This database consists of unsolved homicides collected from family submissions, law enforcement submissions, and public records. This database is not part of our advocacy and awareness platform but a separate database for information purposes only.
Please note: This database is not updated regularly due to cost and manpower. A bug occurred during a recent update and reset many of the dates to January 1, 1970.
136 cases found.
CCR:
Unknown
Date Reported:
April 13, 1990
VICTIM DETAILS
Name
Sheila Holmes
Age
31
Gender
Female
Race
Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name
Unknown
Offense
Murder
Cause
Ligature/Strangulation
Location
Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status
Unsolved
Incident Location
railroad tracks by Forest Street
Strafford County
L.E.A
New Hampshire Department of Justice Cold Case Unit, Concord, New Hampshire
The body of Sheila Holmes, age 31, of Barrington was discovered on the morning of April 13, 1990 near the railroad tracks by Forest Street in Dover, NH. An autopsy determined that Sheila had been strangled and also suffered blunt force trauma to the head. Sheila also suffered multiple rib fractures and a lacerated renal artery. She was found lying on the ground in front of a blue Toyota pickup truck.
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the New Hampshire Department of Justice Cold Case Unit at (603) 271-2663.
CCR:
Unknown
Date Reported:
April 7, 1990
VICTIM DETAILS
Name
Sonya Moore
Age
14
Gender
Female
Race
Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name
Unknown
Offense
Murder
Cause
Undetermined
Location
Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status
Unsolved
Incident Location
Stark Pond
Merrimack County
L.E.A
New Hampshire Department of Justice Cold Case Unit, Concord, New Hampshire
Sonya Moore, age 14, was last seen on November 2, 1989 when she left home at 36 Summer Street, Penacook (Concord), NH. Her body was found on April 7, 1990 in Stark Pond in Dunbarton, NH. Sonya's body had been in the water for a significant period of time and was discovered when the ice melted. The medical examiner concluded that her death was result of homicidal violence of an unspecified type.
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the New Hampshire Department of Justice Cold Case Unit at (603) 271-2663.
CCR:
Unknown
Date Reported:
March 18, 1990
VICTIM DETAILS
Name
David Braley
Age
21
Gender
Male
Race
Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name
Unknown
Offense
Murder
Cause
Unknown
Location
Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status
Unsolved
Incident Location
Merrimack River
Hillsborough County
L.E.A
New Hampshire Department of Justice Cold Case Unit, Concord, New Hampshire
David Braley, a 21-year-old Belmont, NH resident, was last seen alive at the Take 5 Music Hall Night Club in Concord, NH on November 10, 1989. His body was pulled from the Merrimack River in Manchester, NH, on March 18, 1990. Police believe that David was involved in an altercation behind the nightclub that November evening and was badly beaten. Police believe that David's body was later dumped into the river. Although this case was not ruled a homicide by the state medical examiner, the circumstances surrounding David's death are suspicious and would suggest foul play was involved.
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the New Hampshire Department of Justice Cold Case Unit at (603) 271-2663.
CCR:
Unknown
Date Reported:
July 25, 1989
VICTIM DETAILS
Name
Carrie Moss
Age
14
Gender
Female
Race
Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name
Unknown
Offense
Murder
Cause
Undetermined
Location
Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status
Unsolved
Incident Location
wooded area
Hillsborough County
L.E.A
New Hampshire Department of Justice Cold Case Unit, Concord, New Hampshire
Carrie Moss, age 14, went missing on July 25, 1989 after she had gone to visit friends in Goffstown, NH. Carrie's skeletal remains were discovered in a wooded area of New Boston, NH, on July 18, 1991. A cause of death was never determined because of the decomposition; however, the case has been treated as a homicide.
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the New Hampshire Department of Justice Cold Case Unit at (603) 271-2663.
CCR:
Unknown
Date Reported:
April 26, 1989
VICTIM DETAILS
Name
Douglas Penna
Age
24
Gender
Male
Race
Unknown
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name
Unknown
Offense
Suspicious Death
Cause
Gun/Firearm
Location
Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status
Unsolved
Incident Location
Cheshire County
L.E.A
New Hampshire Department of Justice Cold Case Unit, Concord, New Hampshire
The skeletal remains of Douglas Penna, age 24, were discovered in Roxbury, NH, on April 30, 1999. Penna was last seen on April 26, 1989. The autopsy and postmortem of Douglas's remains reveal that he died as a result of a single gunshot wound to the head. The manner of death was undetermined. The circumstances surrounding the death are suspicious.
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the New Hampshire Department of Justice Cold Case Unit at (603) 271-2663.
