NY NY - Philipstown, WhtMale 27-35, UP8299, in woods, well built & strong, Rt femur 8mm lgr, Apr'85

[Gardener1850]

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Cold Case Tuesday: The New York State Police continue to investigate the nearly 33-year-old death of an unidentified male.

The New York State Police Troop K, Bureau of Criminal Investigation at SP Wappinger, continue to investigate the discovery of an unidentified deceased male.

The man’s body was found on April 2, 1985, in a wooded area off of Route 301, in the town of Philipstown, Putnam County. The location was not far from Canopus Lake and the Appalachian Trail.

The man’s remains indicated that he was a white male, possibly between the ages of 27 to 35 years old. He is thought to have been 5 feet 10 inches tall, and had brown hair. Dental records and DNA have not yet led to the man’s identity. A forensic facial reconstruction and a sketch were made to show what the man may have looked like. The man was found with no identifying paperwork, and only a few belongings which have also been provided.

Investigators from the State Police in Wappinger continue to ask for the public’s assistance to identify this man and help solve the circumstances surrounding his death.

Anyone with information about this case can contact SP Wappinger Bureau of Criminal Investigation at (845) 298-0952 or Troop K at (845) 677-7300. Refer to incident # 3032562.
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https://www.nyspnews.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=61611

 

[Gardener1850]

Human Skeletal remains found approximately 150 yards north of St-301 as it passes through Fahnstock Park. Subject thought to be well built and strong.

Probable year of death 1983 to 1983
Estimated postmortem interval 20 Months

Hair: Brown; Deep Brown Straight Hair

Right femur is 8mm larger than the Left femur

Clothing and accessories are described below:

4 jockey type men's briefs size 34; Three pair of pants worn by the individual as follows: blue dungaree shorts; Beige corduroy shorts; green army type fatique long pants. Dress type shirt white with red, yellow and blue stripes

Heavy Dark Brown Dunham Boots size 10D - Three pair of socks found inside the boots.

Black Plastic Comb; Johnson & Johnson Dental Floss; NY/NJ Highway Map; 2 Laminated prayer cards "God loves CBers" & "The Cross in my Pocket"

Ruled out:
Craig Alexander 1961 VT
David Bacon 1946 NY
Frank Fox 1960 NY
Robert Sanfelice 1951 NY

https://identifyus.org/en/cases/8299

 

[dotr]

https://patch.com/new-york/southeast/cold-case-tuesday-body-putnam-county

Investigators from the State Police in Wappinger continue to ask for the public's assistance to identify this man and help solve the circumstances surrounding his death. Anyone with information about this case can contact the Bureau of Criminal Investigation there at (845) 298-0952 or Troop K at (845) 677-7300. Refer to incident # 3032562.

 

[folieadeuxnola]

18 cold cases in Upstate NY that stumped police: Murders, disappearances, mysteries


1985 discovery of unidentified male
On April 2, 1985, the body of an unidentified male was discovered in a wooded area off of Route 301, in the town of Philipstown, Putnam County. The man was believed to be a white male between 27-35 years of age and about 5 ft. 10 in. tall. A forensic facial reconstruction was created in an effort to identify him.

 

[madamx]

1948DMPA - David Cruz

Name: David Cruz
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: October 31, 1980
Location Last Seen: Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Physical Description
Date of Birth: January 4, 1951
Age: 29 years old
Race: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 160 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Tattoo on lower left arm (description not available).

Identifiers
Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Not Available

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

 

[madamx]

4362DMVA - Gerald Bradshaw

Name: Gerald Bradshaw
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: April 06, 1982
Location Last Seen: Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach City County, Virginia

Physical Description
Date of Birth: June 24, 1960
Age: 21 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 150 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Crippled left leg and scars

Identifiers
Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance
Gerald Bradshaw last heard from on March 17, 1982. He moved out of a motel he was staying at and did not return to his mother's residence in Florida.

Mother sent money via Western Union to Bradshaw so that he could travel to Texas to retrieve his stolen van that had been located. Bradshaw has not been heard from since..

