MN MN - St Paul, GRAPHIC, WhtMale 20-40, UP12123, frozen in vacant bldg, layers of clothing, Feb'85

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DNA is still not complete in NamUs, I think someone reported back in March it had finally been submitted. He has fingerprints. Maybe we will get quicker results with the FBI's new fingerprint matching technology and redoubled efforts to ID people in that manner.
 
James Bohannon?

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http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/548dmca.html

Long shot, since it says he disappeared from Los Angeles and foul play is suspected, but maybe he went into hiding in Minnesota? I can't find any other pictures but his hair looks curly, what we can see of it. He's listed as 5'11" so a couple inches taller than UID.
 
Gardener1850 said:
James Bohannon?

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http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/548dmca.html

Long shot, since it says he disappeared from Los Angeles and foul play is suspected, but maybe he went into hiding in Minnesota? I can't find any other pictures but his hair looks curly, what we can see of it. He's listed as 5'11" so a couple inches taller than UID.
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I don't think it's a long shot at all. Everyone thought Anita Drake met with foul play, her family was convinced she was murdered (except for her little sister, who knew the truth but didn't tell anyone) but it turned out she took off to start a new life and died of natural causes 30 years later. Sometimes even when the circumstances point to foul play, it doesn't always mean that's what happened. Without sometime type of evidence other than the person hasn't been seen in ages, I always take suspected foul play with a grain of salt.
They both have dental, so I wonder if they've ever been compared. You should send it in, Gardener, just to make sure. :)
 
Alleykins said:
I don't think it's a long shot at all. Everyone thought Anita Drake met with foul play, her family was convinced she was murdered (except for her little sister, who knew the truth but didn't tell anyone) but it turned out she took off to start a new life and died of natural causes 30 years later. Sometimes even when the circumstances point to foul play, it doesn't always mean that's what happened. Without sometime type of evidence other than the person hasn't been seen in ages, I always take suspected foul play with a grain of salt.
They both have dental, so I wonder if they've ever been compared. You should send it in, Gardener, just to make sure. :)
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Thanks Alleykins. I don't know how to send it in. I prefer to just make suggestions here and if someone else thinks its good and wants to send it in, please go ahead. :redface:
 
Gardener1850 said:
Thanks Alleykins. I don't know how to send it in. I prefer to just make suggestions here and if someone else thinks its good and wants to send it in, please go ahead. :redface:
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I don't mind doing it. I will do it right now.
 
Gardener1850 said:
Thank you, Alleykins! :yourock:
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You're welcome. I just got an out of office reply stating there is a NamUs staff meeting this week, LOL !!!
I sent it to Dustin, who is James' case manager, he's usually very responsive and will let me know when he gets back.
 
Alleykins said:
You're welcome. I just got an out of office reply stating there is a NamUs staff meeting this week, LOL !!!
I sent it to Dustin, who is James' case manager, he's usually very responsive and will let me know when he gets back.
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You are a amazing! I have a slight *phobia* of contacting new people. Maybe one of these days I will get brave enough to send in an UID suggestion. :blushing:
 
I received a reply from NamUs stating that they were not able to make a dental comparison based on the dentals they have so they have to wait until the DNA is processed to see if it's a match. They thanked me for the tip as it had not yet been looked into.

Hopefully the DNA will finish processing soon.
 
Thanks for the update! I'll anxiously await the DNA completion with you.

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www.kare11.com

BCA to families of missing people: Provide a DNA sample

The bodies of five people exhumed last summer remain unidentified so the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is turning to families with missing loved ones for clues.
www.kare11.com www.kare11.com

( Sent from KARE 11 )

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The bodies of five people exhumed*last summer remain unidentified so the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is turning to families with missing loved ones for clues.*

In a news conference on Tuesday, BCA officials urged those with missing family members to come forward to give DNA samples, in the hopes they may find a match to these unidentified remains.*

More at above link. This UID is one of the 5 exhumed.
 
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Received notification from Namus that DNA processing is now complete. Hoping for some answers soon!

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Damarna said:
Received notification from Namus that DNA processing is now complete. Hoping for some answers soon!
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That's great news.
Here's hoping!
 
I had to do a double take. They listed Mark's DOB as 1983, which would have made him 2 when this guy was found. I'm thinking it's a typo and someone put in the year he went missing.
 
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I'm not familiar with this JD case, but I did happen to come by a young man who went missing from my part of the world, the Tampa Bay area in 1981 that (to me) looks a lot like the deceased.
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David Rees,19
Missing since Nov. 30, 1981
Auburndale, FL
5'10" 150 lbs
Red hair, blue eyes
Namus: MP5652

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.
www.namus.gov

Have you seen this child? David C. Rees

Missing From: Auburndale, FL. Missing Date: November 30, 1981. David was last seen at home on November 30, 1981. He was last known to be with a juvenile male companion. When David was last seen his upper front tooth was chipped. FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED..
www.missingkids.org www.missingkids.org
FL - FL - David Rees, 19, & Gregory Mitchell, 16, Polk County, 16 Nov 1981

What do you think?
 
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THe Coroner from Ramsey Stated in this article he died of an over dose and was found frozen in the warehouse. He also had a duffle baf with 4 pairs pants, jeans, running shoes, shirts, So he must have been traveling.

[FONT=&amp]'It’s rare for the medical examiner’s office to be unable to identify a body, but it happens. In February 1985, a man with no identification was found dead in an abandoned Lowertown warehouse".[/FONT]
[FONT=&amp]"The man had overdosed on phenobarbital, and his body was frozen in the building. He could have been a vagrant, but he didn’t seem to fit the bill — he was in his 20s or 30s and in good shape; wore nice, clean clothes; and had a neat appearance and good dental care".

http://www.twincities.com/2013/01/0...s-retiring-investigator-known-for-compassion/


He was a regular guy, probably accidentally overdosed.[/FONT]
 
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