba or the Jane Doe.

Missing Person Risk Factors: "Went Missing After a Party"

By: Shane Lambert
Original Time of Writing: January 28th, 2025

Occasionally, I look at cases of missing persons grouped together by a commonality. For instance, I have looked at several cases where women who experienced car troubles went missing. In another similar article, I looked at people who went missing off of a hiking trails. Other people have noted that missing people are often involved in hitchhiking. 

When looking at cases involving missing people, I believe that the same kinds of events play out over and over again. Details certainly vary but in looking at what unifies cases, we can brainstorm the risk factors with regard to what's present when someone goes missing. Today, I will be looking at a few cases involving people who have gone missing after attending a party.

The tag I have chosen for this category of missing people is "went missing after a party." At the original time of writing, I only had tagged three cases with this phrase.

• Ryan Shtuka, who went missing in Sun Peaks, British Columbia after attending a party in 2018.
• Alexis Scott, who went missing in Peoria, Illinois after attending a party in 2017.
• Tavia Elizabeth Bailey, who went missing after attending a party in 1985.

Missing People, Parties, and Risk Factors

I think the following are the main risk factors concerning missing people and parties:

1. The missing person is more likely to be drunk or high on drugs.
2. The people who are around the missing person are more likely to be drunk or high on drugs.
3. People who leave parties often do so at a dangerous time of night.

Each one of these bullets cold be expanded on. But it should be pointed out that they may or may not be present in all missing person's cases where someone disappears after a party.

With regard to the first point, the person who goes missing after attending a party could be viewed as at increased risk due to his or her senses being less acute due to alcohol and drunk usage at the party. Your ability to sense danger goes down the drunker or higher you are. This could make someone an easy target for a predator. Furthermore, on the return home from the party, reduced senses could increase someone's chances of being in an accident.

With regard to the second point, I would think that there are people out there that might not commit major crimes while 'normal.' But anyone with enough life experience will tell you that they know someone who was a completely different animal when using drugs or alcohol. These substances can make ordinary people more dangerous as they lose their inhibitions.

Concerning the third point, the late-night setting for most parties is a big risk factor. I've worked probably about a thousand night shifts in my life at hotels and I am a night owl by nature. I'm usually awake between the hours of 10PM and 5AM, unlike most people.

What I've noticed is that the time frame between 2:15AM and 3:45AM is the most dangerous time of night on average. The pre-2:15 AM crowd is usually people going home or back to their hotel rooms after businesses close. They can be loud but I would not call them dangerous for that reason alone. The people who are active around 4:00 AM are often just very early risers.

It's people who are loitering or active between 2:15 AM and 3:45 AM who are usually something different. It's this time of night when parties seem to slow down due to fatigue or even noise complaints.

Furthemore, there are a lot of dangerous people on the streets during this time frame. A lot of clandestine people like to operate when everyone else is sleeping. However, there's also just drug and alcohol usage from the public.

With regard to Ryan Shtuka's case, I felt that he may have been hit and subsequently disappeared by a drunk driver. On this matter, there are fewer witnesses to crimes at the late-night hours and that can be a factor in people going missing. Someone who is a victim of a pedestrian-vehicle accident at 2PM will likely be seen by numerous people. That's different than at 2AM, for example. The late-night hours create opporuntinities to disappear people that are not present on the same scale midday.

Looking at the three cases above, Tavia Bailey was thought to have been abducted, presumably while walking home from a party. You could see how all three of the risk factors could be relevant in her case

One common opinion with Ryan Shtuka is that he may have been hit by a vehicle while walking home from a party and then the driver disappeared him instead of facing the rap. You can see how all three of the risk factors could be part of his case.

With Alexis Scott's disappearance, it's not really known if she left the party or not with modern news saying that she didn't. You can see how the first two points could be relevant and possibly the final one.

I will be adding the tag "went missing after a party" for any relevant case as I continue to build the site. In a nutshell, I would say it's just drugs, alcohol, and the fact that the streets are dangerous at night that are the factors fueling these kinds of cases.

Review of "The Luckiest Kamikaze Pilot" Episode at The Infographics Show

By: Shane Lambert
Original time of writing: January 27th, 2025

"The Luckiest Kamikaze Pilot" is an episode on The Infographics Show that was published on January 26th, 2025. It tells the story of a WWII Japanese pilot who operated a Zero plane as part of Japan's air force. I didn't mind the episode, it was short (under 15 minutes), however, I was a little disappointed with it relative to other episodes on the YouTube channel.

Kamikaze fighters were pilots on suicide missions. Their job was to fly their planes into enemy ships with the hopes of sinking them. The strategy would be to trade one pilot and one plane for an entire ship in the enemy's fleet and any crew that would be part of the ship.

