Identified! GA - Forsyth, BlkMale UP66282, 17-25, near I-75, 'Nelsonic' watch, Mar’85 - Maurice Freeman Long

[MadMcGoo]

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP66282

Date Body Found: March 11, 1985
Location Found: Forsyth, Monroe County, Georgia
Condition of Remains: Recognizable face
Race / Ethnicity: Black / African American
Sex: Male
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 30
Estimated Age Range (Years): 17-25
Measured Height: 6' 4" (76 inches)
Measured Weight: 185 lbs.
Hair Color: Black; short hair with curl kit in it
Facial Hair Description: Thin mustache with chin whiskers
Eye Color: Brown
Scar/mark: Old one-inch scar on bridge of nose

Clothing and Accessories
- Blue windbreaker with white front netting
- White t-shirt with burgundy piping and trim
- Green cotton socks
- White Duke jockey shorts
- Levi Strauss blue jeans
- Jordache belt
- Black loafers
- Gold colored necklace
- Silver digital Nelsonic wristwatch
- White cigarette lighter
- Purple spike comb
- Five (5) nickels

Circumstances of Recovery: Remains found on Mays Road, near I-75

Investigating Agencies
Monroe County Sheriff's Office: (478) 994-7045
Agency Case Number: 85030189
Monroe County Coroner's Office: (478) 957-2853
ME/C Case Number: B85-00929

 

[MadMcGoo]

I found Marvin Cornell Gibbs.

Missing from Fallsburg, New York since March 29, 1985. 19 years old, 5’9”-5’11, 170-190 lbs., and he has a scar on his forehead just above his nose. He was wearing a blue jacket, brown pants, a red baseball cap, and possibly a gray and rust-colored sweater. Carrying a burgundy Nike duffel bag which may have contained extra clothes.

The dates are off, but I’m a little confused about the circumstances of Marvin’s disappearance. I can’t tell if he was definitely seen on March 29th or a woman thought she saw him on March 29th. The height is off, which could be explained by the reporting person just not knowing. But the scar on his nose caught my attention. Here are the circumstances:

Gibbs was last seen on March 29, 1985 in Fallsburg, NY. A woman said she saw Gibbs while the two were riding the Short Line bus on the night he disappeared. The witness thought he was dropped near the Delmar Hotel in Loch Sheldrake. It was a dark night and she wasn't sure. She saw the man who got off the bus walking back toward Liberty carrying a burgundy Nike duffel bag. This was about 9 p.m. and is believed to be the last time anybody saw Marvin Gibbs.

 

[iulia]

From his Doe Network page 2483UMGA

Distinguishing Marks/Features: He wore a thin mustache. His left ear was pierced.

Dentals: Available. He had some dental work completed as several dental fillings were seen during examination. The type of dental work suggests he might have been treated at a clinic or institution.
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery
The victim was found in the middle of Mays Road near the intersection of Rocky Creek Church Road and Johnstonville Road. This area is close to Exit 193 on Interstate 75.

 

[MadMcGoo]

A little about Nelsonic watches.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

This doe has been identified as 20-year-old Maurice Freeman Long, per the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
Monroe County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
RIP, Maurice.

 

[Melt71]

RIP Maurice and I hope police in Arkansas find your next of kin soon www.facebook.com/MissingPersonsofArkansas/posts/3843489982389753

 

[dotr]

May 22 2020
Monroe County investigators reopening 35-year-old cold case
''According to Mansfield, Long was arrested on criminal trespassing charges about three months before he turned up dead. He was originally spotted by a school bus driver who was on their daily route picking up kids.

Mansfield says evidence leads him to believe someone shot Long in a car, dumped his body on Mays Road, and kept traveling up Interstate 75.

"Now you start doing the victimology to find out what he was doing in this area, what type of people he hung around with, who would want to cause harm to him, what type of life style he had," says Mansfield.

What Mansfield finds most mysterious is that no one ever came looking for Long in the last three-and-a-half decades.

"What's always puzzled me since I got the case — How does somebody not miss this individual?" says Mansfield.

Mansfield says they've confirmed that Long was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, but thinks both of his parents are deceased. He says one of his parents may have also been in the military.

Investigators are still looking for other family members or friends that may know more about Long or what happened to him.

If you have any information on the case, you can call Investigator Mansfield at 478-994-7043 or you can call the Monroe County Sheriff's Office main line at 478-994-7048.''

 

[Grungster]

Are their any photos of him?

 

[JovanSrna]

This guy is still on NamUs.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Could someone send an e-mail to the regional case manager to have the case removed?

 

[YaYa_521]

This doe has been identified as 20-year-old Maurice Freeman Long, per the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
Monroe County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
RIP, Maurice.

May 22 2020
Monroe County investigators reopening 35-year-old cold case
''According to Mansfield, Long was arrested on criminal trespassing charges about three months before he turned up dead. He was originally spotted by a school bus driver who was on their daily route picking up kids.

Mansfield says evidence leads him to believe someone shot Long in a car, dumped his body on Mays Road, and kept traveling up Interstate 75.

"Now you start doing the victimology to find out what he was doing in this area, what type of people he hung around with, who would want to cause harm to him, what type of life style he had," says Mansfield.

What Mansfield finds most mysterious is that no one ever came looking for Long in the last three-and-a-half decades.

"What's always puzzled me since I got the case — How does somebody not miss this individual?" says Mansfield.

Mansfield says they've confirmed that Long was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, but thinks both of his parents are deceased. He says one of his parents may have also been in the military.

Investigators are still looking for other family members or friends that may know more about Long or what happened to him.

If you have any information on the case, you can call Investigator Mansfield at 478-994-7043 or you can call the Monroe County Sheriff's Office main line at 478-994-7048.''

Thank you for the updates! The thread has been marked & moved.

 

[Aurora90]

This guy is still on NamUs.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Could someone send an e-mail to the regional case manager to have the case removed?

Still on Namus...

 

[Aurora90]

wonder why he is still on NamUs..

 

[The4TierBridge]

Maurice's UID profile is still active on NamUs. Did anybody ever contact the case manager?