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NamUs #UP2308 / Doe Network 895UMFL
Reconstruction of the victim by the University of South Florida; ring found with the remains (additional photos of clothing found on NamUs)
Demographics
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 70
Estimated Age Range (Years): 40-65
Estimated Year of Death: 1985 - 1989
Estimated PMI: 1 Year [NOTE: Newspaper reports say 2 to 5 years]
Height: 5'8" (68 inches), Estimated
Weight: Cannot Estimate [NOTE: Newspaper reports say the man had a medium build]
Cause of Death: Homicide
Circumstances
Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: July 16, 1990
NamUs Case Created: July 20, 2008
ME/C QA Reviewed: N/A
Location Found: Wesley Chapel, Florida
County: Pasco County
Circumstances of Recovery: The victim's skeletal remains were found on Smith Road, near a field in a heavy wooded area in Wesley Chapel by a police officer investigating an unrelated murder. The remains were partially covered with a sleeping bag.
Lead isotope analysis indicated the victim had likely spent a few years in Florida before his death in Florida but was not likely native to the area. He may have originally been from the West Coast of the United States, perhaps central Washington, Oregon or Northwestern California. Other regions of origin may be Northwestern Arizona or New Mexico or Eastern Colorado.
Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton
Physical Description
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinctive Physical Features: Healed fractures of proximal shaft, the distal shafts of the right ulna and radius, midshaft of the right fibula, and 3 right ribs. Old fractures to the nasal bones and abnormalities of both temporomandibular joints.
Clothing and Accessories
- Dark blue pants made by American Eagle Outfitters (36x32), brown corduroy Brittania pants, light-colored t-shirt, neck liner of a sweatshirt or jacket, blue-gray suspenders with red stripe with four metal clasps (attached to corduroy pants), white socks. Black leather shoes size 8 1/2 EE. Reddish stocking cap with a white stripe. 2 shirt type buttons and 5 snap closures were also found at the scene.
- White metal ring with turquoise stone setting similar to a peace sign.
- Red sleeping bag
News Coverage
Larry Dougherty, "Pasco search for woman turns up man's skeleton," Tampa Bay Times [St. Petersburg, FL], 17 July 1990, HT3.
While searching for clues to the reported kidnapping of a woman, members of the Pasco County Sheriff's Office on Monday found the body of a man who appears to have been dead for a number of years.
[...]
Deputies searching in the kidnapping case came upon the skeleton about noon. It was 20 feet off Smith Road, which is half a mile south of State Road 54. The skeleton was that of an older black man who has been dead between two and five years, sheriff's spokesman Jon Powers said Monday. The skeleton is "totally unrelated" to the kidnapping report, he said.
There were no outward signs of foul play, according to a preliminary examination of the body Monday afternoon. Near the body were a red-and-blue sleeping bag, dark trousers, shoes and a couple of empty beer bottles, Powers said. More details about the body were not available, pending the report of the medical examiner.
[...]
On Sunday and Monday, deputies used helicopters, cruisers and footwork to search the area between Wesley Chapel and San Antonio that is roughly bounded by Boyette Road and County Road 577. About a dozen deputies were searching Monday when the man's body was found. The search was suspended shortly afterward.
"Police seek skeleton's identity," Tampa Tribune, 18 July 1990, 3P.
A skeleton found in Wesley Chapel Monday is the remains of a white man between the ages of 45-60, the Pasco Sheriff's Office said Tuesday.
William Maples, a University of Florida forensics anthropologist, examined the bones, but could not determine a cause of death, sheriff's spokesman Jon Powers said.
Authorities initially believed the skeleton was that of a black male, but Maples identified the body as white.
The man died between two and five years ago and had broken his right arm sometime before his death, Powers said. He had multiple teeth missing and the remaining teeth were in poor condition.
The man was of medium build and about 5 feet, 8 inches tall. A variety of clothing was found with the skeleton, including black lace-up shoes, dark trousers, underwear, a T-shirt, Brittania suspenders and a silver Indian-style turquoise ring, Powers said.
The Sheriff's Office is searching its missing-persons files and those of neighboring counties in an effort to learn the man's identity, Powers said.
The skeleton was found off Smith Road a half-mile south of State Road 54 in Wesley Chapel. Deputies found the bones while searching a 24-square mile area between Wesley Chapel and San Antonio for a woman believed to have been kidnapped over the weekend.
Michelle Knowles, "Knowing John Doe isn't that easy," Tampa Tribune, 20 August 1990, 6P.
Deputies stumbled across another skeleton July 16 while they were searching for a kidnapping victim off Smith Road in Wesley Chapel. The white man, who was between 45 and 60 years old and was 5 feet 8 inches, had been dead two to five years. A cause of death has not been determined yet.
The man was wearing black leather shoes with no laces, dark dress pants, a Brittania T-shirt and red suspenders. A sleeping bag was found nearby.
