VA Bland Co, UncMale 18-80, UP14360, partial skeletal, clothes, work boots, 'Old Timer' knife, miscl items, Aug'15

[YaYa_521]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

NamUs #UP1436
NamUs Case Created September 30, 2015
ME/C Case Number W2015-85948

0Male, Uncertain
Date Body Found August 14, 2015
Estimated Year of Death--
Estimated PMI 2 Years
Inventory of Remains Torso not recovered One or more limbs not recovered
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only
Location Found Bland County, Virginia

Circumstances of Recovery - Electrical workers found human skeletal remains. Interval between death & discovery is more than a year.

Estimated Age Range 18-80 Years
Height Cannot Estimate
Weight Cannot Estimate

Accessories - Yellow Comb, Lead Pencil, white Wal-Mart trash bag, tube of lip balm, Black kitchen knife, pocket knife with white handle "Old Timer". Metallic fingernail file. Metallic belt buckle 1"x1". - Near the Body

Clothing - Navy blue workpants, safety pin above left rear pocket. Plaid Long sleeve shirt- grey, green, red and blue. Ripped black swimming trunk. - Near the Body

Footwear - Brown Steel-toed work boots; white sock, blue sock - On the Body

 

[Curious_in_NC]

NamUs had some actual GPS coordinates. If they are correct, it looks like the remains were found near I-77 southeast of Bastian VA.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Victim Information​

JOHN DOE​

Gender:MaleHeight:UnavailableHair Color:UnknownAge:UnavailableRace:UnknownWeight:UnavailableEye Color:Unknown

Case Details​

VIRGINIA STATE POLICE – DIVISION FOUR – CASE: 15-15159​

ABOUT THE CASE:​

On August 14, 2015 a deputy with the Bland County Sheriff's Office requested an investigation concerning the recovery of human remains. A dispatcher with Bland County Sheriff's Office revealed that two AEP sub contractors from Environmental Solutions and Innovations Incorporated recovered some human remains near the truck escape ramp on Interstate 77. The contractors put the remains in a white trash bag and brought them to the Sheriff's Office. Upon arrival at the Sheriff's Office a brief examination was conducted of the clothing recovered from the contractors. Listed below are the items recovered from the trash bag: Clear zip lock bag, a white Walmart shopping bag, a pair of navy blue men's work pants, a pair of brown steel toed boots, a blue sock and a white sock. Later on August 14, 2015 special agents with the Virginia State Police arrived on scene where the human remains were discovered. The examination of the scene revealed the following items: A black kitchen knife approximately twelve inches in length, a plaid long sleeve shirt grey, green, red and blue in color, a pocket knife with a white handle with the name of Old Timer, and various other items, to include the skeletal remains. The location of the scene was west of Route 52 and a short distance from the water tank located on Shadow Wood Lane, Bastian, Virginia. A partial human skull and multiple bone fragments were recovered in a creek bed downhill from the above listed items. The damage indicated on the top portion of the human skull indicates trauma sustained. NAMUS #UP14360

Virginia State Police – Division Four – Case: 15-15159 – Wytheville – VSP Division Four

 

[iulia]

3135UMVA

Cause of Death: Suicide or homicide

Dentals: Available.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Available.

 

[Curious_in_NC]

NamUs had some actual GPS coordinates. If they are correct, it looks like the remains were found near I-77 southeast of Bastian VA.

It sounds like these coordinates were right. Notably this location is also less than a quarter mile from the Appalachian Trail.

 

[ipa]

3700+ exclusions? is that right?

 

[cheemsg]

3700+ exclusions? is that right?

That's VA's style with JDs. I believe they test DNA against everyone in the database and they search by date of birth, so a lot of elderly does have teens who went missing in the 70s as their rule outs.

 

[ipa]

That's VA's style with JDs. I believe they test DNA against everyone in the database and they search by date of birth, so a lot of elderly does have teens who went missing in the 70s as their rule outs.

Impressive. I wish all states did this.

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping

 

[cenazoic]

Updated link to his VA Cold Case Database page.

 

[Beccalicious]

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