FL FL - Boca Raton, Wht/HispMale 21-35, UP1068, 251UMFL, Star on tooth, Clothing, Sketch, Nov'00

[BrownBear]

251UMFL - Unidentified Male

Sketch of Victim; Victim's Tooth

Date of Discovery: November 21, 2000
Location of Discovery: Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida
Estimated Date of Death: 1 day prior
State of Remains: Decomposing/putrefaction
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description
Estimated Age: 21-35 years old
Race: White, possibly Hispanic
Sex: Male
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 113 lbs.
Hair Color: Black/brown
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Incisors were silver capped; right front tooth is silver capped with a star pattern (see photo); dental work is consistent with an under-developed country

Identifiers
Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Black Attrak jeans; white tube socks with gray and black stripes on top; long sleeved tan work-type shirt; black and white Nike Air shoes
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery
A construction worker found the body of the decedent in a canal at the 18000 block along U.S. 441/SR 7, one mile north of Clint Moore Road.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: District 15 Medical Examiner's Office - Palm Beach County
Agency Contact Person: Heron Ruiz, Medicolegal Death Investigator
Agency Phone Number: 561-688-4575
Agency E-Mail: hruiz(at)pbcgov.org
Agency Case Number: 2000-00921

Agency Name: Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Unknown
Agency Phone Number: 561-688-3000
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: Unknown

NCIC Case Number: U-110002744
NamUs Case Number: 1068

Information Source(s)
NamUs
FLUIDDB
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

Admin Notes
Added: prior to 2005; Last Updated: 5/9/21

 

[GatorFL]

Probably a migrant. In 2000 this area had a bunch of farms and nurseries. Less so today but there are still many around that area.

 

[PayrollNerd]

I wonder if the star design in the tooth cap was a symbol for something. Gang affiliation, family lineage, or just ascetics.

 

[Goecke]

I wonder if the caps on his teeth were for genuine dental reasons or aesthetic reasons.
I've seen star 'tooth jewelry' before- Usually it's a small metal or gemstone design that's bonded onto the tooth with dental adhesive. From looking into it, it seems like they can be done at either a dentist's office or a tattoo parlor. Not sure about the full silver cap with the star design, though. If it's more of a 'grill' than an actual dental cap, it could be that it wasn't even done at a dentist... One of the tattoo shops I found that did tooth jewelry also did grills.