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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
This man has remained unidentified for 34 years, in spite of many clues that could identify him - most notably a photo of a child found in his wallet, perhaps a relative?
A newspaper article from NamUs (see attached files) indicates that a gun found near the remains was found to be stolen from a car in Arvonia, Virginia, in 1978, suggesting the man may have ties to Virginia.
Sex Male
Race / Ethnicity White / Caucasian, Black / African American, Hispanic / Latino, Uncertain
Estimated Age Range (Years) 40-60
Estimated Year of Death 1983-1986
Estimated PMI 1 Years
Height 5' 4"-6' 0"(64-72 inches) , Estimated
Weight Cannot Estimate
Circumstances
Date Body Found September 1, 1986
NamUs Case Created June 22, 2011
Location Lake Placid, New York
County Essex County
Circumstances of Recovery Partial skeletal remains found in wooded area off Route 73, between the west branch of the Ausbale River, in the Town of North Elba.
[note, Ausbale is probably a typo for Ausable River]
Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains One or more limbs not recovered One or both hands not recovered
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only
Physical Description
Hair Color Unknown
Head Hair Description possible short brown or black hair
Body Hair Description body hair
Facial Hair Description unknown
Left Eye Color Unknown
Right Eye Color Unknown
Eye Description non prescription glasses, Capri Roberto brand, frame Italy 58-20
Distinctive Physical Features
Other distinctive physical characteristic
Wide triangular nasal aperture with a pronounced nasal sill, wide relatively high nasal bridge
Other distinctive physical characteristic
prior collar bone fracture and prior rib fracture
Other distinctive physical characteristic
Average frame size and musculature
Clothing and Accessories
Accessories
Brown tote bag. Trailways Bus schedule December 5, 1985-January 8, 1986 -- Near the Body
Clothing
Blue insulated winter jacket, pullover shirt, blue and white print button shirt ( neck size 16 and 32-33 sleeves), blue cotton work pants embossed with "COWDEN" (28 1/2 inseam), black belt buckled to 4th hole, small size Fruit of the Loom underwear and blue socks. Wool hat. -- On the Body
Eyewear
Prescription eyeglasses. -- On the Body
Footwear
Brown lace up work boots. -- On the Body
I'm attaching the picture of a child that he carried in his wallet, as well as three artist reconstructions of the UID. The reconstructions look quite different: the newspaper article explains that one forensic artist depicted the man as White and another focused on his African-American heritage. On NamUs there are also pictures of his bag and some of his clothing.
This man has remained unidentified for 34 years, in spite of many clues that could identify him - most notably a photo of a child found in his wallet, perhaps a relative?
A newspaper article from NamUs (see attached files) indicates that a gun found near the remains was found to be stolen from a car in Arvonia, Virginia, in 1978, suggesting the man may have ties to Virginia.
Sex Male
Race / Ethnicity White / Caucasian, Black / African American, Hispanic / Latino, Uncertain
Estimated Age Range (Years) 40-60
Estimated Year of Death 1983-1986
Estimated PMI 1 Years
Height 5' 4"-6' 0"(64-72 inches) , Estimated
Weight Cannot Estimate
Circumstances
Date Body Found September 1, 1986
NamUs Case Created June 22, 2011
Location Lake Placid, New York
County Essex County
Circumstances of Recovery Partial skeletal remains found in wooded area off Route 73, between the west branch of the Ausbale River, in the Town of North Elba.
[note, Ausbale is probably a typo for Ausable River]
Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains One or more limbs not recovered One or both hands not recovered
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only
Physical Description
Hair Color Unknown
Head Hair Description possible short brown or black hair
Body Hair Description body hair
Facial Hair Description unknown
Left Eye Color Unknown
Right Eye Color Unknown
Eye Description non prescription glasses, Capri Roberto brand, frame Italy 58-20
Distinctive Physical Features
Other distinctive physical characteristic
Wide triangular nasal aperture with a pronounced nasal sill, wide relatively high nasal bridge
Other distinctive physical characteristic
prior collar bone fracture and prior rib fracture
Other distinctive physical characteristic
Average frame size and musculature
Clothing and Accessories
Accessories
Brown tote bag. Trailways Bus schedule December 5, 1985-January 8, 1986 -- Near the Body
Clothing
Blue insulated winter jacket, pullover shirt, blue and white print button shirt ( neck size 16 and 32-33 sleeves), blue cotton work pants embossed with "COWDEN" (28 1/2 inseam), black belt buckled to 4th hole, small size Fruit of the Loom underwear and blue socks. Wool hat. -- On the Body
Eyewear
Prescription eyeglasses. -- On the Body
Footwear
Brown lace up work boots. -- On the Body
I'm attaching the picture of a child that he carried in his wallet, as well as three artist reconstructions of the UID. The reconstructions look quite different: the newspaper article explains that one forensic artist depicted the man as White and another focused on his African-American heritage. On NamUs there are also pictures of his bag and some of his clothing.
