Poor lass and lad - just going on a date and they end up murdered. The lad having gone through the war only to come home and be murdered. The lass - the family having buried their daughter/sister, now only to be told the head is not your sister - funeral home mix up?! May they both RIP. Thanks for this Ron x
Would be interesting to know if there were similar incidents that happened in the area around the same time. The idea of a serial killer had not been formed in the 40s, and communication between police departments was not the best. Thanks, Ron, for another great video.
I live in the neighborhood where Mary Jane lived. Ever since I found out about this case, I've been thinking about the victims. I visited Mary Jane's grave today. They will not be forgotten
It's so sad to know that this girl was murdered along with her boyfriend And the lowlife that took their lives got away with murder don't know how anyone can kill someone and live with that on their conscience. R.I P
Who ever did this horrific act will not get away with it when they stand before Almighty God and give an accounting of what they did on earth. They will be punished. Rest in Peace to both of these beautiful souls.
@@shirleyashanti3031 shirleya totally agree with you can't understand how these people can kill and just have no sense of the act they committed and feel no emotion to their heinous deed. All.the best to you greetings from Connecticut.
@@lar6263 Mr. Richard’s. U should share where ur son lies in rest & share the story with Ron. If u wanted to share with us all. Ron does SUCH an amazingly good, kind, respectful job! & He goes on these trips to seek out interesting stories of the long since past! Just a thought!! God Bless & May ur beloved son Rest in Peace! 🙏🏻
@alex c.richards mom I'm so sorry to hear this. It is a terrible thing to lose a child, but even worse in your circumstances. I wish you the brightest of blessings x
Wow. These stories just touch the heart so much. The cases that don’t get solved are so dang sad. I can’t imagine the fatigue it puts on the families to have no answers at all. May she rest in joy.
Stories like this remind us how random life is. Oh, if she had left 10 minutes later, she wouldn't have had an accident, or even poor Mary Jane and her date. If they had gone out the next night perhaps the perpetrator wouldn't have been there to kill them. That's why we should see each day as a gift and enjoy our loved ones to the fullest. You really don't ever know. I enjoyed your video today Ron, thank you.
Such a sad, mysterious case. Who ever was responsible would now be long dead…I wonder if Mary Jane and her date were their only victims? And what of the skull being a man’s? Very strange. I can only hope all concerned found peace. Thanks for sharing, Ron.
Hello Ron it's Isabell here in Tucson Arizona. This is such a sad story about a young lady who didn't even get a chance to live her life. Whoever did this awful thing might be alive but they probably will never say anything. If only someone could have heard from the criminal themselves. Like maybe talking about it when they were drunk.. IDK 😐 But I think you're right Ron this case will probably never be solved. Mary Jane and Stan were cheated out of their lives. RIP precious young couple,may God wrap his arms around you for eternity. Thank you for telling their story Ron, you are amazing telling these stories with such respect and love
The moral of this story is tampering with the unknown is just gonna throw up more question's than answer's rest easy mary jane reed🙏🏻....thanks for sharing ron..
I’m so glad that I found your channel, I love all the videos you do Ron! This story like so many others, helps us to remember those people who are truly forgotten. Thank you
You know, there is indeed such treasures awaiting You in Heaven. I hope everytime you talk about these victims an Angel in heaven goes to tell them. 💙 I’m sure You will a host of people waiting to meet you. Thank you so much for what you do.
I was hoping this would be a case that got solved through DNA. It’s interesting that the brother would’ve wanted a sketch of Mary Jane upon exhumation. I wonder if there had been rumors that it wasn’t his sister in the grave and the sheriff wouldn’t (understandably so) apply for exhumation without something to corroborate the rumor and justify the retrieval. The killer/s might not answer for these atrocious murders in terms of man’s law, but I firmly believe he will face judgment one day.
Rest in peace to all. So very sad. We were warned about lover's lanes, never to go because weird people hung around them. This case brings memories of that Son of Sam case. Humans can be so mean. What a tragedy for the families.
Too bad most people back then couldn’t even imagine the breakthroughs DNA evidence would provide. There were countless times the clothing or other evidence was thrown away if the victim’s family didn’t want it. RIP Mary Jane🕊
Thank you Ron. I was 8yo when Mary Jane died, a sad story. i remember my first love Annette when she was 17 and i was around the same age, we were planning to marry, sadly her father had other ideas and when i went abroad with my Battalion, i received a 'Dear John", letter. In those days, Annette was a Catholic, i wasn't. I always admire the patriotism of the American people regarding deceased Veterans, it is not the same in my country. Bob. New Zealand.
