The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 70
Estimated Age Range (Years): 50-65
Estimated Year of Death: 1999-2001
Height: 5' 7"(67 inches) , Estimated
Circumstances
Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: February 28, 2001
NamUs Case Created: August 24, 2009
ME/C QA Reviewed: August 25, 2009
County: New York County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped): 40.75616, -73.97505
Circumstances of Recovery: Skeletal remains found by transit workers as they were performing asbestos abatement in the subway tunnels underneath West 48th Street between Park and Madison Avenues. Decedent appeared to be undomiciled, and living in a small room off the tracks. Anthropological analysis placed the time since death at 2 years, but there was a newspaper associated with the remains dated from February 1997.
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 70
Estimated Age Range (Years): 50-65
Estimated Year of Death: 1999-2001
Height: 5' 7"(67 inches) , Estimated
Circumstances
Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: February 28, 2001
NamUs Case Created: August 24, 2009
ME/C QA Reviewed: August 25, 2009
Location Found Map
Location: New york, New YorkCounty: New York County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped): 40.75616, -73.97505
Circumstances of Recovery: Skeletal remains found by transit workers as they were performing asbestos abatement in the subway tunnels underneath West 48th Street between Park and Madison Avenues. Decedent appeared to be undomiciled, and living in a small room off the tracks. Anthropological analysis placed the time since death at 2 years, but there was a newspaper associated with the remains dated from February 1997.
Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains: All parts recoveredCondition of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton
