The composite sketch seems a better likeness than the clay rendition. Perhaps you should submit it. I don't know how to see if there are any rule outs anywhere to determine if Garnett John Doe is on this Ralph's list.
I'm also wondering about her. Do we even know her real name? If she was involved with drugs, I imagine she was arrested sometimes... But The Ledger says they uses alias for every person mentioned on the articles (except Ralph Miller).
I'm reading all the post of The Witch of Lakeland (I'm shocked, BTW) and a rumor indicated that they disposed of Ralph's body in Saddle Creek; I checked on Google and there are many alligators in that area... They feel confortable in Lakeland so I don't think they travelled so far to dispose of a body; they didn't do it with Caleb McDowell, John Arnsdorff or James Wagner.
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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
On 10/2/70, the victim’s mother reported that she last saw the victim in his bed as she left for work on 09/19/70. They lived on Rt. 3, in Lakeland, FL.
www.websleuths.com
Interesting if this is a match. That means he would have been alive for approx 3 years before dying which is plausible. UID hasn't been ruled out. Has this been submitted as a possible match?Just now coming across Ralph’s thread. I haven’t gone down the rabbit hole yet that is the witch, I’m working on it. But after seeing Ralph’s thread, I thought it had some similarities to this UID from Okaloosa, Fl.
The Doe Network
NAMUS
WS thread:
FL - FL - Okaloosa, WhtMale, UP1343, 17-23, tattoos, Jun’73
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) 2510UMFL Date of Discovery: June 1, 1973 Location of Discovery: Okaloosa County, Florida Estimated Date of Death: Unknown State of Remains: Recognizable face Cause of Death: Unknown Physical Description Estimated Age: 17-23 years...
Some things to point out/to ponder:
- 6 hour drive from last place Ralph was seen & where UID body was found.
- UID had blonde shoulder length hair
- Both weighed an estimated 130lb
- Ralph estimated to be 5’8”. UID estimated to be approximately 5’6”
- Ralph disappeared at 17 years old. UID estimated to be between 17-23 years old.
From The Doe Network:
Date of Discovery: June 1, 1973
Location of Discovery: Okaloosa County, Florida
Estimated Date of Death: Unknown
State of Remains: Recognizable face
Cause of Death: Unknown
Physical Description
Estimated Age: 17-23 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 130 lbs.
Hair Color: Blond, shoulder-length.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: He was a smoker. Circumcised. Tattoo on his right mid-arm of a horizontally-oriented scroll with indistinct letters "AM.....". Tattoo on his left posterior mid-forearm of the initials "T.K."
Identifiers
Dentals: Not available. Plate for both upper, central incisors.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Not available.
Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: A sleeping bag.
Circumstances of Discovery
The victim was located in a sleeping bag at a public roadside rest area in Okaloosa County.
Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: District 1 Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Emily Speed
Agency Phone Number: 850-416-7200 or 7210
Agency Case Number: 1973-A2073
NCIC Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: UP #1343 Former Hot Case Number: 812
Information Source(s)
NamUs
Admin Notes
Added: 11/11/07; Last Updated: 8/22/2019
FWIW, this particular RHM was born in 1926. I am having a hard time finding records of any other Ralph Hampton Miller. :/
I’m bringing this forward as they’re good sources of information on the case.
Is there a class photo of Ralph? The black and white one doesn't show his face well.
Not that I could find.
