NC NC - Smithfield, Neuse River, WhtMale 25-35, UP16588, tribal tattoo, Apr'17

[Gardener1850]

[h=1]Case Report - NamUs UP # 16588[/h] [h=1]Case Information[/h]

Status	Unidentified
Case number	ME17-4321
Date found	April 25, 2017 00:00
Date created	May 05, 2017 12:36
Date last modified	May 11, 2017 12:00
Investigating agency date QA reviewed

[h=3]Local Contact (ME/C or Other)[/h]

Agency	NC Ofc of the Chief Med Exmnr
Phone	919-743-9000

[h=3]Case Manager[/h]

Name	Clyde Gibbs
Phone	800.672.7024

[h=1]Demographics[/h]

Estimated age	Adult - Pre 40
Minimum age	25 years
Maximum age	35 years
Race	White
Ethnicity
Sex	Male
Weight (pounds)	116, Estimated
Height (inches)	63, Measured

	All parts recovered
	Head not recovered
	Torso not recovered
	One or more limbs not recovered
	One or both hands not recovered

[TD="colspan: 2"][h=3]Body Parts Inventory (Check all that apply)[/h][/TD]

Body conditions

Not recognizable - Insect/animal activity

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Probable year of death	to
Estimated postmortem interval

[h=1]Circumstances[/h]

GPS coordinates
Address 1	2320 S. Brightleaf Blvd
Address 2
City	Smithfield
State	North Carolina
Zip code	27577
County	Johnston

[TD="colspan: 2"][h=3]Location Found[/h][/TD]

Circumstances

Body found floating in the Neuse River.

[h=1]Physical[/h]

	Hair color	Unknown or Completely Bald
	Head hair
	Body hair
	Facial hair
	Left eye color	Unknown or Missing
	Right eye color	Unknown or Missing
	Eye description
	Amputations
	Deformities
	Scars and marks
	Tattoos	Black w/red outline tribal art pattern on right upper arm.
	Piercings
	Artificial body parts and aids
	Finger and toe nails
	Other distinctive physical characteristics

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[TD="colspan: 2"]No other distinctive body features[/TD]

[TD="colspan: 2"]Distinctive features as described below[/TD]

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[h=1]Medical[/h]

	Medical implants
	Foreign objects
	Skeletal findings
	Organ absent
	Prior surgery
	Other medical information

[h=1]Fingerprints[/h]

Status:

[TD="class: view_field"] Fingerprint information is currently not available [/TD]

[h=1]Clothing and Accessories[/h]

[TD="colspan: 2"]No clothing or accessories[/TD]

[TD="colspan: 2"]Clothing and accessories are described below[/TD]

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Clothing on body
Clothing with body	Hanes briefs
Footwear
Jewelry
Eyewear
Other items found with body

[h=1]Dental[/h]

Status:

[TD="class: view_field"] Dental information / charting is available and entered [/TD]

[h=1]DNA[/h]

Status:

[TD="class: view_field"] Sample available - Not yet submitted [/TD]

[h=1]Images[/h] [TABLE="class: images"]
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[h=1]Documents[/h] There are currently no documents available for this case.

https://www.identifyus.org/en/cases/16588

 

[Gardener1850]

[h=1]Body found in Neuse River near Smithfield[/h]

An NCDOT bridge maintenance crew was working to remove debris that had gathered around a support beam column at the Neuse River Bridge on US 301 South of Smithfield.

While removing the debris that was collected by recent rainfall, the crew spotted the body that had been lodged against the support beams.

Police Detective Sgt. R.D. Wood said the Smithfield Fire Department assisted police with the recovery of the body.

http://abc11.com/news/body-found-in-neuse-river-near-smithfield/1916185/

 

[Gardener1850]

AUTOPSY: Body found in Neuse River not due to heavy rains

SMITHFIELD, NC (WITN) - Police say a man whose body was pulled from the Neuse River on Tuesday did not die because of recent heavy rain.

Smithfield police said the State Medical Examiner's Office completed a preliminary autopsy on the body discovered by a state worker removing flood debris from a bridge.
The identity of the white man is not yet known, according to a news release. The body was approximately 5'3" tall, and the man had a black and red tattoo on his upper right arm and shoulder, possibly a "tribal" design.

http://www.witn.com/content/news/Wo...River-bridge-after-heavy-rains-420412263.html

 

[noseymosey]

http://jocoreport.com/police-release-new-information-on-body-found-in-neuse-river/

http://jocoreport.com/police-release-new-information-on-body-found-in-neuse-river/

 

[OkieGranny]

http://wncn.com/2017/07/12/smithfield-police-still-working-to-identify-body-found-in-neuse-river/

The North Carolina Department of Transportation crew was working to clear debris from support columns on the Neuse River Bridge on U.S. 301 around 3 p.m. on April 25 when the body was found.

