CANADA Canada - West Kelowna, BC, UnkMale, 25-35, 4115UMBC, distinctive jewelry, 2 September 1995

[Otterly]

This new case added to Doe Network caught my eye because of the unique items found on this John Doe. Sunglasses with pink lenses? A multicolored flowery blue patterned shirt? You don't see those everyday. The estimated date of death is "about 10 years or more", but based on the items found on this guy, I'd think the DOD is somewhere between the late 60s and late 70s. You wouldn't want to be caught wearing something like this stuff in the image obsessed 80s. Someone more knowledgeable about 60s and 70s fashion might be able to narrow down when these items were fashionable.

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/main.html?id=4115UMBC

Canada's Missing | Case details

www.services.rcmp-grc.gc.ca

Date of Discovery: September 02, 1995
Location of Discovery: West Kelowna, BC
Estimated Date of Death: About 10 years prior or more
State of Remains: Unknown
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 25-35
Race: Unknown
Sex: Male
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers​

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Blue patterned shirt
Jewelry: Yellow, pin button with text “I like to be on top of things";Gold ring with initials “BJ” or “BL”; Gold ring with rectangular ruby and two square diamonds; Gold watch"Timex", water resistant with fabric strap.
Additional Personal Items: Glasses: Silver, Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Pink, Silver frames with pink lenses

Circumstances of Discovery​

The skeletal remains a young adult male were found in September 1995 by hunters in the Terrace Creek area near Kelowna, British Columbia. The unidentified male wore distinctive jewelry and is likely to have died at least 10 years before his remains were found.

 

[BCBabs]

Eesh, thats not much information on the skull as far as identifiers. The jewelry is probably the only way. And trying to find out more information in Canada poses so many challenges. I'm new to actually digging around and keep running into privacy laws here.

 

[dotr]

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/main.html?id=4115UMBC

''Clothing: Blue patterned shirt
Jewelry: Yellow, pin button with text “I like to be on top of things";Gold ring with initials “BJ” or “BL”; Gold ring with rectangular ruby and two square diamonds; Gold watch"Timex", water resistant with fabric strap.
Additional Personal Items: Glasses: Silver, Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Pink, Silver frames with pink lenses

Circumstances of Discovery​

The skeletal remains a young adult male were found in September 1995 by hunters in the Terrace Creek area near Kelowna, British Columbia. The unidentified male wore distinctive jewelry and is likely to have died at least 10 years before his remains were found.''

Yellow, Pin button with text “I like to be on top of things

 

[bombardier]

Canada's Missing | Case details

www.services.rcmp-grc.gc.ca

James Turnball/Turnbull was last seen on ferry going from Nanaimo -> Vancouver in '66. He was known to have a Timex watch with a leather strap (UID has Timex watch with fabric strap) and a black and gold diamond ring (UID has gold ruby/diamond ring). Very little known about James, and I can't find any reason he would have gone by BJ.

 

[bombardier]

I think this would be a good case for RCMP anthropology to revisit now that 30 years have passed. If long bones were found then a rough estimate of a height could be given. If the skull was found then the race may be tentatively identified. If teeth were included then a statement of dental work or complete/incomplete dentition would be useful.
Knowing more about the circumstances of recovery (where in West kelowna? outside? inside? water?) would be helpful as well.