OK OK - Atoka, WhtMale 30-55, UP2992, coal miner's lung, emphysema, bronchiectasis, Aug'72

[Coffee56]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Case Numbers
NCMEC Number--
ME/C Case Number721958
Demographics
SexMale
Race / EthnicityWhite / Caucasian
Possible First Name--
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Possible Nickname--
Estimated Age GroupAdult - Pre 60
Estimated Age Range (Years)30-55
Estimated Year of Death1972
Estimated PMIWeeks
Height5' 8"(68 inches) , Estimated
Weight155 lbs, Estimated
Circumstances
TypeUnidentified Deceased
Date Body FoundAugust 17, 1972
NamUs Case CreatedJanuary 21, 2009
ME/C QA ReviewedJanuary 22, 2009
Location Found Map
LocationAtoka, Oklahoma
CountyAtoka County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Circumstances of RecoveryVery badly decomposed body of male showing advanced decomposition and skeletonization. Found along the highway.
Details of Recovery

Inventory of RemainsAll parts recovered
Condition of RemainsNot recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Physical Description
Hair ColorUnknown
Head Hair Description--
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye ColorUnknown
Right Eye ColorUnknown
Eye Description--
Distinctive Physical Features
No Known Information

Clothing and Accessories
Item
Description
Accessories
quarter and nickel in left hip pocket
Near the Body

Clothing
1)Blue trousers, permanent press, zippered. Band role-type waist band with no belt. Inside the right belt band is a synthetic tag affixed by a staple. It is red/orange in color and bears the number "2/283". 2)White undershorts, bearing label 30 S 32, a "Golden T product" - jockey shorts type. 3)Plaid green and yellow shirt, buttoned. "Penny Towncraft." Size Medium 15-15.5, Pennprest.
On the Body

Footwear
Black lace type rubber sole shoes, "Royal Oaks Foamair Cushion," made in Japan. Green stretch socks.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Has John Corbett been suggested for this UID yet? I feel like the circumstances are a bit off but otherwise, he matches up fairly well.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[iulia]

From his Doe Network page 1804UMOK

Distinguishing Marks/Features: Severe anthracosis ("coal miner's lung"), probable emphysema and bronchiectasis. Severe aortic atherosclerosis.

Identifiers
Dentals: Available. Four teeth remaining, middle right lower jaw, with no evidence of fillings.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Sample available - not yet submitted.

 

[Laughing]

Coal miner's lung? IIRC, there are some strip mines in southern Kansas, but this lung problem is linked to underground mines -- West Virginia, Pennsylvania?

Google is my friend!

Underground mines in southern Kansas:

Coal mining in southeast Kansas - Kansapedia - Kansas Historical Society

After peak production in 1926, most of the mining ended by 1970; all closed by 1997. Kansas miners produced 50 percent of all zinc and 10 percent of all lead mined in the United States, carrying to the surface nearly 2.9 million tons of zinc and 115 million tons of ore.

Coal mining | GeoKansas

Strip mining became the preferred method in southeastern Kansas in the 1930s, although underground mining continued there until 1960 and in Osage County until 1964.

Big Brutus, Inc.

MapQuest drive time from Big Brutus to Atoka, about 4 hours. IDK what that would have been in the 70's.

Wonder how many Oklahoma boys headed north to Kansas for the mining jobs, which ended in the early '70's?


And, I think that was a Ban-Rol waistband?

https://www.amazon.com/Staple-Original-Ban-Rol-Waistband-Interfacing/dp/B001B24EDK

My Mom sewed a lot -- this was available in fabric stores & is still found in men's slacks at retail.

JMHO YMMV

 

[Onfortuneswheel]

So we're looking at someone that most likely spent a sizable chunk of time in either West Virginia, Southern Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, or Alabama but also possibly Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, or Montana.

 

[Laughing]

So we're looking at someone that most likely spent a sizable chunk of time in either West Virginia, Southern Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, or Alabama but also possibly Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, or Montana.

View attachment 329085 View attachment 329086

Both maps indicate underground mines on the eastern edge of Oklahoma.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

On August 17, 1972 the remains of an approximately 30-55 year old white male were found along the highway in the Atoka area. It is believed the man died in 1972 and was about 5 foot 8 inches tall.
NamUs #UP299

Atoka 1972 — Oklahoma Cold Cases

oklahomacoldcases.org

 

[John/Jane Doe]

@Caring1 Hey could you post the current list of NamUs exclusions for this John Doe? I would greatly appreciate it.

 

[Caring1]

@Caring1 Hey could you post the current list of NamUs exclusions for this John Doe? I would greatly appreciate it.

0 Missing Person Exclusions listed.

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping

 

[Caring1]

1 Missing Person Exclusion