MA MA- Boston, WhtMale, 40-50, UP15425, recognisable face (no photo) March 1982.

[cheemsg]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Date Body Found: March 2, 1982
Location Found: Boston, Massachusetts
Estimated Age Range: 40-50 Years

Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 150 lbs

Circumstances of Recovery: Found in a public location,

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Details of Recovery​

Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered
Condition of Remains: Recognizable face

Physical Description​

Hair Color: Grey
Eyes: Unknown (maybe not recognisable?)

Clothing and Accessories​

Clothing
Green corderoy pants
Brown flannel shirt with white undershirt
{On the body}

Footwear
Black socks and brown shoes
{On the Body}

Jewelry
White metal timex watch with black band (See image)
{On the Body}

 

[Myrrh]

1 rule out in NamUs

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Could it be Kenneth Arthur Schweighart?

4186DMNJ - Kenneth Arthur Schweighart

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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www.namus.gov

 

[HopeRains]

The watch is in a very odd condition.

 

[cheemsg]

The watch is in a very odd condition.

I have absolutely no idea why they cut it up.

 

[Nancy Drew RN]

I’m wondering if it was this man? Some of the details don’t quite match (this Doe was thought to be 55-70, and he was wearing a silver medal necklace in addition to his watch), but the timeline is right. If so, he was found drowned in Boston Harbor and initially believed to be one of two men still missing from a January plane crash. I can’t find where this guy was ever identified—I looked up various permutations of body found, body identified, etc. for Boston in 1982 on Newspapers.com, and there were at least half a dozen drownings with bodies to be identified (combo of accidental and suicides, along with the random plane crash victims).

Boston John Doe 3/2/1982

Clipping found in The Miami Herald published in Miami, Florida on 3/4/1982. Boston John Doe 3/2/1982

www.newspapers.com

 

[cheemsg]

I’m wondering if it was this man? Some of the details don’t quite match (this Doe was thought to be 55-70, and he was wearing a silver medal necklace in addition to his watch), but the timeline is right. If so, he was found drowned in Boston Harbor and initially believed to be one of two men still missing from a January plane crash. I can’t find where this guy was ever identified—I looked up various permutations of body found, body identified, etc. for Boston in 1982 on Newspapers.com, and there were at least half a dozen drownings with bodies to be identified (combo of accidental and suicides, along with the random plane crash victims).

Boston John Doe 3/2/1982

Clipping found in The Miami Herald published in Miami, Florida on 3/4/1982. Boston John Doe 3/2/1982

www.newspapers.com

Great find, thank you. Definitely refer to the same man imo. Did you see anything about a John Doe found in Boston in June 1982, by any chance?

 

[DS2021]

Found in a public location

I hate when Mass NamUs profiles have this. It's so nonspecific

 

[cheemsg]

I hate when Mass NamUs profiles have this. It's so nonspecific

Mass's NamUs's are insanely blank. It'll be like "recognisable face / age cannot determine / found outdoors"

 

[Nancy Drew RN]

Great find, thank you. Definitely refer to the same man imo. Did you see anything about a John Doe found in Boston in June 1982, by any chance?

I didn’t see anything using the terms I used to find the other one (sometimes the condition of the body leads to better results using skeletal, remains, bones/skull, etc.), although there was a body found in nearby Marshfield on June 11. It was heavily decomposed and not immediately able to be identified; I’m not sure if this person was later identified or not.

 

[LordMo]

Mass's NamUs's are insanely blank. It'll be like "recognisable face / age cannot determine / found outdoors"

"we think it's a body / just checked / yeah probably for sure a body"

 

[cheemsg]

I didn’t see anything using the terms I used to find the other one (sometimes the condition of the body leads to better results using skeletal, remains, bones/skull, etc.), although there was a body found in nearby Marshfield on June 11. It was heavily decomposed and not immediately able to be identified; I’m not sure if this person was later identified or not.

Do you mind sending me clipping about June's discovery?

 

[Nancy Drew RN]

Do you mind sending me clipping about June's discovery?

June 11, 1982 Marshfield Doe - Newspapers.com

Clipping found in The Boston Globe published in Boston, Massachusetts on 6/12/1982. June 11, 1982 Marshfield Doe

www.newspapers.com