Jane Ace (1897 - 1974)

Radio Actress. Born Jane Epstein in Kansas City, Missouri, together with her husband Goodman Ace, they were one of the most popular novelty teams during radio’s golden era. In 1930, when circumstances forced Goodman Ace to continue broadcasting after his show had finished on KMBC Radio Kansas City, he brought his wife Jane in for […]

Lélia Abramo (1910 - 2004)

Actress. Born to Italian immigrants in São Paulo, Brazil, he was a figure in Brazillian theater, motion pictures and television. Her best known roles were in the films “Veredas da Salvação” (1965) and “O Quarto” (1968). She was also a well-known political activist and one of the founders of President Lula da Silva’s Workers Party. […]

Inga Abel (1946 - 2000)

Actress. A figure on television and in the theatre in Germany, she is best known as a member of the cast of Germany’s most popular soap opera “Lindenstrasse”.

Gypsy Abbott (1896 - 1952)

Actress. She appeared in motion pictures during the “Silent Screen Era”, and was married for a time to film director Henry King. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Spouse:  Henry King (1886 – 1982) Inscription:Wife, MotherAlways in Our Hearts

Rena Vlahopoulou (1923 - 2004)

Actress, comedienne, dancer and singer. Fondly referred to as the “Lucille Ball” of Greece who appeared in movies and television for more than forty years, mostly in the 1960’s, in productions such as “The Gambler” (“H xartopaixtra”) and “The Countess Of Corfu” (“H Komissa tis Kerkyras”)She died of respiratory problems at her home in Athens, […]

Michael Anthony Baulch (1957 - 1973)

Murder victim. He was only 16 years old when he was abducted and killed by serial killer Dean Corll. His older brother, Billy, had been killed by Corll a year earlier. Michael’s body was found in Corll’s boat shed, along with 16 others. Two books have been written about the case: “The Man With The […]

Billy Gene Baulch, Jr (1955 - 1972)

Murder victim. He was only 17 years old when he and his 16-year-old friend, Johnny Delome, were abducted and killed by serial killer Dean Corll. The bodies of the two friends were found on High Island Beach, along with 4 others. Two books have been written about the case — “The Man With The Candy” […]

Judith Eva Barsi (1978 - 1988)

Child Actress, Murder Victim.   Born Judith Eva Barsi, the only child to Jozsef and Maria Benko Barsi, Hungarian immigrants who had fled their homeland during the 1956 Hungarian uprising against the Soviet occupation.  They immigrated to the United States, and settled in Los Angeles, California shortly before the birth of their daughter.   Her […]

Patricia Michelle Barczak (1967 - 1986)

Serial Murder Victim. Patrica was one of the victims of Gary Leon Ridgway, the Green River serial killer.  He raped, strangled and dumped bodies near the Green River initially.  For years, Ridgway eluded capture, but because of DNA technology, he was finally brought to justice and confessed to approximately 50 murders on November 5, 2003. […]

Burt Edward Baluk, Jr (1970 - 1945)

Military Figure. Seaman, 2nd Class. He graduated from Bloomfield High School in June 1945 and entered service soon after. He was the radioman on the FT-3 plane that was part of the infamous Flight 19 squadron that disappeared out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, while on a training mission, in the Bermuda Triangle.

Brenda Carol Ball (1951 - 1974)

Murder Victim. Daughter of Rosemary Arnaud. A free, fun loving spirit, Brenda decided on the night of May 31, and into the early morning hours of June 1, 1974, she had gone to the Flame Tavern alone. The Tavern is located in Burien, Washington. She told friends that day that she would try getting a […]

Bonny Lee Bakley (1956 - 2001)

Murder Victim. Born in Morristown, New Jersey to Edward and Marjorie Bakley. She was raised by and lived with her grandmother. Bonny dropped out of high school and decided to go to New York City to pursue a career in modeling and acting at the Barbizon School of Modeling. She was unsuccessful, however, in her […]

Michele Yvette “Missy” Avila (1968 - 1985)

Murder Victim. Michele Avila grew up in Arleta, Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley. She lived with her siblings and her mother Irene, her parents were divorced. Known as Missy to her friends she was a social butterfly, Pretty to her peers and like most teenagers stylish. Missy and Karen had grown apart since […]

Pammy Annette Avent (1966 - 1983)

Murder victim. Born in Seattle, Washington to Herbert L. Avent and Velma Harris. Pammy was last seen on October 26, 1983 in Seattle. Pammy’s remains were identified 20 years later through dental records. Her family conducted a memorial service for their daughter on November 8, 2003. Pammy was a victim of Gary Leon Ridgway, known […]

Martina Theresa Authorlee (1965 - 1983)

Murder victim. Born in Fuerth, West Germany, while her father was stationed there in the US Army. The family lived in Germany from 1965-1968, they returned to the States and settled in Washington. Martina went to Bethel high school and joined the Army National Guard while still in high school. She was medically discharged before […]

Madeleine Talmage Force Astor (1893 - 1940)