With this episode, I think The Infographics Show managed their audience's expectations wrong. When you look at the name of the episode, then you might expect a tale of a Kamikaze pilot who crashed his plane into an enemy's ship and somehow survived the crash. There's a little bit of clickbait in the title, I think. But what it tells the story of instead is a Kamikaze pilot whose missions were either abandoned or aborted time and time again simply due to chance events, like weather or inability to locate a target. In the end, his final mission is aborted at the buzzer, because Japan surrounded to the Americans just before taking off.

Exit link to The Infographics Show episode!

I did find that the pilot was mentioned in mainstream news in 2020 with a picture. I did not like the newspaper article but thought that some would want to see the pilot's picture.

It seems that he, Kazuo Odachi, published his memoirs of being a Kamikaze very late in life. An Internet search suggests that he is still alive as of the time of this article, aged 98 years old. He would be among a very small number of people still alive today who fought in WWII.

Star Tribune December 4th, 2020.

Sodder Children Disappearance - A Puzzling Mystery

By: Shane Lambert
The original time of writing: January 26th, 2025

The case of the missing Sodder children is one of the enduring missing people mysteries in America. On Christmas Eve and in the time frame leading up to that night in 1945, there were some strange occurrences at a West Virginia home belonging to George and Jennie Sodder. What resulted was a house fire and five missing children, a mystery that remains unsolved nearly 80 years later.

Did the children die in the house fire or were they kidnapped? The theories on what happened to them seem only to toggle between these two options.

I watched a review of this mystery on The Infographics Show's YouTube channel tonight. They made this episode on February 23rd, 2024. It's a good and short episode on the topic. I like the YouTube channel for reviewing facts in missing person cases and I recommend it to anyone interested in the mystery of missing Sodder children.

Screenshot from The Infographics Show's 
episode on the Sodder Children's disappearance.

I had learned of this case before watching it at The Infographics Show. What I've settle on as most probable is the following:

• Someone who really disliked George Sodder committed an act of arson against his home;
• The five children that ended up being missing, died by smoke inhalation as they slept in the attic;
• The fire then incinerated their remains.

For me, this theory accounts for why the parents and older children who escaped the house fire did not hear the children screaming. This was something that I felt had to be explained. If they died from fire, then there would be horrifying screams for help. I think they most likely died coughing and choking from smoke and were unable to scream for help as a result. This coughing and choking might have been covered by the other sounds associated with the house burning down.

That their bones were not found in the remains of the fire is not as difficult to explain as many might think. It is known that human bones will survive house fires, but I think that it's adult bones that are more likely to survive a fire than children bones. I believe that to be just due to the respective volumes. It stands to reason that a child's body, bones and flesh, will be consumed by a house fire more easily than an adult's.

Comparison to Ricky Jean Bryant

This case did remind me of the case of Ricky Jean Bryant, which I covered at this site. The toddler has been missing after a house fire to her home in Wisconsin in December 1949. In her case, her parents did not accept that she died in the fire -- which any parent might be prone to believe because the death of a child is hard to accept under any circumstance. I think a lot of parents will cling to hopes that their children or child is missing as opposed to dead, if given the option.

Ricky Jean Bryant's body was not found. However, I did find journalism that reported on firefighters hearing the screams of the child from inside the house as it burned to the ground. In the case of the Sodder children, the firefighters were late to the scene. Also, the parents never reported hearing any screams. That is why smoke inhalation is more probable for a cause of death, in my opinion.

There are some other details in this case that are bothersome. Like why was a cow liver planted at the home, as reported by The Infographics Show. As reviewed from that source, the police planted it there because it resembled a human heart and they wanted closure for the parents. On that matter, is it possible that the police simply leaned to the children being dead in the fire as a cost-control mechanism? After all, if they perished in the inferno, then there is no need for a search and that would help the police department's budget. I do think police lean to theories, with bias, that help them close cases quickly.

But in the end, I don't think this case is worth working on for amateurs. If they did die from smoke inhalation and then were consumed by the flames as they laid dead, it means they will be lost for all time.

Review of the O.J. Simpson Trial episode on The Infographics Show

By: Shane Lambert (reviewer)
Original Time of Writing: January 25th, 2025

The Infographics Show did a deep dive into the O.J. Simpson case. Those in the 45+ crowd will likely vividly remember the case, involving the former NFL player and small-time actor. Those a little younger will probably be at least familiar with the case, as it was a media sensation and it has been looked back at time and time again.

On the night of June 12th, 1994, someone, presumably O.J. Simpson, killed Nicole Brown Simpson, O.J.'s ex-wife, and Ronald Goldman, a young man in the wrong place at the wrong time. O.J. Simpson was put on trial for the murders and acquitted with many looking back and commentating that race, instead of evidence, played a big role in the case.

The Infographics Show
Screenshot of the jury.

YouTube Channel: The Infographics Show
Episode: Everything You Didn't Know About O.J. Simpson's Murder Trial
Date: January 23rd, 2025

One thing I liked about this episode was just the barrage of facts about the case. The running time is two hours and two minutes. They cover more than just the bullet points. I did feel that some parts were too exhaustive but I won't be overly critical for that.

