FL FL - Canaveral Groves, WhtMale UP2311, 36-45, skeletal remains found half buried with an electrical blanket, possibly muscular, July'81

[Diavola]

UP2311 (NamUs)

Case Numbers​

ME/C Case Number: 1981-00173

Demographics​

Sex: Male
Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 50
Estimated Age Range (Years): 36-45
Estimated Year of Death: 1977-1981
Estimated PMI: 2 Years
Height: 5' 9"(69 inches) , Estimated
Weight: Cannot Estimate

Circumstances

Date Body Found: July 3, 1981
NamUs Case Created: July 21, 2008
Location: Canaveral Groves, Florida
County: Brevard County
Circumstances of Recovery:
Body found on Satellite Blvd. N. of S.R. 520 in Canaveral Groves
Personal Effects: Electric blanket
Other Details: He was of relatively muscular build and indications were that he had been a weight lifter or did strong physical labor.

Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only

Physical Description​

Facial Hair Description: Likeness from skull fashioned with clay is at the 18th District

Clothing and Accessories​

Accessories: electric blanket (Near the Body)
Clothing: Rubber strip with stiching-possibly from underwear (On the Body)
Jewelry: Watch near sight of discovery (On the Body)

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DoeNetwork (2814UMFL)

Date of Discovery: July 2, 1981
Location of Discovery: Canaveral Groves, Brevard County, Florida
Estimated Date of Death: Up to 5 years prior
State of Remains: Partial skeletal
Cause of Death: Stab wound to the chest

Estimated Age: 36-55 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'9"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Examination of the skeleton indicated he had muscular build.

Dentals: Available. Teeth # 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 20, 30, 31 & 32 were lost during life - may have worn a removable plate, good dental evidence remained.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Not available

Clothing: Rubber strip with stiching, possibly from underwear.
Jewelry: Watch near site of discovery.
Additional Personal Items: Electric blanket.

Circumstances of Discovery:
On July 2, 1981, a half-buried skeleton was found in a wooded area at Satellite Blvd. N. of S.R. 520 between the St. Johns River and Interstate 95 off State Road 520, near Canaveral Groves.
A human skull and several other bones were wrapped in an electrical blanket.

 

[PayrollNerd]

This skeleton was not fresh when found. I wonder if the evidence of weightlifting shows up as residual drugs in bones. If someone takes steroids, do they absorb into bone and stay there after death? How would they know he was muscular? What is in the bones that would make them suspect that?

 

[PatLaurel]

2814UMFL - Newspapers.com

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Normally I don't like to comment on the quality of reconstructions, but I can't say I'm shocked they didn't produce any leads from that one.

 

[Lysogony]

At first glance it reminds me of Sonny from "I, Robot" (Will Smith"

 

[Hochman]

Normally I don't like to comment on the quality of reconstructions, but I can't say I'm shocked they didn't produce any leads from that one.

My problem with it is how bare the sculpt is. They should have added hair styles, eyebrows, and ears with clay or photoshop. I don't doubt the accuracy of the recon, but it's just very ugly looking because of a lack of the mentioned.

 

[iamshadow21]

My problem with it is how bare the sculpt is. They should have added hair styles, eyebrows, and ears with clay or photoshop. I don't doubt the accuracy of the recon, but it's just very ugly looking because of a lack of the mentioned.

Wow. They didn't even hide the tissue markers. That's why he looks like he's got cartoon witch warts, but also why it's probably inaccurate.

 

[Lysogony]

This skeleton was not fresh when found. I wonder if the evidence of weightlifting shows up as residual drugs in bones. If someone takes steroids, do they absorb into bone and stay there after death? How would they know he was muscular? What is in the bones that would make them suspect that?

The wear on the heads of the long bones is an indicator of hyper-activity of the muscles. Steroids are not absorbed into the bone marrow. It does say that they do have good teeth for dental ID, so if the molars are in good shape there is hope for DNA extraction from the pulp.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Retouched out the tissue depth markers.

 

[PatLaurel]

2814UMFL - Newspapers.com

 

[iamshadow21]

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Retouched out the tissue depth markers.

It does make him look less alien, but it doesn't fix the fundamental problem of the recon itself. The markers exist so that the sculptor can use them to build the clay to precisely that level. But in many places, it's clear that the markers are sitting proud of the clay, by as much as several millimetres. That could change the shape of this Doe's face and features drastically.

(This is in no way a criticism of you, @victoriarobinson642 , I'm just frustrated that no one is going to recognise this Doe because this sculptor went to the trouble of placing all those markers and then ignored them.)

 

[PatLaurel]

Can't find any mention to the electrical blanket... Wonder where it came from?!

2814UMFL - Newspapers.com

 

[PatLaurel]

2814UMFL - Newspapers.com

 

[PatLaurel]

2814UMFL - Newspapers.com

"Sgt. Steve Kindrick of the sheriff's department said the white male had been murdered, but he refused to say how."

 

[Diavola]

My first thought went to Paul Rehus (thread, NamUs), not sure about circumstances and teeth, but everything else could fit.

 

[PatLaurel]

2814UMFL - Newspapers.com

Still no mention of the electric blanket...

 

[Diavola]

Still no mention of the electric blanket...

The electric blanket is mentioned on NamUs and FL UID Database. Maybe they did not mention it to the press back then thinking it would help them get a suspect? But then wrote it to NamUs and such years later.

I'm more curious about the reconstruction. There's apparently two?
The one on NamUs look like it's picture was taken with a modern camera. Where is the one on the news?

 

[iamshadow21]

I'm more curious about the reconstruction. There's apparently two?
The one on NamUs look like it's picture was taken with a modern camera. Where is the one on the news?

RSBM

There must be two. The mouths are completely different. As are a bunch of other areas.

 

[summergirl1]

I came across a suggestion on another site that this Doe maybe this man FL - FL - Allan Terry Kaplan, 39, Boynton Beach, 8 Dec 1977. He went missing about two hours away a few years before. Unfortunately, there is no dental information on Allan Kaplan as there is with this Doe. There is a resemblance. Allan Kaplan from what I have read had no background with weightlifting or heavy labor, though. He was a restaurant consultant who later owned restaurants. I could not find whether he was ever in a car accident like what might have caused this John Doe's injuries. He went missing in Dec and the presence of an electric blanket would fit with this Doe being murdered at a colder time of year, although, after all, this Doe is from Florida. Pictures of the watch found near this guy would be useful and perhaps a clue to his background ( how expensive was it, etc) unless it was a very common type of watch. That is, if the watch belonged to him. It could be unrelated or have belonged to the killer or one of the killers.

 

[PayrollNerd]

One of the newspaper articles stated they found bullets so he was possibly shot. It is odd that in the other articles, LE is stating they won't say how he died. The remains were buried so pretty sure he was murdered.