OR OR - Clackamas County, BlkMale, 40-80, UP11819, healed trauma to left side of head, nasal bone, Jan'80

[heartanium]

Don't think he has a thread, please merge if he does.

Unidentified Male
Namus UP11819
DoeNetwork 2576UMOR
D.B.F: January 1, 1980
Estimated PMI: Years
Estimated year of death: 1978-1980
Location Found: Clackamas County, Oregon

Vital Information:
Race: Black
Age: 40-80 years old
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair: Black (phenotype report)
Eyes: Brown (phenotype report)
Scars/Marking: Extensive healed trauma to the left side of the cranium. Nasal bone appears to have been previously fractured.
Clothing: Unknown
Accessories: Unknown
Circumstances: A cranium with dentition was discovered in Clackamas County.

Identifiers:
Dentals: Available.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Available.

Contacts:

ME/C Case Number: 80-1203

Oregon State Police - State Medical Examiners Office - (971) 673-8200
Veronica "Nici" Vance, Forensic Anthropologist

0 Exclusions

 

[John/Jane Doe]

I was looking for possible matches and I came across William Melvin Crawford:

William Melvin Crawford – The Charley Project

William Melvin Crawford

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Could it be a possible match?

 

[MadMcGoo]

I was looking for possible matches and I came across William Melvin Crawford:

William Melvin Crawford – The Charley Project

William Melvin Crawford

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Could it be a possible match?

Possibly. I wonder if he could have made it that far (over 700 miles) from the convalescent home he walked away from.

 

[EmiliaRT007]

These wide age estimates are really inconvenient for ID purposes, I feel like. I can understand it being difficult to tell the age of a skeleton though. Does he have anyone ruled out? The PMI says “years” yet his YOD is roughly 1979. Maybe it meant about 1-2 years? Try looking for people born between 1899-1939 who went missing in 1978-1979. Bumping for our guy. Hopefully he gets his name back soon. Although I think it will be difficult as he was already long dead when found, and DNA deteriorates over time. I’m not losing hope.

 

[MadMcGoo]

These wide age estimates are really inconvenient for ID purposes, I feel like. I can understand it being difficult to tell the age of a skeleton though. Does he have anyone ruled out? The PMI says “years” yet his YOD is roughly 1979. Maybe it meant about 1-2 years? Try looking for people born between 1899-1939 who went missing in 1978-1979. Bumping for our guy. Hopefully he gets his name back soon. Although I think it will be difficult as he was already long dead when found, and DNA deteriorates over time. I’m not losing hope.

NamUs lists zero exclusions.

 

[EmiliaRT007]

NamUs lists zero exclusions.

That’s interesting! He doesn’t have a photo on Doe Network. So no reconstruction to go off of? I know only parts of him were found? Did they find his skull? Probably not.

 

[CCJD]

That’s interesting! He doesn’t have a photo on Doe Network. So no reconstruction to go off of? I know only parts of him were found? Did they find his skull? Probably not.

bbm

A cranium with dentition was discovered in Clackamas County.

2576UMOR

The cranium is the skull.

 

[EmiliaRT007]

bbm

A cranium with dentition was discovered in Clackamas County.

2576UMOR

The cranium is the skull.

Alright! Great. Hopefully we can at least get a reconstruction of him soon.

 

[JurassicParker]

Human remains found near Multnomah Falls in 1979 identified 4 decades later | The Unidentifieds Ep. 5

On Episode 5 of The Unidentifieds podcast, we explore the case of John Doe 79-1862: The human remains found off the steep trails near Oregon's most famous waterfall.

www.oregonlive.com

Pretty sure this isnt the same person but the timing is so close. I can't find a thread for the John Doe in this article. He has been identified though. Maybe yall will have better luck? Delete if necessary.

 

[EmiliaRT007]

Human remains found near Multnomah Falls in 1979 identified 4 decades later | The Unidentifieds Ep. 5

On Episode 5 of The Unidentifieds podcast, we explore the case of John Doe 79-1862: The human remains found off the steep trails near Oregon's most famous waterfall.

www.oregonlive.com

Pretty sure this isnt the same person but the timing is so close. I can't find a thread for the John Doe in this article. He has been identified though. Maybe yall will have better luck? Delete if necessary.

Our John Doe in the thread remains unidentified, correct? I wonder if these two are connected in some way.