A couple of typos on the dates. You know I know the dates, I gave them to you. You insult me. I think I know when my brother was on liberty 11/15/68 expected return 11/18/68. The autopsy report said he died between 12-24 hrs prior to being found.
It is assumed the road taken was route 30, however there are several other routes to get to where Bobby's body was found. It is not known where he going that Friday afternoon, it is assumed it was Lancaster. One thing for sure is that his murderer/ murderers may or may not have known where they going. He was murdered in one location and his body was found in another.
Never, ever was the weapon determined. It could be assumed that It could have been a knife or a screwdriver or a pen or a pencil, an icepick or a navy weapon. It was referred to as a round object. It was not stated in the autopsy report or by PSP. The weapon was not found. The PSP disregarded the case of Betsy Aardsma as not related to my brothers case in anyway. The weapon used on her may or may not be similar to whatever weapon was used on my brother.
You know, it broke my families hearts that my brother was missing for 43 years. I am fortunate to have finally been able to bring him home, and to know what happened to him. There are many heartbroken families that do not know where their loved ones are.
It doesn't matter what anyone says. You just keep saying the same things over and over. They are your opinions, others may have a completely different opinion.
Again, this thread is about a Marine who went missing for 43 years. His name is Robert Daniel Corriveau, he was 20 years old. He was murdered in PA. His body was found on the Pennsylvania turnpike on November 18, 1968 in Downingtown. If anyone has any information regarding this case please contact the PSP
Sorry if you feel insulted by anything I have written. I know quite well what this thread is about, having started it eleven years ago in 2014 (see post number 1).
I first learned of this case back in 2009 when I saw it on the Pennsylvania State Police website. They were requesting information or assistance from the public:
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Unidentified White Male Found November 18, 1968 near Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Vital Statistics
Estimated Age: 20-30 years old
Estimated height: 5'6"
Estimated weight: 160 lbs
Hair Color: dark brown
Eye Color: green or hazel
Tattoos: On the right upper arm, a bulldog wearing a helmet with the letters USMC underneath. On the left forearm was a "bird in flight", possibly a swallow.
Clothing: Rust colored sweater, brown houndstooth-check pants, brown shoes with buckles. He was covered with a dark blue navy peacoat.
Fingerprints: Available
Distinguishing Characteristics: a healed bullet wound
Estimated Time of Death: about 12 hours prior to being found, but no longer than 24 hours.
Cause of death: stabbed once "through the heart" with a narrow round object that penetrated about four inches.
DNA: unavailable at this time, however, the man was exhumed from his grave in Quaker Cemetery near Kennett Square and samples have been taken to start the DNA process.
Case Details
On Monday, November 18, 1968, at 10:55 a.m., a Pennsylvania State Trooper, while on a routine Turnpike patrol, spotted a man in a semi-sitting position on the side of the highway, about a mile east of the Downingtown interchange. The trooper stopped to check on the man and found that he was dead.
There was no identification on the fully-clothed body and no signs of a struggle.
The FBI studied fingerprints in an effort to identify him, but he remains unidentified.
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I contacted the listed case officer by phone and stated my opinion that he was probably a Marine or Navy Corpsman, wounded in Vietnam, based on their description and photos. I suggested that he contact the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS)) and ask them to check with the Navy and the Marine Corps Deserter Office to see if they had any missing Marines or Sailors listed who might fit with the unidentified man. He thanked me for the information and contacted NCIS.
Here is one of my early posts about the case, written 15 March 2010. It is very similar to what I sent to the Pennsylvania State Police case Officer. (Note that these "opinions" or impressions were formed based on the above limited information available at the time.)
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This young man was very likely a US military Veteran - either a Marine or a Sailor who had been wounded in the VietNam War. He appears to be quite young. Although the file write-up states his age between 20 and 30, I think it is likely in his early 20's.
The healed bullet wound might indicate that he had been in a Naval Hospital, perhaps Bethesda, Portsmouth, or Balboa Naval Hospitals, as those were the main ones. I wonder if x-rays were taken of the wound? If a bone had been broken, perhaps it could be compared with x-rays taken of wounded servicemen who were treated at one of the above hospitals.
His haircut is within 1968 regulations for the Navy, but a bit long for Marine Corps standards. He may have been recently discharged and on his way home when he was murdered.
The Navy Pea Coat could indicate that he was a Navy man, although it is also possible that he was a Marine who purchased the coat at a Navy exchange or uniform shop - or that he was borrowing the coat from a friend for the cold weather trip he was on. Marines do not and did not wear Pea Coats as part of their uniform.
The USMC tattoo means either that he was a Marine or possibly that he was a Navy Medical Corpsman who had served with the Marines in combat. US Navy Corpsmen are the "medics" for the Marine Corps.
If he was still on active duty when he died, he would be carried on the books today as a "deserter", since he was never identified. If he had been discharged, the Navy or Marine Corps would not have been looking for him. Either way, his records should be on file at the St. Louis Military Personnel Records Center.
Only Officers had their fingerprints on file in 1968. Enlisted men might be fingerprinted for work in high security jobs, but those fingerprint cards would not necessarily be in their military personnel records.
The 4 inch deep puncture wound that killed him could have come from an icepick or screwdriver. It could also have come from a Marlin Spike. That is a round pointed spike used by sailors to work ropes and untie knots. Often a Marlinspike is attached to a sailor's folder knife, and they are usually 3 to 4 inches in length, and about a quarter inch in diameter.
It is also possible that he was killed with a "shiv" made from a sharpened nail. These are often found in prisons and carried by convicts.
A spike type bayonet could also have been the weapon, as could a sharpened pencil.
I wonder if this young man might have been traveling home for the Thanksgiving holiday. He was dressed nicely and well groomed. Could he have been hitch hiking? Perhaps he was driving and picked up a hitch hiker.
He never made it home.
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