Hey there, DETECTIVES! DETECTIVE WRITER here to tell you all about an unsolved case that occurred in 1999, the death of Ricky McCormick.
On June 30th, 1999, a woman discovered Ricky’s body in a cornfield near West Alton, Missouri as she was driving by the area. His body was partially decomposed but Ricky was identified by fingerprints. It was considered a surprise for Ricky’s body to even be in a cornfield since there was no public transportation nearby and he did not own a car. The police couldn’t find any indication that anyone had a motive to kill Ricky.
On June 25th, 1999, Ricky was last seen alive getting a check-up at a local hospital in St. Louis.
In Ricky’s pockets, he had two notes that neither the police nor the FBI were able to figure out; although, Ricky’s family said he used to make encrypted notes as a child that nobody could solve it. However, they only learned about the notes when a local TV broadcast discussed it.
In March 2011, the FBI appealed to request the public’s help decoding the notes. While many responses have come in, the two notes that were found in Ricky’s pockets remain unsolvable to this day.
I hope you are intrigued by this storytime as much as I was, DETECTIVES! Please let me know in the comments if you want more storytime!
Have a great day, night, afternoon, or evening, DETECTIVES! Stay tuned for a future post; until then, keep on sleuthing, DETECTIVES!
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