MS MS - Beneath pile of leaves, Natchez John Doe # UP124871, skeletal, adult, possibly 70yrs, 14 March, 2024 *id'd Febr 2026 - William Francis Harrington

[dotr]

Who is Natchez John Doe (2024)?

Mississippi Office of the State Medical Examiner and Othram Team to Identify 2024 John Doe

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''On March 14, 2024, skeletal remains were discovered by an officer beneath a pile of leaves in a shallow grave in Natchez, Mississippi. The remains are believed to belong to an adult male, whose age could not be definitively determined. The man stood between 5’9” and 6’4”. An ID card found near the remains suggests the individual may have been a 70-year-old male, but no official identification has been made.

The case was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) as UP124871. Despite investigators’ efforts, the individual has not been identified. The uncertainty around his identity has left the case unsolved and the community searching for answers.''

''Please consider contributing to help fund the forensic DNA testing required to solve this case. Your support can help bring answers to this investigation. Additionally, you can contribute your DNA data to aid forensic investigations and assist in identifying this individual. To donate, click here.''

 

[lightofmine99]

The ID card detail makes me go ??? but I know the card could be stolen.

 

[dotr]

Who is Natchez John Doe (2024)?

Mississippi Office of the State Medical Examiner and Othram Team to Identify 2024 John Doe

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[Vern]

Link to this gentleman's NAMUS:

NAMUS UP124871

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[othram]

We’re so close! will you help us cross the finish line?

Earlier last year, a headless skeleton was found buried in a shallow grave just off the road in Natchez, Mississippi. The man remains unidentified, and the local agency working this case does not have the funding needed to pursue advanced forensic DNA testing. Thanks to generous support from ALL OF YOU, we’ve already raised more than 65% of the funding goal, and we’ve started work on the case. Please help us get to the finish line!

Who is Natchez John Doe (2024)?

Mississippi Office of the State Medical Examiner and Othram Team to Identify 2024 John Doe

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[iulia]

His NamUs page is down at the moment.

 

[Rikissa]

Identified:

Natchez John Doe (2024) is Now Identified

Mississippi Office of the State Medical Examiner & Natchez Police Department Team with Othram to Identify a 2024 John Doe

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[Blurgle]

It doesn't sound that he was actually found headless or in a shallow grave. If the man who found his remains is to be believed, he was actually found on a tarp, covered with leaves as if his remains had been there for a while, and his skull had rolled away. More here:

What happened to Natchez's recently identified John Doe? More details ...

Human remains found off a Natchez roadside in March 2024 have been identified as 70-year-old Kentuckian William Francis Harrington; police say no foul play suspected.

www.natchezdemocrat.com

They also state it isn’t believed his death was by foul play. So why the tarp?

 

[Rikissa]

They also state it isn’t believed his death was by foul play. So why the tarp?

It's mentioned in the article in your post:

Those remains were identified as William Francis Harrington, who was from Kentucky. Born Sept. 29, 1953, Harrington was 70 years old and thought to have been camped out in the woods where he died, according to Natchez Police Department investigators.

If you are out camping, it's a good idea to place a tarp under you, as the ground can be wet.