r/DoeNetwork

Artistic rendering by Kelly Lawson.

Date of Discovery: May 25, 1975
Location of Discovery: Grand Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona
Estimated Date of Death: Unknown
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only.
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 30-55 yrs
Race: White / Caucasian Hispanic / Latino
Sex: Male
Height: 5'4" - 5'10"
Weight: Cannot Estimate
Hair: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: This individual was described by an anthropologist who examined the skull in 1975 as having a hawk like nose. Subsequent studies at UNT state that the decedent had above average muscular development at some point in life. Round cranium and long nose with a bump."

Identifiers

Dentals: Badly abscessed teeth and the first pre-molar in the lower right quadrant had a filling, the first molar in the upper right quadrant had two very small fillings.
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing and Personal Items

Clothing: Sweatshirt, Brown slacks 38-40" waist, 30" inseam, Koratron fabric, U.S. Air Force green on the outside and orange on the inside jacket, White and blue boxer shorts
Jewelry: Gray metal Nanco watch with 17 jewels, no band, and the numbers 12, 3, 6, and 9 on the face.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery: Unidentified male found in the Grand Canyon.

If you have any information on the potential identity of this John Doe, or of the circumstances surrounding his death, please contact the following:

Agency Name: Coconino County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Unknown
Agency Phone Number: 928-774-4523
Agency E-mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: Unknown

Agency Name: Coconino County Medical Examiner
Agency Contact Person: Unknown
Agency Phone Number: 928-679-8775
Agency E-mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: 14-595

NamUs Case Number: 119832

Links:

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/main.html?id=4035UMAZ

https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/119832?nav

https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-up119832-unidentified/145259265/?__cf_chl_f_tk=zv2fXJoOSvfR1Bda0pKw4v.z6QZdLiQWmSBR4xagids-1783096472-1.0.1.1-scIRICcmk0ucppCyDoJ70R53iVVTpmUYBjEmCWQjVz0

Back in August 2025, one of the featured cases we highlighted was that of Jesse Bussey (6204DMDEU) - here are the details that we posted with regard to his disappearance:

Circumstances of Disappearance: Jesse Bussey was last seen on September 3, 1996, filling up his 1991 Toyota MR2 at the post shoppette in Schweinfurt, Germany, where he was stationed in the U.S. Army.

Jesse was charged with sex offences and desertion in September 1996, and was convicted in absentia. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison and dishonourably discharged, but he has not been since September 3rd 1996.

There is a $25,000 reward for information leading to Jesse's location and apprehension.

UPDATE - Jesse Bussey was located by US Marshals in Malaga, Spain, living under an assumed name and teaching English. He was arrested on November 10th 2025, and extradited to the US on June 8, 2026 after almost 30 years of living as a fugitive.

As he was convicted of his crimes in absentia, he has begun his 16-year military prison sentence upon arrival at the US Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

The US Marshals credited Bussey’s apprehension and extradition to teamwork between the Army, INTERPOL, the Spanish National Police Force, the Dover, Delaware, Police Department, the New Jersey State Police, the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs, the Ministry of Justice of Spain and the public.

Links:

https://www.usmarshals.gov/news/press-release/us-marshals-service-announces-capture-of-convicted-rapist-and-deserter-jesse

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-deserter-captured-2026/

Name: Ernest R Deangelis
Nickname/Alias: N/A
Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: December 15, 1976
Location Last Seen: Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts

Physical Description

Date of Birth: Unknown
Age: 28 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170 - 180 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown, medium length.
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing and Personal Items

Clothing: Blue turtleneck sweater, dungarees, blue suede coat.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Grey, gold rimmed eyeglasses.

Circumstances of Disappearance: Party spoke with his mother and told her he would be back in a few hours. He left the house, got in a car and was never seen again.

If you have any information on the potential whereabouts of Ernest Deangelis, please contact the following:

Agency Name: Ipswich Police Department
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 978-356-4343
Agency E-mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: IPS-7-IV

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 141800

Links:

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/mp-main.html?id=6940DMMA

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/141800

Name: Jesse Work
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: February 6, 1959
Location Last Seen: Hemet, Riverside County, California

Physical Description

Date of Birth: September 13, 1938
Age: 20 yrs old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 145 lbs
Hair Color: Sandy Blonde
Eye Color: Green
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers

Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available

Clothing and Personal Items

Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance: Jesse and his 15 year old female friend, Joyce Ramsey went missing together. They were last seen late in the night of February 6, 1959, when they dropped off a friend after attending a party.

