True Crime Witch

For 38 years, the body of a young man found murdered near Ryan Airfield, Tucson, Arizona, has lain unnamed. Almost 4 decades on, investigators finally know the truth.

On April 5th 1988, the partial skeletal remains of a young man aged 17 to 18 years old were found in a remote desert wash in Tucson. His remains had been placed inside a trash bag and buried.

He was around 5’11” with brown hair and had a unique feature. An extra left cervical rib, which the medical examiner stated would have caused him physical issues akin to a pinched nerve.

Despite the young age of their victim, the investigation was slow. Media interest was non-existent, and soon, all of their leads dried up.

It wasn’t until recently that the case began to move, all thanks to the DNA Doe Project. They were able to extract a DNA profile of the boy, now dubbed the Three Points John Doe.

Genealogists quickly made a stunning discovery: their John Doe was of Mexican descent. So, they began trawling American and Mexican records and discovered he may have moved from Sonora, Mexico, to Arizona. Within a matter of months, a possibly family were found and contacted.

But the relative they contacted did not know of anyone in their family missing. Weeks later, the relative contacted genealogists again, and this new information would lead to a break in the case.

The relative explained they had been made aware that their cousin had disappeared sometime in the 1980s.

This cousin's name was Rogelio Morales Caudillo. After digging a bit deeper, investigators learned that Rogelio was just 17 years old when he vanished from Tucson in 1986. They were then able to contact other family members for a DNA profile.

On April 15th 2026, almost 38 years to the day of his discovery, the remains of the Three Points John Doe were confirmed as 17-year-old Rogelio Morales Caudillo. Investigators are now focused on finding who murdered Rogelio and bringing them to justice.

SHE MADE A PHONE CALL AND THEN VANISHED

In 2006, Rebecca Tume received a call from her sister, 18-year-old Louise Tume. Louise told Rebecca she was fine before the line went dead. After that call, her foster parents revealed a secret they had been keeping from her. Louise had been missing for a year.

Louise Tume was born in 1987 in Leeds, England. Her childhood was marred by difficulty. Her father was involved in the criminal underworld and was not kind to Louise’s mother. By the late 1980s, Louise, her sister Rebecca and her brother were living in Edge Hill in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.

Despite the move, the family dynamic remained the same. The patriarch of the family was still involved in drugs and weapons, and the abuse continued. Eventually, Louise’s mother moved out of the home after suffering a miscarriage due to the physical abuse she endured.

When their mother moved out, Louise’s behaviour changed. She ran away from home often and found solace at her mother's new place. Everyone in the area knew Louise as a runaway, and many felt there was little they could do to quell her feelings.

When Louise was around 10-11 years old, she was taken into care due to her frequently running away. Louise didn’t fare much better in foster care, though, and would run away from whichever home or couple she was placed with. She would often run away to see her siblings and mother.

Shortly after Louise was placed into care, so were Rebecca and her brother, effectively splitting up the siblings. This move did little to deter Louise, though, who took her role as the big sister seriously. Louise was told she could only meet her siblings under foster carer supervision, but these meetings were always cancelled at the last minute.

In 2003, Louise was planning her next moves, as in two years, when she turned 18, she would be removed from the care system. The UK has a long way to go in helping care leavers, even in 2026. According to Rebecca, Louise wanted to join the army and make something of her life.

In 2005, when Louise turned 18, she got her own flat in Darlington and was beginning to put plans in motion for the future. According to police reports, the final sighting of Louise was made in mid June 2005 in Islington, London. We have no idea how she ended up in London, or why she was there.

Meanwhile, Louise’s sister had no idea she was missing. In 2006, Rebecca received a call from Louise using a phone box. In the call, she said, “Becky, it’s me, I’m okay.” before the line went dead. This would be the last time Rebecca would ever hear from her sister again.