As for opinions, as presented in the episode, it's clear that they think O.J. Simpson was guilty, despite the verdict. However, this is nothing more than a standard opinion nowadays.

I also liked that they looked at the case concerning the Rodney King fiasco, involving the LAPD. This was a man, black, who lived in southern California. He received a royal beatdown at the hands of the police, an assault which an onlooker filmed. The four police officers were not held accountable (3 acquitted, and 1 failed to reach a verdict). This set off a furious episode in southern California among sectors of the black population, known as the 1992 Los Angeles Riots.

I do think that the 1992 LA Riots affected the O.J. Simpson case. I think that the American federal government had a vested interest in the outcome of the case and there probably was federal government influence on the trial, accordingly.

As O.J. Simpson and his legal became a symbol of racial justice of injustice, his acquittal ensured that there would not be immediate riots on a national scale. I actually think that helps explain how bad the prosecution was. The Infographics Show does cover the mistakes the prosecution made. Meanwhile, O.J.'s wealth explains how good the defense was. But I see the defense as having it made in this case with the federal government actually being on their side out of concern for national riots.

What I would like people to think about when they think about the O.J. Simpson case is the conflict of interest for the government. The government is responsible for prosecuting suspects. However, governments are also supposed to keep public order -- and avoid riots. If you agree that a guilty verdict for the suspect in this case means riots on a national scale, then you see the pickle that the government is in. They can't convict him or it could mean massive internal strife in the USA.

So what does the government do when charged with two goals that are, as far as this case goes, dichotomized? Watch the video for a good rundown of the case and note how bad the prosecution was --or how good they were (ie. tanking it was smart), depending on which dichotomized goal you frame your analysis of them with.

I would say the episode of The Infographics Show presents a good coverage of the facts. As far as opinions, they are always embedded in any kind of documentary and the episode offers opinions here and there, none of which did I find to be distracting.

You do have to make a commitment to watching this episode. It is a two-hour video whereas a lot of their other episodes are under 30 minutes.

Exits link YouTube: The Infographics Show's take on the O.J. Simpson Trial

Review of "How Luxury Cruise Turned Into Nightmare for Passengers" on The Infographics Show

By: Shane Lambert
The original time of writing: January 25th, 2025 at 8:17am 

The Infographics Show is my favorite YouTube channel. Recently, I watched their 20-minute episode called "How Luxury Cruise Turned Into Nightmare for Passengers." It tells the story of a 2013 Carnival cruise that became known as the "Poop Cruise" after a chainlink reaction of mechanical failures led to the passengers basically having to live amid their own waste material during the cruise.

YouTube channel: The Infographics Show
Episode: How Luxury Cruise Turned Into Nightmare for Passengers
Uploaded: January 24th, 2025

A big part of the story of this cruise is establishing the contrast between what the customers were paying for and what they ultimately got. There is a reference to the Titanic in the show, arguably, one that is undeserved. But tear the show's start, the narrator explains how the ship was "once hailed as a floating palace of luxury" but became "a prison of filth and despair."

One thing I did not like about this episode was there was a segment of the show that felt like an advertisement -- for none other than Carnival. They show a smiling customer service agent and describe Carnival in favorable terms, mainly for offering affordable cruise line vacations. It really did feel like a commercial for Carnival -- if only for 15 seconds. Maybe they were scared of some blowback for airing the episode and wanted to balance things with a bit of a plug (see the screenshot below).

A screenshot from the episode.

But, like they always do, The Infographics Show gives you a pretty good understanding of what happened for the topic that they covered. In this case, the ship had underlying mechanical problems that never got the attention that they warranted. I won't ruin too much of the show but for a cruise that was renamed "The Poop Cruise," I think that you get the picture that this didn't end up being a holiday for anyone.

If you are looking for a happy ending, then you won't find it with this episode. The passengers on board the ship didn't actually get favorable settlements.

The first reference I found to "poop cruise," about the Carnival cruise, in newspapers came in the March 15th, 2013 edition of The Miami Herald. That doesn't mean there are no earlier references but among the databases I searched that was the first.

However, there was a lot of media covering this ill-fated cruise online. It seems that "poop cruise" had a quality to it that made it a magnet for traffic.

Don't Wait To Be Rescued: Help Yourself

One thing that really came through with this episode, is just that no one was there to rescue the passengers on "The Poop Cruise." 

This event did not happen in 1913 - it happened in 2013. When it comes to modern events involving human suffering, I think the phrase "where there's a will there's a way" applies. The passengers on the cruise could have been rescued quickly. Instead of laying blame, let's just say that if we wanted to save the people on "The Poop Cruise" from an extended ordeal, then we could have.

Instead, the food that they had to eat started to spoil on the ship as their ordeal carried on and on. Of course, diarrhea resulted and they had to live amid this as the ship's sanitation system failed.

What I really took away from this is just how these people were left to suffer -- I suspect because the cost of their rescue was measured against their legal leverage for litigation. 

