FL FL - Okaloosa, WhtMale, UP1343, 17-23, tattoos, Jun’73

[Coffee56]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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Date of Discovery: June 1, 1973
Location of Discovery: Okaloosa County, Florida
Estimated Date of Death: Unknown
State of Remains: Recognizable face
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description
Estimated Age: 17-23 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 130 lbs.
Hair Color: Blond, shoulder-length.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: He was a smoker. Circumcised. Tattoo on his right mid-arm of a horizontally-oriented scroll with indistinct letters "AM.....". Tattoo on his left posterior mid-forearm of the initials "T.K."

Identifiers
Dentals: Not available. Plate for both upper, central incisors.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Not available.

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: A sleeping bag.

Circumstances of Discovery
The victim was located in a sleeping bag at a public roadside rest area in Okaloosa County.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: District 1 Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Emily Speed
Agency Phone Number: 850-416-7200 or 7210
Agency Case Number: 1973-A2073

NCIC Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: UP #1343 Former Hot Case Number: 812

Information Source(s)
NamUs

Admin Notes
Added: 11/11/07; Last Updated:8/22/2019

 

[imstilla.grandma]

CASE #73-A2073 Date Found: June 01, 1973

County Found: Okaloosa

NO IMAGE Name: John Doe Race: White

AVAILABLE Sex: Male Age: 11 - 20

Height: 5' 6" Weight: 130 lbs.

Eye Color: No Description

Hair: Blonde, shoulder length

Facial Features: No Description

Teeth: Natural - Plate for both upper, central incisors

Scars: No Description

Tattoos: Right mid-arm, horizontal scroll letters "AM....", left mid-forearm, initials "T.K.", right thumb web, five point star, left thumb web, bluish dot.

Clothing: No Description

Personal Effects: No Description

Other Information: The decedent was found at a public roadside rest area in Okaloosa County, Florida. The decedent was a tobacco user, circumcised and was sleeping in a sleeping bag at the found location.

Unidentified

 

[PayrollNerd]

That type of dental work seems unusual for such a young kid. I wonder if he was in an accident, or maybe a jaw deformity, that would require a dental plate.

One things says age 11-20 and the other 17-23. I would think his wisdom teeth would help estimate the age.

Teeth: Natural - Plate for both upper, central incisors

 

[dally_doodle]

Could this be Ralph Hampton Miller?

Not much info is known on Ralph but location, hair, physical build is noteworthy.

Thread 'FL - Ralph Hampton Miller, 17, Lakeland, Sept 19, 1970'
FL - FL - Ralph Hampton Miller, 17, Lakeland, Sept 19, 1970

 

[cheemsg]

Pensacola News Journal from Pensacola, Florida - Newspapers.com
Tallahassee Democrat from Tallahassee, Florida - Newspapers.com

The cause of death was pnuemonia.

Tampa Bay Times from St. Petersburg, Florida - Newspapers.com
and some more about appearence. He had hazel eyes.
He wore multiple rigns, including a girl's ring, a man's ring, a homemade ring.
He wore a couple of gold chains round his neck.