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10 Totally Mysterious Stories Involving Unidentified People by smsshola(m): 4:18am On Feb 09, 2016
What if you were to die, but no one was able to
identify your body? What if you committed a
series of terrible crimes, but no one could identify
you as the culprit? What if you went to great
lengths to hide your true identity from the world,
so that people are still debating who you are long
after you’re gone?
As we’ve demonstrated before on multiple
occasions, there are few mysteries more
fascinating than those involving unidentified
people . Once again, here are some strange stories
involving individuals whose true identity has never
been uncovered.

10 The Charfield Railway
Disaster Children
In the early morning hours of October 13, 1928,
the village of Charfield, England became the site
of a terrible tragedy. A mail train was traveling
from Leeds to Bristol with 50 passengers aboard,
but because of the thick fog, the crew failed to
see a red signal before reaching Charfield railway
station. They wound up crashing into a freight
train, and the derailment ignited some gas
cylinders, causing a massive fire. A total of 15
passengers lost their lives, and 23 others were
injured. This incident would open up a most
unexpected mystery after it was discovered that
two of the deceased passengers were an
unidentified young boy and girl.
The fire burned these two children beyond
recognition. They could not be matched to any of
the other passengers, and no one ever came
forward to claim them. There were even some
far-fetched theories that the charred victims were
not even children but a pair of small jockeys or
some ventriloquist’s dummies .
After the crash, a memorial to victims was built in
Charfield, and the two children were buried there.
According to local legend, an unidentified woman
wearing a long, black robe would show up at the
memorial on the anniversary of the crash every
year and place flowers on the children’s graves.
The last appearance of this woman is believed to
be sometime during the early 1960s. By this time,
word had spread about her appearances, so
members of the media showed up in Charfield on
the anniversary date. When they tried to approach
the woman one year, she took off and has not
been seen since.


9 Mr. Cruel
One of the most infamous unidentified criminals
in Australia’s history victimized four Melbourne
children and earned the nickname “Mr. Cruel.”
The assailant’s first known attack occurred in the
middle of the night on August 22, 1987, when he
broke into a family’s home. After tying up the
couple and their young son, Mr. Cruel proceeded
to sexually assault their 11-year-old daughter. On
December 27, 1988, he broke into the home of
another family, tying up the parents and
kidnapping their 10-year-old daughter. She was
sexually assaulted before being released 18 hours
later. On July 3, 1990, Mr. Cruel broke into
another home and kidnapped a 13-year-old girl.
She was held captive and sexually assaulted in a
house for 50 hours before he released her. Finally,
Mr. Cruel’s next crime would end in murder.
On April 13, 1991, 13-year-old Karmein Chan was
abducted from her home. This time, the
perpetrator left a spray-painted message on her
parents’ vehicle implying that the abduction was
drug-related, but this was only done to mislead
police. Karmein remained a missing person for
one year before her decomposed body was found.
She was shot three times in the head.
The modus operandi of these crimes is so similar
that police are certain they were committed by
the same man. Mr. Cruel would bathe his female
victims before releasing them to eliminate
potential forensic evidence, often going to
meticulous lengths to clean up after himself.
According to one surviving victim, Mr. Cruel set up
a camera to document his sexual assaults on her,
and authorities believe he is likely involved in the
distribution of child pornography. In spite of an
extensive investigation in which over 27,000
suspects have been checked into, Mr. Cruel has
never been identified.