Reconstruction of the victim by the University of South Florida; ring found with the remains (additional photos of clothing found on NamUs)
Demographics
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 70
Estimated Age Range (Years): 40-65
Estimated Year of Death: 1985 - 1989
Estimated PMI: 1 Year [NOTE: Newspaper reports say 2 to 5 years]
Height: 5'8" (68 inches), Estimated
Weight: Cannot Estimate [NOTE: Newspaper reports say the man had a medium build]
Cause of Death: Homicide
Circumstances
Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: July 16, 1990
NamUs Case Created: July 20, 2008
ME/C QA Reviewed: N/A
Location Found: Wesley Chapel, Florida
County: Pasco County
Circumstances of Recovery: The victim's skeletal remains were found on Smith Road, near a field in a heavy wooded area in Wesley Chapel by a police officer investigating an unrelated murder. The remains were partially covered with a sleeping bag.
Lead isotope analysis indicated the victim had likely spent a few years in Florida before his death in Florida but was not likely native to the area. He may have originally been from the West Coast of the United States, perhaps central Washington, Oregon or Northwestern California. Other regions of origin may be Northwestern Arizona or New Mexico or Eastern Colorado.
Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton
Physical Description
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinctive Physical Features: Healed fractures of proximal shaft, the distal shafts of the right ulna and radius, midshaft of the right fibula, and 3 right ribs. Old fractures to the nasal bones and abnormalities of both temporomandibular joints.
Clothing and Accessories
- Dark blue pants made by American Eagle Outfitters (36x32), brown corduroy Brittania pants, light-colored t-shirt, neck liner of a sweatshirt or jacket, blue-gray suspenders with red stripe with four metal clasps (attached to corduroy pants), white socks. Black leather shoes size 8 1/2 EE. Reddish stocking cap with a white stripe. 2 shirt type buttons and 5 snap closures were also found at the scene.
- White metal ring with turquoise stone setting similar to a peace sign.
- Red sleeping bag
News Coverage
Larry Dougherty, "Pasco search for woman turns up man's skeleton," Tampa Bay Times [St. Petersburg, FL], 17 July 1990, HT3.
While searching for clues to the reported kidnapping of a woman, members of the Pasco County Sheriff's Office on Monday found the body of a man who appears to have been dead for a number of years.
[...]
Deputies searching in the kidnapping case came upon the skeleton about noon. It was 20 feet off Smith Road, which is half a mile south of State Road 54. The skeleton was that of an older black man who has been dead between two and five years, sheriff's spokesman Jon Powers said Monday. The skeleton is "totally unrelated" to the kidnapping report, he said.
There were no outward signs of foul play, according to a preliminary examination of the body Monday afternoon. Near the body were a red-and-blue sleeping bag, dark trousers, shoes and a couple of empty beer bottles, Powers said. More details about the body were not available, pending the report of the medical examiner.
[...]
On Sunday and Monday, deputies used helicopters, cruisers and footwork to search the area between Wesley Chapel and San Antonio that is roughly bounded by Boyette Road and County Road 577. About a dozen deputies were searching Monday when the man's body was found. The search was suspended shortly afterward.
"Police seek skeleton's identity," Tampa Tribune, 18 July 1990, 3P.
A skeleton found in Wesley Chapel Monday is the remains of a white man between the ages of 45-60, the Pasco Sheriff's Office said Tuesday.
William Maples, a University of Florida forensics anthropologist, examined the bones, but could not determine a cause of death, sheriff's spokesman Jon Powers said.
Authorities initially believed the skeleton was that of a black male, but Maples identified the body as white.
The man died between two and five years ago and had broken his right arm sometime before his death, Powers said. He had multiple teeth missing and the remaining teeth were in poor condition.
The man was of medium build and about 5 feet, 8 inches tall. A variety of clothing was found with the skeleton, including black lace-up shoes, dark trousers, underwear, a T-shirt, Brittania suspenders and a silver Indian-style turquoise ring, Powers said.
The Sheriff's Office is searching its missing-persons files and those of neighboring counties in an effort to learn the man's identity, Powers said.
The skeleton was found off Smith Road a half-mile south of State Road 54 in Wesley Chapel. Deputies found the bones while searching a 24-square mile area between Wesley Chapel and San Antonio for a woman believed to have been kidnapped over the weekend.
Michelle Knowles, "Knowing John Doe isn't that easy," Tampa Tribune, 20 August 1990, 6P.
Deputies stumbled across another skeleton July 16 while they were searching for a kidnapping victim off Smith Road in Wesley Chapel. The white man, who was between 45 and 60 years old and was 5 feet 8 inches, had been dead two to five years. A cause of death has not been determined yet.
The man was wearing black leather shoes with no laces, dark dress pants, a Brittania T-shirt and red suspenders. A sleeping bag was found nearby.
