NY NY - NY, 14th & 23rd Sts, BlkMale 20-40, UP8334, hit by train, 2 tattoos, Jun'92

[Moonwalker9]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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Another accident in the wild new york of the early 90's. Probably homeless.

Circumstances
TypeUnidentified Deceased
Date FoundJune 12, 1992
NamUs Case CreatedJanuary 3, 2011
ME/C QA ReviewedJanuary 4, 2011
Location Found Map
Street Address23rd Street #6 subway station northbound tracksNew York, New York
CountyNew York County
GPS Coordinates40.739454, -73.986611
Circumstances of RecoveryUnknown black male was spotted lying on the northbound tracks of the #6 train by a homeless man. He may have been walking in the tunnels between 14th Street and 23rd street when he was struck by the train.
Details of Recovery


Inventory of RemainsAll parts recovered
Condition of RemainsRecognizable face
Physical Description
Hair ColorBlack
Head Hair Descriptioncurly, 2"
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Descriptionwell groomed .5" mustache
Left Eye ColorBrown
Right Eye ColorBrown
Eye Description--
Distinctive Physical Features
Item
Description
Tattoo
2x1" red heart with a green banner on right arm, skull with flower in its mouth on left forearm


Clothing and Accessories

 

[Melt71]

This case has not been updated in Namus for five-plus years and there are no ruleouts listed. I scoured Doe Net and looked through Namus but can't find any reports that have significant similarities and might indicate a match.

 

[Bit of hope]

I missed this in the first post, so just adding.

Height 5' 6"(66 inches), Estimated (I don't know why this is an estimate, maybe his body wasn't intact when they found him)
Weight 185 lbs, Measured

I was thinking of Earl Leonard Distance – The Charley Project, but his height is off. (6')

 

[Bit of hope]

He could also be Michael A. Grant – The Charley Project

Grant, circa 1991

• Missing Since 06/10/1991
• Missing From Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Male
• Race Black
• Date of Birth 10/10/1959 (63)
• Age 31 years old
• Height and Weight 5'3, 135 pounds
• Medical Conditions Grant has a history of drug and alcohol abuse.
• Distinguishing Characteristics African-American male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Grant has a heart tattooed on his left arm.

Considering the fact that in a lot of cases the tattoos have a wrong description I didn't exclude him immediately.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Bumping case up.

 

[mandarini]

What about Mario Harrington?

David King might be a possible match as well, but he has been missing since July 1991, which is quite a time gap.