I'm so sorry to hear about Alan. Lovely fella. I remember running into him and a couple of other old pals at least a couple of times in the early 80s at nightclubs in Denver...gigs or something. I was living in Capitol Hill by then.
I've been wondering about DNA. I'm not surprised they gave the...
hi MambaV. I've not been on here in years. I remember the Leyden parties...and knew about Turtle. I remember hearing that rumour when I returned to Arvada in 1980 and always used to hear he was a bit odd or a nutter. I never met him, but used to see him from a distance from time to time...
Finally, her case, as well as other Colo. cold cases, has been put online:
http://blogs.denverpost.com/coldcases/2011/02/26/hitch-hiker-beaten-killed/2012/
I'm really pleased & hope that there will be justice for Linda and her family.
OK, you know how I had seen young AND old reconstructions of the UID I had originally posted?? Well, I ran across this the other day:
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1485umil.html
Those are the exact same younger version photos that were in the 1974 find, as depicted in my original post...
hi carbuff--I think it's worth looking into. You're right that it isn't perfect, per se, but I think there are enough similarities. The mouth really jumped out at me and the nose seems similar & I agree with the ears.
& yes, had a wonderful time, thanks! :)
thanks to all for your valuable insight. I'm going to be travelling for a few weeks, so won't be around, but *fingers crossed* something good happens.
I was mainly just thinking he might have been an ex-pat & might have lived in the Americas for many, many years, but like me, has family back...
Oh oops...that wasn't the Bahamas, but Bermuda that I was thinking of. Still, it's a very good thought, Daisy :)
Just out of interest, here is the coat of arms for Sandys Parish in Bermuda, which contains some of the ring's elements:
http://www.bermuda-online.org/sandys.gif
Daisy, thanks--very useful insight & interesting because I ran across a Bahamian colonial familty crest that sounded similar...I must try and find it again.