FL Miami-Dade County- Male, White/ Caucasian- 21-35- Poss. victim cocaine wars early 80s- UP1041- April 22, 2003

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Date of Discovery: April 22, 2003
Location of Discovery: Miami-Dade County, Florida
Estimated Date of Death: Not stated
State of Remains: Skeletal Remains
Cause of Death: Not stated

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 25 - 40 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'4
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Healed fracture of right scaphoid may have involved the use of the short - arm thumb.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available; 1-13-16 teeth missing antemortem.
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery​

The victim's bones were found by a dredging crew at the edge of the Everglades near the Tamiami Trail and 144th Avenue in April 2003. Police believe he was murdered and his bodied dumped, perhaps as many as 25 years ago. He may have been in the often violent cocaine wars that marked the early 1980s.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: Miami-Dade County Crimestoppers
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 305-471-TIPS

Agency Name: Dade County Medical Examiners Office
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 305-545-2400
Agency Case Number: 2003-0983

NCIC Case Number: U620003590
NamUs Case Number: 1041

 

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