OH OH - Cleveland, W Side Market, BlkMale 25-35, UP14899, poss diabetes, key, sausage/candy, Dec'74

[Moonwalker9]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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Case Numbers
NCMEC Number--
ME/C Case Number156496
Demographics
SexMale
Race / EthnicityBlack / African American
Possible First Name--
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Possible Nickname--
Estimated Age GroupAdult - Pre 40
Estimated Age Range (Years)25-35
Estimated Year of Death1974
Estimated PMI4 Hours
Height5' 9"(69 inches) , Measured
Weight146 lbs, Measured
Circumstances
TypeUnidentified Deceased
Date FoundDecember 27, 1974
NamUs Case CreatedMarch 25, 2016
ME/C QA Reviewed--
Location Found Map
Street AddressWest Side Market 1979 W. 25th St.Cleveland, Ohio 44113
CountyCuyahoga County
GPS Coordinates--
Circumstances of RecoveryAn employee of the West Side Market found the decedent in the washroom of the West Side Market. Cleveland Police and Fire Depts. were notified and the man was conveyed to Lutheran Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 12:12 p.m. on 12-27-1974. The man had an additional condition: Probable diabetes mellitus with clycosuria and ketonuria.
Details of Recovery


Inventory of RemainsAll parts recovered
Condition of RemainsRecognizable face
Physical Description
Hair ColorBlack
Head Hair Descriptionshort afro
Body Hair Descriptionunknown
Facial Hair Descriptionunshaven beard and mustache
Left Eye ColorBrown
Right Eye ColorBrown
Eye DescriptionNot remarkable
Distinctive Physical Features
No Known Information



Clothing and Accessories
Item
Description
Accessories
1 key, $1.16 in cash, piece of candy cane, piece of sausage found in coat pocket.
Near the Body

Clothing
Blue denim jacket with red trim and white sleeves; gray short-sleeved pullover sweater, white T-shirt, olive green pants, black leather belt
On the Body

Footwear
Black leather shoes with blk/white laces, royal blue and white socks.
On the Body


Seems like a natural death, but why still not identified?

 

[Melt71]

Sounds as though this gentleman was dressed to go out, not homeless or sleeping rough. The reference to him being unshaved - yes his moustache and sideburns needed a trim or some definition applied, but he doesn't look unkempt in any way, IMO.

Zero comparisons in Namus.

 

[Coppertop15]

The sausage in the pocket is weird though.

 

[Bit of hope]

Could it be Henry Louis Baltimore Jr. – The Charley Project

Stats are not really to the point. Nothing about possible diabetes.

• Missing Since 05/30/1973
• Missing From East Lansing, Michigan
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Male
• Race Black
• Date of Birth 01/16/1952 (70)
• Age 21 years old
• Height and Weight 6'2, 175 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description A black turtleneck sweater, light gray slacks and black and gray or black and white shoes.
• Associated Vehicle(s)1968 Buick (accounted for)
• Distinguishing Characteristics African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Baltimore's hair was styled in a large Afro at the time of his disappearance.

Marc Hoover: The disappearance of MSU student Henry Louis Baltimore Jr. | The Clermont Sun

There are two potential theories about this case <Henry Louis Baltimore jr. missing>. Either someone abducted and murdered Henry to prevent him from testifying against Roy Davis or Henry left Michigan, changed his identity and assumed a different name. Henry’s case remains open. What happened to him nearly 50 years ago? If anyone knows what happened to this young man, please call 1-800-MICH-TIP.



If he died, while being of the grid that would explain, he never contacted his family again.

 

[Bit of hope]

The sausage in the pocket is weird though.

I don't know...maybe it was wrapped. Not that weird.

 

[Bit of hope]

Then I came across Hubert A. Miller – The Charley Project, but his height is way off. He went missing from Cleveland, Ohio though. Nothing about diabetes.

• Missing Since 08/19/1971
• Missing From Cleveland, Ohio
• Classification Missing
• Sex Male
• Race Black
• Date of Birth 10/18/1946 (75)
• Age 24 years old
• Height and Weight 5'1, 165 pounds
• Distinguishing Characteristics African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Miller's hair was styled in an Afro at the time of his disappearance.

Miller was last seen in Cleveland, Ohio on August 19, 1971. He has never been heard from again. Few details are available in his case.

Also I guess this person is/was already on LE's radar.

 

[annemc2]

Ahh "glycosuria" not "cyclosuria"! I was confused - so sugar and ketones in the urine.

Perhaps he had the (seasonal) candy in his pocket for sugar lows and the sausage (maybe it was more like jerky?) for a quick source of protein. Poor guy. Family and neighbors had to have wondered what happened to him.