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John Fitzgerald “Jack” Hanrahan:1979, Topeka, Kansas

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     John Fitzgerald “Jack” Hanrahan was born in Topeka, Kansas on July 6th, 1966. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. John Lawrence Hanrahan. He had a sister named Jill Kathleen.    Jack Hanrahan went to the Most Pure Heart of Mary school and was an altar boy at the Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church near his home in Topeka.    On Sunday evening, May 20th, 1979, 12 year old Jack was last seen in a West Topeka bowling alley. He was playing pinball.   Where was the bowling alley located? Who else was at the bowling alley that night?   His bicycle was found the next day about 12 blocks away from the bowling alley near a music store on May 21st, 1979. What music store was that? Where was it located? Was it the Marquart Music Store in the Brookwood Shopping Center? That’s not too far from the church Jack attended.    But, there was no sign of Jack. None of his friends had heard from him.   Police u...
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Linda O’Day:1981, New Castle, Delaware

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       Linda O’Day was born on January 13th, 1953 to Martha S. and Maurice O’Day in Wilmington, Delaware. She had three sisters and three step sisters.    When Linda was only ten, she and her eight year old sister, Martha, were in a car accident. The two had been passengers in a car and Linda’s little sister, Martha, was fatally injured in that accident. That must have been a very traumatic loss for Linda and her family.   Linda grew up in New Castle, Delaware. She graduated from William Penn High School.   In 1981, she lived just a block from the house she’d grown up in. Her parents had sold the house in the previous years. Linda's apartment was at 129 East Third Street in New Castle. #129 is the Blue House.   Linda worked as a secretary at the State Hospital near Farnhurst for Dr. Cono A. Galliani in 1981. She had worked there for several years.    She also worked part time in the evenings at a Mc...
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Marylyn Theriault:1982, Sayre, Oklahoma

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       Marylyn Teresa Theriault was born on July 16th, 1960 in Nashua, New Hampshire. There was actually another woman with the same name. I wasn’t able to find out if they were related.    I wasn’t able to find out very much about her early life and her family. I don't know how she ended up traveling. We do know that Marylyn was last seen alive at a truck stop in Amarillo, Texas on Friday August 6th, 1982.    On Saturday August 7th, 1982, Marylyn Theriault was found under a bridge on Interstate 40 and just south of Sayre, Oklahoma. That bridge crosses over the Red River. I wasn't able to determine if she was in the water or on the land there.  It’s a very scenic and memorable spot along the Interstate. Sayre is in Western Oklahoma. It’s just about a two hour drive from Amarillo, Texas.    Marylyn was found without any clothing. She had been sexually assaulted. Duct tape had been used to bind her and asphyxiate h...
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