Rudolf: Please no offense, but understand that we are a community, and we work together. No one person takes credit for the work that MANY do, and while you may have worked much time on this, so have MANY other people. I have worked countless hours on cases, but expect no credit or pats on the back, because my motive for being here is to help others, not gain recognition. You make a choice to come here and volunteer your time, and for that, we are all very grateful, but please understand that you are not alone in the work that you do, and EVERYONE here has something to contribute. Noone needs to "ask" permission from someone else to do something(such as contacting LE or Doe), as long is it is within bounds of the TOS of the site, and Steve did nothing wrong.
As far as NCIC (and someone correct me if I am wrong), it is a database, and certain characteristics of a person may attempt to be matched with others on the site, but it is not a source where every single person is cross referenced with every other person in the database(It would be nice if such as system existed!). That can only be done by DNA, dental records, etc. So...if one person is listed as a missing, and another is listed as an unidentified, they may or may not have been compared, but many more may never even have been cross-referenced. Now, if DNA has been entered into CODEX for both individuals, DNA would rule out an individual. Since there is a physical resemblance between the two individuals, the next step would be to contact LE to inquire about information that may not be in the listings. Although the UID was found a considerable distance from the missing person, that alone does not rule out a possibility, and should actually be considered a minor consideration. Many UID/missing have been matched up several states, and even across the country from where they went missing. Location alone is not enough to make a determination on an individual. FWIW, the unidentified was found with a necklace of gold nuggets. Idaho is a HUGE gold mining state, so even if the UID is not Albert, it MAY be someone from Idaho or another gold mining state, such as Alaska, California, etc.
I recommend you start a separate thread for either the UID or Albert in the missing area, as we are not allowed to hijack a thread on a particular person with another person(this is considered off topic and a violation of the TOS). Once you have started the separate thread, just ask one of the mods to move all your posts about the UID and Albert from here to the new thread. Then we can all work together on finding the identity of that UID! In the meantime, maybe you could contact LE and find out more details about Albert and the UID, so they can be compared. Thanks! :blowkiss:
I would have liked to have been included in the decision somewhere along the line. I worked really hard on this match, but because of the NCIC tags I wanted to try and make absolutely sure (as much as I could) that these two haven't been matched. I don't want to waste LE's time and that is why I have been asking about NCIC. If they are both in that data base, does that exclude a match?