Following the call in 2006, Rebecca’s foster parents explained to her they had been keeping a secret. Louise had been missing for a year. The carers had decided to keep the secret as Rebecca was sitting her GCSEs, and now, she was left to reckon with this news.

According to Rebecca, the police haven’t been helpful in her sister's case. “They just tell me there is no trace of her. They have interviewed a number of people from London - they don’t tell me who they are.” Nobody can seem to figure out why Louise was last spotted in London, over 246 miles from her flat in Darlington.

After Louise disappeared, Rebecca was given Louise’s belongings, including a suitcase. Inside the suitcase was a letter from a man, Lee James, and the letter had been sent from HMP Wormwood Scrubs, London. The letter read “I hope you are doing well and that you are staying away from London… I do not want you having anything to do with your old way of life.”

Not only was there a letter, but a phone book too. In this phone book, there was a number for a local restaurant near Louise’s flat in Darlington. When Rebecca spoke with Social Services about this restaurant and its owners, they raised suspicion. A social worker straight up told Rebecca they believed the owners were trafficking girls and women.

Despite these concerns, little has been done in the way of Louise’s disappearance or a public investigation into the owners. Rebecca has been the one to dig up tips, and not too long ago, she found another. A social worker admitted that she had met Louise in London sometime in 2006.

We do not know what the meeting was about or the exact date. The police have stated they could find no record of this meeting, leaving Rebecca to wonder whether it ever happened at all. The police believe that Louise was hanging around the wrong crowd in London, but nobody seems to know for sure why she was there.

Louise Tume, who may go by Anya Ford, is described as a white female, 5’6” with a slim build, with brown eyes and reddish brown hair. She was last seen wearing blue embroidered jeans, a blue denim jacket and pink sandals.

Anyone with information, no matter how small, is urged to contact the Police at 101, Crimestoppers at 0800 555 111 or the Missing People charity at 116 000, quoting case ref 06-000681.

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Lisa Marie Young was described as a strong and formidable young woman. Lisa was a staunch vegetarian and loved to go to the gym. She was extremely close with her family and would often visit her mother, Joanne, for a cup of coffee and a chat. Both Lisa and her mother were proud of their Tla-O-Qui-Aht First Nations heritage and took part in cultural events.

By 2002, Lisa was getting ready to move into a new apartment and was considering enrolling in university. Unfortunately, Lisa would never get a chance to obtain her degree, and her life would take a very dark turn.

On June 29th 2002, Lisa left her home and headed into downtown Nanaimo, British Columbia, to attend a birthday party at the Jungle Cabaret nightclub. The night went smoothly, and around 2:30 AM, the club closed. As Lisa and her friends stood outside, plotting their next move, they were approached by a stranger.

The stranger introduced himself as Christopher and told the girls that he was headed to a house party. He invited them to join, and as the night was still young, Lisa and her friends went with him. Christopher took the girls to two parties in Nanamio.

By 4:00 AM, Lisa had grown hungry after a long night of partying. Due to Lisa being a vegetarian, there was no food at the parties for her to eat, so Christopher offered to drive Lisa to a nearby restaurant. At 4:30 AM, Christopher and Lisa drove away from the party. Marking the last time she was seen alive.

Shortly after getting into Christopher’s car, Lisa called her friend and said, “Dallas, I dont know whats going on. This guy won’t bring me back. We’re sitting in a driveway on Bowen Road and he won’t bring me back. I’m bored; I’m getting pi**ed off.”

When Lisa didn’t return home the next morning, her parents became very worried. None of her friends knew where she was, and they all assumed she had just headed home after being with Christopher. Later that evening, Lisa’s parents attempted to report her missing to the RCMP.

The RCMP told Lisa’s parents they had to wait at least 48 hours before reporting her missing. Hours after this first report, an RCMP officer arrived at the Young home to tell them that he was going away for 4 days and they’d have to wait until he was back.