Concerning the latter, they ended up having very little due to the maze of legalities involved with cruise ships, which negotiate international waters and can bear the flags of third-world countries, countries that have no choice but to bend to corporate pressure.

While "The Poop Cruise" is a bit of a comedic title, let's not ignore just how sad this story really was. I think it's about how human suffering has a price tag associated with it.

There is a lesson for everyone to learn here. If you are in a position where you need to be rescued, don't idly wait for someone to improve your condition. Take a look in the mirror and do what you can with what you have because help might be a long way away. I do remember some victims of Hurricane Katrina early in this century saying such things as well.

The Infographics Show - "Why 2025 Will Be The WORST Year Ever" Preview and Criticism

By: Shane Lambert

The Infographics Show, which is a popular channel on YouTube, had an interesting upload from about a month ago. "Why 2025 Will Be The WORST Year Ever" is a video the channel uploaded in the late part of 2024. Primarily discussing America, the 26-minute show concludes "As things stand, we are getting sicker, sadder, fatter, angrier, more divided, and lonelier."

Obviously, this isn't a video for someone looking for a big pick-me-up. However, I did think that they were talking about facts and truth so maybe it's a video we should all watch. While they mainly talk about the USA, I think the video has insight into other countries for sure.

Channel: The Infographics Show
Title: Why 2025 Will Be The Worst Year Ever
Date: December 18th, 2024

Near the start of the video, the narrator discusses death rates in the USA -- and the fact that they have not improved since the end of the pandemic. America was called "the Grim Reaper's favorite workplace" due to the spike in deaths that the country has seen.

Personally, I think a lot of people are post-pandemic right now. By that, I do not mean to say that the pandemic is history for them. Instead, I mean that they are still in the after-effects of having their lives uprooted from March 2020, when COVID restrictions went viral, to late 2022, when things were somewhat back to normal.

How did things go for people in late 2022 and early 2023? I think this is a time frame when you could once again hope to find a job. However, at this time anyone unemployed had to take the first job that was offered to them.

I was definitely like that and the first job I was offered was not a great one. It ended up being short-term but the first long-term job I had wasn't all good news either. Certainly, in 2022/23/24, I was not in the position that I was in at the start of 2020, before the pandemic restrictions went mainstream. I think there are a lot of people out there who, while they survived the pandemic, have yet to get back to their former glory and that this is one of the reasons why the post-pandemic period has been unstable.

There were a lot of interesting topics discussed in this 26-minute video at The Infographics Show. One interesting part was when they discussed social media and self-harm. Apparently, America's Surgeon General said that social media should have warnings about mental health effects, not unlike the warnings on cigarette packages (the screenshot below is from the video).

In early 2025, Vivek Murthy, the Surgeon General also advocated warnings be put on alcohol. It seems that you should avoid cigarettes for the toxic fumes, alcohol for causing cancer, and social media for toxic people.

Enterprise-Journal
Jan. 4, 2025

I have no plans of reviewing everything the video talked about. However, the following quotes come from the video: "political polarization," "chronically lonely," and "ultra-processed food." The video also came with a suicide helpline, which I think YouTube selected because of the topics discussed.

One criticism of the video need not be framed as having the benefit of hindsight. 2025 is certainly off to a terrible start for the USA, in part because of the wildfires in California. At the time the video was produced, the wildfires had not started but I would say that a forthcoming environmental catastrophe has been building for quite some time. Any 'doom and gloom' video can't ignore the topic, yet The Infographics Show's episode mainly talked about political polarization, loneliness, social media, mental health, processed foods, and other topics.

But you can judge for yourself. If you want to watch the whole video, then it is embedded below for you.

Preview of the Infographics Show: "Dumbest YouTubers Who Filmed Their Own Crimes"

By: Shane Lambert

Dumbest YouTubers Who Filmed Their Own Crimes - Infographics Show Breakdown

YouTubers will do anything for views—even film their own crimes. The Infographics Show’s January 2025 publications included a 15-minute video that spills the tea on 10 creators who took it too far.

Unlike their usual long uploads, this one’s short, snappy, and packed with bizarre stories that will make you scoff. Normally, I focus on missing people here, but this detour into YouTube chaos was too good to skip. Curious? Let’s dive into "Dumbest YouTubers Who Filmed Their Own Crimes," released last week!

The bold animation style of The Infographics Show.

Author: The Infographics Show
Title: Dumbest YouTubers Who Filmed Their Own Crimes
Date: January 11th, 2025

Ever Wonder If YouTube Stunts Are Real?

Have you ever watched a YouTube video and questioned the authenticity of the wild stunts? This Infographics Show episode has you covered. It exposes YouTubers who faked videos—and paid the price. From Target store hoaxes to vigilante schemes gone wrong, here’s a taste of what’s inside.

No. 10: The Target Fort Fiasco

Take this YouTubing couple who claimed they spent the night in a Target store. Spoiler: they didn’t. 

