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Judy Tolane Wardrip:1984, Bethany, Missouri

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       Judy Tolane Wardrip was born on November 13th, 1955 to Lula Mae and James Wardrip. She had a sister named Janet. The two were very close.    She liked to go by her middle name of Tolane. She had a treasured pet named Moppet who was a little Lhasa Apso dog.    James Wardrip built several businesses in Bethany. One of those businesses was the Bethany Motel. The family operated the motel for decades.    Lula Mae Wardip sadly passed away in 1980. James later retired to Corpus Christi. Janet and Tolane then operated the motel together.    On 12/10/1984 Tolane was working at the motel cleaning a room. It was the middle of the day. Janet had been to Kansas City and when she returned for her shift, Tolane was missing. Moppet was also missing. Tolane’s handbag and all her personal items were left behind. She did not leave of her own free will.    Her father came up from Corpus Christi ...
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William Lee and the Infamous Ax Murder in Boonville, Indiana:1911

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       Richard Lee was born in 1857 in Indiana. His wife Sarah Emma Blanset (Blancet) Lee was born in Kentucky in 1860. They would have been toddlers and young children during the Civil War. Sarah Emma Blanset lived in Spotsville in Henderson County Kentucky according to the 1860 Census.    I wasn’t able to find a record of Richard and Sarah Lee’s wedding date. They appear together first in the 1900 Census living in Newburgh.    Richard and Sarah Lee were the parents of three boys according to the 1900 census. Charles W. Lee was the oldest, having been born in 1888. William was born in 1889 and Clarence followed in 1895. Richard and his oldest son, Charles, worked as farm laborers. William was still as student at school.    In the Census of 1910, their oldest son, Charles W. Lee was no longer living. I wasn’t able to find any information about his death. But in 1911, his brother speaks about Charles having passed. ...
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Susan Reddick:1977, Toledo, Illinois

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    Susan Reddick was born on March 16th, 1958.  She went to Charleston High School, in Charleston, Illinois.    On Saturday April 23rd, 1977, Susan was in Charleston, Illinois at a teen and young adult nightclub enjoying her evening.     Later on in the 1980’s some of my friends would venture over to Charleston to go to the nightclubs there. They allowed under 21 people in but made them wear a wristband to keep them from drinking. They had a big dancefloor and it was a big draw for people from Terre Haute and lots of places in Indiana.   Susan Reddick did not make it home that night. Her friends and family might not have even noticed that she was missing yet. She was found the very next morning.     19 year old Susan Reddick was found in Toledo, Illinois by mushroom hunters on Sunday April 24th, 1977. Susan was lying facedown in “the Fulfer Branch of Muddy Creek” about five miles north of Toledo. Another article ...
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