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NamUs #UP1273 / DoeNetwork 2823UMFL
Demographics
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Unknown. Victim was likely multiracial, with African and Asian traits. May socially have been known as Hispanic.
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 40
Estimated Age Range (Years): 21-35
Estimated Year of Death: 1982
Estimated PMI: 6 Days
Height: 5'8" (68 inches), Estimated (News reports say 5'9")
Weight: 165 lbs, Estimated (News reports say 175 to 180 lbs)
Cause of Death: Homicide by multiple gunshots to the face
Circumstances
Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: July 19, 1982
NamUs Case Created: April 7, 2008
ME/C QA Reviewed: N/A
Location Found: Florida
County: Collier County
Circumstances of Recovery: The decedent was found floating in a canal near Copeland Grade Road and State Road 841 around 7 p.m. on July 19, 1982, in the Everglades by Collier County deputies on patrol with the Everglades City Substation. An autopsy revealed the man was shot several times in the face. Police believe the man was killed elsewhere and his body later dumped in the canal. Because the body was found on federal park land, both the Collier County Sheriff's Office and the FBI were tasked with investigating the murder. Authorities believe the man's body had been in the canal for a week or more prior to being found.
Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Physical Description
Hair Color: Black
Head Hair Description: Black, slightly kinky
Eye Color: Brown
Distinctive Physical Features: No information entered
Clothing and Accessories
-Striped, white and bluish grey-red collarless dress shirt, blue designer jeans, leather belt, white socks, two Adidas running shoes, jockey-type underwear. (On the Body)
News Coverage
"Police Await Autopsy Data," Naples Daily News, 20 July 1982, 3A.
Deputies from the sheriff's Everglades City Substation found the body at 7 p.m. Initial reports from the scene indicated the body was found in a canal and was badly decomposed.
"Shooting victim found in canal," Miami Herald, 21 July 1982, D1.
The body of a man shot several times in the face was discovered floating in a canal in the Everglades Monday night.
[...]
Investigators believe the body had been in the water for a week or more. County Medial Examiner Dr. Heinrich Schmid reported the victim was probably Latin, between 20 and 30 years old, 5 feet 9 inches tall, and 175 to 180 pounds.
Jeff Leen, "Scientist completes torso study," Miami Herald, 27 July 1982, B1.
Schmid said Maples would be consulted in the deaths of two Latin men whose bodies were found dumped in Collier County on July 7 and July 19.
The identities of those men, both of whom died of multiple gunshot wounds, remain unknown.
[...]
While sheriff's deputies are continuing their investigation into the torso killing, the FBI is joining the county on the cases involving the two Latin men.
Deputy Chief Chuck Whidden said federal jurisdiction is invoked in the two cases because the bodies were discovered on federal park land.
[...]
The second of the two bodies was found July 19 by a sheriff's deputy near Copeland Grade Road in the Everglades. He was described as 5 feet 9 inches tall and from 175 to 180 pounds.
Demographics
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Unknown. Victim was likely multiracial, with African and Asian traits. May socially have been known as Hispanic.
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 40
Estimated Age Range (Years): 21-35
Estimated Year of Death: 1982
Estimated PMI: 6 Days
Height: 5'8" (68 inches), Estimated (News reports say 5'9")
Weight: 165 lbs, Estimated (News reports say 175 to 180 lbs)
Cause of Death: Homicide by multiple gunshots to the face
Circumstances
Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: July 19, 1982
NamUs Case Created: April 7, 2008
ME/C QA Reviewed: N/A
Location Found: Florida
County: Collier County
Circumstances of Recovery: The decedent was found floating in a canal near Copeland Grade Road and State Road 841 around 7 p.m. on July 19, 1982, in the Everglades by Collier County deputies on patrol with the Everglades City Substation. An autopsy revealed the man was shot several times in the face. Police believe the man was killed elsewhere and his body later dumped in the canal. Because the body was found on federal park land, both the Collier County Sheriff's Office and the FBI were tasked with investigating the murder. Authorities believe the man's body had been in the canal for a week or more prior to being found.
Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Physical Description
Hair Color: Black
Head Hair Description: Black, slightly kinky
Eye Color: Brown
Distinctive Physical Features: No information entered
Clothing and Accessories
-Striped, white and bluish grey-red collarless dress shirt, blue designer jeans, leather belt, white socks, two Adidas running shoes, jockey-type underwear. (On the Body)
News Coverage
"Police Await Autopsy Data," Naples Daily News, 20 July 1982, 3A.
Deputies from the sheriff's Everglades City Substation found the body at 7 p.m. Initial reports from the scene indicated the body was found in a canal and was badly decomposed.
"Shooting victim found in canal," Miami Herald, 21 July 1982, D1.
The body of a man shot several times in the face was discovered floating in a canal in the Everglades Monday night.
[...]
Investigators believe the body had been in the water for a week or more. County Medial Examiner Dr. Heinrich Schmid reported the victim was probably Latin, between 20 and 30 years old, 5 feet 9 inches tall, and 175 to 180 pounds.
Jeff Leen, "Scientist completes torso study," Miami Herald, 27 July 1982, B1.
Schmid said Maples would be consulted in the deaths of two Latin men whose bodies were found dumped in Collier County on July 7 and July 19.
The identities of those men, both of whom died of multiple gunshot wounds, remain unknown.
[...]
While sheriff's deputies are continuing their investigation into the torso killing, the FBI is joining the county on the cases involving the two Latin men.
Deputy Chief Chuck Whidden said federal jurisdiction is invoked in the two cases because the bodies were discovered on federal park land.
[...]
The second of the two bodies was found July 19 by a sheriff's deputy near Copeland Grade Road in the Everglades. He was described as 5 feet 9 inches tall and from 175 to 180 pounds.