Instead, they built a fort out of boxes during the day, hid until closing, then slipped out before 3 AM in February 2022. They re-entered at the opening to fake the “overnight” stunt. Clever? Maybe. Legal? Not quite. It kicks off the countdown with a bang.

March 13th, 2022. The Morning Call

No. 9: Vigilantes for Clout in Japan

What I love about this episode? It’s not just Canada, the USA, or Europe. They dig into Asia too. 

At No. 9, four Japanese men staged drug deals, called the cops, and filmed the arrests like innocent bystanders. It worked—until the police noticed the same guys at the second bust. Oops. Dubbed "Vigilantes for Clout Get Arrested," it’s a fresh twist for English-speaking fans of these lists.

This reminded me of vigilante stunts in North America—luring predators online to “bust” them—or even the 2014 Jake Gyllenhaal flick, Nightcrawler.

Ever seen it? It’s about a guy who blurs the line between observer and criminal for fame. Sound familiar?

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I’ve barely scratched the surface of this Top 10 list. If public YouTuber antics annoy you, this “revenge” watch will hit the spot. Check out the full episode below—trust me, you won’t believe what’s at No. 1.

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Jian Fang (Unsolved Mysteries with Robert Stack) - Businessperson, Murder Victim....and Welcher?

By: Shane Lambert

Original time of writing: January 18th, 2025

Today, I partook in an old hobby of mine. I watched some old episodes of Unsolved Mysteries, the hit television show from the 1980s and 1990s starring Robert Stack as the host. The episode I watched, in part, was from Season 6, Episode 11 (aired March 3rd, 1995) and it was available on YouTube at the original time of writing. I focused on the first topic of the episode, the 1993 murder of a San Francisco businessman named Jian Fang.

Fang's Murder: As Presented on the Unsolved Mysteries episode

Fang was the owner of a prominent noodle factory. As presented in the episode of Unsolved Mysteries, on December 18th, 1993, Fang left work with a supervisor in his factory. This supervisor (called a foreman in the media) was a woman whom he was giving a ride home. Presumptively, she has nothing to do with the crime. As presented in the TV show, Fang offered her a ride. If true, that would mean she was not a willing participant in this sordid affair but was a "wrong place at the wrong time" kind of actor in this scene.

Unbeknownst to either him or the woman, two assailants had entered Fang's vehicle where they lay in waiting. Shortly after Fang drove away, these assailants emerged from the backseat to rob Mr. Fang.

One of the assailants fashioned a knife, which was described as little more than a cheap kitchen knife. After arguing with Mr. Fang for some time, a commotion ensued. As presented in the Unsolved Mysteries episode, the assailant who fashioned the knife stabbed Mr. Fang in this commotion. The blade pierced his heart, leading to Mr. Fang's death.

The woman in the vehicle was threatened but she was spared. After two hours, she contacted help.

Amateur Sleuths Offer Their Opinions

In the episode, a group of amateurs are asked their thoughts on the case. Let's call them Pre-Internet Websleuths. 

I did one like one of the theories that was presented in the episode. Mainly, one of the students suggested that Mr. Fang was murdered as a result of his affiliation with sports gambling circles. His affiliation with such activities was mentioned in the episode.

Back in 1993, sports gambling was not generally legal in the USA. It was only during Donald Trump's first tenure as president that sports gambling enjoyed broader legalization. Before Trump, it was Las Vegas and casinos on Indian reservations where gambling was allowed. I think you could also gamble at some weird locations, like on a riverboat situated on a river that acted as a border between two states. 

Regardless, you couldn't gamble on sports as much as you can today in the USA. The article below is from San Francisco in 1993.

The San Francisco Examiner
September 24th, 1993.

That gambling was more than just frowned upon in 1993 -- it was illegal in many American locations -- is important to note for a couple of reasons for this case. Firstly, we learn something about the murder victim. It's important not to put a murder victim on a pedestal, which I think some amateurs do.

If he was into sports gambling circles in 1993 in California, then Mr. Fang wasn't the type of citizen who followed the law religiously. I don't think sports gambling is that bad of a crime. I would say it was more like smoking marijuana and maybe not quite as bad as participating in prostitution. But Mr. Fang must have been a willing member of some clandestine circles and that's important because it can call his character into question a bit.

Secondly, when an industry is illegal, then there is no legal forum to enforce non-payment of debts. This happens in drug trafficking. When someone owes a debt over drugs, that person cannot just litigate against the other party because it would be incriminating. It makes the drug industry inherently violent. 

In the world of clandestine sports betting, there was no way to enforce winning bets. When you gamble on sports legally through a casino or sportsbook, there are legal parameters that must be adhered to. When you gamble illegally, bets can be welched on much easier. That can make illegal sports betting rife with intimidation and violence.

The theorist that I liked in the episode stated that Mr. Fang might have won a bet against the assailants. They then were poor sports and, after paying the bet, tried to rob Mr. Fang to recover their losses. I think there's a bit of a bias here to see the murder victim as a saint in life. In contrast, I would simply suggest that the robbers were trying to collect a bet that Mr. Fang might have welched on.

