MS MS - Pascagoula, WhtMale Adult, UP66461, key fob from Pensacola, Ford key, pocket knife, Mar'90

[Melt71]

www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/66461/details
Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP66461 Male, White / Caucasian
Associated Case
Case Numbers ME/C Case Number 4001-90-773
Demographics
SexvvMale
Race / Ethnicity White / Caucasian
Estimated Age Group Adult
Height Cannot Estimate
WeightCannot Estimate
Circumstances
TypeUnidentified Deceased
Date Body Found March 11, 1990
NamUs Case Created March 17, 2020
Location Found Map
Location Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567
County Jackson County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Circumstances of Recovery The lower torso of a white male was found floating in the Mississippi Sound just off shore from Pascagoula, MS. The remains were wearing dark work pants. In the pocket was a key-fob from Pensacola Florida car lot. On the back of the fob was what appeared to be scratched "Court Van" The remains were classified as obese and were calcified. According to a forensic anthropologist, the remains could have been in the water for as long as 5 years.
Details of Recovery
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Partial remains with soft tissues

News articles about the discovery which are saved in Namus:

 

[iulia]

https://www.namus.gov/api/CaseSets/NamUs/UnidentifiedPersons/Cases/66461/Documents/10428

From the Police report attached on NamUs:

• The coroner estimated that the corpse had been in the water nearly a year.
• The lower half that was recovered was separated from the upper half at the waist
• The corpse also had no feet.
• The pants which were on the remains of the corpse had in the pockets an old timer pocket knife, a Ford ignition key, and a key fob from Pensacola Florida.

 

[Tuck]

Maybe Lloyd Gilsdorf, missing from Pensacola since 1984? Had tattoos on upper body which might explain the state of remains?

Lloyd Raymond Gilsdorf Jr. – The Charley Project

 

[Melt71]

No further updates to this case in Namus and no ruleouts @Tuck did you turn in the potential match, or did you decide it was an unlikely one?

 

[Blruiz-Louisiana]

www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/66461/details
Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP66461 Male, White / Caucasian
Associated Case
Case Numbers ME/C Case Number 4001-90-773
Demographics
SexvvMale
Race / Ethnicity White / Caucasian
Estimated Age Group Adult
Height Cannot Estimate
WeightCannot Estimate
Circumstances
TypeUnidentified Deceased
Date Body Found March 11, 1990
NamUs Case Created March 17, 2020
Location Found Map
Location Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567
County Jackson County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Circumstances of Recovery The lower torso of a white male was found floating in the Mississippi Sound just off shore from Pascagoula, MS. The remains were wearing dark work pants. In the pocket was a key-fob from Pensacola Florida car lot. On the back of the fob was what appeared to be scratched "Court Van" The remains were classified as obese and were calcified. According to a forensic anthropologist, the remains could have been in the water for as long as 5 years.
Details of Recovery
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Partial remains with soft tissues

News articles about the discovery which are saved in Namus:

I believe this can possibly be my father

 

[Blruiz-Louisiana]

No further updates to this case in Namus and no ruleouts @Tuck did you turn in the potential match, or did you decide it was an unlikely one?

I believe this could possibly be my father who came up missing in 1985. Last seen on a shrimp boat between Mississippi in New Orleans waters.

 

[Blruiz-Louisiana]

www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/66461/details
Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP66461 Male, White / Caucasian
Associated Case
Case Numbers ME/C Case Number 4001-90-773
Demographics
SexvvMale
Race / Ethnicity White / Caucasian
Estimated Age Group Adult
Height Cannot Estimate
WeightCannot Estimate
Circumstances
TypeUnidentified Deceased
Date Body Found March 11, 1990
NamUs Case Created March 17, 2020
Location Found Map
Location Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567
County Jackson County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Circumstances of Recovery The lower torso of a white male was found floating in the Mississippi Sound just off shore from Pascagoula, MS. The remains were wearing dark work pants. In the pocket was a key-fob from Pensacola Florida car lot. On the back of the fob was what appeared to be scratched "Court Van" The remains were classified as obese and were calcified. According to a forensic anthropologist, the remains could have been in the water for as long as 5 years.
Details of Recovery
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Partial remains with soft tissues

News articles about the discovery which are saved in Namus:

 

[Melt71]

I believe this could possibly be my father who came up missing in 1985. Last seen on a shrimp boat between Mississippi in New Orleans waters.

I'm sorry for your loss. is your father's case listed in Namus.gov and have you requested police to have your DNA compared to these remains.

You can become a verified poster here if you like. Verification Process for Professional or Insider Posters

 

[Nate_Bro]

I believe this could possibly be my father who came up missing in 1985. Last seen on a shrimp boat between Mississippi in New Orleans waters.

Interesting, and I'm sorry for your loss. Do you have more information about what you think might have happened to your dad?