FL FL- . Immokalee, southeast of Fort Myers, Collier County John Doe, #UP1242, Feb. '85, DNA identified - Charles Wallace, born in 1933, '24.

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Collier County John Doe (1985) is now Identified

Collier County Sheriff’s Office Teams with Othram to Identify a 1985 John Doe

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"In February 1985, a man was walking on N. 2nd Street in Immokalee, Florida when he collapsed. Immokalee is a city located just southeast of Fort Myers. The man was drinking a beer and it was initially believed that he was intoxicated. Toxicology tests were negative, and it was ultimately determined that the man died due to natural causes. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene where it was determined that the man could not be identified.''

''In April 2008, details of the case were entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) as UP1242. A forensic composite sketch depicting how the man may have looked during his life was developed and released to the public in hopes that it would generate new leads in the case. In an effort to finally identify Collier County John Doe, officials with the Collier County Sheriff's Office teamed with Othram to determine if advanced DNA testing could help to generate new leads about his identity.
In 2023, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office submitted forensic evidence to Othram in The Woodlands, Texas.''

''This investigation led to the positive identification of the man, who is now known to be Charles Wallace, born in 1933.''