TN TN- Knoxville, unhoused encampment, Knox County John Doe #UP85070, skeletal remains, Oct; '21, DNA- Dennis Lowe, born September, '65, 2024.

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Knox County John Doe (2021) is now Identified

Knox County Regional Forensic Center Teams with Othram to Identify a 2021 John Doe

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''In September 2021, the skeletal remains of an unidentified individual were discovered in a tent located in an unhoused encampment in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Knoxville Police Department responded to the scene. The remains were taken to the Knox County Regional Forensic Center, where it was determined that the man was between the ages of 25 and 55 years old and stood between 5'4" and 5'7". Anthropologists concluded that both the cause and manner of death could not be definitively determined.

At the time of the man's discovery, he was wearing a plastic-faced Elgin watch, a blue Norelco drawstring bag, a beige fang pendant, a black glove, sunglasses with a purple frame and reading glasses. Among his belongings were black headphones, a red, white, and blue tent, deodorant, and numerous other items that ultimately provided no clues to his identity.''

In October 2021, details of the case were entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) as UP85070. The case later became known as "The Old Man" or Knox County John Doe. ''

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP85070

View NamUs unclaimed person case UCP85070 for -- -- missing from Knoxville, Tennessee. Date body found: Sep 07, 2021. NCMEC case number: --.

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