S.C. woman woman files missing person report for Deadhead son missing since 1995

A South Carolina mother’s belated decision to file a missing person report on her Deadhead son could help investigators in Virginia identify a car crash victim from 1995. 

The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reported that a report had been filed Tuesday by 63-year-old Margaretta Evans. She told police that her son, Jason Patrick Callahan, had not been seen or heard from since June 1995, when according to Mytle Beach Police Lt. Joey Crosby, “he left to follow the band Grateful Dead.”

Callahan, who would be 38 today, is described as standing between 5 feet, 10 inches and 6 feet in height, weighing approximately 160 pounds, and having wavy brown hair and brown eyes. 

Crosby told the Sun News that DNA samples had been collected and sent for evaluation to determine whether Callahan is the unidentified victim of a fatal car crash known as “Grateful Doe.” The case has been featured on the social media site Reddit in recent days. 

According to National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, “Grateful Doe” was a passenger in a Volkswagon van when it crashed in Emporia, Va. on June 26, 1995. The driver, who was also killed in the crash, was identified, but his family did not know the passenger. Investigators did not find any identification on the passenger’s body or in the van.

According to reports at the time, the victim was carrying two scalped tickets to Grateful Dead concerts in Washington D.C., and was wearing a Grateful Dead t-shirt from the band’s ongoing tour. “Grateful Doe” was also carrying a lighter and four quarters, while a note found at the crash site was addressed to “Jason” and signed by two girls named Caroline. 

In 2012, officials released a composite image of what “Grateful Doe” might look like. The release sparked fresh interest on social media. Virginia authorities have not commented publicly on the latest investigation into the case. 

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Third person succumb to injuries in St Mary crash

ST MARY, Jamaica — The Oracabessa Police say that a third person has succumbed to injuries he received in a four-vehicle crash on the Wilderness main road in the parish about 5:00 pm Saturday evening.

As investigators from the Accident Investigation and Reconstructive Unit examine evidence to determine the exact cause of the crash, they have confirmed that four vehicles — a Honda Civic motorcar, a Suzuki Swift motorcar, a Toyota Hiace motor bus and a Leyland motor truck were involved.The evidence indicates that the Honda motorcar collided head-on with the Toyota Hiace motor bus. The motor bus reportedly ran off the road and into a ditch, while the Honda then crashed into the Suzuki Swift, which in turn crashed into the Leyland motor truck, which was parked along the roadway.The fifteen people who were aboard the motor bus sustained injuries. They were taken to hospital where two, a man and a woman, succumbed to their injuries.The driver of the Honda motor car, who was alone in his vehicle, also sustained injuries and died at hospital.The two people who were in the Suzuki Swift motor car are admitted in hospital.No one was in the parked motor truck.Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jamaicaobserverFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamaicaObserver

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CISOCA names Marvin Ennis as a "person of interest"

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Tuesday, August 20, 2013 | 5:07

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Detectives from the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) have named Marvin Ennis as a person of interest.Ennis, otherwise called ‘Bumma’, whose last known address is Banana Street, Kingston 16 is being asked to report to the CISOCA office or the nearest police station by 6:00 pm Thursday, August 22.In the meantime, anyone knowing Ennis’ whereabouts is being asked to contact CISOCA at 926-4079, Police 119 emergency number or the nearest police station.

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JTA employee listed as "person of interest"

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Tuesday, August 13, 2013 | 12:06 PM

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Detectives from the Fraud Squad have named Marlon Francis an employee of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association as a person of interest.Francis is of Carr Hill, Rock Hall address in St Andrew.He is being asked to report to the Fraud Squad at 34 Duke Street in Kingston immediately, preferably with a lawyer.Meanwhile the police are asking anyone knowing the whereabouts of Francis to contact the Fraud Squad at 924-4121, Police 119 emergency number or the nearest police station.

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