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NamUs #UP12105
Demographics
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Uncertain
Estimated Age Group: Adult
Estimated Age Range (Years): N/A
Estimated Year of Death: N/A
Estimated PMI: N/A
Height: 5'10" (70 inches), Estimated
Weight: Cannot Estimate
Cause of Death: Unknown
Circumstances
Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: August 18, 1972
NamUs Case Created: February 3, 2014
ME/C QA Reviewed: N/A
Location Found: Detroit, Michigan
County: Wayne County
Circumstances of Recovery: Workers with the Department of Public Works responded to calls from residents in a neighborhood on the east side of Detroit reporting a clogged sewer drain. When the workers began clearing the drain, located at the rear of 13021 E. Forest, they discovered a pair of legs in a plastic bag and alerted the police. Further dredging of the drain located the head, which an autopsy later revealed contained a bullet wound.
Inventory of Remains: Torso not recovered; One or more limbs not recovered; One or both hands not recovered
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial remains with soft tissues
Physical Description
Hair Color: Unknown
Head Hair Description: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinctive Physical Features: Possibly wore dentures
Clothing and Accessories
- Olive slacks, two pairs of socks (one thick, one thin) (On the Body)
News Coverage
"Parts of Body Found in Sewer On East Side," Detroit Free Press, 19 August 1972, 3A.
The head and two legs of a badly decomposed body were taken from a sewer Friday at the rear of 13021 E. Forest.
Police were called when DPW employes, working to clear the sewer which neighbors reported had flooded in Wednesday's rain, discovered a plastic bag containing the legs. Further dredging resulted in discovery of the head.
Police said the remains were too badly decomposed to immediately determine sex or race.
"Head, Legs Belong to Gun Victim," Detroit Free Press, 20 August 1972, 8D.
The head and two legs of a badly decomposed body taken from an east side sewer were identified Saturday as parts of a man's body.
An autopsy disclosed a bullet wound in the head.
The parts were found Friday at the rear of 13021 E. Forest. Police were checking dentures in an effort to determine the identity.
Demographics
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Uncertain
Estimated Age Group: Adult
Estimated Age Range (Years): N/A
Estimated Year of Death: N/A
Estimated PMI: N/A
Height: 5'10" (70 inches), Estimated
Weight: Cannot Estimate
Cause of Death: Unknown
Circumstances
Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: August 18, 1972
NamUs Case Created: February 3, 2014
ME/C QA Reviewed: N/A
Location Found: Detroit, Michigan
County: Wayne County
Circumstances of Recovery: Workers with the Department of Public Works responded to calls from residents in a neighborhood on the east side of Detroit reporting a clogged sewer drain. When the workers began clearing the drain, located at the rear of 13021 E. Forest, they discovered a pair of legs in a plastic bag and alerted the police. Further dredging of the drain located the head, which an autopsy later revealed contained a bullet wound.
Inventory of Remains: Torso not recovered; One or more limbs not recovered; One or both hands not recovered
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial remains with soft tissues
Physical Description
Hair Color: Unknown
Head Hair Description: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinctive Physical Features: Possibly wore dentures
Clothing and Accessories
- Olive slacks, two pairs of socks (one thick, one thin) (On the Body)
News Coverage
"Parts of Body Found in Sewer On East Side," Detroit Free Press, 19 August 1972, 3A.
The head and two legs of a badly decomposed body were taken from a sewer Friday at the rear of 13021 E. Forest.
Police were called when DPW employes, working to clear the sewer which neighbors reported had flooded in Wednesday's rain, discovered a plastic bag containing the legs. Further dredging resulted in discovery of the head.
Police said the remains were too badly decomposed to immediately determine sex or race.
"Head, Legs Belong to Gun Victim," Detroit Free Press, 20 August 1972, 8D.
The head and two legs of a badly decomposed body taken from an east side sewer were identified Saturday as parts of a man's body.
An autopsy disclosed a bullet wound in the head.
The parts were found Friday at the rear of 13021 E. Forest. Police were checking dentures in an effort to determine the identity.
