NC NC - Statesville, BlkMale 40-65, UP12487, noose in tree, asymmetrical cranial vault, Dec'10

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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Couldn't find a thread for this Doe.

He was found on Dec, 13, 2010 in a wooded area by children. Above the skeletal remains was shirts tied into a noose hanging from a tree.

Demographics
Sex: Male
Race / Ethnicity: Black / African American

Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 70
Estimated Age Range (Years): 40-65
Estimated Year of Death: 2009-2010
Estimated PMI: 1 Years
Height: 5' 8"(68 inches)

Location: Statesville, North Carolina
County: Iredell County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Found On Tribal Land--
Circumstances of Recovery: Skeletal material found in woods by children; shirts tied in a noose to a branch above remains pointing to likely suicidal hanging.
Details of Recovery

Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton

Deformity:
Asymmetrical cranial vault; tooth loss on left. Dental amalgams on right upper molars.
 
Hi, I am new to WS - however I have been a very frequent researcher recently of missing person cases and I'm trying to do my first very amateur attempt of linking UIDs to missing individuals.

I'm thinking #MP10276 Samuel Louis Bell share many characteristics with this UID.

Bell's DLC was 9/3/2009, and the UID was found on 12/13/2010, with an estimated PMI of 1 year.

Height is very similar - Bell's height is 5' 7" and UID height is 5' 8" (est.)
Age fits the time frame given for the UID - Bell's age in 2009, when he was last seen was 54 years old, while the UID's estimated age range is between 40-65 years old.

I personally think the UID reconstruction looks a lot like Bell, MOO.

New Bern, NC is 262 miles from Statesville, NC.
 
Hi, I am new to WS - however I have been a very frequent researcher recently of missing person cases and I'm trying to do my first very amateur attempt of linking UIDs to missing individuals.

I'm thinking #MP10276 Samuel Louis Bell share many characteristics with this UID.

Bell's DLC was 9/3/2009, and the UID was found on 12/13/2010, with an estimated PMI of 1 year.

Height is very similar - Bell's height is 5' 7" and UID height is 5' 8" (est.)
Age fits the time frame given for the UID - Bell's age in 2009, when he was last seen was 54 years old, while the UID's estimated age range is between 40-65 years old.

I personally think the UID reconstruction looks a lot like Bell, MOO.

New Bern, NC is 262 miles from Statesville, NC.
Definite resemblance!
 
Hi, I am new to WS - however I have been a very frequent researcher recently of missing person cases and I'm trying to do my first very amateur attempt of linking UIDs to missing individuals.

I'm thinking #MP10276 Samuel Louis Bell share many characteristics with this UID.

Bell's DLC was 9/3/2009, and the UID was found on 12/13/2010, with an estimated PMI of 1 year.

Height is very similar - Bell's height is 5' 7" and UID height is 5' 8" (est.)
Age fits the time frame given for the UID - Bell's age in 2009, when he was last seen was 54 years old, while the UID's estimated age range is between 40-65 years old.

I personally think the UID reconstruction looks a lot like Bell, MOO.

New Bern, NC is 262 miles from Statesville, NC.
Here’s an enhanced close up of UID and MP Samuel Louis Bell’s teeth for comparison.

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Hi, I am new to WS - however I have been a very frequent researcher recently of missing person cases and I'm trying to do my first very amateur attempt of linking UIDs to missing individuals.

I'm thinking #MP10276 Samuel Louis Bell share many characteristics with this UID.

Bell's DLC was 9/3/2009, and the UID was found on 12/13/2010, with an estimated PMI of 1 year.

Height is very similar - Bell's height is 5' 7" and UID height is 5' 8" (est.)
Age fits the time frame given for the UID - Bell's age in 2009, when he was last seen was 54 years old, while the UID's estimated age range is between 40-65 years old.

I personally think the UID reconstruction looks a lot like Bell, MOO.

New Bern, NC is 262 miles from Statesville, NC.

Those teeth are quite uncanny! Have you submitted him as a match yet?
 
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Those teeth are quite uncanny! Have you submitted him as a match yet?

I don't know the steps to do this, but I did contact the NamUs Regional Program Specialist about the potential match. Unfortunately, I believe she is out of the office at the current time until later in the week.

I actually created a tool I used to make this possible connection, specifically for linking missing persons to unidentified individuals in North Carolina and surrounding states, if anyone is interested. It's a work in progress: NC - NamUs Missing to UID tool - it's best viewed on a desktop browser versus mobile device.
 
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I don't know the steps to do this, but I did contact the NamUs Regional Program Specialist about the potential match. Unfortunately, I believe she is out of the office at the current time until later in the week.

I actually created a tool I used to make this possible connection, specifically for linking missing persons to unidentified individuals in North Carolina and surrounding states, if anyone is interested. It's a work in progress: NC - NamUs Missing to UID tool
Impressive data visualization chart. Nice job. Hoping for a match on your submission. Welcome to WS and keep up the good work. :D
 

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