NY NY - Niagara River near Youngstown, WhtMale 30-45, UP13041, 'LINDA' and heart tatts, Apr'93

[BrownBear]

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP13041

Demographics
Sex Male
Race / Ethnicity White / Caucasian
Possible First Name--
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Nickname/Alias--
Estimated Age Group Adult
Estimated Age Range (Years)30-45
Estimated Year of Death--
Estimated PMI Months
Height 5' 11"(71 inches) , Estimated
Weight 163 lbs, Estimated

Circumstances
Type Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found April 10, 1993
NamUs Case Created October 29, 2014
ME/C QA Reviewed--

Location Found
Location Youngstown, New York
County Niagara County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Found On Tribal Land--
Circumstances of Recovery Found in lower Niagara River just off the Coast Guard Station at Fort Niagara near the Village of Youngstown, NY

Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains All parts recovered
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction

Physical Description
Hair Color Brown
Head Hair Description--
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye Color Unknown
Right Eye Color Unknown
Eye Description--

Distinctive Physical Features
Tattoo
"LINDA" with tail running from the "A" a picture of a heart

Clothing and Accessories
Clothing
Gray corduroy pants with a belt
On the Body

 

[BrownBear]

1 Exclusion
MP64610 Richard Figura 01/09/1989 Niagara NY

 

[LocateTheLingonberries]

This seems like a possible match, but I’d love to hear input! (I’ve also never submitted a case between two countries, and have no clue who to contact).

Kenneth Vaughan and #UP13041


Per Canada’s Missing:
“On September 21, 1992, David Neufeld, Peter Bentzen and Kenneth Vaughan were seen for the last time in Toronto, Ontario. The three men had been associating with each other as “runners” in order to smuggle cigarettes into Canada from the United States by means of a boat. David’s vehicle and boat trailer were located at Ashbridges Bay, Toronto. The aging boat that was borrowed from a friend has never been recovered and the three men have not been seen or heard from since.” Source

	#UP13041	Kenneth Vaughan
Sex	Male	Male
Race	White/Caucasian	White/Caucasian
Estimated Age/Age	30-45	28
Estimated Height/Height	5’ 11”	6’ 0”
Estimated Weight/Weight	163lb	170lb
Eyes	Unknown	Grey/Green
Hair	Brown	Brown
Tattoos	""LINDA" with tail running from the "A" a picture of a heart”	None noted
Clothing	“Gray corduroy pants”	“Black pants”
Found/Missing From	“lower Niagara River just off the Coast Guard Station at Fort Niagara”	Ashbridges Bay

Kenneth Vaughan is assumed to have left on a boat from Ashbridges Bay on September 21, 1992. UP was recovered April 10, 1993 with an estimated PMI of “months” - considering the freezing temperatures over the winter, it seems possible that decomposition was slowed (though I am no forensic expert).

Ashbridges Bay and the location UP were found are:


The only thing that throws me off is the tattoo, though it is possible that is was located in a location often covered with clothes, therefore the MP’s family wouldn’t have known about it.