Thank you for your service Bob. Unfortunately here in the U.S. we are forgetting our Veterans as well. Know that some of us will never forget the service of the men and women who keep us free including yours. God Bless 🙏❤️
She had been seen being slapped by someone in law enforcement in a restaurant in Oregon before this happened. Apparently they were dating and had an argument in front of everyone 🧐🤔
Its amazing to me how many murders go unsolved even to this day. Im sure some of them are done by murderers who get caught in other crimes but there has to be a number of them where the person actually gets away with murder and who knows how many people have interacted with that murderer including their own family who've never had a clue what they have done
I think about this a lot too. There’s so many old cases in USA, UK and Australia, that look like they’ll never be solved . Some of the cases keep me awake some nights hoping for resolution for the remaining family members
Ann that part of Mary Janes story. Sure became confusing. Like who was this man laying in the sisters grave.? Was there even a bullet hole seen in that skull ? So many questions😮
So if that body that was exhumed was a man and therefore Mary Jane had not been found then what happened to her. Perhaps that was two completely different murders. Very strange indeed. Why would her brother be in charge of the body? It is all so weird and sad.
This is a terrible thing to have happened to this couple. It was strange with the skull coming back as a male. I would think they would have had a funeral service for her, so maybe the place that took care of her body slipped up...there's always horror stories out there about funeral homes. 😮
That’s so unfortunate that the creep who did this got away with it, at least until he meets his maker. As a retired police officer you get accustomed to all aspects of death including the smell. If they did find something with DNA the chances of the person still being alive is slim. Take care Ron, great as usual.
Such a sad and strange story. I feel the killer was someone who knew her and possibly was at that dance hall when she and her boyfriend were there that night. Killed the bf to get him out of the way, as his/their focus was on Mary Jane. Lovers lanes were and still remain as dangerous places, sadly enough.
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My mother told me about this case and the lovers lane murders. This story and lovers lane murders was used to scare teens in the 50's. I'm from Rockford and thought I recognized the cemetery and the Reed tombstone. I never made the connection until seeing this.
Poor girl was not only murdered, but unsolved and body isn’t really at rest. And very true about not forgetting the smell of death. Years ago during end of summer, my kid was with me on a walk and he was little at the time, we passed over the river which barely running through at that point but I could smell strong odor. I didn’t want to go looking since he was with me, got home but got side tracked dealing with dad duties. Couple of days later, a body was found of a drowning victim maybe 100 feet from the bridge we had crossed.
Thank you Ron , as always you tell the story like no one else how horrible to die so young and not to have lived your life…..RIP Mary Jane your resting I’m sure with the angels that greeted you so many years ago.🥀
Thanks Ron so many have been murdered and have been unsolved we can only leave it in the hands o f God no doubt the murderer is dead and is in Hell for what he did to this young lady
Thanks Ron for sharing this sad story. Like you said this case will Probably never be solved. DNA would be a good start but I have a feeling any evidence from that case is already long gone. They were probably followed from one of the taverns they went to and killed. She was probably raped before being killed. The killer is most likely dead already. It’s a shame. Young couple that would have been probably married early 1950’s and then had kids who would be in their late 60’s to 70’s now with kids and grandkids of their own. Very sad. RIP 🙏
It's just terrible both were taken at such a young age. Neither had the opportunity to experience life. Rip Mary jane Reed. Thank you - Ron for bring her to us. 🙏🙏🙏🕊🕊🕊
agree, thats why I don't narrate my stories, if able I always want to be out there. that said, this Sunday night- I had to narrate that one, but I went outside in the woods to record it. still not as good as really walking and hearing the real sounds.
I read about this case several years ago. It was quite a story. When she was exhumed in 2005, I recall reading that the dress she was originally going to wear in her brother’s wedding that became what was supposed to be her burial clothing was found stuffed between her casket and the burial vault. I mean, what...? I think it was sometime in the last ten years that a nephew of Stanley Skridla, upon finding out about what was NOT found in Mary Jane Reed’s casket, petitioned the court to have his uncle exhumed as well. The...missing part...was not in Skridla’s casket, either. I don’t think it will ever be known for sure who killed these two. Or maybe just not officially known. Like with anything else, there are a lot of theories and rumors about it. Sad that these two never got the chance to see if they might have become a couple. Just ordinary people-until they weren’t. It makes no sense why someone would have wanted them dead. As long as the killer or killers remain unknown, it never will.
