FL FL - Ocala, WhtMale 45-60, UP1071, skeleton found buried, Aug’00

[DS2021]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Case Numbers
NCMEC Number--
ME/C Case Number2000-00805
Demographics
Sex Male
Race / Ethnicity White / Caucasian
Possible First Name--
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Nickname/Alias--
Estimated Age GroupAdult - Pre 70
Estimated Age Range (Years)45-60
Estimated Year of Death 0-2000
Estimated PMI 0 Months
Height5' 7"(67 inches) , Estimated
Weight Cannot Estimate
Circumstances
Type Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found August 9, 2000
NamUs Case Created April 7, 2008
ME/C QA Reviewed--
Location Found Map
Location Ocala, Florida 34471
County Marion County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Found On Tribal Land--
Circumstances of Recovery
skeletonized body found buried at land clearing site in Ocala
Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remain
All parts recovered
Condition of Remain
Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton
Physical Description
Hair Color Unknown
Head Hair Description

Body Hair Description

Facial Hair Description

Left Eye Color
Unknown
Right Eye Color
Unknown
Eye Description

Distinctive Physical Features
No Information Entered

Clothing and Accessories
Accessories
"Wilson" watch; red sleeping bag covering body
Near the Body

Clothing
fragments of shirt; black sweatpants (size medium); undershorts (size medium)
On the Body

Clothing
(1) pair of blue "Flex" pants, (1) pair of green "Hagar" pants
Near the Body

Footwear
black work-type boots (soles marked "oil resistant, non marking");white socks
On the Body
Rule outs
MP573 Carlo Pfaff 03/06/1999 Richland SC

Hoping I did this right let me know if I didn't I'm still pretty new to making websleuth threads

 

[PayrollNerd]

Interesting that the red sleeping bag was covering the body. Makes me think he was covered up from the cold during winter. He would not have been covered up in the summer, even in north central FL. It would be too hot. Plus he was wearing sweatpants and he probably wouldn’t be wearing those in summer either.

 

[GatorFL]

Interesting that the red sleeping bag was covering the body. Makes me think he was covered up from the cold during winter. He would not have been covered up in the summer, even in north central FL. It would be too hot. Plus he was wearing sweatpants and he probably wouldn’t be wearing those in summer either.

The profile says he was buried. Maybe thrown in a hole, sleeping bag on top before being covered by dirt?

 

[PayrollNerd]

The profile says he was buried. Maybe thrown in a hole, sleeping bag on top before being covered by dirt?

Oh I skimmed right over that! Good point. I wonder if it’s classified as a homicide? One does not bury one’s self.

 

[MadMcGoo]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
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Case Numbers
NCMEC Number--
ME/C Case Number2000-00805
Demographics
Sex Male
Race / Ethnicity White / Caucasian
Possible First Name--
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Nickname/Alias--
Estimated Age GroupAdult - Pre 70
Estimated Age Range (Years)45-60
Estimated Year of Death 0-2000
Estimated PMI 0 Months
Height5' 7"(67 inches) , Estimated
Weight Cannot Estimate
Circumstances
Type Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found August 9, 2000
NamUs Case Created April 7, 2008
ME/C QA Reviewed--
Location Found Map
Location Ocala, Florida 34471
County Marion County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Found On Tribal Land--
Circumstances of Recovery
skeletonized body found buried at land clearing site in Ocala
Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remain
All parts recovered
Condition of Remain
Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton
Physical Description
Hair Color Unknown
Head Hair Description

Body Hair Description

Facial Hair Description

Left Eye Color
Unknown
Right Eye Color
Unknown
Eye Description

Distinctive Physical Features
No Information Entered

Clothing and Accessories
Accessories
"Wilson" watch; red sleeping bag covering body
Near the Body

Clothing
fragments of shirt; black sweatpants (size medium); undershorts (size medium)
On the Body

Clothing
(1) pair of blue "Flex" pants, (1) pair of green "Hagar" pants
Near the Body

Footwear
black work-type boots (soles marked "oil resistant, non marking");white socks
On the Body
Rule outs
MP573 Carlo Pfaff 03/06/1999 Richland SC

Hoping I did this right let me know if I didn't I'm still pretty new to making websleuth threads

You did an excellent job! I corrected a few things in the thread title, but that’s no big deal. You’ll get better at the format. I hope you stick around to create more threads.

Let me know if I’m ever able to help.

 

[iulia]

From his Doe Network page:

1454UMFL

Distinguishing Marks/Features: Healed prior fractures of anterior right ribs #7, 8, & 12, nose, and left second metatarsal; probable febrile disease as a child

Identifiers
Dentals: Available; majority of teeth were missing, remaining teeth were without restorations; space between upper central incisors; moderate periodontal resorption in mandible and maxilla
Fingerprints: Unavailable
DNA: Unavailable

Circumstances of Discovery
The decedent was found in a sleeping bag at a land clearing site near the 600 block of SE 13th Street and SW 6th Avenue in Ocala. Nearby were several alcohol bottles and cans.


His FLUIDDB page: Florida Unidentified Decedants Database

 

[DS2021]

The decedent was found in a sleeping bag at a land clearing site

NamUs states he was buried but I don't see that mentioned in the other two sources you linked. I'm not sure which source to go off of.

 

[GatorFL]

NamUs states he was buried but I don't see that mentioned in the other two sources you linked. I'm not sure which source to go off of.

I know. The sleeping bag didn't really look buried, did it? Also, the SE 13th Street and SW 6th Avenue of Ocala is in the old historic part of town. Older, nice homes, many $$$. I don't see somebody being able to bury a body in an empty lot in the middle of town there. More like a homeless guy found a spot to camp in somehow and he passed away.

 

[DS2021]

More like a homeless guy found a spot to camp in somehow and he passed away

That's what I'm leaning towards as well. The poor dental care also points in that direction.

 

[Caring1]

October 14, 2024

The Ocala Police Department is seeking help from the public to identify a man who was found deceased 24 years ago.

Medical professionals examined the remains and determined that they belonged to a white male in his 40s who had “distinctive dental features” that included missing teeth and a gap between his upper front teeth.

Cold case: Ocala police seek help identifying man 24 years after his body was found

The Ocala Police Department is seeking help from the public to identify a man who was found deceased 24 years ago.

www.ocala-news.com

 

[DS2021]

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October 14, 2024

The Ocala Police Department is seeking help from the public to identify a man who was found deceased 24 years ago.

Medical professionals examined the remains and determined that they belonged to a white male in his 40s who had “distinctive dental features” that included missing teeth and a gap between his upper front teeth.

Cold case: Ocala police seek help identifying man 24 years after his body was found

The Ocala Police Department is seeking help from the public to identify a man who was found deceased 24 years ago.

www.ocala-news.com

These reconstructions dont look super modern, i wonder how long these have been around for

 

[cakes323]

I know. The sleeping bag didn't really look buried, did it? Also, the SE 13th Street and SW 6th Avenue of Ocala is in the old historic part of town. Older, nice homes, many $$$. I don't see somebody being able to bury a body in an empty lot in the middle of town there. More like a homeless guy found a spot to camp in somehow and he passed away.

I think that was a typo. All other articles say SW 13/6th. That's in West Ocala/Jones Side; not the affluent downtown.

But I also checked out the GPS coordinates given..... which show close to SE 31st Street, by the bridge going over tracks near Lake Weir Avenue. That is actually only a few streets over from where I live; but I think 2000 doesn't line up with the infrastructure of this area. There was a lot of stuff going on about 2005-2010, but not since the 1970s before that.