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NamUs #UP195 / Doe Network 3151UMFL
Facial composite by Eric H. Kimmerle (left); Enhanced images of the clothing John Doe wore (right)
Demographics
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 50
Estimated Age Range (Years): 25-40
Estimated Year of Death: 1989
Estimated PMI: N/A
Height: 6'0" (72 inches), Measured
Weight: 170 lbs, Measured
Cause of Death: Homicide
Circumstances
Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: May 29, 1989
NamUs Case Created: June 29, 2007
ME/C QA Reviewed: N/A
Location Found: Tampa, Florida 33612
County: Hillsborough County
Circumstances of Recovery: Two women walking through their north Tampa neighborhood on May 29, 1989 noticed in a strange smell and went to investigate the source. They eventually traced the smell to an abandoned duplex at 10010 North Lantana Street, where they saw what appeared to be a dead body at the bottom of the partially-filled kidney-shaped pool at the rear of the property.
The women went to the house of Ed Carter, a Hillsborough County deputy who was on leave at the time, and asked his wife, Pat, to accompany them to the pool to verify that what they saw was a dead body. After confirming that they had indeed discovered a body, the women called police who responded to the vacant property.
According to Sgt. W.L. Sluga, the body was too decomposed to determine the man's race or how long the body may have been in the pool, although he noted that residents reported a strong odor drifting through the neighborhood a for few days prior to the discovery. The property where the body was found had been abandoned for roughly two years.
The man's death was initially classified as an accidental drowning, but a later exhumation by law enforcement and the Florida Institute of Forensic Anthropology and Applied Science (FLAAS) led to death being reclassified as a homicide.
Chemical isotope testing indicated he was originally from the Southeastern United States but moved to the northern part of this region a few years after his birth. He did not spend a significant amount of time in the Tampa area before his murder.
Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Physical Description
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinctive Physical Features: No information entered
Clothing and Accessories
- Blue jeans; long sleeve shirt; black belt (On the Body)
- Blue tennis shoes (On the Body)
- White metal Timex with black plastic band (On the Body)
News Coverage
"Police seek identity of body found in pool at vacant house," Tampa Tribune, 30 May 1989, 6B.
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The body, that of an adult male who apparently had been dead for several days, was discovered about 4:30 p.m. in the partially filled pool behind a vacant house at 10010 N. Lantana Ave., said Sgt. W.J. Sluga.
The body had no identification and was so badly decayed that police could not determine the man's race. There was no sign of foul play, Sluga said.
"What we're most concerned about right now is the possibility of disease," Sluga said as officers examined the scene before the body was removed. "In this heat, it's impossible to say how long" the man had been dead, he said.
Neighbors said a strong odor had been drifting through the north Tampa neighborhood for several days before two women went to investigate the source and found the body. They called police but did not give their names, Sluga said.
Dan Turner, "Records may ID body found in pool," Tampa Tribune, 31 May 1989, 2P.
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Identification of a severely decomposed body found Monday in a swimming pool behind an abandoned duplex will depend on fingerprint and dental records and a little luck, police said.
The man's body, found in a pool behind a duplex at 10010 N. Lantana Ave., has been turned over to the county Medical Examiner's Office for identification.
[...]
"Finding out who it is could take less than a day to a couple of weeks on up to who knows how long," said Tampa Police Department spokesman Wiley Howell.
"If this person has not been arrested before, then tracing them by fingerprints will be more difficult. At that point, you have to start trying to find the dentist who has the right records."
Early Tuesday, the city Division of Standards and Enforcement posted the property, marking it unfit for human habitation.
Division of Standards and Enforcement Manager Joe Huskey said records list the owner of the property as Willie R. Martin, who has received at least three notices that the property is in violation of city standards.
[...]
Ed Carter, a Hillsborough County deputy on leave, lives across the street from the duplex, which had been vacant for about two years, he said. The commotion over the body in the pool was the biggest stir the neighborhood had seen in quite a while, he said.
"We had a couple of crack houses until the police ran them out, but we really haven't had that much of a problem around here lately," he said. "Any time you have an empty house in the area, you have a potential for problems."
Two women walking down the street initially noticed a strange smell. After they saw what they thought was a body in the kidney-shaped pool, they walked to Carter's house and found his wife, Pat.
"The two girls who found the body came over to my wife to see if she could confirm there was a body in the pool," Carter said. "She's seen two or three dead people in her life. They aren't hard to recognize."
