FL FL - 'Fort Myers 8' (1 now UID) WhtMales Buried in Woods, Mar'07

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Ok, so here's the current (as of 2/10/2020) rule out lists per UID:

Namus UP7645:
Ricky Walker - 6/19/1993 - Florida
Terrance Beghin - 11/1/1986 - Florida
Robert Houk - 10/1/1990 - Indiana
Enrique Valles - 5/17/1991 - Florida
Michael Gibbs - 4/25/1998 - Florida
Craig Allen - 8/1/1993 - Florida
Andrew Allison - 2/6/1989 - Florida
Donald Izzett, Jr. - 5/14/1995 - Maryland
Erik Patchin - 5/24/1994 - Florida
Amos Mortier - 11/8/2004 - Wisconsin

Namus UP7630:
Lonnie Rodriguez - 4/14/1998 - Florida
Kevin Wolfe - 6/12/2007 - (No Namus casefile, so I think he was found.)
Enrique Valles - 5/17/1991 - Florida
Ricky Walker - 6/19/1993 - Florida
Terrance Beghin - 11/1/1986 - Florida
Michael Gibbs - 4/25/1998 - Florida
Robert Houk - 10/1/1990 - Indiana
Andrew Allison - 2/6/1989 - Florida
Craig Allen - 8/1/1993 - Florida
Donald Izzett, Jr. - 5/14/1995 - Maryland
Erik Patchin - 5/24/1994 - Florida

Namus UP7643:
Ricky Walker - 6/19/1993 - Florida
Terrance Beghin - 11/1/1986 - Florida
Robert Houk - 10/1/1990 - Indiana
Enrique Valles - 5/17/1991 - Florida
Michael Gibbs - 4/25/1998 - Florida
Craig Allen - 8/1/1993 - Florida
Andrew Allison - 2/6/1989 - Florida
Donald Izzett, Jr. - 5/14/1995 - Maryland
Erik Patchin - 5/24/1994 - Florida
Amos Mortier - 11/8/2004 - Wisconsin

Namus UP7696:
Ryan Dressler - 6/22/1996 - Florida
Ricky Walker - 6/19/1993 - Florida
Terrance Beghin - 11/1/1986 - Florida
Robert Houk - 10/1/1990 - Indiana
Enrique Valles - 5/17/1991 - Florida
Michael Gibbs - 4/25/1998 - Florida
Craig Allen - 8/1/1993 - Florida
Andrew Allison - 2/6/1989 - Florida
Donald Izzett, Jr. - 5/14/1995 - Maryland
Erik Patchin - 5/24/1994 - Florida

Namus UP7697:
Ricky Walker - 6/19/1993 - Florida
Terrance Beghin - 11/1/1986 - Florida
Robert Houk - 10/1/1990 - Indiana
Enrique Valles - 5/17/1991 - Florida
Michael Gibbs - 4/25/1998 - Florida
Craig Allen - 8/1/1993 - Florida
Andrew Allison - 2/6/1989 - Florida
Donald Izzett, Jr. - 5/14/1995 - Maryland
Erik Patchin - 5/24/1994 - Florida
Paul Landis - 8/27/2005 - California
 
Are we definitely ruling out anyone who went missing after 2001?

It seems that the Namus ruleout list includes cases from 2007. Makes me think that they updated the estimated PMI's for each case. I'm no longer going to just assume 2001 was the cut off date.

PS... What do you think of this guy as a possible match for UID #7696?
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
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Darrell Mack Wells, Male, White / Caucasian
Date of Last Contact: December 26, 2001
Missing From: Bossier City, Louisiana
Missing Age: 31 Years
5' 10" (70 Inches)
160 lbs
Brown hair/Blue eyes
Left home to help some friends but never returned. Car later found abandoned in Bossier City.
 
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It seems that the Namus ruleout list includes cases from 2007. Makes me think that they updated the estimated PMI's for each case. I'm no longer going to just assume 2001 was the cut off date.

PS... What do you think of this guy as a possible match for UID #7696?
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
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Darrell Mack Wells, Male, White / Caucasian
Date of Last Contact: December 26, 2001
Missing From: Bossier City, Louisiana
Missing Age: 31 Years
5' 10" (70 Inches)
160 lbs
Brown hair/Blue eyes
Left home to help some friends but never returned. Car later found abandoned in Bossier City.
I think facially he looks very close.
 
It seems that the Namus ruleout list includes cases from 2007. Makes me think that they updated the estimated PMI's for each case. I'm no longer going to just assume 2001 was the cut off date.

PS... What do you think of this guy as a possible match for UID #7696?
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
View attachment 231415 View attachment 231416

Darrell Mack Wells, Male, White / Caucasian
Date of Last Contact: December 26, 2001
Missing From: Bossier City, Louisiana
Missing Age: 31 Years
5' 10" (70 Inches)
160 lbs
Brown hair/Blue eyes
Left home to help some friends but never returned. Car later found abandoned in Bossier City.
This looks like a good possibility. Did you happen to submit this? :)
 
Namus Rule out list as of 9/13/2020

UP7645
Enrique Valles - 5/17/1991 - Florida
Ricky Walker - 6/19/1993 - Florida
Terrance Beghin - 11/1/1986 - Florida
Robert Houk - 10/1/1990 - Indiana
Michael Gibbs - 4/25/1998 - Florida
Andrew Allison - 2/6/1989 - Florida
Craig Allen - 8/1/1993 - Florida
Donald Izzett, Jr. - 5/14/1995 - Maryland
Erik Patchin - 5/24/1994 - Florida
Amos Mortier - 11/8/2004 - Wisconsin

