MI MI - Detroit, BlkMale 16-25, UP11587, Multiple GSWs & burned, nude, Sep'93

[Migmuu]

UP#11587
Unidentified Person Case

Age: 16 - 25 years old
Race: Black/African-American
Height: 5'5
Weight: 160 pounds
Postmortem interval: Hours

Found: 09/16/1993
Location: 5169 Lillibridge Street
Circumstances: Found inside home at the above address. Cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds, and the body was burnt in arson attempt on the home. Fire damage to body precluded hair/eye color assessment.

No missing persons exclusions listed on NamUs.

 

[Migmuu]

Missing Person Case

I think this could be 14-year-old Edward Watson, missing 09/08/93 from Inkster, MI. There are no circumstances listed for his disappearance.

Age (14) is outside the age range, but only by two years. Might be closer to one year depending on his birthday.
Race matches
Height (5'6) within one inch
Weight (165) is within 5 pounds
Disappeared only eight days before the body was found.
Inkster, MI is within the same county and is only ~25 miles from 5169 Lillibridge St.

 

[Otterly]

Missing Person Case

I think this could be 14-year-old Edward Watson, missing 09/08/93 from Inkster, MI. There are no circumstances listed for his disappearance.

Age (14) is outside the age range, but only by two years. Might be closer to one year depending on his birthday.
Race matches
Height (5'6) within one inch
Weight (165) is within 5 pounds
Disappeared only eight days before the body was found.
Inkster, MI is within the same county and is only ~25 miles from 5169 Lillibridge St.

Wow, that's definitely a good find! Not to mention it can be hard to tell the ages of some boys at 14. They can seem older, 16, 18, even older, to adults. This may have been especially with the fire damage to the body....Only 8 days and 25 miles is very intriguing.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

I agree with Edward Watson but it doesn't seem that he's been ruled out. I'll submit him to the doenetwork.

 

[JD6090]

I agree with Edward Watson but it doesn't seem that he's been ruled out. I'll submit him to the doenetwork.

Did anything come from you submitting this possible match?

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Did anything come from you submitting this possible match?

Nope. I imagine Detroit's medical examiner is a bit swamped with COVID.

 

[Aurora90]

bumping for visibility. any exclusions?

 

[Myrrh]

bumping for visibility. any exclusions?

No exclusions in NamUs

 

[Aurora90]

Missing Person Case

I think this could be 14-year-old Edward Watson, missing 09/08/93 from Inkster, MI. There are no circumstances listed for his disappearance.

Age (14) is outside the age range, but only by two years. Might be closer to one year depending on his birthday.
Race matches
Height (5'6) within one inch
Weight (165) is within 5 pounds
Disappeared only eight days before the body was found.
Inkster, MI is within the same county and is only ~25 miles from 5169 Lillibridge St.

I think this should be looked into as a possibility. Did anyone ever receive a reply from sending this tip in?

 

[Aurora90]

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