From this perspective, that Mr. Fang was not the perfect citizen is important. He participated in clandestine activities when he made illicit sports bets. His character wasn't perfect and, accordingly, perhaps he was a welcher in unregulated sports gambling.

My scenario for this murder (opinion)

The San Francisco Examiner
September 29th, 1994.

The assailants stalked Mr. Fang, I'm sure of this. They knew his vehicle, and where it would be parked, and they seemed to know the route he would take from his workplace to his vehicle. That's clear because they broke a window to get into his vehicle. They must have picked a window that Mr. Fang wouldn't see on his approach as that's the only way they would go undetected after breaking into the vehicle.

The assailants broke the back window of Mr. Fang's car. There must have been a degree of confidence in their belief that Mr. Fang wouldn't approach that way nor go to the back of the car to load it. I think that would have required some stalking and planning.

The assailant who stabbed Mr. Fang probably did so in panic or accidentally. I do not think that these were hardened criminals the day that they planned to collect on what I believe was a genuine gambling debt. The assailant left the basic kitchen knife at the murder scene. Any mafioso-type killer probably would not do that. I think leaving the actual murder weapon at the scene of the crime is the mistake of a novice criminal. This was a robbery that escalated into a murder, in my opinion. The detective in the Unsolved Mysteries episode seemed to think the same thing.

Who did it? I think this theory would point toward someone that Mr. Fang owed money to after losing a bet. While that doesn't name a name, I think it makes more sense than the other theories presented in the episode.

Newspaper Clipping Details

• The suspects were thought to be younger than 30.
• There was a BB gun near the crime scene.
• He was killed on a Saturday night during the NFL season, which plays on Sunday (it was suggested in an article that Mr. Fang might have had a lot of money on him at that time because football is heavily bet on).
• The detective in the case thought that there might have been a third assailant, a getaway driver.

One thing that didn't add up was the timing. One newspaper source so it was almost midnight on December 18th, 1993 when Mr. Fang walked out to his vehicle. In the Unsolved Mysteries episode, the drama in the vehicle is described as taking almost half of an hour to unfold. When I play that timeline out, I have Mr. Fang being murdered very early on December 19th, 1993 as opposed to very late on the 18th. However, the point may be moot.

Jian Fang: What Happened After the Unsolved Mysteries Episode?

• I did not find any newspaper articles or online media that stated that this murder had been solved since 1993.

Eugene Gabbard Jr. -- Missing Since January 14th, 1985

Missing Person: Eugene Gabbard Jr.

Note: This photo was taken from a 1979 high school yearbook, 5-6 years before the person disappeared.

He had facial hair at the time of his disappearance.

Details (might be paraphrased): Gabbard was last seen in Jackson, Kentucky on January 14th, 1985. He has never been heard from again. At the time of his disappearance, he was driving a blue 1976 Pontiac 2+2, license plate KY JGM-248 which has never been located. There are few details regarding Gabbard's disappearance and his whereabouts remain unknown (from Websleuths).

Not the actual vehicle. Generated image to show what the vehicle likely looked like.

Last contact: January 14th, 1985 (Monday) according to NamUs; January 15th, 1985 (Tuesday) according to journalism

Last location: Jackson, Kentucky

Age when Eugene Gabbard Jr. disappeared: 23

Sex: Male

Height in inches: 72

Weight in pounds (lbs): 150

Ethnicity: White/Caucasian

Hair color: Brown, had a beard

Eye Color: Brown

Scar or distinctive characteristic: small scar over left eyelid under the eyebrow; birthmark of a brown spot on front of left chest near shoulder; skull with spider over it on left arm between shoulder and elbow, Harley Davidson sign with eagle over a green wreath with initial H.D. on upper right arm.

Link to government source: Link to Government Source: MP9737 (right click to open).

BMI means body mass index. It is meant to describe someone's healthy body weight relative to the individual's height. It is only food for thought because it does not account for all body types. Eugene Gabbard Jr. had a BMI of 20.34. He was at a healthy weight by BMI standards at the time of her disappearance. 

Commentary and Research

By: Shane Lambert 

A color photo from his high school yearbook. Also, 5-6 years before his disappearance. Shootout to Websleuths user MadMcgoo for the find.

Has Eugene Gabbard Jr. been found?

I did not find much information on this missing person when it came to published journalism from about the time of his disappearance. However, he received a bit of press coverage in 2001.

Reportedly, he was on his way to purchase a new truck the day that he disappeared. This day was reported as January 15th, 1985. That is one day later than the dates on his online profiles.

Was Robbery a Possible Motive?

Importantly, when he disappeared he had $3000 in cash on him that he was planning to use to buy the vehicle. That's about $8700 by today's standards. This could have made him a target for anyone who knew that he might have been carrying that kind of cash during his trip. There were some tips that he had been murdered, however, the police seemed to have very little to go on.

The Mountain Eagle. August 15th, 2001.

I feel like one loose end in this case is simply who was he going to meet?

