Goecke
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Hello everyone,
I've noticed quite a few UID cases where the circumstances line up with the decedent being a stowaway. Feel free to add onto this with any other cases that may fit.
Brooklyn, NY, March 1996. Three males in hull of ship from Cote d'Ivoire
These three men, all Black and aged between 20-40, were found in the hull of a ship transporting cacao beans from Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) on March 19, 1996. The hull was fumigated, which presumably killed the men. One had a tentative name of "Kim Wunjo."
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/6866
San Bruno, CA, July 2007. Male in wheel well of plane from Shanghai, China
An Asian man, aged 35-45, was found in the wheel well of a United Airlines airplane on July 19, 2007. The plane had arrived from Shanghai, China, and the man had died from environmental hypoxia. He carried a measuring tape similar to those used by tailors.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
JOHN DOE #07-16 / 07-01677 | Coroner
Eu Claire, WI, September 2001. Two males found in shipping container, one unidentified, possibly from Italy or Romania
Two men were found in a shipping container that had arrived from Livorno, Italy on September 6, 2001. One man was identified as a Romanian citizen, the other is still identified. He was between 25 and 35 and of unknown race. His cause of death has not been stated.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
The Doe Network: 1656UMWI
Queens, NY, June 2005. Leg found in landing gear of plane, from South Africa or Senegal
A human leg was found in the landing gear of a South African Airbus plane on June 7, 2005 in Queens, New York. Additional remains were found along the landing path, but his head has never been found. He was determined to be a Black male aged 28-38 and he had been crushed to death. The plane originated in Johannesburg, South Africa and had a layover in Senegal before arriving in New York.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Orlando, FL, March 1996. Teenager or young man who possibly fell from plane
The skeletal remains of a Black male, aged 16-20, were found in a wooded area in Orlando on March 21, 1996. He had been deceased for one to two years and had likely fallen from a "great height." His body was found on the flight path of two nearby airports, which makes investigators believe he may have fallen from a plane. There's no definitive proof he was a stowaway, but that situation seems most likely since I can't think of any other way a person could fall from a plane and not be noticed.
The Doe Network: 2282UMFL
I also found a few other international cases, which I will post in the next reply.
I've noticed quite a few UID cases where the circumstances line up with the decedent being a stowaway. Feel free to add onto this with any other cases that may fit.
Brooklyn, NY, March 1996. Three males in hull of ship from Cote d'Ivoire
These three men, all Black and aged between 20-40, were found in the hull of a ship transporting cacao beans from Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) on March 19, 1996. The hull was fumigated, which presumably killed the men. One had a tentative name of "Kim Wunjo."
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/6866
San Bruno, CA, July 2007. Male in wheel well of plane from Shanghai, China
An Asian man, aged 35-45, was found in the wheel well of a United Airlines airplane on July 19, 2007. The plane had arrived from Shanghai, China, and the man had died from environmental hypoxia. He carried a measuring tape similar to those used by tailors.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
JOHN DOE #07-16 / 07-01677 | Coroner
Eu Claire, WI, September 2001. Two males found in shipping container, one unidentified, possibly from Italy or Romania
Two men were found in a shipping container that had arrived from Livorno, Italy on September 6, 2001. One man was identified as a Romanian citizen, the other is still identified. He was between 25 and 35 and of unknown race. His cause of death has not been stated.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
The Doe Network: 1656UMWI
Queens, NY, June 2005. Leg found in landing gear of plane, from South Africa or Senegal
A human leg was found in the landing gear of a South African Airbus plane on June 7, 2005 in Queens, New York. Additional remains were found along the landing path, but his head has never been found. He was determined to be a Black male aged 28-38 and he had been crushed to death. The plane originated in Johannesburg, South Africa and had a layover in Senegal before arriving in New York.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Orlando, FL, March 1996. Teenager or young man who possibly fell from plane
The skeletal remains of a Black male, aged 16-20, were found in a wooded area in Orlando on March 21, 1996. He had been deceased for one to two years and had likely fallen from a "great height." His body was found on the flight path of two nearby airports, which makes investigators believe he may have fallen from a plane. There's no definitive proof he was a stowaway, but that situation seems most likely since I can't think of any other way a person could fall from a plane and not be noticed.
The Doe Network: 2282UMFL
I also found a few other international cases, which I will post in the next reply.