r/OldestColdCases

11 month old Dusty Bowers who tragically died after vanishing from a parked vehicle on a bitterly cold afternoon in Kincardine, Ontario, Canada, on January 14, 1988.Julie Bowers, went into a local bank and left her sleeping infant in his car seat in an unlocked vehicle while taking her two-year-old son inside with her. When she returned minutes later, Dusty was missing. Julie told authorities she had a vivid dream about Dusty lying in a wooded area surrounded by bare trees.26 hours after Dusty's disappearance, searchers found Dusty's little frozen body in a wooded location north of Kincardine, dressed in his snowsuit. The real-life scene directly matched the description from Julie's dream.

7-year-old Dalton from Streator, Illinois, who was abducted and murdered in March 2003, a case that remains an unsolved cold case. On March 26, 2003, Dalton was waiting on his family's front porch for a church van to take him to a youth group program. The van never arrived, and Dalton disappeared before his family realized he was missing. The day after fisherman found Dalton's body in the Vermilion River in neighboring Livingston County. An autopsy determined he died of blunt force trauma. Investigators later recovered the murder weapon, a three-pound, short-handled sledgehammer, from a nearby pond.

Three teenagers Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley were convicted of killing eight year old Steve Branch Chris Byers and Michael Moore. The West Memphis 3 were released 2011 regarding a Alford plead.

Their case reminds unsolved. If the teenagers didn't kill them then who did?

Fourteen year old Margaret Ellen Fox disappeared on June 24, 1974, after taking a bus from Burlington, New Jersey, to Mount Holly for a babysitting job she'd arranged through a newspaper ad with a man calling himself "John Marshall". She was last seen boarding the bus and was never seen again, a ransom call being received by her family shortly after her disappearance. The case is still unsolved, with the FBI releasing an enhanced audio recording of the ransom call in 2019 to seek new leads.

Five year old Susan Cadieux from London, Ontario, who became the victim of a prominent unsolved abduction and murder on January 6, 1956 her case remains one of Canada’s most tragic cold cases. Susan was playing in the snow with her older brothers and a friend at the St. Mary's Churchyard School, right across the street from her family home a tall unshaven man told them he was there to meet the church priest. He promised Susan he would give something.

After another child slipped on ice he took Susan.

Her brothers realized she was gone and went to go get her parents a huge search began by the London police. Susan's body was found 10 am by train tracks.

Kelly dissappeared February 12 1982 at six year old school had been canceled due a snowstorm his mother checked on him that afternoon he had vanished the search teams checked family's residence 2008, police acted on a tip claiming Kelly was buried under his former home's concrete porch. Investigators excavated the entire foundation but turned up nothing.Law enforcement has stated they believe someone local was likely involved. Investigators extensively questioned his mother, who maintained her innocence, and looked into his now-deceased father. No one has ever been charged.Unconfirmed tips later placed Kelly in Tampa or Thonotosassa, Florida, including a murky inquiry made to a local school requesting his records.

12-year-old Sara from Riverside, California, became the victim of a unsolved case after she disappearance and death in October 1988. September 29, 1988, Sara fled to a friend's house to seek refuge and avoid a court-ordered weekend visitation with her father. She was reported missing by her mother shortly after.October 13, 1988, Sara's decomposed remains were found partially buried under a pile of trash at an illegal dump site behind the Atkinson water reservoir in Rubidoux.Despite remote location and clear attempts to conceal her body, the initial coroner's report ruled her cause and manner of death as unknown. It was not immediately classified as a homicide, it received very little media attention or active police investigation at the time. Her childhood friends and family still draw attention to the case.

12 year old John and 11 year old Gianinna disappeared from Luquillo, Puerto Rico, on May 4, 1974. The brother and sister left home for a day at the beach with a family friend and his three children, but the friend later arrived at their mother's home, delivering the chilling revelation that the two children were never with him. It wad eight months after the disappearance of the boy and girl a man named Thomas Rodriguez died by suicide in Florida, leaving behind a note confessing that he abducted them. They were never located. It is a cold case and the mother passed away in April 2023.

A 22-month-old toddler who mysteriously vanished from his family's rural home in Grahamsville, New York, on May 25, 1955. His disappearance remains a well-known unsolved cold case .Frederick Andrew Holmes last seen walking down the driveway of his rural home, at approximately 9:00 a.m.

Frederick last seen wearing faded brown corduroy overalls and a long-sleeve polo style shirt. His was nickname Freddie or Tookie.

Scott Andreas Douglass Sims, affectionately known as Andy, has been missing from Wichita Falls, Texas, since December 9, 1961. He vanished at 11 years old, making this the oldest active cold case in Wichita County. He was at his home on the 4600 block of Stanford Avenue watching television with his older brother. On the afternoon of December 9, he told his brother he was going outside to play. When his mother returned home from her job at a medical clinic later that day, Andy was gone. He has not been seen or heard from since. At time of his disappearance, Andy was a Caucasian male with blond hair and blue eyes. He wore glasses and had a noticeable limp or physical impairment stemming from an accident earlier in his childhood. Authories believe foul play is involved.

There were huge searches nearby Lake Wichita but no evidence was ever found. He was seen by a witness at a boy scout meeting the witness believed he with a family member.

August 13, 1965, the Boles family—Jim, a 35-year-old aerospace engineer; his wife, Darlene; and their two young sons, Bobby 13 years old and Tommy 12 years old were brutally murdered at their newly built mountain vacation cabin in Crestline, California. The family and their dog were shot execution-style.

4 year old Andrew was playing outside with his 7 year old sister and 6 year old cousin. While walking back Andrew dropped his weeble toy and refused to leave without it. His sister and cousin went back to their mobile homes for help and returned Andrew was gone.