On April 27, Smithfield police said the body was that of a white male who was 5 feet 3 inches tall and has a black and red tattoo on the upper right arm and shoulder.

But on Wednesday, Smithfield police said the medical examiner could not confirm the victim’s race or ethnicity but they could have been Caucasian, Asian, or Hispanic.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Police are still trying to identify a man found dead in the Neuse River in April.

https://www.abc11.com/smithfield-police-seek-help-identifying-man-found-in-neuse-river/2928965/

 

[Gardener1850]

The investigation remains open, and officials suspect foul play, according to the Smithfield Police Department.

The N.C. Medical Examiner’s Office completed a preliminary autopsy on April 27, 2017, although it was unable to confirm the race or ethnicity of the victim.
He could be Caucasian, Asian or Hispanic, officials said.
The man was about 5 feet 3 inches tall and had a blue and red tattoo on his right shoulder.

The image of the tattoo is unclear because of the condition of the body. Police have said it could be a tribal sign.

In addition to the Medical Examiner’s Office, N.C. State University has helped officials try to identify the man.

The Benson Police Department and state medical examiners have confirmed that the body is not that of Cole Thomas of Florida, who went missing in Benson in November. Thomas has not been found.

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article194138309.html#storylink=cpy
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[Gardener1850]

Long shot suggestion:

http://www.hometownstations.com/sto...igation-related-to-missing-kori-glossett-case

His thread here: http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?313641-OH-Kori-Glossett-25-Van-Wert-1-July-2016

Age (25) matches UID range.
Height- 5'5" -- only 2 inches over UID estimate of 5'3"
There is no description of his arm tattoo in his thread and the above picture is the only picture of the tattoo I can find. He's a long shot because he went missing from Ohio almost a year prior to the UID being found.

Please submit if you think this is at all promising, I'm just suggesting here. Thanks.

 

[Gardener1850]

Still unidentified, some photos added to NAMUS: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Spoiler: WARNING - GRAPHIC IMAGE OF PARTIAL TATTOO

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Catlady085]

Still unidentified, some photos added to NAMUS: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

*WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGE OR PARTIAL TATTOO BELOW*

Spoiler: Graphic Photo

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Here is another picture of Kori’s tattoo.

 

[Grungster]

This case hits home for me...I'm about an hour away from where this happened.

 

[Hope32]

Rule Outs:
Richard Borrelli 04/09/1999 New Hanover NC
Javier Gomez 04/22/2017 Duplin NC
Christopher Thomas 11/25/2016 Johnston NC

 

[cheemsg]

WTF is that tattoo picture - should have just done a sketch atp

 

[ChatteringBirds]

I can't believe the photos they release to the public in NamUs sometimes. These poor families of these victims.

 

[cheemsg]

I can't believe the photos they release to the public in NamUs sometimes. These poor families of these victims.

I've got the feeling lately that some of the LE who put these cases in NamUs just don't even give a damn about these people, graphic pics, lack of detail etc.Nearly 1000 cases where their biological sex hasn't even been confirmed. I wish there were more standards on that site.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

I've got the feeling lately that some of the LE who put these cases in NamUs just don't even give a damn about these people, graphic pics, lack of detail etc.Nearly 1000 cases where their biological sex hasn't even been confirmed. I wish there were more standards on that site.

And that's just the cases that make it on NAMUS. Some jurisdictions don't even bother.

 

[pigbunny]

That’s one of the nastiest pictures I’ve ever seen and I’ve been around a minute.
That’s not just another set of bones. That is a person with family whose now literally decomposed body
Is now posted for the world to see. Not an ounce of decorum. There are photos taken, well before today’s era of decency and trauma sensitivity, that are significantly more respectful. Agree in spades with the obvious need for a sketch, as we’ve seen a thousand other times for tattoos that are on a decendent that is in advanced stages of decomp.

Sorry to go off that is just beyond anything I’ve ever seen.

Edited to add: not mad at y’all. The people who shared that in Namus on the other hand…come on now.

 

[Teamir]

Can one of our amazing WS artists do a sketch so we don’t have to keep looking at that photo when comparing? I’d be ever so grateful!

 

[ljkay1]

Here's an image the police released. It don't think it matches Kori.

 

[Gee_rich1]

What about James Allen Christopher? Missing in North Carolina 2014, somebody has been convicted in his case. Apparently the killer dumped James’ body off a bridge potentially in the cape fear river, however he wasn’t 100% sure where. Is it like he could have got the river wrong, or the body could have traveled to the Neuse river? James has a tribal tattoo on his upper right arm, however I’ve not found any images of said tattoo just yet. I am aware that the UID is much shorter than James however, it’s said James was potentially dismembered/mutilated before being put into the river. Here’s his namus.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov