Pemiscot County Does
Date | June 17, 1978 |
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Location | Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States |
Cause | Homicide by firearm |
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Outcome | Both victims remain unidentified, murderer(s) never apprehended |
Deaths | 2 |
Inquiries | Active investigation |
The Pemiscot County Does are two unidentified murder victims who were discovered on June 17, 1978. Currently, their identities and murderer have not been discovered. The pair were believed to have been seen together while at a truck stop in Missouri, which is where the murders took place. The female victim was disposed of in Mississippi County, Arkansas and the male was left at the presumed murder scene.[1][2]
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Case
A white male and female were discovered on June 17, 1978 in Pemiscot County, Missouri and Blytheville, Mississippi County, Arkansas, respectively. Although they were found fifteen miles away from each other, they were likely murdered by the same person, as the pair were reportedly seen together prior to the murders at a truck stop in the same town and were believed to have been dropped off by a man. Due to flooding, their case files had been damaged, including the loss of their fingerprint records, although their dental charts and DNA information remain intact.[3][4]
Victims
The male victim's age range was between twenty-five and his early thirties.[5] Unlike the female victim, the man was discovered in Pemiscot County, Missouri, where it is believed the murders took place.[3][4][6] Unlike his companion, who was shot once, he had suffered three to his head. He had blue eyes, brown hair and a light complexion with freckles. This victim also had a tattoo on his right arm, which consisted of the letters "J" and "H." He was estimated to be at the height of five feet eight inches tall and at a weight of 130 to 140 pounds. He had a distinctive vertical scar on his forehead, the cause of which is unknown. He wore a red shirt containing a graphic of a woman enclosed inside of a circle, with the words "hot sauce" underneath. Other clothing included size nine or ten boots and blue jeans. Some of his teeth were reported to have been missing.[5]
The woman was between eighteen and twenty five, although The Doe Network reports that she could have been as old as thirty-five.[3] Her hair was naturally brown, but was likely dyed blond at one point in the past, as its color was darker toward the roots. The word "Kim" was amateurishly tattooed on her right arm, which could possibly have been her own or her child's name, as her autopsy concluded that she had borne at least one child. Some of her teeth had yet to erupt.[2][3] She was shot once in the head with a shotgun; her companion had suffered three shots to his neck and head.[3] Her possessions included a mercury dime necklace and a multicolored striped shirt and jeans.[1][4]
References
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- Unidentified murder victims in Arkansas