In the report from Dennis Dirkmaat, Ph.D., of the Applied Forensic Sciences Department of Mercyhurst College, to the Wayne County Coroner's Office, he stated the evidence suggests the bones likely are those of a white man, possibly in his 30s or 40s. Because some of the bone ends were found to have been fused, a minimum age was determined to be around 18, though Dirkmaat believes the age is likely greater.
"Given the degree of dental wear, lack of lipping, and degree of fusion of all present epiphyses, the individual may have been middle-aged at the time of death," the report stated.