I don't see any mention on namus of clothing, much less a TB Rays hat. This is misleading IMO and makes you think he's either from Tampa Bay area. Did they find a Ray's hat?
Is there an estimate how long the skeletal remains have been there?
Such a great resemblance ... you'd need to ask a lot of questions around the circumstances of Delbert's disappearance, his medicals/dentals etc. but it looks so promising. Height is right, too. The glasses must have been found with the body, so it's likely that if this is a match, Delbert died soon after his disappearance; it seems to be a stretch that, even if he had no money, he'd be able to keep hold of the same glasses for up to 12 years (or even more if that's not a recent photo)
There is definitely a resemblance between the reconstruction and Delbert beyond the glasses; so if this is a match, that is great work by the artist.
Oh my soul. There is absolutely NO MENTION of the glasses on either Namus or on the Hillsborough website. Now I am thinking that the glasses are like the TB hat, just an add on to see if people recognize this person. Feeling duped.
Glad to be of help.Fig Tree,
Thank you for finding the mention of the glasses in the accessories section of this UID!
I like your Howard suggestion. I wish we could see the teeth of these missing people. It seems like the UID has a slight gap between his teeth. The skull recovered was a partial skull. I wonder which part of the skull was missing and if that affects the facial recon?
He's in the right state: Florida
He's got the glasses.
His age is right. His height is right.
He looks like the UID. The post mortem interval is years.
Yes, call it in!
Complete DNA profiles from both individuals are currently in national CODIS. No associations have been made for either case.