NY NY - James Knox, 24, Warsaw, 9 Dec 1979

[Falling Down]

MSM report today:

Police re-introduce Wyoming County missing persons case, nearly 42 years later | WHEC.com

 

[HopeRains]

Publicly excluded on Namus:

 

[rylie113]

Okay I understand that the dates are off (doe found in '74), but I am SHOCKED that this doe is not James? Going from his 1975, heavier-set photo, I cannot believe this isn't the same person. The doe even went by the name James, and sometimes Leroy (name of company where James Knox last worked.) On the chance that the date of the doe's death has been mistaken, being a carnival worker would explain the distance between the two. Due to the date discrepancy, this doe is not on the rule-out list.

Doe's Namus Profile

 

[salamanderqueeftp]

bump

 

[Backhand]

I moved to Warsaw as an elementary student in ‘84 and had never heard of this story. It’s pretty interesting. There is a LOT of rural land in that area. Lots of woods and creeks and fields. If he decided to take his life in a remote area it wouldn’t surprise me if he was never found. If anyone has any questions about the village of Warsaw I’d be happy to answer them.

 

[Backhand]

Okay I understand that the dates are off (doe found in '74), but I am SHOCKED that this doe is not James? Going from his 1975, heavier-set photo, I cannot believe this isn't the same person. The doe even went by the name James, and sometimes Leroy (name of company where James Knox last worked.) On the chance that the date of the doe's death has been mistaken, being a carnival worker would explain the distance between the two. Due to the date discrepancy, this doe is not on the rule-out list.

Doe's Namus Profile

The deceased had hazel eyes and James had blue- but the resemblance is uncanny for sure.

 

[Sillybilly]

FWIW, post-mortem eye color can be different:

from Pig-mentation: postmortem iris color change in the eyes of Sus scrofa - PubMed

All isolated blue eyes in the experiment, at room temperature and higher, changed to brown/black within 48 h. The in situ blue eye, at room temperature, turned brown/black within 72 h. If iris color consistently changes postmortem in humans, then this taphonomic artifact must be incorporated into victim identification protocol, including disaster victim identification software, and autopsy reports to prevent inaccurate victim identification and inappropriate exclusion from the identification process.

By contrast, my son had dark brown eyes that were noted as blue in the autopsy report. This too can be explained:

from https://www.willed.com.au/guides/do-your-eyes-change-when-you-die/

Eye colour changes​

Some people notice their loved one’s eye colour change after death, likening it to a dark blue colour. This is because a hazy film covers the eyeball, giving the eyes a blue or grey-like appearance due to corneal opacity.