Sorry, I just checked LSU Faces site and they have him listed as 16-18 in fact.
I think the chart is an excellent idea! I agree, it is getting a little hard to remeber everyone haha
What old thread are you looking for can I help you look for it?
I know Dermot Kelly's case well. I would say his personality certainly fits BCJD; he went to a catholic school and was troubled by society. He didn't have a great many friends. However he had blonde hair and blue eyes. I know we can't tell from the picture but since Mrs Wallace had described the hair as too dark, I don't think it could be mistaken for blonde. Dermot had recently had a medical procedure, but it was never revealed what this was; there has been speculation it was psychological.Alan Roger Bourque – The Charley Project
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Details of Disappearance
- Missing Since 03/10/1970
- Missing From New Orleans, Louisiana
- Classification Missing
- Sex Male
- Race White
- Date of Birth 05/28/1950 (71)
- Age 19 years old
- Height and Weight 5'8, 160 pounds
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes.
Bourque failed to report for duty at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi on February 9, 1970. He had been transferred there for advanced training after completing basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas; he was supposed to serve a six-month Air National Guard tour.
He was last seen a month later, March 10, on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana during Mardi Gras. He has never been heard from again. Bourque lived in Manchester, New Hampshire at the time of his disappearance. Few details are available in his case.
THE CHARLEY PROJECT
Dermot Faulkner Kelly
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Dermot, circa 1972; Age-progression to age 60 (circa 2015)
- Missing Since: 01/30/1972
- Missing From: Oglesby, Illinois
- Classification: Endangered Missing
- Sex: Male
- Race: White
- Date of Birth 07/27/1955 (68)
- Age: 16 years old
- Height and Weight: 6'0, 150 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry: Description A black and white striped jacket, a t-shirt, blue jeans, boots and an Accutron watch.
- Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male. Blond hair, blue eyes.
Details of Disappearance
Dermot was last seen leaving his family's home in Oglesby, Illinois at 1:15 or 1:30 p.m. on January 30, 1972. He took a .22 caliber rifle and said he was going to the woods along the Vermilion River for target practice. He never returned to his residence and has not been heard from again.
When Dermot didn't return home by 3:00, his parents called the police and a search was launched by 5:00 p.m. The day was very cold and during the night, the temperature in the area dropped below zero. The following afternoon, searchers found Dermot's boots and jacket on the bank of the Vermilion River where it fed into the Illinois River. A set of bare footprints led off the riverbank and twenty feet into the river, which was partially frozen, but there were no return prints. Nearby there was a rifle-shaped impression in the snow.
Authorities assumed Dermot had fallen in the river and sent divers in to find his body. They didn't find it, but did find a rifle under the ice. The gun was presumed to be Dermot's. Its telescopic sight was missing. Dermot's parents stated he wasn't involved with drugs and alcohol in 1972 and didn't seem to be troubled. He was a junior at St. Bede's Academy and had a B-average, although his family and teachers stated he is extremely intelligent and capable of achieving better grades. He had missed weeks of class in the fall of 1971 while he received medical treatment in Chicago.
His loved ones described him as a quiet and contemplative teenager who enjoyed reading. His father stated Dermot was troubled by what he saw as inequities and hypocrisy in society. He has four siblings and lived in a comfortable middle-class home.
In 1973, the Kelly family's doctor's wife thought she saw Dermot in Chicago. This sighting was never confirmed, but it led his parents to believe he hadn't drowned but had run away from home instead. It would be highly unusual for a person to die in the Vermilion River and have their body never resurface. A few days prior to his disappearance, Dermot had said he wanted to go away and make a new life for himself. He was carrying only one dollar and some change, and left behind his wallet, identification, driver's license, clothing and other belongings.
His family believed he left of his own accord and possibly have embarked on a transient lifestyle, traveling around the country and working odd jobs. In spite of an extensive search, there have been no solid clues to Dermot's whereabouts since 1972. He was declared legally dead in 1992, and both of his parents are now deceased. His case remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
- LaSalle County Sheriff's Office 815-433-2161
Source Information
Looks good; I would say it is a very good match, he even appears to have slightly protruding teeth in his other photo, and that long nose. Even the hair seems to fall in the correct direction on his forehead. He would have been nearly 23 in 1975 which is possibly too old, but may nit be a game changer. I wonder what he would have been doing for 3 years.
An exact height is especially difficult to determine in hanging cases because the hanging can stretch a body out and make someone appear taller than they were in life.
Wow! Thank you that's crazy, but I guess it makes sense.
The original thread & thank you! I followed a case last year where a very organized poster--not me, haha--kept a bit of a running "what we know" type of Master Post and it was very helpful.
I completely forgot to include another reason why I personally believe CW to be such a strong candidate. He had a history of trying to commit suicide so this would fit in with his pattern of behaviour.
Original first thread
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I'm totally unqualified to make any comments on someone's mental state but I don't think it's possible to apply logic and reason and look for reasons why anyone in this state of anguish might do what they did. I can't explain why anyone would choose this location ...or any location for that matter. Regarding his identity I also don't know but I always got the impression that the letter to LE was a bit of an afterthought. Maybe he had a final pang of guilt about upsetting his parents. We can't know what is going through someone's head.
I think it would depend on if this was a planned suicide or not. This is just my opinion from my own attempts. I’ve attempted three times without planning, impulsive attempts that were in my immediate area. The one planned attempt was actually out of the way, two states away from my main family. That was actually my hanging attempt, chosen because it was isolated and I thought no one would find me. We’ll never know for certain, but maybe BCJD thought the same.