Socialite. The wife of John Jacob Astor IV, she survived of the sinking of the “RMS Titanic” on April 14/15, 1912 which took her husband. She was 18 years old at the time. (bio by: Erik Lander)  Family links:  Spouses:  William Karl Dick (1888 – 1953)  John Jacob Astor (1864 – 1912)*  Children:  John Jacob […]

Lillian Gertrud Asplund (1906 - 2006)

RMS Titanic Disaster Survivor.  At her death, she was the last American survivor of the sinking of the famed “RMS Titanic”. Throughout her life, she staved off its accompanying publicity. She was only five years old when the ship went down in the North Atlantic. Her father, Carl, a Worcester laborer, had returned the family […]

Carl Oscar Vilhelm Gustafsson Asplund (1871 - 1970)

He was the son of Kristina Adlene Samuelson of Repperda, Gustafsgård, Ädelfors, Jönköping. He married to Selma Augusta Emilia Johansson. They were the parents of five children: Filip Oscar, Clarence Gustaf Hugo, Carl Edgar, Lillian Gertrud and Felix Rojj. The Asplunds emigrated to USA on the Titanic board in 1912. Carl and his three elder […]

Askold (1970 - 1970)

Legendary founder of Kiev. Modern scholarship holds that Askold was apparently Rurik’s trusted man but was neither a relative nor an aristocrat. As Rurik’s agent to Constantinople, he discovered a settlement that would become Kiev while en route along the Dnieper. He claimed it as his capital from which he ruled over the Polans, a […]

Daniel Askew (1828 - 1875)

Western Frontier Figure. He was the neighbor to the east of the Jesse James family farm near Kearney, Missouri.  He had a man that worked for him, Jack Ladd, that was believed to have been a Pinkerton spy.  In January 1875, Pinkerton agents raided the James family farm, and threw a bomb in a window. […]

Arsenal Monument (1970 - 1862)

This monument was erected in 1928 to honor the memory of 43 young women buried here, some of the approximately 78 young workers killed at the nearby Allegheny Arsenal by an explosion. The accident of Sept 17, 1862 was the worst industrial accident associated with the Civil War.

Edward Anthony Andrassy (1906 - 1935)

Murder victim. Edward Andrassy was one of the first victims of the Cleveland Torso Killer, or Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run. He worked as a hospital orderly and eventually turned to petty crime. On September 23, 1935, the bodies of Andrassy and an unidentified man were found at the base of Jackass Hill in Kingsbury […]

Scott Bernard Amedure (1963 - 1995)

Murder Victim.  He was killed after appearing on the “Jenny Jones” television talk show, where he admitted he had a crush on another man, Jonathan Schmitz, who turned out to be homophobic. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, his father, Frank Amedure was a local tractor-trailer driver, and his mother, Patricia Graves Amedure, was a housewife.  In […]

Baylee Isabel Almon (1994 - 1995)

Disaster Victim. One year-old victim of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. A widely-published photograph of her injured body in the arms of firefighter Chris Field came to symbolize the children who were lost in the tragedy. The photo won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography. Cause of death: Murdered

Fanny Adams (1859 - 1867)

Murder Victim. She was a victim of one of the most infamous child murder cases in Great Britain. She and her friend Minnie Warner, both aged eight, along with Fanny’s sister Lizzie, aged seven, were out for a walk on August 24, 1867 when, at half past one in the afternoon, they were approached by […]

Michael Bennett (1943 - 1987)

Michael Bennett was born Michael Bennett DiFiglia in Buffalo, New York, the son of Helen (née Ternoff), a secretary, and Salvatore Joseph DiFiglia, a factory worker. His father was Roman Catholic and Italian American and his mother was Jewish. He studied dance and choreography in his teens and staged a number of shows in his […]

Harve Bennett (1930 - 2015)

Harve Bennett was born to a Jewish family in Chicago, Illinois in 1930, the son of Kathryn (née Susman), a journalist, and Yale Fishman, a lawyer. As a young boy, Bennett appeared on the radio program Quiz Kids, which introduced him to show business. By the time Bennett had reached college age, the radio business—aside […]

Estelle Bennett (1941 - 2009)

Estelle Bennett and her sister, Veronica, grew up New York. Children of a white father and black mother, were reported to have been bullied at school, because of their mixed race appearance. She attended George Washington High School in Manhattan where she was valedictorian. Known as studious and interested in fashion, she went on to […]

Edward Bennett (1970 - 1935)

Major League Baseball Figure. He was the mascot/Batboy for the New York Yankees, serving in that capacity from 1921 till May of 1932 when he was involved in a serious car accident. Born an orphan with severe physical deformity (known then as having a “hunchback”) in the mid-west, he served time with the Chicago White […]

Spencer Gordon Bennet (1893 - 1987)

Spencer Gordon Bennet (January 5, 1893 – October 8, 1987) was an American film producer and director. Known as the “King of Serial Directors”, he directed more film serials than any other director. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Spencer Gordon Bennet first entered show business as a stunt man, when he answered a newspaper ad to […]