NY NY-WhtMale, 20-40, UP141405, Recovered from east river near Manhattan Bridge, May '76

[LucyOso]

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[erlysunsets]

NamUs is back up for this Doe. No exclusions listed still.

 

[phantomstrider]

NamUs is back up for this Doe. No exclusions listed still.

I noticed that his namus page went back up too. I guess his case wasn’t resolved then.

 

[Caring1]

NamUs was modified today. Still no exclusions listed.

Accessories
2 keys within the pants pocket
A piece of paper with writing: "ELERIST 308"


Clothing
Blue/dark colored air force jacket
Tan wool sweater
Flowered shirt
Maroon/dark colored pants
Maroon/dark colored socks


Footwear
Tan suede ankle high boots/shoes


Jewelry
Yellow metal chain with a religious medallion

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

 

[Sweetluv]

If he was in the East River for a few weeks, maybe the paper in the pocket ELERIST 308...was water soaked and the ink was smudged..so it may look like elerist, but its really another word.
Street name ?
Hotel ?

 

[Sweetluv]

Could ELERIST be ELDRIDGE?
There is a. ..Eldridge block 308
about a 25 min drive from the East River.
Seems like a popular area...

There is also a Route 308 in NY
Was there a little town, street name, or motel from around 1976 with a name similar to ELERIST?

 

[mst]

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/18530?nav

Height is little off but note the Air Force and relatives in NY

 

[Lex141]

Has Craig Steven Chiarappa been considered? He was a patient at a VA hospital in Connecticut and went MIA about a month prior to East River DOE discovery. Hair/Height/Weight match up The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[LucyOso]

I could definitely see a misspelling on the paper. There is:

308 Ellery St, Brentwood, NY and 308 Ellis St, Burlington, NJ.​

308 Elleri St?

 

[Lex141]

I really wish we could see a photo of the “ELERIST 308”. I do not think this is an address. If you were to write down someone’s address, the number would be in front ie “I live at 123 Main St.” This doe was estimated to have been in the water for weeks, and in 1976 NYC had over 1500 homicides. Between an overwhelmed police force, and possible misspelling/bleeding of ink could this “ELERIST 308” possibly be “EUCHERIST 308” ? I personally had to look up the proper spelling of Eucharist, it’s probably misspelled often (a faded U or C could easily be misread as an L) A religious medallion was found on the body.

 

[Sweetluv]

Could ELERIST be ELDRIDGE?
There is a. ..Eldridge block 308
about a 25 min drive from the East River.
Seems like a popular area...

There is also a Route 308 in NY
Was there a little town, street name, or motel from around 1976 with a name similar to ELERIST?

I have a feeling this address was where he was trying to get to. It was important enough for him to write it down. Since he was found in the river, I would not be surprised if the paper got wet and the ink ran..smudging the actual address.

 

[LucyOso]

Wish we could see the paper with the information written on it.

 

[erlysunsets]

I have a feeling this address was where he was trying to get to. It was important enough for him to write it down. Since he was found in the river, I would not be surprised if the paper got wet and the ink ran..smudging the actual address.

this is my thought too. it's definitely an address