Identified! OH - Columbus, Big Walnut Creek off Lockbourne Rd, AsianMale 15-23, UP17871, necklace w/jade ring & figure 8 medallion, Sep'92 - Chow Chan

[YaYa_521]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

NamUs #UP17871
ME/C Case Number 92-2730
NamUs Case Created May 14, 2018
Male, Asian
Date Body Found September 20, 1992
Estimated Year of Death--
Estimated PMI--
Inventory of Remains All parts recovered
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Location Found Franklin County, Ohio
Estimated Age Range 15-23 Years
Height 5' 1"(61 inches) , Estimated
Weight Cannot Estimate
Hair Color Black
Head Hair Description Short hair, 2" in length
Eye Color--

Clothing - Jockey shorts - On the Body

Jewelry - Necklace with a jade ring and a figure 8-shaped medallion; Gold braided chain - On the Body


Circumstances of Recovery - A couple fishing discovered the remains in water along Big Walnut Creek off Lockbourne Road in Columbus, Ohio.

 

[iulia]

The NamUs page for this UID has been removed.

 

[cheemsg]

Any updates?

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Any updates?

None that I've seen.

 

[ntt1]

Identified as Chow Chan On of New York City: Two Sets of Human Remains Identified in Franklin County One Over 30 Years Ago - Scioto Post

 

[Melt71]

His poor mother who gave a DNA sample all those years ago and waited so long for answers. Welcome home Chow Chan On.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

RIP, Chow Chan. I wonder how he made it from Queens to Ohio.

 

[ntt1]

19 years old according to Genetic testing cracks two cold cases with bodies found in Columbus area over 10 years ago

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Chan - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost

www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov

 

[EmiliaRT007]

So glad he has his name back. I remember seeing his case while lurking on Unidentified Wiki back in 2019-2020 if I remember correctly. RIP Chow. That clay reconstruction does actually look like him. It’s just the lips are too big and the eyes are too close.