GA GA - Atlanta, WhtMale, 28-35, UP685, found in abandoned garage apartment, fully clothed, Mar'82

[hyoidbone]

(Facial sketch by GBI's Marla Lawson; 2009)
NamUs #UP685
Sex/Race: White male
Estimated Age Range: 28-35 yrs.
PMI: Days
Height/Weight: 5'11", 200 lbs.
Hair/Eye Color: Brown hair (fine and straight); eye color unknown
Clothing: pin-striped short-sleeve shirt; blue denim jeans; white briefs; white boxer shorts. Size 12 brown shoes were found on the scene.
Circumstances: Found decomposed on March 28, 1982, in the upstairs room of a vacant (abandoned) garage apartment. Fully clothed except for shoes, which were found at the scene. Type O blood was found at the scene. COD not disclosed.

The case is in the custody of both the Atlanta Police Department and the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office.

 

[iulia]

From Doe Network:

Cause of Death: Blunt trauma to the head

Dentals: Available. Broken lower, left, front tooth (#23). Wisdom teeth and upper, left, back tooth (#13) are absent. Teeth are tobacco stained.
Fingerprints: Unknown.
DNA: Available.

Several empty 1/2 pint, whiskey bottles were present.

86UMGA

 

[hyoidbone]

From Doe Network:

Cause of Death: Blunt trauma to the head

Dentals: Available. Broken lower, left, front tooth (#23). Wisdom teeth and upper, left, back tooth (#13) are absent. Teeth are tobacco stained.
Fingerprints: Unknown.
DNA: Available.

Several empty 1/2 pint, whiskey bottles were present.

86UMGA

The COD and whiskey bottles makes me lean towards an accidental death. Maybe he was drunk and fell, therefore hitting his head and breaking a tooth. Having wisdom teeth removed means he had the means for dental surgery.

IMO, his clothes feel like casual work clothes. I feel like he must have a missing persons report somewhere, or at least someone who anecdotally remembers a coworker who disappeared. I personally speculate that he was staying in the vacant apartment, perhaps raising the means to rent. Maybe not from the Atlanta area originally?

 

[hyoidbone]

These are two potentials I've considered. IMO, he may not have been from Georgia originally. Would love to hear other sleuth opinions.

Potential 1: Paul Anthony Lambert
-Missing since September 1981 from Louisiana.
-Fits ethnicity, age range, height, weight estimation, and hair color

Potential 2: Dale Wesley Visel
-Missing since June 1980 from Florida.
-Fits ethnicity, age range (at TOD), height, weight, and hair color

 

[justbrowsingiguess]

I'm leaning more towards Dale than Paul. Reports said Paul had a scar on his left eye, but it wasn't mentioned on the UID report. It's possible it wasnt mentioned or reported, but unlikely I feel. As for Dale, I see that more, but UIDs hair seems to be receeded more and UIDs jaw seems more narrow than Dales. Still, could be a match though cause it would have been 2 years since he was last seen. Let me know if you send out a report or potential match!