MD MD - Baltimore, BlkMale 15-35, UP2254, in alley, bracelet, necklace, shoes, clothes, Aug'80

[Moonwalker9]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
230UMMD

Recognizable face but no PM, just a reconstruction.

230UMMD - Unidentified Male

Artistic rendering of the Victim

Date of Discovery: August 29, 1980
Location of Discovery: Baltimore, Baltimore City County, Maryland
Estimated Date of Death: Hours Prior
State of Remains: Recognizable face
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description
Estimated Age: 18-25 years old
Race: Black/African American
Gender: Male
Height: 5'7", Measured
Weight: 147, Measured
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Left eye healed abrasion/Left knee healed scar.

Identifiers
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Brown with white stripes collar shirt, maroon shorts
Jewelry: ID/Silver Link type bracelet/Link type silver necklace
Additional Personal Items: Tan suede shoes

Circumstances of Discovery
The victim was located in an alley in the 600 Block of Augusta Avenue in Baltimore.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: MD Ofc of Chief St Med Examiner
Agency Phone Number: 410-333-3225
Agency Case Number: 80-1737A/80-68U/100284

Agency Name: Baltimore Police Department
Agency Phone Number: 410-396-2400
Agency Case Number: 80-1737A/80-68U/100284

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 2254

Information Source(s)
NamUs

Admin Notes

 

[RookieInvestigator]

Possible matches...The UID has no R/Os...

MP10070
Jerry Lee Armstrong
Black / African American
Missing Age: 17 Years
Last Contact: December 23, 1977
Missing From: Hernando, Mississippi
Height: 5' 6"
Weight: 145 lbs
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Scar/mark: scar over left eye
___________________________

MP35183
Furman Joseph Byrd
Black / African American
Last Contact: June 28, 1968
Missing From: Cleveland, Ohio
Age: 18
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5' 6" - 5' 10"
Weight: 130 - 150 lbs

Circumstances of Disappearance
Furman was last known to be in Cleveland, OH on 06/28/1968. He may have been an art student in Boston.

 

[Moonwalker9]

Match made in heaven. They looks alike, same height and both have a scar over the left eye.

J.D
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Left eye healed abrasion/

Jerry Lee Armstrong
Scar/mark: scar over left eye

However, the circumstances don't match up. Don't think Jerry ever made it out of state.

Jerry Lee Armstrong – The Charley Project

 

[RookieInvestigator]

The scar made me think it was possible...

What a tragic situation for Jerry's family...Is it possible he tried to flee? However, it seems like he would've shared that info with his family...

I wonder if LE tried to perform a nationwide VIN search of the vehicle...They may want to check bodies of water near the area to see if it was dumped there...

I relied on NAMUS on this one...I wish they provided links to the other missing persons websites in each profile...

 

[Melt71]

No visible Namus ruleouts. I search Black and Missing for MD with no results. https://blackandmissinginc.com/

 

[cheemsg]

Strange, his reconstruction has the NCMEC watermark but he's definitely not up on NCMEC website. Is it possible he was identified but NamUS has forgotten to remove his page?

 

[cenazoic]

Jerry’s still in NCMEC:

Have you seen this child? Jerry Armstrong

Missing From: HERNANDO, MS. Missing Date: Fri, Dec 23 1977. Both photos shown are of Jerry. He was last seen on December 23, 1977, driving a white Pontiac Le Mans.

www.missingkids.org

 

[iamshadow21]

I'm a bit frustrated by the 'ID type bracelet' but no pictures. I'm assuming it didn't have his name, or we wouldn't be here, but what if it's actually a medic alert bracelet or something? That could be key to an identification (or a rule out). He could be diabetic, have an allergy or a heart condition, or any number of things. His cause of death is listed as unknown. It could be extremely relevant. Or, it could just be a chunky link bracelet. Without a photo it's impossible to tell.

 

[Aurora90]

I'm assuming they have no dna on file for Jerry to make a dna comparison. Because he should have been ruled out otherwise.

I wonder what type of ID-type bracelet the Doe had on? It's likely, that any health issues Jerry might have had, may not have been made known to LE due to HIPPA laws. So no comparison can be made that way either.

 

[cenazoic]

HiPPA wasn’t enacted until 1996. MedicAlert bracelets were ‘invented’ in 1956, so that could be a possibility.

I’m assuming, absent other info, that it was a blank “ID-type” bracelet,like so:

C. 1980 Vintage Tiffany Jewelry ID Bracelet in 18kt Yellow Gold

Buy C. 1980 Vintage Tiffany Jewelry ID Bracelet in 18kt Yellow Gold and more fine jewelery at Ross Simons.

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