Herbert Jesse Noakes Jr. was 31 when he was found murdered in Hammond, Indiana, on November 17, 1974, just a week before his planned wedding. Born November 3, 1943, in Evansville, Indiana, he was the son of Herbert Jesse Noakes Sr. and Mamie Lee Davis Noakes and was engaged to Catherine E. Mensing, who remained deeply affected and reportedly could not discuss the night years later.

If anyone knew Herbert, his fiancée, or has information about events in Hammond around November 17, 1974, please share what is known.