CA CA - San Francisco, WhtMale 25-55, UP5896, 5'9," June'83

[ChatteringBirds]

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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP5896
Male, White / Caucasian
Date Body Found: June 12, 1983
Location Found: San Francisco, California
ME/C Case Number: 1983-0812
Biological Sex: Male
Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
Estimated Age Range (Years): 25-55
Estimated Year of Death: 1983
Height: 5' 9"(69 inches) , Measured
Weight: 135 lbs, Measured
Date Body Found: June 12, 1983
NamUs Case Created: September 18, 2009

Circumstances of Recovery:
A fishing boat was deep sea fishing with their nets out at 25 fathoms in the main shipping channel near L.B. Navigation buoy and they brought the subject to the surface. They took the subject to the Ft. Point Coast Guard Station.

Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable -
Head Hair Description: No hair was remaining due to decomposition
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinctive Physical Features: No Known Information

Clothing: White t-shirt; maroon colored shirt, On the Body
Footwear: One black sock

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Are there any listed exclusions for this John Doe?

 

[The4TierBridge]

Are there any listed exclusions for this John Doe?

None at all

 

[ChatteringBirds]

None at all

Such a shame. Someone suggested him as a possible match for Donald G. (NamUs MP16982), but I think unfortunately they didn't save identifiers for them back in the 80's (speculation only.)

 

[erlysunsets]

John Scott Holt seems like a potential possibility to me. There's not much information on his disappearance, just that he was last known to be at his home in San Francisco. He's an inch taller than the UID and was reported to weigh about 30 pounds more, though. One interesting thing is that he's noted as wearing maroon sweatpants and the UID was found with a white t-shirt and a maroon colored shirt, maybe this was part of a sweat suit/set of some kind? John went missing in Feb., so it would have been chilly.

If it weren't for him being listed as having a "crushed foot" and previously broken fingers I'd say maybe James Howard Boyle, too. Fits the age range, weight, height, and it's said that he and his girlfriend are believed to have fallen off of the Marin Headlin Cliffs into the ocean. This might not rule him out, but I would think they'd note things like that for the UID if they were present.

 

[erlysunsets]

John Scott Holt seems like a potential possibility to me. There's not much information on his disappearance, just that he was last known to be at his home in San Francisco. He's an inch taller than the UID and was reported to weigh about 30 pounds more, though. One interesting thing is that he's noted as wearing maroon sweatpants and the UID was found with a white t-shirt and a maroon colored shirt, maybe this was part of a sweat suit/set of some kind? John went missing in Feb., so it would have been chilly.

If it weren't for him being listed as having a "crushed foot" and previously broken fingers I'd say maybe James Howard Boyle, too. Fits the age range, weight, height, and it's said that he and his girlfriend are believed to have fallen off of the Marin Headlin Cliffs into the ocean. This might not rule him out, but I would think they'd note things like that for the UID if they were present.

I emailed the San Francisco ME to see if John Holt has been tested against this Doe/to say that I think he should be if he hasn't already. It's hard to say it could be a match with so little information available but I think it's worth it to rule him out, if anything.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Thanks for doing that, @erlysunsets!