NamUs# UP6256
1597UMIL - Doe Network
ME/C Case Number - 02-421
Race / Ethnicity - Black / African American
Possible First Name--
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Nickname/Alias--
Estimated Age Group - Adult - Pre 50
Estimated Age Range (Years) - 25-40
Estimated Year of Death - 2001-2002
Estimated PMI - Months
Height - Cannot Estimate
Weight - Cannot Estimate
Date Body Found - May 31, 2002
NamUs Case Created - November 24, 2009
ME/C QA Reviewed - December 16, 2010
County - Kankakee County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Found On Tribal Land--
Circumstances of Recovery - Skull found in a ditch along the railroad tracks.
One or more limbs not recovered
One or both hands not recovered
Condition of Remains - Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only
Head Hair Description - Black
Body Hair Description - Unknown
Facial Hair Description - Unknown
Left Eye Color - Unknown
Right Eye Color - Unknown
Eye Description - Decomposition precluded assessing eye color.
Description
Scar/mark
Subject at one time may have sustained a broken nose or trauma to the right side of his face. Extending from the nose to the forehead area and may or may not have a scar from this trauma.
Doe Network:
Reconstruction of decedent
Date of Discovery: May 31, 2002
Location of Discovery: Momence, Kankakee County, Illinois
Estimated Date of Death: Months prior (2001-2002)
State of Remains: Only the skull was found. The skull still contained some flesh. The mandible (lower jaw) was not present.
Cause of Death: Presumed homicide
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: The decedent at one time may have sustained a broken nose or trauma to the right side of his face extending from the nose to the forehead area. He might have had a scar from this trauma.
Fingerprints: Not available
DNA: Available at UNT Center for Human Identification
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
The skull still contained some flesh and police estimate the victim has been dead for six months or less.
Extensive searches failed to yield any additional human remains near the area where the skull was discovered.
In February 2003, a Kankakee County inquest jury ruled the death of the unidentified man was a homicide and the case has been investigated as a homicide.
Police do not believe the unidentified man was killed at the spot where his skull was found, and they do not believe he was from the area.
Agency Contact Person: Todd Huntley, Det.
Agency Phone Number: 815-802-7100
Agency E-Mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: Unknown
Agency Name: Kankakee County Coroner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Unknown
Agency Phone Number: 815-802-7190
Agency E-Mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: 02-421
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: UP6256
Former Hot Case Number: Unknown
Daily Journal - June 3, 2002
Daily Journal - February 18, 2003
Daily Journal - February 25, 2003
1597UMIL - Doe Network
NamUs Case Information
Case Numbers
NCMEC Number--ME/C Case Number - 02-421
Demographics
Biological Sex - MaleRace / Ethnicity - Black / African American
Possible First Name--
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Nickname/Alias--
Estimated Age Group - Adult - Pre 50
Estimated Age Range (Years) - 25-40
Estimated Year of Death - 2001-2002
Estimated PMI - Months
Height - Cannot Estimate
Weight - Cannot Estimate
Circumstances
Type - Unidentified DeceasedDate Body Found - May 31, 2002
NamUs Case Created - November 24, 2009
ME/C QA Reviewed - December 16, 2010
Location Found
Location - Momence, Illinois 60954County - Kankakee County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Found On Tribal Land--
Circumstances of Recovery - Skull found in a ditch along the railroad tracks.
Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains - Torso not recoveredOne or more limbs not recovered
One or both hands not recovered
Condition of Remains - Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only
Physical Description
Hair Color - BlackHead Hair Description - Black
Body Hair Description - Unknown
Facial Hair Description - Unknown
Left Eye Color - Unknown
Right Eye Color - Unknown
Eye Description - Decomposition precluded assessing eye color.
Distinctive Physical Features
ItemDescription
Scar/mark
Subject at one time may have sustained a broken nose or trauma to the right side of his face. Extending from the nose to the forehead area and may or may not have a scar from this trauma.
Clothing and Accessories
No Information Entered
Doe Network:
1597UMIL - Unidentified Male
Reconstruction of decedent
Date of Discovery: May 31, 2002
Location of Discovery: Momence, Kankakee County, Illinois
Estimated Date of Death: Months prior (2001-2002)
State of Remains: Only the skull was found. The skull still contained some flesh. The mandible (lower jaw) was not present.
Cause of Death: Presumed homicide
Physical Description
Estimated Age: 25-40 years oldRace: Black
Sex: Male
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: The decedent at one time may have sustained a broken nose or trauma to the right side of his face extending from the nose to the forehead area. He might have had a scar from this trauma.
Identifiers
Dentals: Unknown, Mandible (lower jaw) was not presentFingerprints: Not available
DNA: Available at UNT Center for Human Identification
Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: A hat and a shoe sole were found in the area where the skull was discovered. It is unknown if these items were somehow connected to the decedent.Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Circumstances of Discovery
A farmer was working near a ditch beside railroad tracks near Wichert North Road and 500N Road in Momence Township, Kankakee County, Illinois. He smelled a foul odor and exited his tractor to look in the ditch. He spotted a decapitated skull and contacted the police.The skull still contained some flesh and police estimate the victim has been dead for six months or less.
Extensive searches failed to yield any additional human remains near the area where the skull was discovered.
In February 2003, a Kankakee County inquest jury ruled the death of the unidentified man was a homicide and the case has been investigated as a homicide.
Police do not believe the unidentified man was killed at the spot where his skull was found, and they do not believe he was from the area.
Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Kankakee County Sheriff's OfficeAgency Contact Person: Todd Huntley, Det.
Agency Phone Number: 815-802-7100
Agency E-Mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: Unknown
Agency Name: Kankakee County Coroner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Unknown
Agency Phone Number: 815-802-7190
Agency E-Mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: 02-421
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: UP6256
Former Hot Case Number: Unknown
Information Source(s)
NamUsDaily Journal - June 3, 2002
Daily Journal - February 18, 2003
Daily Journal - February 25, 2003