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Re: 10 Totally Mysterious Stories Involving Unidentified People by ajokebelle(f): 7:44am On Feb 09, 2016
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Re: 10 Totally Mysterious Stories Involving Unidentified People by fortuneobi(m): 8:08am On Feb 09, 2016
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Re: 10 Totally Mysterious Stories Involving Unidentified People by Ezeebube2(m): 8:51am On Feb 09, 2016
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Re: 10 Totally Mysterious Stories Involving Unidentified People by smsshola(m): 10:49am On Feb 09, 2016
8 Andrea Jerome Walker In 2006, a black man was convicted in Toronto after being caught with $10 worth of crack cocaine. Authorities could not have guessed that this routine drug bust would open the doors to a bizarre mystery that has turned into a bureaucratic nightmare. One year earlier, the man had arrived in Canada using an American passport stating his name as “Andrea Jerome Walker.” However, when the Canada Border Services Agency now tried to deport him back to the United States, they learned the passport was fraudulent and Andrea Jerome Walker was not his real name. As a result, “Walker” was incarcerated in an immigration detention facility while officials tried to uncover his true identity. He has since earned the moniker “The Man with No Name .” Walker has remained in immigration detention for nearly nine years because authorities cannot figure out what to do with him. He cannot be deported back to his home country until it can be determined which country he actually originated from. A fingerprint check has revealed that Walker has lived under at least eight different identities in numerous countries. After years of confinement, Walker finally revealed that one of these identities, “Michael Mvogo,” was his real name, and he originally hailed from Cameroon. However, since Walker has already lied about his identity on multiple occasions, the Cameroon government will not accept him without definitive proof that he is Michael Mvogo. Even after making a failed attempt at a constitutional challenge to secure his release, Andrea Jerome Walker continues to remain in limbo as a man without an identity.

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Re: 10 Totally Mysterious Stories Involving Unidentified People by smsshola(m): 10:51am On Feb 09, 2016
Guys am sorry..
Re: 10 Totally Mysterious Stories Involving Unidentified People by smsshola(m): 10:53am On Feb 09, 2016
7 Lady Of The Dunes
Thousands of deceased John and Jane Does are found and never identified, but one of the most famous examples is a woman known only as “Lady of the Dunes.” On July 26, 1974, the naked decomposed body of a young female was discovered at the Race Point dunes near Provincetown, Massachusetts. The left side of her skull had been bludgeoned, and her throat was slashed all the way to her spine . The victim’s hands and some of her teeth were removed in a presumed attempt to prevent identification. She was also lying on top of a beach towel with a bandana and pair of jeans being used as a pillow beneath her head. Her age was believed to be between 20 and 40 years old. There is some speculation that the unidentified woman might have been Rory Gene Kissinger, a 25-year-old criminal who escaped from jail in 1974 after being arrested in a drug raid. One possible suspect in the woman’s death is notorious mobster James “Whitey” Bulger, who was one of the world’s most wanted fugitives before his capture in 2011. Bulger was known to frequent the Provincetown area, and eyewitness reports placed him with a woman resembling the Lady of the Dunes in 1974. Bulger was also known for removing the teeth of his murder victims to prevent identification. There is some speculation that the Lady of the Dunes was a prostitute Bulger had picked up, but if she is Rory Gene Kissinger, one theory is that Bulger had her killed to prevent her from snitching about criminal activities. Thus far, there is no definitive evidence connecting Bulger to the crime, and since DNA samples for Kissinger do not exist, she has never been conclusively iden
Re: 10 Totally Mysterious Stories Involving Unidentified People by smsshola(m): 10:55am On Feb 09, 2016
6 Mr. Bojangles
On May 5, 1993, the town of West Memphis, Arkansas, would be plagued by one of the most controversial criminal cases of all time after the brutal murder of three eight-year-old boys: Christopher Byers, Michael Moore, and Steve Branch. Three local teenagers—Damian Echols, Jesse Misskelley, and Jason Baldwin (the “West Memphis Three”)—were convicted of the crime but soon acquired a slew of supporters who believed they were wrongfully convicted. The case generated so much controversy that the West Memphis Three were released from prison in 2011 after entering an Alford plea. There has always been much debate about who the real killer of the three boys might be, but a major wild card in this story is an unidentified individual known only as “Mr. Bojangles.” On the night the boys went missing, West Memphis police received a phone call from the manager of a Bojangles’ chicken restaurant, which happened to be located near the wooded area where the victims were eventually found. According to witnesses, a black man entered the restaurant and went into the ladies’ room, where he remained for nearly an hour. He was bleeding, covered in mud, and looked disoriented and shell- shocked. By the time police arrived to take a report, the man had already left, but since they were preoccupied with the search for the missing boys, they did not inspect the washroom until the following day. Small blood samples were taken from the washroom wall, but the evidence was never sent for analysis and inexplicably went missing . The mysterious “Mr. Bojangles” was not seen again. Even if this man had nothing to do with the murders, it’s possible he may have stumbled upon the victims’ bodies at one point or witnessed something which could provide much- needed answers for the West Memphis Three case.
Re: 10 Totally Mysterious Stories Involving Unidentified People by smsshola(m): 11:01am On Feb 09, 2016
5 B. Traven
It’s not uncommon for writers to publish works of literature under a pseudonym, but few of them went to greater lengths to conceal their identity than a mysterious author named “B. Traven.” Over the course of two decades, B. Traven published 12 novels and several short stories under this pseudonym. His most famous novel is probably The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, a 1927 adventure story that was eventually adapted into an acclaimed, Academy Award–winning film starring Humphrey Bogart. Yet in spite of writing such an iconic piece of work, Traven managed to take the secret of his true identity to his grave. When he died in 1969, he left behind a will claiming his real name was “Traven Torsvan Croves ” and that he was born in Chicago in 1890. However, there is no evidence that anyone named Traven Torsvan Croves actually existed. It is believed that B. Traven spent the early part of his life living in Europe, as many of his works were written in German before they were translated into English. Traven wrote most of his novels while living in Mexico and worked hard to maintain his privacy. He limited his interactions with other people, and very few photographs of him exist. There are many theories about who Traven might be, but the best candidate is Ret Marut , a German actor who disappeared after fleeing Europe in 1924. Shortly afterward, B. Traven started publishing his novels in Mexico. Marut was also known for being very protective about his identity, and it is speculated that he previously lived under a different name before he became an actor. Were Ret Marut and Traven Torsvan Croves the same person? Whatever the real truth, the identity of B. Traven continues to remain a mystery.
Re: 10 Totally Mysterious Stories Involving Unidentified People by MrFlavvor(m): 12:04pm On Feb 09, 2016
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Re: 10 Totally Mysterious Stories Involving Unidentified People by smsshola(m): 12:45pm On Feb 09, 2016
4 The Boy In The Dean Corll Polaroid