CCR:
Unknown
Date Reported:
January 8, 1989
VICTIM DETAILS
Name
Craig Lane
Age
17
Gender
Male
Race
Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name
One white male, later teens to early twenties, approximately 5'10" tall, slim to medium build, with brown medium-length hair, wearing a red jacket with a blue stripe around the chest area, blue jeans, and a dark baseball cap
Offense
Murder
Cause
Knife/Stabbing
Location
Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status
Unsolved
Incident Location
Route 202
Texaco Station
Hillsborough County
L.E.A
New Hampshire Department of Justice Cold Case Unit, Concord, New Hampshire
Craig Lane, age 17, was working at the Texaco Station on Route 202 in Peterborough when he was killed during an apparent robbery. The robbery took place at approximately 5:30 p.m. on January 8, 1989. The assailant stabbed the victim and stole money from the gas station. Customers saw a person fleeing the scene at the time. The person was identified as a white male in his later teens to early twenties, approximately 5'10" tall, slim to medium build, with brown medium-length hair, wearing a red jacket with a blue stripe around the chest area, blue jeans, and a dark baseball cap. A composite sketch of the suspect is below.
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the New Hampshire Department of Justice Cold Case Unit at (603) 271-2663.
CCR:
Unknown
Date Reported:
March 1, 1988
VICTIM DETAILS
Name
Russell Bean
Age
26
Gender
Male
Race
Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name
Unknown
Offense
Murder
Cause
Blunt Force
Location
Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status
Unsolved
Incident Location
Newell Pond Road
Marlow, New Hampshire, 03456
Cheshire County
L.E.A
New Hampshire Department of Justice Cold Case Unit, Concord, New Hampshire
Russell Bean, age 26, was last seen alive on September 15, 1978. His whereabouts were undetermined until a deathbed statement by Clifton Chambers in 1988, in which he implicated his son, Robert Chambers, for killing Russell, and identified the location of Russell's body. In March 1988, the police obtained a search warrant and located the remains of Russell Bean on the property of Robert Chambers, Clifton's son, on Newell Pond Road in Marlow, NH. Robert Chambers was the part-time police chief in Marlow and Gilsum when Russell's body was found. An autopsy revealed that Russell died as a result of blunt force trauma to the head. Robert Chambers was arrested for the murder of Russell Bean, but he was never indicted or tried on the charge and the homicide remains open.
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the New Hampshire Department of Justice Cold Case Unit at (603) 271-2663.
CCR:
Unknown
Date Reported:
February 6, 1988
VICTIM DETAILS
Name
Gregory LeFevre
Age
35
Gender
Male
Race
Unknown
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name
Unknown
Offense
Murder
Cause
Knife/Stabbing
Location
Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status
Unsolved
Incident Location
Belknap County
L.E.A
New Hampshire Department of Justice Cold Case Unit, Concord, New Hampshire
Gregory LeFevre, age 35, lived in a rented cottage in Alton, NH. On February 6, 1988 Gregory's landlord went to the cottage to feed Gregory's dogs because he noticed that Gregory's van was gone. When the landlord entered the home, he discovered Gregory's body. An autopsy revealed that Gregory suffered multiple blunt and incised wounds to the head and blunt trauma to the neck. Gregory's van was later found in Pembroke, NH, with the keys still in the ignition.
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the New Hampshire Department of Justice Cold Case Unit at (603) 271-2663.
CCR:
Unknown
Date Reported:
April 18, 1987
VICTIM DETAILS
Name
Lisa Snyder
Age
20
Gender
Female
Race
Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name
Unknown
Offense
Murder
Cause
Ligature/Strangulation
Location
Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status
Unsolved
Incident Location
Rollins Road
Strafford County
L.E.A
New Hampshire Department of Justice Cold Case Unit, Concord, New Hampshire
Lisa K. Snyder, of Bow, NH was twenty years old when she was reported missing on July 4, 1985. She was visiting her sister in Rollinsford, NH at the time. She left her sister's home to go to a nightclub in Dover, NH when she disappeared. Her decomposed body was found off of Rollins Road in Rollinsford, NH on Saturday, April 18, 1987. The medical examiner concluded that Lisa had been strangled to death.
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the New Hampshire Department of Justice Cold Case Unit at (603) 271-2663.
CCR:
Unknown
Date Reported:
October 11, 1986
VICTIM DETAILS
Name
Joseph Poulin
Age
29
Gender
Male
Race
Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name
Unknown
Offense
Murder
Cause
Fire/Arson
Location
Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status
Unsolved
Incident Location
315 Islington Street
Rockingham County
L.E.A
New Hampshire Department of Justice Cold Case Unit, Concord, New Hampshire
On Saturday, October 11, 1986 Joseph Poulin, age 29, and Terry Giles, age 24, died as a result of a fire at their home at 314 Islington Street in Portsmouth, NH. The fire was discovered on the morning of October 11th at about 3:25 a.m. A third person, Linda Plummer, age 39, died on March 30, 1987 at Massachusetts General Hospital as a result of burns received in the fire. This fire was determined to have been an arson fire.
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the New Hampshire Department of Justice Cold Case Unit at (603) 271-2663.