LA LA - Amite, WhtMale 40-54, UP2169, in wooded area, maybe diabetic, tooth amalgam fillings, national women's bowling tournament token from IA, Apr'86

[Romulus]

1753UMLA - Unidentified Male​

Date of Discovery: April 25, 1986
Location of Discovery: Amite, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Estimated Date of Death: 5+ years prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 40-54 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'6" to 5'9"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Right-handed. Possibly diabetic. Healed fracture to the nose. Growth of bone on base of skull probably from previous trauma.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available. Amalgam fillings noted on tooth 14. A mandibular torus at the right canine-premolar area was noted.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: nucDNA is available in FBI NMPDD. Patial Y-STR also available.

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: No description available.
Jewelry: None noted.
Additional Personal Items: A Rosary. A wallet with a $20 bill and travelers' checks. Two bottles of insulin. The remains of a ketchup container. A Catholic medal. A token from a national women's bowling tournament in Sioux City, Iowa, in 1979. Papers of unknown description.

Circumstances of Discovery​

The decedent was found in a wooded area of the northwest part of Amite, Louisiana on April 25, 1986 (estimate). He was found about 300 yards from the Oak Forest School football field in a sitting position against an oak tree.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: LSU FACES Lab
Agency Contact Person: Dr. Ginesse Listi
Agency Phone Number: 225-578-3906
Agency Case Number: LSU 86-05

Agency Name: Amite City Police Department - Criminal Investigation Unit
Agency Contact Person: Unknown
Agency Phone Number: 985-748-6169
Agency Case Number: Unknown
NCIC Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: UP 2169
Former Hot Case Number: 1649

Information Source(s)​

NamUs
LSU FACES Lab
The Advocate News Archive

1753UMLA

 

[citizen_sleuth]

Lillard Young - #MP28350
Missing From: Tazewell, TN
Date of Last Contact: August 1, 1985
Missing Age: 35
Height: 5'5" - 5'9" (65 - 69 inches)
Weight: 120 - 150 lbs
Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Hazel
Circumstances: Lillard Young was reportedly last seen in August of 1985 at the Rocky Top Bar in Tazewell, Tennessee in Claiborne County. Young also has ties to Anderson, Davidson, Grainger, and Hamblen County, Tennessee, as well as Georgia, Pearl River County, Mississippi, Collier County, Florida, and Montgomery County in Ohio. [NOTE: Pearl River County, MS is less than a 1.5-hour drive from Amite, LA]

Luz Zamora-Alferez - #MP38111
Missing From: Homestead, FL
Date of Last Contact: September 1, 1984
Missing Age: 45
Height: 5'9" - 5'10" (69 - 70 inches)
Weight: 165 - 175 lbs
Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino, White/Caucasian
Hair Color: Partially gray
Eye Color: Brown
Circumstances: The victim hasn't been seen since September of 1984. MP was on his way to Brownsville, TX from Homestead, FL but never arrived.
Family believes the MP was possibly going to travel by bus to Texas.

Maurice P Kneifl - #MP17056
Missing From: Sioux City, IA
Date of Last Contact: February 14, 1983
Missing Age: 58
Height: 5'7" (67 inches)
Weight: 200 lbs
Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Hair Color: Gray or Partially gray
Eye Color: Green
Circumstances: Maurice Kneifl was reported missing to the Sioux City Police Department in Sioux City, IA on February 14, 1983. [Additional details on his Charley Project page - foul play suspected]

Robert Wayne Keenan - #MP14271
Missing From: Seattle, WA
Date of Last Contact: November 28, 1981
Missing Age: 56
Height: 5'9" (69 inches)
Weight: 190 lbs
Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Circumstances: Missing person (MP) packed his bags and left home.

 

[DannyRichard2006!]

I did some research, and came to the theory that based on the Women's National Bowling Tournament token in his possession, the fact that he was found near a football field, he held a career in sports either as a recruiter or a coach, additionally he had injuries (i.e fractured nose and skull) commonly associated with football players, so he may had played pro at some time in his life.

By chance, I stumbled onto the Wikipedia page of William Abbey, who was a football coach for Southern Oregon University during its 1951 season. Wikipedia has him listed as "possibly living." but there is no evidence that points to him being alive or dead. While it's possible, he is retired and living a private life...it's interesting to note that he would've been in his 40s at turn of the 1980s, around the time the doe is estimated to had died.

William Abbey
no image found, yet...
Sex: Male
Race: White
Age: 24 or 25
Height + Weight: unknown
Circumstances:
William Abbey was last recorded to be alive on Sept 29th, 1952, according to Newspaper sources.

Sources:
Wikipedia
Newspapers.com

 

[DannyRichard2006!]

I did some research, and came to the theory that based on the Women's National Bowling Tournament token in his possession, the fact that he was found near a football field, he held a career in sports either as a recruiter or a coach, additionally he had injuries (i.e fractured nose and skull) commonly associated with football players, so he may had played pro at some time in his life.

By chance, I stumbled onto the Wikipedia page of William Abbey, who was a football coach for Southern Oregon University during its 1951 season. Wikipedia has him listed as "possibly living." but there is no evidence that points to him being alive or dead. While it's possible, he is retired and living a private life...it's interesting to note that he would've been in his 40s at turn of the 1980s, around the time the doe is estimated to had died.

William Abbey
no image found, yet...
Sex: Male
Race: White
Age: 24 or 25
Height + Weight: unknown
Circumstances:
William Abbey was last recorded to be alive on Sept 29th, 1952, according to Newspaper sources.

Sources:
Wikipedia
Newspapers.com

Just clearing up a typo, because it doesn't seem it'll let me edit again. I meant to say that William Abbey would be in his 50s at the turn of the 1980s, around the time the doe is estimated to had died.