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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UNSOLVED NEW MEXICO MURDERS HAUNT 50 YRS LATER

AS PEOPLE said, they weren't hookers, they weren't criminals but a vicious monster snuffed out the lives of two New Mexico girls more than 50 years ago. He has never been caught.

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TEEN MICHAEL HINSON'S 1970 MURDER STILL UNSOLVED

ON Sept. 12, 1970 Michael Hinson, a Grade 11 Dorman High School baseball player, was shot while at the intersection of Asheville Hwy. and California Ave. in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. The shooter is believed to be the front passenger in a green late 60’s model Plymouth Fury, and may have lived in the Cleveland Park community at the time.

Detectives are seeking information from witnesses and/or from anyone who may have knowledge about this cases. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office at (864) 503-4509 or (864) 503-4596. Callers may remain anonymous.

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TEXAS COUPLE'S 1980 MURDER HAS 'NO CLEAR MOTIVE'

THE SLAYING was brutal. On May 9, 1980, neighbors heard gunfire from the quiet house in San Antonio. Seconds later a 1973 tan or gold Mercury Montego sped down the street. It belonged to Margaret and Keith Conable. Neighbors thought one of them must be sick. But the next morning, a neighbor noticed the car was still gone and went over to do a check on the pair. Inside, a horror show: both had been brutally beaten to death. The car and some CB radios were missing. Over the years, several tips have been followed but the case remains unsolved with no clear motive. The CBs and the Mercury Montego (TXECF275) remain missing. 

If you have information on any of the Cold Cases listed above, including information on Suspects, Witnesses, or other Individuals who might assist us solve these criminal cases, Please call the San Antonio Police Department COLD CASE TIP LINE anytime day or night at 210-207-7401.

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PI: 'I KNOW WHO MURDERED CONNIE EVANS IN 1964'

NO ONE will ever know for sure who murdered Mary Constance Evans on her 15th birthday--Oct. 24, 1964. The main suspect is dead but a private eye says the riddle is solved. Connie Evans vanished after leaving her West Goshen Township home on a two-mile walk to West Chester, Pennsylvania. The search dragged on for weeks with hundreds of volunteers scouring the area. Five weeks later her body was found in a shallow grave sending chills throughout the area. As cops beat the bushes for an arrest, the days dragged on, then years. The file grew to a staggering 2000 pages. Eileen Auch Law was just 11 when Evans was murdered and the case was hammered into her conscience. Eventually, inspired in part by the mystery, she became a private detective. And she thinks she knows who murdered Connie Evans in 1964. CONNIE EVANS MURDER MYSTERY

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HITCHIKER THEORY IN 1975 RUPERT MURDER DISPUTED

CHARLES and Leslie Rupert were newlyweds, deeply in love and passionate about the rehabilitation of ex-convicts. And then, in a flash, their lives were mysteriously snuffed out in February 1975. The University of Arizona grad students were found shot execution-style in a drainage ditch. On Feb. 1, 1975, the couple were driving home after a banquet for the Seventh Step Foundation, an organization that helped ex-cons. The Ruperts left the banquet at 10:45 p.m. and a day later a passing motorist found their bodies.  Charles had been shot once in the side of the head and twice in the back with a .38-caliber revolver. Leslie was shot once behind the ear. Their car was found hours later--wiped clean of fingerprints except for what appeared to be the
letter "p" written on the rear window. Cops ruled out robbery. A gas-station attendant near where their sedan was found said he saw a stocky, brown-haired man in his mid- to late 20s pull the car into his station between 1:30 and 5 a.m. Cops believe the pair were murdered by hitchikers but there are a lot of other theories. MORE ON 1975 RUPER MURDER

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COPS CLOSING IN ON DONNA CANNADAY'S KILLER?

DANCE teacher Donna Cannaday never would have left her house without her shoes. And the doors were open. Money was left behind. On Oct. 19 1989, the 22-year-old beauty disappeared--but on ly for a short time. Hours later  her brother, fiance and a pal found her dumped in an irrigation ditch in a soybean field not far from the Chesapeake Regional Airport. She had been shot in the head and for 22 years her file has gathered dust. Det. Ronnie Young feels the mystery can be solved with new leads and technology.
He said: “I’ve got good guts on this, and these people agreed. My suspect pool has definitely narrowed."
But the one question that has nagged detectives for two decades is this: why?
Robbery has never been considered a motive since nothing was taken from her person or her house. There was no evidence of sexual assualt.


Young added: “Nothing appeared to be disturbed in the house. There didn’t appear to be any signs of struggle in the house.” MORE ON DONNA CANNADAY COLD CASE

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COPS BUST SUSPECT IN 1983 OK OLA KIRK HOMICIDE

LESTER BLACKBEAR was one day away from freedom--then the past caught up with him. Blackbear was charged with first-degree murder in the 1983 unsolved slaying of Ola Kirk, 77, in Geary, Oklahoma. Blackbear--a lifelong criminal--was always on the periphery over three decades and now, kindly Ola's family is finally at peace.
Kay Mathews said: "It's a relief. Maybe the wait is over. I know it's probably going to be a long process yet, but it's getting closer and the family wants closure." Last year a retired detective--who claimed investigators dropped the ball in the original probe-- found Blackbear living off the grid in Phoenix, Arizona after doing time for several other violent crimes. He was extradited back to Oklahoma on an unrelated charge and sentenced to a short prison term. Blackbear was denied parole while OSBI tested old evidence from the murder scene for new DNA samples, and it paid off. Blackbear could face the death penalty if convicted.

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