ERIK CROSS DRAGGED BEHIND CAR, MURDERED IN '83

It was a living nightmare for a father: Discovering your child lying dead on the side of the road. It
was June 26, 1983 in Vicksburg, Michigan when the body of Erik Stirling Cross, 16, was discovered by his dad. Now, more than 30 years have passed and answers are still few.
What is known is this:
* The blue-eyed, red-headed teenage boy attended a party the night before less than a mile from his home. He left around 1:00 a.m., according to police.

* Around 6 a.m., his dad told cops he woke up to the sound of a loud muffler. It pulled into the driveway, left, then returned.
What cops do know is that Erik was dragged by a vehicle and deliberately struck. The young man was so badly injured, the coroner said, it was hard to say exactly what killed him.
Anyone with information regarding the murder of Erik Cross is urged to contact the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office at 269-383-8723 or the Silent Observer. There is a $1,765 reward.

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COPS GET BREAK IN 1975 LYON SISTERS KIDNAPPING

Cops in Maryland are fingering a convicted sex offender in connection with the terrifying 1975 disappearance of two young sisters. The mystery has haunted the Washington area ever since.

The Lyon sisters -- Sheila, 12, and Katherine, 10 -- were on their way home from the Wheaton Plaza Shopping Center in March 1975 when they vanished. A composite sketch was widely distributed and tips flowed in, but the Lyon sisters were never seen or heard from again. 

 "It was just stunning. It could have been anybody's kids," said Charleen Merkel, a shopper at Westfield Wheaton who remembers the disappearance well.

They were last seen talking to an older man who had a tape recorder and briefcase. He was never located. 

The girls left their Kensington, Md. home on March 25, 1975 to walk the half-mile or so to Wheaton Plaza, now known as Westfield Wheaton mall. They were on spring break, and wanted to get some pizza for lunch and see the Easter decorations. They had less than $4 with them.

A friend of the girls saw them outside the Orange Bowl restaurant, with an older man who had a tape recorder and a briefcase, according to news and missing persons reports. A sketch of that man was made and distributed, but the man was never located. MORE FROM NBCWASHINGTON

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CORTNEY CLAYTON MURDER: SUSPICIONS RUN DEEP

Cortney Clayton went for an evening walk on the evening of Sept. 2, 1988 to get a soda from a nearby convenience store in her tiny hometown of Stamford, Texas. The pretty little girl never came home and on Sunday, March 26, 1989 the 7-year-old's remains were discovered in a field 50 miles away.
Her family said that she was a smart, adventurous and happy child. With just 4,000 people, many townspeople have always felt the killer was from Stamford.
''I have always felt that somebody here in town knows something,''  Candy Clayton, Cortney's mother, said in 2007. ''Even if they don't know they know it. 'One good thing about living in Stamford is that people here haven't forgotten about Cortney." By the time Cortney's body was found by a hunter, there was little evidence at the scene.
Anyone with information is asked to submit a tip thru the Texas Rangers’ Cold Case website or contact us at the Missing Persons Watts Line: 1-800-346-3243 .

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COPS CRACK 1974 EILEEN FERRO COLD CASE MURDER

Eileen Ferro was just 21-year-old when she was viciously stabbed to death in her Shrewsbury, Massachusetts home. Now, 40 years later cops have finally made an arrest in the grisly crime. Thanks to DNA evidence detectives arrested a 69-year-old Austell, Georgia man, Lonzo Guthrie and charged him with mCNN
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EVELYN SHANK SHOT TO DEATH IN VEGAS IN 1959

She is the oldest unsolved murder victim in a city that has seen plenty of them during its wild existence. Evelyn Shank was the night clerk at the Travelodge and the victim of a kidnap/robbery, Vegas cops say. Her relief worker arrived to discover the switchboard/desk area unoccupied. When he could not locate Shank he called cops. Detectives learned that $174.50 had been taken from the till and an all-points bulletin was broadcast and road blocks were set up throughout the vicinity.
On February 7, 1959, Shank's body was found. A gunshot to the head delivered death. Cops say a 1949-1950 Ford sedan (possibly dark blue) with the headlights on was seen parked near the front door by the co-worker. When he returned from searching for Shank -- the car was gone. Anyone with information is urged call Las Vegas Metro Homicide Cold Case Detail at 702-828-COLD.

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