MA MA-Hampden Co, MultMale, 20-60 years, UP134472, Human skull found in woods, Jan '24

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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Date Body Found January 17, 2024
Location Found Holyoke, Massachusetts
Estimated Age Range 20-60 Years

Case Numbers​

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ME/C Case Number2024-950 & 2024-3861

Demographics​

Biological Sex Male
Race / Ethnicity White / Caucasian, Black / African American
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Estimated Age Group Adult
Estimated Age Range (Years)20-60
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Estimated PMI--
Height60' 3"-68' 2"(723-818 inches) , Estimated
Weight Cannot Estimate

Circumstances​

Type Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found January 17, 2024
NamUs Case Created December 6, 2024
ME/C QA Reviewed--

Location Found​

Location Holyoke, Massachusetts 01040
County Hampden County
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Found On Tribal Land No
Circumstances of Recovery On 01/17/2024 a human skull was located in the woods when a couple was looking for their dog and stumbled across it in the snow. Dog was retrieved and the couple made their way out of the woods and called 911. Area is about 1/2 mile into the woods by an old abandoned homeless camp near the train tracks. At the time there were no other specimens/remains located in the area, but there was approximately 3 inches of frozen snow on the ground. No associated tissue or clothing reported. Skull was collected and area was marked for further search once the snow melted.On 03/13/2024, additional remains were located during a scheduled search in the woods behind 32 Lincoln St, Holyoke, MA. Long and short bones, as well as vertebrae were located on top of the soil, covered by leaves. The bones were scattered within a 30 foot radius along with some clothing (shoes, belt, and pants) located nearby.After examination it was reported that the remains consist of a partial cranial and postcranial skeleton in good to excellent condition of a male, probable older adult (20-60 years, likely toward the upper portion of that interval) individual of probable European- or African-derived population affinity. Stature is estimated at 64.3 ± 3.9 inches (60.3-68.2 inches). No perimortem trauma or antemortem trauma are visible, and antemortem pathological changes consist of extensive tooth loss, OA, and incipient ankylosing spondylitis. Based upon the overall taphonomic observations, the postmortem interval is broadly estimated at one half to two years.

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Details of Recovery​

Inventory of Remains One or more limbs not recovered One or both hands not recovered
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only

Physical Description​

Hair Color Unknown
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Left Eye Color Unknown
Right Eye Color Unknown
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Distinctive Physical Features​

No Information Entered​

Clothing and Accessories​

Item
Description
Accessories
one black belt
Near the Body

Clothing
partial remnants of black pants; button on front of pants "St Johns Bay"
Near the Body

Footwear
2 black shoes
Near the Body

Other
one red pocket knife; one black wallet, one prayer card (Senor de los Milagros)
Near the Body

 

[beavt]

Henry V Fermino, MP82985, went missing from Dartmouth, MA (about 115 miles from Holyoke) on 5/9/2021 at age 60. Height and weight are 5’2” and 155-165 respectively. Last seen with an unknown male leaving a motel on Route 6

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