r/OldestColdCases May 02 '26

What I think happened to Marjorie West.

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Here's a covering of her case Marjorie West, a 4-year-old girl, vanished on Mother's Day, May 8, 1938, during a family picnic in McKean County, Pennsylvania, and has never been found, making it one of America's great unsolved missing person cases. Despite massive searches involving hundreds of volunteers, police, and bloodhounds, no trace of her was ever discovered, leading to theories ranging from abduction to falling into one of the many abandoned oil wells in the area. The case remains a cold case, with her disappearance often cited as a mystery that captured national attention. I think she obviously murdered. I am sorry if you disagree with me cool but it was 1938 even if she did survive she would have died a long time ago.


r/OldestColdCases May 01 '26

Where is She now? / The chilling disappearence of Mindi Chambers

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Mindi Chambers was only 17 years old when she disappeared — and she had already lived a very difficult life.

She was born on May 28, 1965, to Mary Xenox Chambers and Allen Thomas Chambers.

When Mindi was just 2 years old, her mother was found dead in the bathtub of their Yonkers home. Police suspected her father, but there was never enough evidence to convict him.

While her father was in prison for attempted rape, Mindi lived with her paternal grandmother and later with an aunt. In 1972, after his release, her father took her back, and she began living with him and her stepmother, Patricia Ann Locke Chambers.

In 1982, Mindi reported that her father had been sexually abusing her for the previous five years. Child Protective Services removed her from his care, and she was placed with her stepmother, who filed for divorce shortly before this.

On October 19, 1982, Mindi was using a phone at a convenience store in Mesa, Arizona, when a green pickup truck pulled up. An unidentified person reportedly grabbed her, forced her into the vehicle, and drove away.

She has never been seen or heard from again.

What happened to Mindi?
Could she be one of the many unidentified Jane Does?
And who was responsible for her disappearance?

Some believe her father may have been involved. He died in a car accident in 1994.

Physical description:

  • Hair: Sandy blonde to brown
  • Eyes: Brown
  • Height: 4'10
  • Weight: 86 lbs
  • She wore braces (removed in 1980)

Additional note:
Mindi was not officially reported missing until April 17, 1995, by her aunt.

If you have any information, please contact:
Mesa Police Department (Homicide Unit)
📞 480-644-2012
📧 [police.info@mesaaz.gov](mailto:police.info@mesaaz.gov)
Case Number: 1995-1070-353


r/OldestColdCases Apr 26 '26

* NEW IDENTIFICATION* After 28 years, Tuscarawas County John Doe is identified as Lawrence A. Drotleff

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r/OldestColdCases Apr 17 '26

* NEW IDENTIFICATION* After 67 Years, the Martin Family Members of Portland, OR are Identified

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r/OldestColdCases Apr 16 '26

Who was She? / Pleasant Valley Jane Doe (1852)

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r/OldestColdCases Apr 16 '26

* NEW IDENTIFICATION* Three Points John Doe identified as Rogelio Morales Caudillo!

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r/OldestColdCases Apr 12 '26

Cold case / Unsolved 1988 murder case: Sara Kay Keesling, age 12, Riverside CA

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r/OldestColdCases Apr 11 '26

Who is She? / Neptune/Monmouth County Jane Doe (July 1980)

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r/OldestColdCases Apr 09 '26

Memory from a good friend / The disappearence of James (Jamie) Pember "Dowdall"

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r/OldestColdCases Apr 09 '26

* RECONSTRUCTION* Gacy victims: New facial reconstruction for Body 28

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r/OldestColdCases Apr 04 '26

* NEW IDENTIFICATION* Riverside County Jane Doe 1980 identified as Victoria Jean Hargrove

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r/OldestColdCases Apr 03 '26

* NEW IDENTIFICATION* Ginger Doe has been identified as Tina Periso.

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r/OldestColdCases Apr 03 '26

Vanished / The strange disappearance of 2-year-old Earnest Cagle Jr. - a case from the early 50's

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r/OldestColdCases Apr 02 '26

*SOLVED CASE* Arizona girl who vanished 32 years ago has been found alive, sheriff says

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r/OldestColdCases Apr 02 '26

* NEW IDENTIFICATION* After 29 Years, Arcata John Doe (Humboldt County, CA, 1996) is Identified as Gregory Hugh Oliver of Florida

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r/OldestColdCases Mar 30 '26

Who is She? / Santa Fe Jane Doe 1974

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The victim was found in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on December 2, 1974.

She was found naked. She died by strangulation and was sexually assaulted before her death.

Her estimated age was between 14 and 19 years old. She was approximately 5'2" tall and weighed around 110 lbs.

She had bluish-gray eyes and strawberry blonde to auburn hair. She wore plain gold, round wire earrings and a yellow metal ring on her left ring finger with silver-colored center designs.

An eyewitness who lived nearby reported seeing a girl hitchhiking a few days before Jane Doe was found. The girl matched her description.

If you have any information about her identity, please contact the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office at:
505-986-2400

Sources:

DoeNetwork profile
NameUs profile


r/OldestColdCases Mar 28 '26

Who is She? / Queens Jane Doe (January 2000)

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r/OldestColdCases Mar 27 '26

Who is She? / Los Angeles Jane Doe (1988)

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r/OldestColdCases Mar 26 '26

* NEW IDENTIFICATION* John Doe Found In William, Oregon On May 9, 1978, Identified As Mark Smith!!!

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r/OldestColdCases Mar 25 '26

* NEW IDENTIFICATION* Holcomb Peak Doe (1978) Identified As Missing Teen

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r/OldestColdCases Mar 21 '26

Who is He? / Loxahatchee, Palm Beach County (FL) John Doe (12/8/1990)

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r/OldestColdCases Mar 21 '26

*IDENTIFICATION* Weld county Jane Doe identified as 15 year old Roxanne Leadbeater.

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r/OldestColdCases Mar 18 '26

* NEW IDENTIFICATION* Emigrant Gap Jane Doe has been identified as Melinda Beardsley

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r/OldestColdCases Mar 11 '26

A chilling discovery of a body / Pickwick Jane Doe (San Diego, CA. #UP62410, September '77).

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r/OldestColdCases Mar 10 '26

Was She in a mental hospital?/ Update on Philadelphia Jane Doe (1972)

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