Missing Person Commentary

Beverly Sharpman: 1947 Disappearance Mystery - Shane Lambert Posted by: Shane Lambert The following newspaper articles have to do with the disappearance of Beverly Sharpman in 1947. The two articles below are from the same source and date. The first is part one of the article while the second is part two. They appeared in 1954 in the credited newspaper. The Mystery of Beverly Sharpman’s 1947 Disappearance Unraveled The major points of the article: The mother of Beverly Sharpman received a letter pertaining to the disappearance of her daughter; The police believed this letter may have been written by Beverly Sharpman herself; However, the letter was signed by one "Lee Davis," a mystery person. The third article below is a hit to the name "Le...

NamUs UP # 17460 bones/sewer F · Fri, Sep 21, 1979 – Page 32 · The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) · Newspapers.com

By: Shane Lambert Rebecca Ann Triska : missing since the late evening of September 19th, 1958. Details according to DoeNetwork  "was last seen around 23:45 in a car with an unidentified older male at the Route 88 Drive-In Restaurant in Harmony Township, just north of Ambridge, Pennsylvania on September 19, 1958" "She had gone to a teen dance in Ambridge with friends. Becky left the dance at about 23:30." "Police arrested an Ambridge man when they learned that the car Becky was last seen in closely resembled his car." The man's alibi "told police that they had attended a football game in Aliquippa and had parted company between 23:30 and 23:45 that night. With no body and not enough evidence, he was released. He was never charged for Becky's murder." changed Alliquippa to Aliquippa "In 1962, this same man was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1961 beating death of 13-year old Jane Benfield of Centralia, Columbia C...

By: Shane Lambert Original time of writing: February 18th, 2018 Tonight I looked at the mysterious case of Beverly Sharpman, an individual who was last seen on September 11th, 1947 in Philadelphia. NamUs has her listed as 16 years old at the time of her disappearance. However, all the newspaper articles I looked at indicated that she was 17 years old at the time. Generally, she is reported as 17 years old, which has always meant that she is a missing child. Exploring the Enigma of Beverly Sharpman’s Disappearance The case stands out to me because of the huge effort that individuals in Beverly's family made, especially her mother Nettie, in attempting to find her. Furthermore, I'm not convinced that Beverly Sharpman died at a time close to her disappearance. Lastly, I'm not convinced that the love that Beverly's family felt for her was entirely reciprocal. My opinion in this cloudy case is that Beverly disappeared voluntarily. Have a look at t...

Author : Shane Lambert I read about the missing-person case of Ricky Jean Bryant tonight and did some research on it using online newspaper databases. I thought, for a short time, maybe she was kidnapped and alive somewhere. However, after researching this case, I think Ricky Jean Bryant simply died in a house fire that occurred the day she went missing. Furthermore, I think it's futile for websleuths or amateur investigators to work on this case any further. Ricky Jean Bryant , the missing person, disappeared at the age of four in December of 1949 in Wisconsin as the house on her family's farm burned down. As described at Doenetwork.com, the case sounds as though a "tall blonde lady in a new car" kidnapped 'Jeannie' as flames leveled the house. Jeannie and two of her siblings were home with their grandparents, who also lived on the farm. Ricky's brother, who was 5 years old at the time, remembers leaving Jeannie and their younger sister outside...

Here's an article from the Arizona Republic (page 8, February 11th, 1988). NamUs UP #2071 NamUs #2071 · Thu, Feb 11, 1988 – Page 8 · Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona) · Newspapers.com

By: Shane Lambert Original Time of Writing: February 15th, 2018 Updated: March 16th, 2025 The Springhill Jane Doe , as of March 16th, 2025, remains listed as UP #16509 on NamUs . She is an unidentified individual who died in a vehicle accident without any identification on May 2nd, 1986. This case stands out because it feels solvable. With a clear post-mortem photo and a solid description available on her NamUs profile , you’d think identification would just take the right person seeing it. Yet, nearly 39 years later, she remains nameless. This mystery reminds me of a once-unsolved case: the Grateful Doe, identified in 2015 as Jason Callahan. Grateful Doe: A Solved Case That May Have Insight The Grateful Doe was a hitchhiker who died on June 26th, 1995. He also died in a car accident while riding as a passenger. Like the Springhill Jane Doe, he carried no ID, leaving his identity a puzzle for years. Headlines for both could’ve read the same: young, transient, and unknown. Ca...

By: Shane Lambert Robin Graham disappeared in the early hours of the morning on November 14th, 1970. She was driving home from her place of employment, Pier 1 at 5711 Hollywood Boulevard, when something went wrong with her vehicle (employment address as per a landing page for her at Ancestry.com). For those interested in tracing her route, I think she was traveling to 2227 Lemoyne Street in Los Angeles.  Her disappearance is noteworthy for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it caused the LAPD to enact a policy change. A police officer saw her in the minutes before she disappeared, but he left her alone. After her disappearance, police officers were required to stay with stranded female motorists. Secondly, her disappearance and probable murder can be compared to other disappearances of women where some kind of vehicle mishap is part of the chain of events surrounding the disappearance. Robin Graham Robin Ann Graham's details: Last seen : About 2:30am on November 14th,...

Author : Shane Lambert Marcella Krulce has been missing since November 19th, 1959. At the time of her disappearance, she was believed to be about 30 years old (b. 1929). She is missing from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and NamUS offers the following circumstances: Marcella Krulce "Last seen on 11/19/1959 dining at the restaurant at the Martinique Apartments. She was a secretary at the United Fund of Allegheny County, living at the Martinique during the week and spending weekends at the family home in Strabane Twp. Failed to show up at work on Friday, 11/20/1959. Her clothes, jewelry, insulin and needles were found in their place at her apartment." Marcella Krulce disappearance 1959 Thu, Nov 26, 1959 – Page 18 · The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) · Newspapers.com The Martinique Apartments were at 4740 Baum Boulevard. It was a building that made the news for the wrong reasons in the 1950s and 1960s.  Firstly, I did find evidence of a mass murderer living a...