Car sales involve more than enough money to generate clandestine activity. We're all aware of stories, in modern times, involving illicit transactions from online classifieds. The same things happened before the Internet, involving newspaper classifieds.

Bud and June Runion Murder: How a Craigslist Car Sale Turned Deadly in Georgia

As food for thought, in January 2015, Elrey “Bud” Runion, 69, and his wife June Runion, 66, embarked on a 180-mile trip to Telfair County from their home in Georgia. They were chasing a 1966 Ford Mustang convertible, a car Bud had coveted since much younger days. After posting an ad on Craigslist, they thought they’d found a seller in McRae, a quiet rural town. Carrying cash for the purchase, they left home on January 22nd, 2015, with intentions to buy the vehicle.

But things turned really dark for them. The couple never made it back, and four days later, on January 26, their bodies were found in a wooded area near McRae, both shot in the head. Their 2003 GMC Envoy was discovered submerged in a nearby lake. There was an arrest and conviction, but the point is that a simple vehicle sale can be a very dangerous meeting, due to the amount of money involved.

Source: The Runions Went Missing, Later Found

Why Hiding a Car Is Harder Than Concealing a Body: Size and Logistics Explained

Hiding a car can be far more challenging than concealing a body. A vehicle like Eugene Gabbard Jr.’s 1976 Pontiac 2+2 is a large, conspicuous object that doesn’t vanish without effort.

Abandoning it in a remote forest or ravine might seem viable. If it goes unnoticed the years and decades will pass and it will start to deteriorate. But if someone recognizes the car as belonging to a missing person, then the vehicle could be incriminating.

Often when a person is missing and the car is as well, the vehicle is found submerged in water. The following image is computer-generated based on the description of Gabbard Jr.'s vehicle.

Research in March 2025 Proved Fruitless

On March 17th, 2025, I tested a hypothesis that there might have been an advertisement in a local newspaper that Gabbard had responded to. I looked for such an advertisement for a truck that cost $3000 and did not have an exact hit. But not all of the newspapers in the region are digitalized at Newspapers.com. The Mountain Eagle was the main newspaper available, which was not entirely local to Gabbard. I gave up feeling like maybe a hit to an interesting classified ad might be possible in the future, so feel free to visit this angle with other publications, as more and more are presumably digitalized in the future. Despite extensive analysis, no definitive leads emerged.

NamUs #UP7139 - Jane Doe Found near Palm Desert, California (February 1980)

By: Shane Lambert

NamUs #UP7139 is a Jane Doe whose body was found in Palm Desert, California on February 16th, 1980 (Saturday). This Jane Doe case stood out to me because there is a decent post-mortem photo of her face associated with her NamUs profile. That should make this case solvable so long as enough people review the material associated with this Jane Doe case. From my research, this person appeared to be the victim of a flood.

Body found: Feb. 16th, 1980 at about 11 AM (Saturday)

Who found the body?: "a group of Canadian tourists" (San Bernardino County Sun/Feb 19th, 1980/A-3)

Location: Six miles south of Palm Desert, California; found in a gully, a landform created by running water, near highway 74.

Sex: Female

Race/ethnicity: White/Caucasian

Age: 25-30

How long had she been dead? (ie. PMI): 1 day

Estimated Date of Death: Would be February 15th, 1980

Height: 64"

Weight: 120 lbs

According to NamUs (paraphrased): This body was found at the bottom of a ravine about 35 feet down from a winding mountain roadway. She was fully dressed with no identification.

Hair: Short, light brown, 3-4 inches, presumably as pictured

Eyes: Hazel

Scars: "She has a well healed 5" scar on her right forearm and a 1" well healed scar on her upper right arm."

Physical characteristics: "She appeared well groomed with manicured fingernails, a recent haircut and nice clothing."

Clothing: Long sleeve tan colored velour blouse; Royal blue pants (no sizes noted); She had on tan sandals with no socks.

I could only find one Jane Doe case for Riverside County in California for a female's body that was found around February 16th, 1980. There was an article in the February 19th, 1980 edition of the San Bernardino County Sun that listed a woman who was found deceased in a gully near Palm Desert.

Presumptively, the article spoke of the Jane Doe known as #UP7139. The news report and NamUs both described an unidentified woman found in a ravine or gully, which are similar formations. She was listed amid numerous news stories associated with a flood in the area that had occurred around that time. The snipped paragraph from the newspaper likely describes this Jane Doe.

I found a news story of a nurse who had gone missing in the same flood. Her name was Inez Evans but she was described as a 44-year old, which would be well outside the estimated age of the Jane Doe. Evans' car was found but she was not found in the days after the flood. Whether she remains missing or not wasn't something I could ascertain. The clothing on the Jane Doe did not match the expected clothing for a woman commuting to a nursing job in addition to the mismatched age.

This case reminded me of cases where a pedestrian gets hit by a vehicle and dies -- without any identification on them. This Jane Doe did not get hit by a car but likely got washed away in a powerful flood -- without any identification on her.

