DC DC - District of Columbia, UnsUnc 13-15, UP125920, Found buried in the basement during a reno, Jan'05

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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
UID Unsure/Uncertain Individual
NamUs# UP125920
Washington DC (District of Columbia)

Case Numbers​

ME/C Case Number: HO-05-0034

Demographics​

Biological Sex: Unsure
Race / Ethnicity: Uncertain
Estimated Age Group: Adolescent
Estimated Age Range (Years): 13-15
Height: Cannot Estimate
Weight: Cannot Estimate

Circumstances​

Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: January 26, 2005
NamUs Case Created: July 17, 2024

Location Found Map​

Location: Washington D.C., District of Columbia
County: District of Columbia
Found On Tribal Land: No
Circumstances of Recovery: Found buried in the basement during a home renovation.

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Details of Recovery​

Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction

Physical Description​

Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown

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No Distinctive Physical Features Information Entered

Clothing and Accessories​

No Information Entered

 

[iulia]

Their NamUs page has been removed.

I am very curious if IGG was used in this case. According to some articles that I have found, I think these remains were part of a series of remains found on Q street since 2005. They were mostly remains of African descent and a cemetery might have been located in that area in the 1800s. If IGG was used this might be one of the oldest identifications to date.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45773-2005Jan28.html

A Forgotten African American Burial Site Could Be Hidden Beneath A Quiet Georgetown Street | DCist

Evidence is growing that a pre-Civil War African American burial ground is buried beneath a historic street full of million-dollar townhouses. But that's just one theory.

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