FL Miami, 60+, White Male, December 24, 1957- 2238UMFL

[PatLaurel]

2238UMFL

Date of Discovery: December 24, 1957
Location of Discovery: Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Estimated Date of Death: 1957
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 60+ years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'6"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Healed fracture of the right 5th rib.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Not available. Dentures.
Fingerprints: Available.
DNA: Not available.

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Blue work shirt and blue coveralls.
Jewelry: Gold ring with 3 imitation diamonds worn on the right hand.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery​

A boy out hunting discovered the victim's skeletal remains near 271110 SW 142 Avenue in Miami.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Sandra Boyd
Agency Phone Number: 305-545-2425
Agency Case Number: 1957-2654

NCIC Case Number: U950024648
NamUs Case Number: UP #6842

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)​

 

[PatLaurel]

@PayrollNerd, this one also has fingerprints available although it was "near complete or complete skeleton" when found.
Could it be a typo?

MOO JMO

 

[PayrollNerd]

@PayrollNerd, this one also has fingerprints available although it was "near complete or complete skeleton" when found.
Could it be a typo?

MOO JMO

That is exactly what I'm thinking. Usually you have to be in the 2 +/- week window of putrification in order to have enough tissue. The only other thing that could salvage the tissue is to be frozen but we all know it's hotter than Hades here, even in Dec.