Facial composite by Eric H. Kimmerle (left); Enhanced images of the clothing John Doe wore (right)
Demographics
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 50
Estimated Age Range (Years): 25-40
Estimated Year of Death: 1989
Estimated PMI: N/A
Height: 6'0" (72 inches), Measured
Weight: 170 lbs, Measured
Cause of Death: Homicide
Circumstances
Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: May 29, 1989
NamUs Case Created: June 29, 2007
ME/C QA Reviewed: N/A
Location Found: Tampa, Florida 33612
County: Hillsborough County
Circumstances of Recovery: Two women walking through their north Tampa neighborhood on May 29, 1989 noticed in a strange smell and went to investigate the source. They eventually traced the smell to an abandoned duplex at 10010 North Lantana Street, where they saw what appeared to be a dead body at the bottom of the partially-filled kidney-shaped pool at the rear of the property.
The women went to the house of Ed Carter, a Hillsborough County deputy who was on leave at the time, and asked his wife, Pat, to accompany them to the pool to verify that what they saw was a dead body. After confirming that they had indeed discovered a body, the women called police who responded to the vacant property.
According to Sgt. W.L. Sluga, the body was too decomposed to determine the man's race or how long the body may have been in the pool, although he noted that residents reported a strong odor drifting through the neighborhood a for few days prior to the discovery. The property where the body was found had been abandoned for roughly two years.
The man's death was initially classified as an accidental drowning, but a later exhumation by law enforcement and the Florida Institute of Forensic Anthropology and Applied Science (FLAAS) led to death being reclassified as a homicide.
Chemical isotope testing indicated he was originally from the Southeastern United States but moved to the northern part of this region a few years after his birth. He did not spend a significant amount of time in the Tampa area before his murder.
Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Physical Description
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinctive Physical Features: No information entered
Clothing and Accessories
- Blue jeans; long sleeve shirt; black belt (On the Body)
- Blue tennis shoes (On the Body)
- White metal Timex with black plastic band (On the Body)
News Coverage
"Police seek identity of body found in pool at vacant house," Tampa Tribune, 30 May 1989, 6B.
<modsnip - screenshot of paywalled article removed>
The body, that of an adult male who apparently had been dead for several days, was discovered about 4:30 p.m. in the partially filled pool behind a vacant house at 10010 N. Lantana Ave., said Sgt. W.J. Sluga.
The body had no identification and was so badly decayed that police could not determine the man's race. There was no sign of foul play, Sluga said.
"What we're most concerned about right now is the possibility of disease," Sluga said as officers examined the scene before the body was removed. "In this heat, it's impossible to say how long" the man had been dead, he said.
Neighbors said a strong odor had been drifting through the north Tampa neighborhood for several days before two women went to investigate the source and found the body. They called police but did not give their names, Sluga said.
Dan Turner, "Records may ID body found in pool," Tampa Tribune, 31 May 1989, 2P.
<modsnip - screenshot of paywalled article removed>
Identification of a severely decomposed body found Monday in a swimming pool behind an abandoned duplex will depend on fingerprint and dental records and a little luck, police said.
The man's body, found in a pool behind a duplex at 10010 N. Lantana Ave., has been turned over to the county Medical Examiner's Office for identification.
[...]
"Finding out who it is could take less than a day to a couple of weeks on up to who knows how long," said Tampa Police Department spokesman Wiley Howell.
"If this person has not been arrested before, then tracing them by fingerprints will be more difficult. At that point, you have to start trying to find the dentist who has the right records."
Early Tuesday, the city Division of Standards and Enforcement posted the property, marking it unfit for human habitation.
Division of Standards and Enforcement Manager Joe Huskey said records list the owner of the property as Willie R. Martin, who has received at least three notices that the property is in violation of city standards.
[...]
Ed Carter, a Hillsborough County deputy on leave, lives across the street from the duplex, which had been vacant for about two years, he said. The commotion over the body in the pool was the biggest stir the neighborhood had seen in quite a while, he said.
"We had a couple of crack houses until the police ran them out, but we really haven't had that much of a problem around here lately," he said. "Any time you have an empty house in the area, you have a potential for problems."
Two women walking down the street initially noticed a strange smell. After they saw what they thought was a body in the kidney-shaped pool, they walked to Carter's house and found his wife, Pat.
"The two girls who found the body came over to my wife to see if she could confirm there was a body in the pool," Carter said. "She's seen two or three dead people in her life. They aren't hard to recognize."
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