NY NY - Queens, AsianMale 35-45, UP5122, Found along Long Island Rail Road, Sep'07

[Hochman]

Couldn't find a thread for this case, if one exists feel free to merge.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

"Skeletal remains of an adult asian male were found alongside tracks for the Long Island Rail Road. This section of Queens is home to a large Korean community. Based on the preservation of the remains and the manufacture date of a shoe found on the decedent, the date of death is estimated to be between 1999 and 2005."

DBF - September 20, 2007
Estimated PMI - Years
Estimated Year of Death - 1999-2005
Inventory of Remains - One or both hands not recovered
Condition of Remains - Near complete or complete skeleton

Height - 5' 5"(65 inches) Estimated
No hair recovered
Other distinctive physical characteristic - Healed broken nose (nasal fracture)

Clothing
- Leopard print bikini underwear
- Belt
- Black t-shirt with "Tommy" logo
- Fragments of a light colored T-Shirt
- Fragments of pants, size 32, inseam 30, brand "ATTRAK"
- Fragment of socks with gray stripes
- Hiking shoes, USA size 7.5

 

[iulia]

From his Doe Network page:

Distinguishing Marks/Features: Healed nasal fracture (broken nose); non-union of the 5th lumbar vertebra (spondylolysis); perimortem sharp force trauma to numerous bones.

Identifiers
Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available

1300UMNY

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Sergio Lumpot Israel

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

 

[Aurora90]

Any rule-outs?

 

[The4TierBridge]

Any rule-outs?

There are 2, one of which is a woman (this is a missing married couple though so I don’t know if this means anything or investigators just wanted to cover their bases):

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Xiang Sun – The Charley Project

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Yinzhou Zheng – The Charley Project

 

[slinky22]

Based on the pants measurements and estimated height, it looks like he would have been a pretty average weight-- Of course, the pants could have fit him poorly and every person carries weight differently, but the pants measurements are pretty standard for a man of his height.

Here are two potential matches, though neither are very strong.

John Bui Tran, lived a few hours away but was interest in film which may have brought him to New York. His face shape/size is similar to the reconstruction but his age doesn't quite match. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Ping Huang, a tourist that went missing with his luggage in California. A bit of a stretch, due to the distance, but if he was looking to live in the US he might have aimed for a big-name city like New York. Face isn't very similar though. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)