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He could definitely be Hispanic because Hispanic is not a race, it’s an ethnicity. So he could be a White Hispanic. I don’t know how accurate the original sketch is, but there’s something "Native" about his eyes. MOO JMO

In the previous thread (I reread it yesterday), someone mentioned that BCJD looked Asian. Your sketches definitely give that impression too. Asian or mixed Native. MOO JMO

That's the only thing we can be sure about! A decent casket was furnished by them, Mr. Mothe Jr attended the funeral, a prayer was said and our BCJD was laid to rest. 🕊️

I just reached page 27 of the first thread and realized that @Baudelaire had already posted these same records on June 6, 2021. I even quoted the post at some point. My apologies... I had no memory of it. MOO JMO

This is what Mothe Funeral Home has for BCJD!

So, I found the Mothe Funeral Home card index, but there’s no way to search by date, only by name. Using the alphabetical order, I found an "Unknown Male Torso" and got very excited to know that there were "Unknowns" but "unfortunately "that was the only one. I also tried searching for "Doe"...

.Cemetery Database Search That would mean reaching out to Mr. Boyd Mothe Sr 😉 I don’t think there are any rules about who we can contact, as long as WS isn’t involved. Reaching out to victims’ families is for LE... But that’s common sense, and not the case here.

I have shared these articles before, but I’m posting them again in case someone finds them helpful. BCJD Buried in New Orleans BCJD- Unmarked grave- June 17, 1975 BCJD- Gretna Cemetery We have a date and a cemetery, just not the exact location and an unmarked grave. @Tony1902 was very...

BBM I don't how many times the agency handling the case has been contacted. From what I remember, all the cemetery files were lost (to a fire?) and caskets were displaced during Hurricane Katrina, I also remember that Mothe Funeral Home had no records, though someone here said Mr. Mothe knew...

Before contacting the moderator I want your opinion. I took some screenshots of the "missing balsero", and I want to keep him as unidentifiable as possible, so quality isn't great. In one screenshot there seems to be a spike like the one in the dental plates, while in the others he appears...

Sometimes the issue isn’t priority, but lack of resources and funding. I don’t know the exact cost of all the legal procedures, but to locate a casket, do the exhumation, run DNA testing, and handle all the FIGG work, I’d guess it would be around $10K–$30K. MOO JMO

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Circumstances of Recovery- Law enforcement was following up on a separate case and was told that there was reportedly a dead body at this location. The scene is an abandoned auto shop that is a frequented by transient individuals. 0...

Case modified on March 10. No visible changes that I can see and no exclusions. Replying to myself for context. For years now, that I go through photos and videos of balseros lost at sea almost every day, trying to match them to JDs and hoping their families have some closure. I recently...

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) 0 Missing Person Exclusions

What do you find odd? Is it that you came across two missing people with the same name on the same day?