NY NY - Spencer Redden, 29, New York, May 9, 1986

[victoriarobinson642]

nAMUS:

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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Missing Age - 29 Years
Current Age - 66 Years
First Name - Spencer
Last Name - Redden
Sex - Male
Height - 5' 8" (68 Inches)
Weight - 195 lbs
Hair Color - Black
Head Hair Description - Spencer had a small black afro
Facial Hair Description - Spencer had a beard
Eye Color - Brown
Eye Description - Spencer wears glasses

Race / Ethnicity - Black / African American, Hispanic / Latino
Date of Last Contact - May 9, 1986
Location - New York, New York 10029
Circumstances of Disappearance - Spencer Redden was last seen wearing black jeans, a brown plaid shirt, and brown eyeglasses.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

 

[eoyste]

NamUs# MP87752

 

[lujistikuk]

Possible match? I'm not in the US so I can't submit this as a tip unfortunately CASE NUMBER - 685UMNJ

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Possible match? I'm not in the US so I can't submit this as a tip unfortunately CASE NUMBER - 685UMNJ

@Caring1
Happy holiday season!
Does Mr. Redden (The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs))
have NamUs UP1692 (The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)) as an exclusion?

 

[Sweetluv]

It looks like Mr. Ledden has 0 rule outs and the UID has one..a Fred Lee. MP58051

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Spencer Redden

Clipping found in Daily News published in New York, New York on 7/10/1986. Spencer Redden

www.newspapers.com

Slightly better quality photo.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

CRIME UPDATE; MOTIVE SEEN AS BURGLARY IN 2 SLAYINGS (Published 1984)

www.nytimes.com

The number attached to the newspaper posting is the missing persons bureau for NYC, not family.

 

[iulia]

His NamUs page has been removed.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

His NamUs page has been removed.

Any Does pages' removed recently that could be him?

 

[iulia]

No cases that stand out in the recent past. There was UP6818 removed on December 27 that sounds the closest. I'll make a table with other possible matches and post it a bit later.

NY Thread 'NY - Manhattan, BlkMale, 6818, Aug 1997'

Mar 2, 2023

Dismembered human skeleton found in 2 large garbage cans behind a false wall of a tenement building at above address. Construction workers were knocking down walls when they found a closet behind some sheetrock and the garbage cans within.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

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[iulia]

These are the profiles for black male UIDs removed in the past couple of months. I removed those whose identity is known. There are a lot more with Uncertain or Multiple Race/Ethnicity. None that stands out, though.. Should I post those too?

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Should I post those too?

In my opinion, if you have time; is it easy to populate the list?

 

[iulia]

In my opinion, if you have time; is it easy to populate the list?

Luckily it's Excel so I just need to apply some filters and remove the unnecessary stuff and then take some screenshots. Going through them to see who can be a match is a whole 'nother story. XD

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Perhaps those found in NY or nearby states and with a similar age are most likely. I am curious what happened to this young man all those years ago.

 

[iulia]

Perhaps those found in NY or nearby states and with a similar age are most likely. I am curious what happened to this young man all those years ago.

When it comes to matches I can't help thinking what if they traveled far away from home? What if they lived somewhere else for years and passed away as a Doe? Of course, these are the exception, but I can't shake these questions.
I do hope we'll hear some news about Spencer. It's so good to see older cases get solved.