That a group of Canadian tourists found her body suggests to me that she might have been doing something as a tourist herself. That would explain why no one local has found her. I would think that she would have been identified if she was a local to the area, because of the high-quality post-mortem photo. 

Lulaida Morales Sejalbo -- Missing Since November 25th, 1973

Missing Person: Lulaida Morales Sejalbo

Alias or nickname: Loyola, according to The Charley Project's webpage for this missing person

Last contact: November 25th, 1973 (Sunday), reportedly at 11 PM (friend saw her)

Last location: Santa Clara, California, reportedly at a bowling alley but seems to have worked at a McDonald's that night, perhaps near Scott Boulevard and El Camino Real.

Age when Lulaida Morales Sejalbo disappeared: 17

DOB: December 3rd, 1955 (I believe she was born in the Phillipines)

Sex: Female

Height in inches: 63

Weight in pounds (lbs): 120

Ethnicity: Asian/Phillipino

Hair color: Black (long hair)

Eye Color: Brown

Scar or distinctive characteristic: Scar on the right foot; small mole on her lower left lip

Clothing: McDonald's work uniform (McDonald's uniforms in 1973 could be blue as opposed to the yellow/orange uniforms)

Profession: Waitress at McDonald's

Link to government source: Link to Government Source: #MP4557 (right click to open)

BMI means body mass index. It is intended to describe someone's healthy body weight relative to the individual's height. It is only food for thought as to how someone may have looked because it does not account for all body types.

Lulaida Morales Sejalbo had a BMI of 21.25. She was at a healthy weight by BMI standards at the time of her disappearance.

Shoutout to ep1999 on websleuths for finding this.

Commentary and Research

By: Shane Lambert 

Has Lulaida Morales Sejalbo been found?

Lulaida Morales Sejalbo went missing in November 1973. She was a waitress at a McDonald's restaurant and went out to a bowling alley with a friend. There seems to be some inconsistency between sources as to whether she disappeared from a bowling alley or on her commute home from McDonald's. I assumed the former because of the journalism that covered this case. The friend claimed that the last time she saw Miss Sejalbo was at 11 PM.

The missing person had a vehicle that she was driving. This vehicle was found on December 24th, 1973, almost a month after Miss Sejalbo disappeared. The vehicle was found abandoned in Santa Clara with Miss Sejalbo's purse and coat inside. Many of these details were reported in the Peninsula Times Tribune but not until January 16th, 1974. Another source said her keys were in the vehicle and that foul play was suspected in this disappearance.

I noticed some contradictions between sources. Some websites reported that she went missing after work. However, the journalism from early 1974 said she was missing after going to a bowling alley with a friend.

I noted that Sejalbo was described as an 18-year old in the journalism below. NamUs describes her as being 17-years old at the time of her disappearance. Her 18th birthdate was on December 3rd, 1973 so that accounts for the discrepancy (ie. she was 17 when she disappeared; if alive, she would have turned 18 prior to the news piece below).

When someone goes missing while driving a car, it can be difficult to picture how the abduction took place. But there was a method of abduction, that was actually fairly common in California in decades past known as the "Good Samaritan's Ruse."

In this scenario, an abductor sabotages a victim's car and then offers the individual assistance when the car doesn't work. This method was noted by others a long time ago. I have written about this modus operandi before and won't duplicate my writing. But you can have a look at my article from 2018 entitled "Women With Car Troubles Go Missing" if you want to learn more about this method. 

If this scenario applied to Lulaida Sejalbo, then you might expect some damage to the vehicle to have occured, either while she was at the bowling alley or maybe even at work. I didn't find any coverage stating that the vehicle was damaged but this case did not have much journalism available.

Pointers and Bullet Points

• She went to Wilcox High School, which still stands today; it is called Adrian Wilcox High School in modern Google searches; it had the same address of 3250 Monroe Street in Santa Clara in 1973 as it does now.
• Her McDonald's work location was listed by Websleuths user nanajani as being near Scott Boulevard and El Camino Real; a Reddit user (ezza111403) suggested the location of the McDonald's as 1995 El Camino Real; the Websleuths user posted the comment in 2019 and only posted ONE comment as of the time of writing; I am taking that to mean the user was genuine and motivated to post about someone she knew and registered with the website solely for that purpose.
• My thoughts were that Miss Sejalbo attended an event at the bowling alley and someone either sabotaged her vehicle or entered her vehicle while she was in the bowling alley; this individual then abducted her either by overtaking her in the vehicle or using the Good Samaritan's Ruse to lure her roadside; I lean to the latter because I think someone who enters someone else's car and lays in weight is entering a very random situation that he would not be in control of as a passenger in the car but either scenario is possible.
• There were numerous significant serial killers in California in the time frame in question.
• The name and location of the bowling alley might be good to know.
• Due to the expectation of foul play and the unlikelihood that she disappeared on her own, I don't think her age-progression depictions will prove fruitful to this case.