AR AR - Phillips County, Wht/Mult Male, 20-40, washed up on a Mississippi River revetment about 46 miles south of Helena, Jun’78

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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) UP5157





Date Body Found: June 21, 1978
Location Found: Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas
State of Remains: Incomplete and decomposed
Cause of Death: Unknown

Biological Sex: Male
Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian, Uncertain
Estimated Age Range (Years): 20-40
Estimated PMI: Approximately 2 years
Height: 5’8” (70 inches)
Weight: 160-180 pounds
Eye Color: Cannot Estimate
Body Hair Description: Pubic hair is light brown-curly
Scars/Marks: Appendectomy scar
Clothing: 1 tattered remnant of a waist band of a pair of blue denim pants, and 1 black or green colored belt with a brass type belt buckle (belt length is 39 1/2"), 1 black sock and 1 green colored work boot size large. (On the Body)

Circumstances of Recovery: The remains washed up on the West Bank (Arkansas side) of the Mississippi River about 46 miles south of Helena. Evidence showed that the remains had been “sanded over” for some period of time.

Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Not Available

Investigating Agencies
ME/C Case Number:
195-78
Phillips County Coroner's Office, Chris Edwards: (870) 572-5830
Phillips County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Neal Byrd: (870) 338-5555
Arkansas State Crime Laboratory: (501) 227-5747
 
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