That is very suspicious about the dress! Makes me wonder was her murderer looming around the cemetery and disturbed her casket/vault before they lowered it into the ground or before they covered it over with dirt. I say this because I attended a funeral and nobody stayed for the casket to be lowered into the ground/vault. I did. But nobody else did. And then the grounds were closing so I couldn't stay for the actual burial and they were going to bury another before they did that burial since the other burial, the family and friends were normal and stayed for the entire burial. Unlike the funeral I was attending where everyone left before the body was lowered. So, unattended and left vulnerable, anyone could easily mess around with the casket, body, vault. I wanted to see he was properly buried but couldn't because the cemetery was closing (5 PM). Was the body safely buried? No idea. I hope so. But I worry about such things because I know there are a lot of crazies out there who do weird stuff. So see, what if her casket or vault were left unattended and her dress was taken off and she was desecrated and her dress stuffed between the casket and vault.
Thank you Ron. If there was no criminal justice I at least hope that karma made up for it in some way. On another note I was thinking about your visit to Tammy Daybell's grave today when her sister took the stand in the Lori Vallow trial. Heartwrenching stuff. 💔
Hello RC! welcome back home big guy. A very strange, sad, but an interesting story and very well told, life in general can be very strange. But thanks to you Ron, we will REMEMBER Mary Jane Reed, in our prayers, REST IN PEACE-MARY JANE REED, and to the REED family, God bless...
Wow, all this time and still no idea who did it. Whoever it was, most likely isn't alive anymore either. He might have gotten away with what he did, here on earth, but after death-- doubt it.
Maybe the brother did it, and that's why he dug her up 🤷♀️🤷♀️I don't know why he would have dug her up. It's weird, and did they save all her belongings.... anyways RIP peace Mary Jane may you be resting in arms of our Lord ❤🙏❤
I think her death was some guy that may have been infatuated with her and killed her and her boyfriend out of jealousy, just a guess but I have seen so much jealousy when it comes to men and women in my 42 years on earth....that and money seem to be the biggest motivating factors for murder....
Hi Ron Mary Jane looked like my mother. That gorgeous hair and figure. And Stanley her boyfriend in the Navy. My Dad was in the Army. What a Tragic story. Very sad story and still an open case. Murder case's I'm told are never closed. Thank you for sharing this story Ron not forgotten
It’s not the brother who had the skull but the Restaurant owner, Mike Arians, who was trying to write a book about this. Also, Daysville is a township, (a section of the county) not a town.
Omg so many questions. Where is her skull? Did they exhume the boyfriend? Who is the mystery man? Did anyone do DNA? RON THIS ONE IS KILLIN ME!! I need to do something! 😂 - Kendra
Yes I’m replying to myself. After looking at the initial exhumation autopsy photos, the skull looks drastically different from the skull the recreation was based on. Also, a shame that the dress was balled up in newspaper that headlined her death. So she was found in bra and underwear and apparently she now lays in her coffin in bra and underwear. What are the mysterious nail tacks? And why was so much effort out into burning only the facial region of Stanley? Seems odd to me. She was reinterred so her “bones” are in that grave in a new coffin and vault. Not sure about the skull or the vertebrae. At least two vertebrae were proven to be not hers. I’m still researching. SO MANY QUESTIONS!! I do believe the skull was switched based on teeth, teeth size and jaw line. Just my opinion.
Thank you for sharing this very sad story of Mary Jane Reed. It is so sad when a murder case turns cold and never gets solved. I think the hardest part is that the family never gets closure for their loved one. It is nice that they did find her body and that of her boyfriend and least they knew where she was. RIP Mary Jane!
Such a sad end to a happy couple. Some monster ruining other people's happiness because they are miserable living inside their own messed up mind. If no other crimes like this happened anywhere in the vicinity, it makes me think someone who personally was interested in her targeted her boyfriend and her of all times, when they were alone together in a romantic situation. That took stalking to time that right. I'm guessing an incel who couldn't have her did this. Could be someone of any age. Could be on old coot or could be a young person who stood out to others as being off or odd.
Hmmm... sounds like someone was stalking the girl and followed them to a place where he killed them and then left them in a ditch to be found, I think they're bodies were found in ditches because a car or truck was used to transport the bodies from where they were killed to the ditches where they were found. Why her brother wanted her body exhumed is puzzling, unless he didn't believe it was his sister that was found and wanted to prove it was not Maryjane , which I think he did prove by having the forensic artist recreate her face. They probably had an abduction of Maryjane and a kiilling of two men.
Sadly, another ending that was too soon. There must have been so much evidence but at that time - nothing was known about picking apart a murder scene. But still, somebody knows something. Thank you for telling us the story. Have a great day 🙂
It is exceedingly important to bring these horrifically bungled cold cases to light. So that it can be stressed that only qualified extremely well trained perfessionals. Should be allowed to have these positions. Two scenes where the criminal left a abundant amount of evidence. That could still exist from a properly processed crime seen. By proper genuinely qualified professional officials. Allowing any poorly qualified individuals to take any important position. Where lives are at stake, is the worst type of devastating crime. Due to official misconducts still ongoing.
