NY NY- New York, BlkMale, UP7268, 35-45, in basement of the diner, known locally for 20 years. 'Bernard'. Oct 1995.

[cheemsg]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)E

stimated Age Group- Adult - Pre 50
Estimated Age Range (Years)- 35-45
Estimated Year of Death- 1995
Estimated PMI- Hours
Height- 5' 7"(67 inches) , Measured
Weight- 120 lbs, Measured

Circumstances​

Type- Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found- October 14, 1995
NamUs Case Created- June 11, 2010
ME/C QA Reviewed- June 12, 2010

Location Found​

Location- New York, New York
County- New York County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)- 40.746365, -74.001735
Circumstances of Recovery- Unknown black male found unresponsive in the basement of the Moonstruck Diner at above address. The manager of the diner knew him as a homeless man named "Bernard", and knew him for the past 20 years. He would let him sleep in the basement of the diner.

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Details of Recovery​

Inventory of Remains- All parts recovered
Condition of Remains- Recognizable face

Physical Description​

Head Hair Description- apical balding, with black stubble on sides
Facial Hair Description- .5" mustache, 1.5" beard
Eye Color- Brown

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Distinctive Physical Features​

No Known Information

Clothing and Accessories​

Item
Description
Clothing
blue pants, blue green long sleeved shirt, orange undershirt
On the Body

Clothing
white sneakers

 

[alucardsdream]

If the manager of the diner knew him for 20 years before he passed, I wonder if he could have given a better age range...if he was 35 to 45 when he died, he would have been 15 to 25 when the manager first met him. If he was on the younger end of that, he would have only been a kid and that should have been pretty apparent. Sadly I don't think anyone is looking for him, which is heartbreaking. And without a sketch there seems little chance of matching him to anyone.

 

[CityKid]

Very local to me. Moonstruck changed its name about a dozen years ago and has since closed. I wish there was a sketch to see if it would jog my memory.