UP7630
Lonnie Rodriguez - 4/14/1998 - Florida
Kevin Wolfe - 6/12/2007 - Unknown (No MP# anymore. Located?)
Enrique Valles - 5/17/1991 - Florida
Rick Walker - 6/19/1993 -Florida
Terrance Beghin - 11/1/1986 - Florida
Robert Houk - 10/1/1990 - Indiana
Michael Gibbs - 4/25/1998 - Florida
Andrew Allison - 2/6/1989 - Florida
Craig Allen - 8/1/1993 - Florida
Donald Izzett, Jr. - 5/14/1995 - Maryland
Erik Patchin - 5/24/1994 - Florida

UP7643
Donald Denniger - 10/29/1990 - Florida
Enrique Valles - 5/17/1991 - Florida
Ricky Walker - 6/19/1993 - Florida
Terrance Beghin - 11/1/1986 - Florida
Robert Houk - 10/1/1990 - Indiana
Michael Gibbs - 4/25/1998 - Florida
Andrew Allison - 2/6/1989 - Florida
Craig Allen - 8/1/1993 - Florida
Donald Izzett, Jr. - 5/14/1995 - Maryland
Erik Patchin - 5/24/1994 - Florida
Amos Mortier - 11/8/2004 - Wisconsin

UP7696
Ryan Dressler - 6/22/1996 - Florida
Enrique Valles - 5/17/1991 - Florida
Ricky Walker - 6/19/1993 - Florida
Terrance Beghin - 11/1/1986 - Florida
Robert Houk - 10/1/1990 - Indiana
Michael Gibbs - 4/24/1998 - Florida
Andrew Allison - 2/6/1989 - Florida
Craig Allen - 8/1/1993 - Florida
Donald Izzett, Jr. - 5/14/1995 - Maryland
Erik Patchin - 5/24/1994 - Florida

UP7697
Enrique Valles - 5/17/1991 - Florida
Ricky Walker - 6/19/1993 - Florida
Terrance Beghin - 11/1/1986 -Florida
Robert Houk - 10/1/1990 - Indiana
Michael Gibbs - 4/25/1998 - Florida
Andrew Allison - 2/6/1989 - Florida
Craig Allen - 8/1/1993 - Florida
Donald Izzett, Jr. - 5/14/1995 - Maryland
Erik Patchin - 5/24/1994 - Florida
Paul Landis - 8/27/2005 - California
 
Missing person cases like these catch my attention. Especially in scenarios like this. He was last known alive in Florida in 1977, but Oregon police are investigating his disappearance. So there’s a chance he was alive after 1977 and a chance that whomever was/is looking for him resides in Oregon. Therefore, they might not be thinking to look for men who were found much later than the initial disappearance and much further away.

John Haywood Barreto – The Charley Project
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I'd send this one in if you haven't already.
I haven’t yet, so go ahead. I think the resemblance alone is hard to overlook! I appreciate you!

ETA: I read that wrong, I thought you said you’d sent it in if I haven’t. :D I’ll submit it to Doe Network!
 
I am also an avid Trace Evidence listener.

Having said that, how about this young man? 24 years old and missing from Fort Meyers in 1995.

Info: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Facial pictures page: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)


Phillip John Koss

Missing Age 24 Years
Current Age 49 Years
First Name Phillip
Middle Name John
Last Name Koss
Nickname/AliasAce, Wolf, Phil

Sex Male
Height 6' 0" - 6' 1" (72 - 73 Inches)
Weight 180 - 205 lbs
Race / EthnicityWhite / Caucasian

Car recovered in Sarasota:

Recovered in Sarasota on Longmeadow Boulevard on 03/25/1995. No information on how long parked in this location.
 
I am also an avid Trace Evidence listener.

Having said that, how about this young man? 24 years old and missing from Fort Meyers in 1995.

Info: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Facial pictures page: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)


Phillip John Koss

Missing Age 24 Years
Current Age 49 Years
First Name Phillip
Middle Name John
Last Name Koss
Nickname/AliasAce, Wolf, Phil

Sex Male
Height 6' 0" - 6' 1" (72 - 73 Inches)
Weight 180 - 205 lbs
Race / EthnicityWhite / Caucasian

Car recovered in Sarasota:

Recovered in Sarasota on Longmeadow Boulevard on 03/25/1995. No information on how long parked in this location.
The time frame certainly fits.

ETA: The only possibility is Victim G; the other unidentified victims are too short. None of the reconstructions look much like Koss, but I don't know how reliable those are.

(I believe that all of these guys are Carnahan victims, and don't color me surprised if more dumping grounds related to him are eventually found; I think he was killing with regularity until he was apprehended.)
 
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The time frame certainly fits.

ETA: The only possibility is Victim G; the other unidentified victims are too short. None of the reconstructions look much like Koss, but I don't know how reliable those are.

(I believe that all of these guys are Carnahan victims, and don't color me surprised if more dumping grounds related to him are eventually found; I think he was killing with regularity until he was apprehended.)
I looked at Phillip too, and it was a toss up between this one (Phillip had fractured both wrists previously and UID showed a previously fractured right wrist) and this one (tall, possibly a muscular build). Although neither jumped out at me, the circumstances certainly fit. The recons have different features, but they’re all starting to look alike to me. :confused:
 

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