KY KY - Lexington, UnkSex&Race UP106037, UnkAge, in wooded area, rosary, Kroger card and Lexington public library card, clothes, Jul'23

[Romulus]

Unidentified Person/NamUs #UP106037
Unsure, Uncertain
Date Body Found: July 17, 2023
Location Found: Lexington, Kentucky
Estimated Age Range--

Biological Sex: Unsure
Race / Ethnicity: Uncertain
Possible First Name--
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Nickname/Alias--
Estimated Age Group: Adult
Estimated Age Range (Years)--
Estimated Year of Death--
Estimated PMI--
Height: Cannot Estimate
Weight: Cannot Estimate

Circumstances​

Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: July 17, 2023
NamUs Case Created: July 25, 2023
ME/C QA Reviewed--

Location Found​

Location: Lexington, Kentucky 40504
County: Fayette County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Found On Tribal Land: No
Circumstances of Recovery: Passerby walking dog and dog ran off to wooded area and found human remains.

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Details of Recovery​

Inventory of Remains--
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton

Physical Description​

Hair ColorBrown
Head Hair Description: sloughed, dark, matted hair
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye ColorUnknown
Right Eye ColorUnknown
Eye Description: decomposition changes- no eye tissue

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Distinctive Physical Features​

No Information Entered​

Clothing and Accessories​

Item
Description
Accessories: Pipe and steel wool recovered from within clothing pockets along with dollar bill (2), change, Kroger card (#428844263045) and lexington public library card (#1000112400766)-rosary recovered from matted hair

Clothing -Clothing includes two New Balance white tennis shoes, blue sweatpants with "Los Angeles" logo, dark athletic shorts brand "FILA", blue/white/yellow plaid button down shirt "Place" brand, "Swiss Tech" coat, socks.

 

[Romulus]

Unidentified Person/NamUs #UP106037
Unsure, Uncertain
Date Body Found: July 17, 2023
Location Found: Lexington, Kentucky
Estimated Age Range--

Biological Sex: Unsure
Race / Ethnicity: Uncertain
Possible First Name--
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Nickname/Alias--
Estimated Age Group: Adult
Estimated Age Range (Years)--
Estimated Year of Death--
Estimated PMI--
Height: Cannot Estimate
Weight: Cannot Estimate

Circumstances​

Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: July 17, 2023
NamUs Case Created: July 25, 2023
ME/C QA Reviewed--

Location Found​

Location: Lexington, Kentucky 40504
County: Fayette County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Found On Tribal Land: No
Circumstances of Recovery: Passerby walking dog and dog ran off to wooded area and found human remains.

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Details of Recovery​

Inventory of Remains--
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton

Physical Description​

Hair ColorBrown
Head Hair Description: sloughed, dark, matted hair
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye ColorUnknown
Right Eye ColorUnknown
Eye Description: decomposition changes- no eye tissue

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Distinctive Physical Features​

No Information Entered​

Clothing and Accessories​

Item
Description
Accessories: Pipe and steel wool recovered from within clothing pockets along with dollar bill (2), change, Kroger card (#428844263045) and lexington public library card (#1000112400766)-rosary recovered from matted hair

Clothing -Clothing includes two New Balance white tennis shoes, blue sweatpants with "Los Angeles" logo, dark athletic shorts brand "FILA", blue/white/yellow plaid button down shirt "Place" brand, "Swiss Tech" coat, socks.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

 

[Oakie]

I think these remains were identified

Unidentified Person/NamUs #UP106037
Unsure, Uncertain
Date Body Found: July 17, 2023
Location Found: Lexington, Kentucky
Estimated Age Range--

Biological Sex: Unsure
Race / Ethnicity: Uncertain
Possible First Name--
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Nickname/Alias--
Estimated Age Group: Adult
Estimated Age Range (Years)--
Estimated Year of Death--
Estimated PMI--
Height: Cannot Estimate
Weight: Cannot Estimate

Circumstances​

Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: July 17, 2023
NamUs Case Created: July 25, 2023
ME/C QA Reviewed--

Location Found​

Location: Lexington, Kentucky 40504
County: Fayette County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Found On Tribal Land: No
Circumstances of Recovery: Passerby walking dog and dog ran off to wooded area and found human remains.

---

Details of Recovery​

Inventory of Remains--
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton

Physical Description​

Hair ColorBrown
Head Hair Description: sloughed, dark, matted hair
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye ColorUnknown
Right Eye ColorUnknown
Eye Description: decomposition changes- no eye tissue

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Distinctive Physical Features​

No Information Entered​

Clothing and Accessories​

Item
Description
Accessories: Pipe and steel wool recovered from within clothing pockets along with dollar bill (2), change, Kroger card (#428844263045) and lexington public library card (#1000112400766)-rosary recovered from matted hair

Clothing -Clothing includes two New Balance white tennis shoes, blue sweatpants with "Los Angeles" logo, dark athletic shorts brand "FILA", blue/white/yellow plaid button down shirt "Place" brand, "Swiss Tech" coat, socks.

Do you know exactly where in Fayette County/Lexington these remains were found? I live locally and don't recall any news about this. There were multiple sets of unidentified remains found in Lexington that summer, and it would help to know the location of these.

Edit: never mind, I think I've tracked this down....the remains found in the 2000 block of Versailles Road. The phrase "pipe and steel wool" give a clue; the decedent was probably a methamphetamine addict. Lexington attracts a lot of transients, panhandlers, and addicts; as a friend of mine points out, such people can't get any money begging in the small towns in KY, so they gravitate to Lexington. Those sorts are, by nature, hard to identify after death.

 

[Romulus]

I think these remains were identified

Do you know exactly where in Fayette County/Lexington these remains were found? I live locally and don't recall any news about this. There were multiple sets of unidentified remains found in Lexington that summer, and it would help to know the location of these.

Edit: never mind, I think I've tracked this down....the remains found in the 2000 block of Versailles Road. The phrase "pipe and steel wool" give a clue; the decedent was probably a methamphetamine addict. Lexington attracts a lot of transients, panhandlers, and addicts; as a friend of mine points out, such people can't get any money begging in the small towns in KY, so they gravitate to Lexington. Those sorts are, by nature, hard to identify after death.

Maybe MadMcGoo you can find something more.

 

[sallye818]

I would think the library card would've made this name easy to trace.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

I would think the library card would've made this name easy to trace.

Maybe they have a name attached to the card but can't confirm it for whatever reason. Although you'd think it would be on the NAMUS profile.

 

[maamager]

Kroger cards are linked to phone numbers, no? I’m assuming they looked up both cards (library + Kroger) and who they belong to. I wish we knew more about that

 

[charminglane]

I would think the library card would've made this name easy to trace.

Confidential information.

 

[sallye818]

Even when someone has died?

 

[cheemsg]

Mentioned here:

Another unidentified body, found at about 8:45 p.m. Monday in a wooded area in the 2000 block of Versailles Road, is also pending autopsy results for age, race and gender, the coroner said in a news release Tuesday evening.

https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/counties/fayette-county/article277440073.html