MI MI - Detroit, WhtMale, 45-60, #UP11904, found with a deceased dog, Oct’84

[Mina280909]

#UP11904

Demographics​

Biological SexMale
Race / EthnicityWhite / Caucasian
Possible First Name --
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Nickname/Alias--
Estimated Age GroupAdult - Pre 60
Estimated Age Range (Years)45-60
Estimated Year of Death1984
Estimated PMI1 Weeks
Height6' 2"(74 inches) , Measured
Weight226 lbs, Estimated

Circumstances​

TypeUnidentified Deceased
Date Body FoundOctober 27, 1984
NamUs Case CreatedDecember 30, 2013
ME/C QA Reviewed--

Location Found​

LocationDetroit, Michigan
CountyWayne County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Found On Tribal Land--
Circumstances of RecoveryThe body of a unknown white male and a deceased brown dog with a borwn collar was found at the bottom of a water filled evevator shaft in a vacant apartment building. It appears that this man fell to his death from the 9th floor.

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Details of Recovery​

Inventory of Remains All parts recovered
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction

Physical Description​

Hair Color Black
Head Hair Description Straight 4-5" long
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye Color Unknown
Right Eye Color Unknown
Eye Description Decomposition precluded eye color assessment

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Distinctive Physical Features​

No Information Entered​

Clothing and Accessories​

Item
Description
Accessories
Brown dog (also drowned) with a 15-18 foot wire leash
Near the Body

Clothing
Fully dressed-Black shirt, blue jeans
On the Body

Footwear
No shoes recovered
On the Body

 

[Brightchaser47]

#UP11904

Demographics​

Biological SexMale
Race / EthnicityWhite / Caucasian
Possible First Name --
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Nickname/Alias--
Estimated Age GroupAdult - Pre 60
Estimated Age Range (Years)45-60
Estimated Year of Death1984
Estimated PMI1 Weeks
Height6' 2"(74 inches) , Measured
Weight226 lbs, Estimated

Circumstances​

TypeUnidentified Deceased
Date Body FoundOctober 27, 1984
NamUs Case CreatedDecember 30, 2013
ME/C QA Reviewed--

Location Found​

LocationDetroit, Michigan
CountyWayne County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Found On Tribal Land--
Circumstances of RecoveryThe body of a unknown white male and a deceased brown dog with a borwn collar was found at the bottom of a water filled evevator shaft in a vacant apartment building. It appears that this man fell to his death from the 9th floor.

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Details of Recovery​

Inventory of Remains All parts recovered
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction

Physical Description​

Hair Color Black
Head Hair Description Straight 4-5" long
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye Color Unknown
Right Eye Color Unknown
Eye Description Decomposition precluded eye color assessment

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Distinctive Physical Features​

No Information Entered​

Clothing and Accessories​

Item
Description
Accessories
Brown dog (also drowned) with a 15-18 foot wire leash
Near the Body

Clothing
Fully dressed-Black shirt, blue jeans
On the Body

Footwear
No shoes recovered
On the Body

Rather odd he was fully dressed, but without shoes. Also, you'd think the dog would've warned him of danger at the shaft opening. Could they have been chased or pushed into it? jmo

 

[madamx]

Yes it is odd unless the guy fell and the poor dedicated faithful dog jumped in after him to save him.

Or the guy fell in and the dog attach to the leash got pulled in with the guy

It is strange he had no shoes

 

[JSolt1210]

Strange that someone would choose to walk his dog in a vacant apartment building—on the ninth floor no less!

It sounds like the elevator wasn't working properly if they fell down the shaft. So did he walk his dog up nine flights of stairs? Is that something dog walkers do? It just sounds so odd.

Walking his dog also suggests the man is local to the area. But then why did no one report a loved one, a neighbor, or even a tenant stepping out with his dog and never coming back? It had only been a week, as per the PMI. Were they homeless?

 

[madamx]

I have thought about this one a lot! This is really strange.
Unless he was a homeless guy living in this building with the dog But someone had to have seen this guy outside with his dog at some point.
I think living in the building because no shoes were found and it was October so Iam assuming it was cold in Michigan at that time to be walking around with no shoes