FL FL- Palatka, WhtMale, pre-60. UP102330. Found naked, face down with underwear next to the body. October 1981.

[cheemsg]

Creepy case added to NamUs recently...
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Sex: Male
Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
Estimated Age GroupAdult - Pre 60
Estimated Age Range (Years)--
Estimated Year of Death--
Estimated PMI--
Height: 5' 5"-6' 0"(65-72 inches) , Estimated
Weight: 200-250 lbs, Estimated

Circumstances​

Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: October 8, 1981
NamUs Case Created: April 11, 2023

Location Found​

Location: Palatka, Florida 32817
County: Putnam County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Found On Tribal Land: No
Circumstances of Recovery: The decedent was found in a wooded area 30 feet off of Old San Mateo Road in Palatka, Florida. The body was located face down and completely nude, about 20 feet from the body was a pair of size 40, men's underwear.

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Details of Recovery​

Inventory of Remains--
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction

Physical Description​

Hair Color: Brown

 

[dotr]

December 5, 2023

Putnam County man's remains exhumed in 40-year cold case

Putnam County Sheriff's Office treating 1981 case as a homicide

www.firstcoastnews.com

''PALATKA, Fla. — The Putnam County Sheriff's Office is seeking to identify a body found in 1981 cold case so his family can his remains and they are investigated the case as a homicide.
More than 40 years ago, sheriff’s office deputies were dispatched to a call of a body found in a wooded area 30 feet from Old San Mateo Road in East Palatka. The body was of a man in decomposition with no identification and nude, according to a Putnam County Sheriff's Office Facebook post''

''With no DNA for testing, Worley asked Stallings about the possibility of exhuming the remains to get some samples to send of for DNA and genealogy.
DeLoach made a formal request for funding from the Florida Sheriffs Association Cold Case Advisory Commission in July, the sheriff's office said. Those efforts led to a crew of about 20 detectives, forensic specialists from the University of South Florida, medical examiner personnel and others to gather last week to an unmarked plot in the far corner of Oak Hill Cemetery where John Doe was laid to rest more than 40 years prior.''

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Dec 5, 2023
A team of about 20 detectives gathered at Oak Hill Cemetery where the remains were laid to rest over 40 years prior.

 

[Ray_of_hope]

So glad this had already been posted. Thank you @dotr Hope we get some answers so he can be reunited with his family.

Remains exhumed in 40-year-old cold case in Putnam County

A team of about 20 detectives gathered at Oak Hill Cemetery where the remains were laid to rest over 40 years prior.

www.firstcoastnews.com