One of the worst serial killers in the history of the
United States is Dean Corll, who is believed to
have raped, tortured, and murdered at least 28
victims during the early 1970s. Corll exclusively
targeted teenage boys and was nicknamed “The
Candy Man” because his family owned a candy
factory and he often handed out candy to
children. Corll worked alongside two teenage
accomplices, Elmer Wayne Henley Jr. and David
Brooks, who helped lure Corll’s victims to his
home. In 1973, Henley shot Corll to death to
prevent him from murdering one of his friends.
Henley and Brooks both received life sentences for
their roles in Corll’s murders, but a recent piece of
evidence suggests that the horrific saga of The
Candy Man may not be completely over.
In 2012, filmmaker Josh Vargas was doing
research for a movie about Henley’s life and went
through an old box containing Henley’s personal
effects. He uncovered a faded Polaroid of what
appeared to be a handcuffed teenage boy. Since
the boy looks genuinely terrified , there is little
doubt that the picture was taken right before Corll
murdered him. The problem is that nobody can
figure out the boy’s identity, as he does not
resemble any of Corll’s known victims. Henley
also denies knowing who the boy is.
One possible theory is that the victim might be
Darren Bruce Hillis , a 14-year-old who vanished
from Virginia in 1973. The photo has been
released to the media, but thus far, no one has
been able to identify the boy who might be Dean
Corll’s 29th victim.
Re: 10 Totally Mysterious Stories Involving Unidentified People by smsshola(m): 12:49pm On Feb 09, 2016
3 The Toledo Clubber
There are many notorious serial killers who have never have been identified, but few of them were as unpredictable as the “Toledo Clubber,” who committed a strange, random series of crimes in Toledo, Ohio, during the mid-1920s. The unknown assailant started off his crime spree by setting fire to a series of lumberyards in 1925. When the city responded by posting guards at lumberyards, the perpetrator decided to start bombing homes and tenements. When federal agents were called in to investigate, the bombings suddenly came to an end, and the assailant soon turned to murder. Over the course of one week in November, at least nine women were attacked by an unknown male, who proceeded to rape them and club their helpless bodies with a heavy object before leaving them for dead. Four of these women lost their lives, and the attacker became known as the “Toldeo Clubber.” After a reward was offered for the Clubber’s capture, the violence ended for a year. However, on October 26, 1926, two Toledo women were raped and bludgeoned within a few hours of each other, and their deaths matched the Clubber’s modus operandi. Shortly thereafter, another Toledo lumberyard and several other buildings were torched by arson , but once again, the Clubber’s random series of crimes came to an end without explanation. In 1927, the investigation turned toward an incarcerated man named James C. Coyner, who was serving time in prison for grave robbery. Four female skulls were found in his trunk, and since he had mentioned being in Toledo before his arrest, he was looked at as a possible suspect. However, no evidence ever connected Coyner to the crimes, and the infamous Toledo Clubber was never identified.
Re: 10 Totally Mysterious Stories Involving Unidentified People by Abosi31(m): 1:51pm On Feb 09, 2016
Photos or adonbilivit
Re: 10 Totally Mysterious Stories Involving Unidentified People by JuicyGee(f): 5:43pm On Feb 09, 2016
It is wa o... Like one family that just recently found out that their supposed child isn't their real child.. Their child was switched in the hospital.. And begin to wonder the psychological trauma these family would have to go through.. How would you tell the kids, hey im not ur real mummy
Re: 10 Totally Mysterious Stories Involving Unidentified People by daveP(m): 5:53pm On Feb 09, 2016
Mexican telemundo have to many stories about child switching. One of the reason i stopped watching till today.


