IL IL - East St. Louis, WhtMale, 20-27, UP17550, homicide, multiple stab wounds, brown robe, multicolored bedspread, June'80

[citizen_sleuth]

NamUs #UP17550

Demographics
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre-30
Estimated Age Range (Years): 22-27
Estimated Year of Death: 1980
Estimated PMI: N/A
Height: 5'10" (70 inches), Measured
Weight: 140 lbs, Measured

Circumstances
Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: June 20, 1980
NamUs Case Created: March 7, 2018
ME/C QA Reviewed: N/A
Location Found: East St. Louis, Illinois
County: St. Clair County
Circumstances of Recovery: Cause of death is exsanguation, acute right sided hemothorax, and multiple stab wounds caused by an unknown persons or persons.
Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered
Condition of Remains: Recognizable face

Physical Description
Hair Color: Brown
Head Hair Description: N/A
Eye Color: Blue
Distinctive Physical Features: No known information

Clothing and Accessories
- Multicolored bed spread, 2 brown and 1 purple belt, clear trash liner, 4 short sleeved shirts on white hangers, one blue baseball cap, black saks bag, 2 gold rings with jewels (Near the Body)
- Brown house coat (On the Body)

 

[sorcoy14]

That is a strange assortment of things to have… by Saks do they mean the fashion designer? Those bags aren’t cheap.

 

[cheemsg]

Another unidentified man was found in similar circumstances just two months later.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[phantomstrider]

Added to the Doe Network 7/31/2025. https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/main.html?id=4537UMIL