Joanne and Don, Lisa’s parents, were infuriated with how little regard the RCMP had for their daughter. Determined to find their daughter, they went to the media. A few days after their appeal, they received a call from the RCMP. Lisa’s case had now been taken on by the Serious Crimes Unit.

The RCMP stalled in Lisa’s case. They didn’t commence search efforts until September 2002, two months after Lisa had vanished. It wasn’t until the tail end of the year that Christopher, the last person to see Lisa alive, was interviewed. Joanne Young pressed Christopher for details, to which he replied, “I can’t, I’m sorry. I don’t mean to disrespect your family.”

Christopher Aldair has a long rap sheet; he has been arrested for assault, fraud, assaulting a police officer and unauthorised use of a credit card. He has maintained the same story: he dropped Lisa off somewhere after getting food, as she wanted to get a taxi home. He denies being involved in Lisa’s disappearance and maintains his innocence.

In June 2017, Joanne Young passed away aged 54. Her family believes that the stress of losing Lisa only worsened her medical conditions. According to sources, Joanne tried to keep Lisa’s Indigenous heritage a secret while reporting her daughter’s disappearance. She feared the media would paint her daughter as an alcoholic or a s*x worker, drawing on offensive stereotypes of Indigenous and First Nations people.

Christopher Aldair is now believed to be living in Asia. The Tla-O-Qui-Aht First Nation has been the driving force behind the search for Lisa, and they have been far more proactive than the RCMP. Lisa’s family has held candlelit vigils, bought billboards and worked with TV shows and podcasts to get her story out there.

Lisa’s family wants her to be remembered as a fighter, a strong woman who wasn’t afraid to stand up for what was right. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Nanamio RCMP Office at 250-754-2345.

7 year old Jennifer Patterson of Spring Lake, North Carolina, found herself in the middle of a hospitable custody dispute in the summer of 1991. Jennifer was described as a sweet and intelligent young girl, who was trying to come to terms with her parents divorce. One summer afternoon, Jennifer would disappear. Her father gave bizarre statements to police and his guilt has been debated ever since.

Jennifer, her mother and father, Alan Patterson lived in the Holly Hills Mobile Home Park in Spring Lake, N.C. By the summer of 1991, Jennifer’s parents had divorced, but were still living together. The divorce was not amicable and in June 1991, Alan was involved in a custody dispute.

When the Patterson’s split, they could not come to agreeable terms over custody. As such, Alan filed for further rights and was due to take a paternity test. That all changed on June 23rd 1991 when Jennifer’s mother received the call all parents dread. Jennifer was missing.

According to police, Jennifer is believed to have left her mobile home on foot to walk to her neighbours house around 1:15 PM. When night began to fall, and Jennifer was still not home, Alan reported her missing. Police swarmed the mobile home park, hoping to find Jennifer at her friend’s house. But there was no sign of her.

Search efforts intensified, with police hoping that Jennifer was hiding somewhere, or had gotten lost. Despite a large search effort, no sign of her could be found. When interviewed by police, Alan said that she ‘Jennifer’ was safe and being looked after. He added that she had disappeared because of the custody dispute.

Fearing a parental abduction, police looked into Alan further. Alan failed a polygraph test, but did not give any information to Jennifer’s whereabouts. When pressed by police about his prior statements, Alan assured them he was speaking ‘hypothetically’.

There is no evidence to suggest that Jennifer did leave her home that day. Spring Lake Police are investigating new forensic techniques that may help get to the bottom of this case. After her disappearance, her parents finally split and moved to other states.

Alan continues to profess his innocence and claims he was at work when Jennifer disappeared. For police, Alan is their prime suspect, but without any solid evidence, their hands are tied. The trailer park where Jennifer lived has been long abandoned, but police believe it may hold the clue to her disappearance.

Jennicer Nicole Patterson is described as a white female with brown hair, brown eyes, 4’5” and 59 lbs. She has a freckle on the tip of her nose and scars on her right temple. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Spring Lake Police Department at 910-436-0350.

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