Those mysteries that were later used as adaptations for movies...... Remains of world war 1 era
Re: 10 Totally Mysterious Stories Involving Unidentified People by Machiavelli999(m): 6:40pm On Feb 09, 2016
What of Jack the Ripper?
Re: 10 Totally Mysterious Stories Involving Unidentified People by ProudOlodo: 12:24am On Feb 10, 2016
smsshola:
8 Andrea Jerome Walker In 2006, a black man was convicted in Toronto after being caught with $10 worth of crack cocaine. Authorities could not have guessed that this routine drug bust would open the doors to a bizarre mystery that has turned into a bureaucratic nightmare. One year earlier, the man had arrived in Canada using an American passport stating his name as “Andrea Jerome Walker.” However, when the Canada Border Services Agency now tried to deport him back to the United States, they learned the passport was fraudulent and Andrea Jerome Walker was not his real name. As a result, “Walker” was incarcerated in an immigration detention facility while officials tried to uncover his true identity. He has since earned the moniker “The Man with No Name .” Walker has remained in immigration detention for nearly nine years because authorities cannot figure out what to do with him. He cannot be deported back to his home country until it can be determined which country he actually originated from. A fingerprint check has revealed that Walker has lived under at least eight different identities in numerous countries. After years of confinement, Walker finally revealed that one of these identities, “Michael Mvogo,” was his real name, and he originally hailed from Cameroon. However, since Walker has already lied about his identity on multiple occasions, the Cameroon government will not accept him without definitive proof that he is Michael Mvogo. Even after making a failed attempt at a constitutional challenge to secure his release, Andrea Jerome Walker continues to remain in limbo as a man without an identity.
Reminds of Tom Hanks' movie "The Terminal" smiley

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