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Edward Hower Maps Went Missing In Stroudsburg Pennsylvania in June 1962
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These photographs were released by the FBI and published in newspapers throughout the country in 1963.
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Missing
Last seen alive: June 21, 1962 at 22:48
Circumstances: On June 21, 1962, at around 10:48pm, firefighters responded to a burning home at 510 Sarah Street in Stroudsburg. Inside, they found the unconscious body of 22 year old Christine Maps, wife of Edward H. Maps, and their 4-month old daughter, Julie Louise.
Christine and the baby were rushed to Monroe County General Hospital, where little Julie Louise was pronounced dead on arrival. Christine died the following day of severe head injuries. Her skull had been fractured by an unknown instrument at least 4 inches wide.
Investigators found that the oven had been set to 450 degrees and the oven door had been left wide open. There were also at about 10 fires that had been set throughout the house.
The two deaths were ruled as murders, with arson intended to conceal the crimes.
Two cars owned by Edward Maps were parked by the house, his wallet and identification were discovered in the living room of the house, but he was nowhere to be found. Within hours of the fire, a warrant was sworn out, charging Maps with arson and homicide. He was almost immediately added to the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list, where he would remain for almost five years.
Several sightings of Mr Maps were reported over the years, from Maryland to Turkey to Mexico, but the most credible sighting came on August 7, 1962, when a lone gunman held up the Little Falls (NJ) Savings Bank. He was later identified from FBI photos as Edward Maps. Little Falls is located only five miles from Passaic, NJ, where Maps was born.
Edward Maps was an artist and sculptor, well respected in the art world, who didn’t hold a “regular†job. Well known for his unusual manner of dress, he was often described as a “beatnik†who would go barefoot in the warmer months and would wear sandals, without socks, during the winter.
At 20 years old, he entered the Marine Corps and served during World War II. He was discharged as a schizophrenic. Whether he was actually schizophrenic or, perhaps, suffered from PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), a term that had not yet been coined, his psychological condition was attributed to his wartime service.
In 1967, Edward Maps was removed from the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted list, at the request of the (then) Monroe County District Attorney. Maps was declared dead on October 21, 1971. The FBI reportedly destroyed Maps’ fugitive file in December 1977.
In 1972 the house, which had become a tourist attraction of sorts, called 'Mystery House', was razed. A row of townhouses now occupies the land where the house once stood.
Edward Maps has never been located and the murders of Christine & Julie Louise remain unsolved.
First Name: Edward Hower
Middle Name: Hower
Last Name: Maps
Details
Age When Last Known Alive: 39
Race: White
Sex: Male
Height: 66.0 to
Weight: 160.0 to
Location
City: Stroudsburg
State: Pennsylvania
Zip: 18630
County: Monroe
Appearance
Hair: Gray or Partially Gray
Head Hair: graying black, thick, wavy hair
Eye: Brown
Clothing and Accessories
Clothing: when last seen, he was wearing a topcoat, dungarees, a cossack-style cap
Footwear: sandals (without socks)
Eyewear: often wore glasses
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