On the evening of January 7, 1981, Lonene Rogers—Lonnie to her friends—got into a fight with her husband, Bud. The fight was only one of many in their relationship, and Lonnie had decided to eventually leave Bud. But Lonnie would be gone in the morning without a trace, leaving behind her son and daughter. Where did she go?
The night she vanished. According to Bud, she just left—Bud even speculated that it was with another man. But besides her two small children, Lonene left behind her hearing aids, glasses, medication, and even her car, in the middle of a severe snowstorm. What's more, Bud, also a member of the deaf community, would never be questioned by law enforcement about her disappearance because no interpreter could be found to assist.
Where the case stands today. Lonnie's mother, Maxine Raffle, was interviewed in 2011 and reported that Lonnie's DNA had been submitted to the FBI database, and the case has even been profiled by Pennsylvania State Police criminal analysts. Her social security number has never been used
Lonnie's daughter, Alison, is hoping to revive her mother's case. Put up for adoption shortly after her mother's disappearance, Alison believes that the deaf community may hold answers as to what happened that evening. Did her father confess to someone? Did others know about their rocky relationship—someone who Lonnie confided in?
In a recent Clubhouse discussion, Alison shared insights into what she knows and what she's been given access to with the case file.
Anyone with information regarding her disappearance should contact PSP Meadville Tpr. Ludwig Station (814) 332-6911, TDD (814) 724-2985, or anonymously contact the Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers at 1-800-4PA-TIPS (8477).
Was there a serial killer operating in Western Pa in 1977? And if so, who was he?
Alleghany and Washington counties in Western Pennsylvania were rocked in 1977, as a series of violent rapes and murders swept across the same stretch of area. Citizen sleuths and private investigators alike had identified numerous possible victims, when in 2000 one of the murders (that of Debra Capiola, age 17) attributed to this phantom killer was solved by DNA.
The arrest of David Robert Kennedy led to testing in some of the other cases, and the following information was made publicly available: that DNA found on the bodies of Susan Rush and Roberta Elam was matching, but not tied to anyone in the system.
After hearing about the murder of Susan Rush, I got very interested in this case and did a deep dive the likes of which I have previously only done on murders within Mainland China, and there is a reason for that -- at one time I worked in the same mall as young Susan. I am originally from the Pittsburgh area, and have driven these streets and moved through these towns, and was shocked that I hadn’t heard about these murders. After speaking with a detective who worked on some of these cases, I am convinced that at least some of the murders below (beyond that of Susan and Roberta) were committed by the same individual or individuals.
Below, I go through all 6 remaining victims and cases, along with my thoughts on possible perpetrators. I know this will be a long, rambling, very “IT’S PEPE SILVA!” post, so I appreciate your time and attention.
I also want to make a note that I do not think this is at all an exhaustive list of all the women raped and murdered in Western Pennsylvania in 1973 to 1977. In many ways then (and let’s be honest, now), Western PA was very segregated, leading to a high likelihood of assaults and/or murders of Black women in the area that were not covered by the wider press. Should you know of any additional cases that fit this time period and location, please let me know so I can add them to my research. I have made a map of where all the bodies were found, marked by color, just to point out how close all these murders were together both in time and geography. To give a sense of their close location: in high school, I played with all of these victims' schools at local invitationals.
Also, shockingly (the italics means sarcasm!) there is some victim blaming in the articles I cite below. I have not transferred that here, but please be aware th
... keep reading on reddit ➡I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.
Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.
Do your worst!
I'm surprised it hasn't decade.
For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂
It really does, I swear!
Because she wanted to see the task manager.
They’re on standbi
Pilot on me!!
Nothing, he was gladiator.
Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.
This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.
If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.
Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.
What did 0 say to 8 ?
" Nice Belt "
So What did 3 say to 8 ?
" Hey, you two stop making out "
I won't be doing that today!
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Where ever you left it 🤷♀️🤭
This morning, my 4 year old daughter.
Daughter: I'm hungry
Me: nerves building, smile widening
Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.
She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.
Thank you all for listening.
There hasn't been a post all year!
You take away their little brooms
It was about a weak back.
It’s pronounced “Noel.”
After all his first name is No-vac
What, then, is Chinese rap?
Edit:
Notable mentions from the comments:
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Spanish/Swedish/Swiss/Serbian hits
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French/Finnish art
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Country/Canadian rap
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Chinese/Country/Canadian rock
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Turkish/Tunisian/Taiwanese rap
There hasn't been a single post this year!
(Happy 2022 from New Zealand)
Nothing, it just waved
Him: I can explain everything!
(It's his best joke yet I think)
Bob
So that I could frequently say, "I am going to walk 5 miles now."
Edit: My most popular post on Reddit! 😀 Thank you for the awards.
Just to clarify, 12345678
But nobody ever mentions his sister, Onya, who invented the starter pistol.
When I got home, they were still there.