Work's convertible was found abandoned on a dirt road near Hemet the next day. Jesse Work was an apprentice lather at the time.

Frank Phillip Kretz confessed to the murder of both victims and the body of Joyce Ramsey was found north of Indio in 1971, but Jesse's body was never found.

If you have any information on the potential whereabouts of Jesse Work, please contact the following:

Agency Name: Riverside County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Investigator Brett Seckinger
Agency Phone Number: 951-955-2777
Agency E-mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: D-71047003

NCIC Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: 7000

Links:

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/mp-main.html?id=438DMCA

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/7000

Name: Emma Lee Henderson
Nickname/Alias: Mary
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: September 8, 1976
Location Last Seen: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Physical Description

Date of Birth: September 30, 1952
Age: 23 years old
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Height: 5'1" - 5'3"
Weight: 110 - 120 lbs.
Hair Color: Black - Afro, Possibly wears brown wig.
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: possible scar on unknown ankle due to being fractured, walks with slight limp.

Identifiers

Dentals: Gold cap on her front tooth with a star engraved in the center.
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Available

Clothing and Personal Items

Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance: Emma was last seen leaving her sister's home in the 2100 block of Lizardi Street in New Orleans, Louisiana in early September 1976. A Missing person Article in the Times-Picayune dated 11/28/1976 stated Emma was visiting her sister and did not return to Pascagoula, Mississippi.

If you have any information on the potential whereabouts of Emma Henderson, please contact the following:

Agency Name: Pascagoula Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Lt Darren Versiga
Agency Phone Number: 228-938-6654
Agency E-mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: 19-051845

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 57405

Links:

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/mp-main.html?id=5007DFLA

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/57405

http://identifyla.lsu.edu/profile.php?id=1046

Date of Discovery: July 2, 1979
Location of Discovery: Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California
Estimated Date of Death: 3-7 years prior
State of Remains: Near complete or complete skeleton
Cause of Death: Homicide

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 16-21 years old
Race: White
Sex: Female
Height: 5'3", estimated
Weight: Unknown; medium build
Hair: Brown or auburn
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Previously broken rib, healed; broken arm at time of death.

Identifiers

Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Unavailable
DNA: Unavailable

Clothing and Personal Items

Clothing: None
Jewelry: None
Additional Personal Items: Hard contact lens inside a metal candy tin decorated with cherries found near the remains.

Circumstances of Discovery: Hikers found skeletal remains, nude and hog-tied, in a steep ravine along a creek west of Calistoga Road near Santa Rosa. The decedent had been stuffed in a duffle or laundry-type bag before she was dumped approximately one hundred yards from where the body of Lori Lee Kursa was recovered seven years earlier.

She is a victim of the Santa Rosa Hitchhiker Murder, which included the deaths of least seven female hitchhikers between 1972 to 1974. Several suspects, including the Zodiac Killer, Arthur Leigh Allen, and Ted Bundy have been considered, but no one has yet to be convicted.

This woman is the only unidentified victim attributed to this serial killer. She was previously speculated to be Jeannette Kamahele, but dental comparison and DNA ruled her out.

If you have any information on the potential identity of this Jane Doe, or of the circumstances surrounding her death, please contact the following:

Agency Name: Sonoma County Sheriff-Coroner Unit
Agency Contact Person: Adrian Mancilla
Agency Phone Number: 707-565-5070
Agency E-mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: 28163

Agency Name: Sonoma County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Violent Crimes Unit
Agency Phone Number: 707-565-2185
Agency E-mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: 79-0356009

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 17490

Links:

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/main.html?id=1525UFCA

https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/17490

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Rosa_hitchhiker_murders#Unidentified_remains

https://www.santarosahitchhikermurders.com/jane_doe.php

https://listverse.com/2019/04/02/10-horrific-facts-about-the-santa-rosa-hitchhiker-murders/