 

[madamx]

Name: Brandon Keith Robbins
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: August 21, 1982
Location Last Seen: North Wildwood, Cape May County, New Jersey

Physical Description
Date of Birth: circa 1962
Age: 20 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 125 - 135 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers
Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance
Brandon Robbins was last seen at his residence located in the Anglesea Section on North Wildwood at 08:00 on August 21, 1982. On August 25, 1982, Brandon Robbins was reported to the North Wildwood Police as a missing person.

After an extensive investigation it was learned that a friend of Robbins was operating his vehicle, a 1978 black Chevrolet conversion van. The vehicle was located and the operator was interviewed and advised the investigators that Brandon Robbins let him borrow the van while Robbins traveled to the Philadelphia area. Brandon Robbins has not been seen or heard from since August 21, 1982.
3900DMNJ - Brandon Keith Robbins

 

[madamx]

The Doe Network: Case File 74DMNY

David Thies
Missing since December 13, 1982 from New York City, New York.
Classification: Endangered Missing




Vital Statistics

• • Date Of Birth: 1963
  • Age at Time of Disappearance: 19 years old
  • Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'11; 145 pounds
  • Distinguishing Characteristics: White male. Dark brown hair, longer length; blue / grey eyes. Thies had a mustache and beard when he disappeared in 1982.
  • Marks, Scars: A scar on the right side of his nose. Pierced left ear.
  • Dentals: Available
  • Clothing: He was wearing a brown jacket; blue shirt; white pants; green-striped socks; and white sneakers.

 

[madamx]

CASE NUMBER - 5UMNJ

Is it me or does this reconstruction look just like this one on the thread?? Makes me just wonder how much of the reconstructions are true and how much are artists interpretation. And then how many are overlooked because the reconstructions don't look like the people they are trying to represent.

 

[Melt71]

People who know more than me, would the femur length differences have caused a noticeable limp for UP8299 ?

www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/8299?nav

NamUs #UP8299Male, White / Caucasian
Date Body Found April 2, 1985
Location Found Philipstown, New York
Estimated Age Range 27-35 Years
County Putnam County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Found On Tribal Land--
Circumstances of Recovery Human Skeletal remains found approximately 150 yards north of St-301 as it passes through Fahnstock Park. Subject thought to be well built and strong.
Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains All parts recovered
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton
Physical Description
Hair Color Brown
Head Hair Description Deep Brown Straight Hair
Distinctive Physical Features
Other distinctive physical characteristic
Right femur is 8mm larger than the Left femur
Clothing and Accessories
Black Plastic Comb; Johnson & Johnson Dental Floss; NY/NJ Highway Map; 2 Laminated prayer cards "God loves CBers" & "The Cross in my Pocket"- Near the Body

Clothing - 4 jockey type men's briefs size 34; Three pair of pants worn by the individual as follows: blue dungaree shorts; Beige corduroy shorts; green army type fatique long pants. Dress type shirt white with red, yellow and blue stripes - On the Body

Footwear
Heavy Dark Brown Dunham Boots size 10D - Three pair of socks found inside the boots. - On the Body

 

[YaYa_521]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
5 Exclusions:
MP19371 Craig Alexander 01/28/1985 Chittenden VT
MP7072 David Bacon 04/10/1969 Rensselaer NY
MP8030 Frank Fox 01/01/1983 Ontario NY
MP24034 Robert Sanfelice 08/13/1984 Albany NY
MP4912 Randolph Sedlack 11/24/1983 Montgomery VA

 

[mrroofman]

Submitted possible match.

 

[citizen_sleuth]

Marie Cortissoz, "Police attempt to ID Putnam skeleton," Mount Vernon Argus [White Plains, NY], 20 April 1985, 4MV.

The skeleton, which authorities estimated had been lying in the woods for about 20 months, appeared to belong to a 5-foot-10-inch, well-built white male in his late 20s or early 30s, state police said.

Police said they have not yet determined how the man, who appeared to have been healthy, died.

The skeleton was discovered April 2 by a motorist about 150 feet from Route 301, west of the Taconic State Parkway, and was clothed in four pairs of underwear, blue dungaree shorts, beige corduroy shorts, green army-style pants, three pairs of socks and size 10 Durham boots.

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Police do not know if the man had been hiking before he died or why he was wearing so many clothes.

Police said they found a package of dental floss, a comb, two plastic prayer cards and a map of the New York-New Jersey area in pockets in the clothing.