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This thread is about the cold case of the murder of Cpl Robert Daniel Corriveau USMC whose body was found on the Pennsylvania turnpike on the morning of November 18, 1968.
On this foggy, drizzling morning at 10:50 a.m. a state trooper was patrolling his section of the turnpike and located a man that he thought was a vagrant leaning up against a construction fence in a seated position. His upper body and head were covered with a navy peacoat. Of note here, Bobby did not own a peacoat nor did he ever wear one seen by his family. It has been said by another poster several times that perhaps Bobby borrowed a peacoat , perhaps but marines don't typically wear peacoats.
This discovery was called in and handed over to to a team of detectives. At first they thought he had been shot. However upon autopsy they determined he had been stabbed once through the heart and lungs between the 4th and 5th rib cage by a pencil sized rounded object. There was very little blood only very little on his sweater. He had no other injuries on his body. The PSP determined he was murdered elsewhere and his body was moved onto the highway where he could be easily found. It is thought his murderer/ muderers wanted him to be found. I stated to the detectives that I thought the way his body was found was a sign of respect Even though it had been drizzling and foggy that morning his body was found dry. His time of death was 12-14 hrs before his body was found.
On October 11, 2011, I received a call from the Marine Corps asking me if I could identify my brother, l absolutely could. I provide any distinguishing marks on his body. I relayed all the substained injuries he had received from his time in Vietnam. He had been shot 3 times once in his upper arm with the exit wound in the back of the arm. He was shot in the thumb loosing most of it, he was hit by shrapnel in his face , neck, torso, legs while serving in Vietnam and received 3 purple hearts. He had a bulldog tattoo on his right biceps and a bird of flight on his forearm. He also had an extensive scar on his knee for a prior prior surgery before joining the Marines. I provided this information to Sgt Alicia Dexter. She asked if I had any photos which I did and were faxed promptly to her. She new this was my brother however protocol dictated she could not release this information to me.
Fast forward to December 5, 2011, I received a call from NCIC Special agent Julie Haney informing me that my brother had indeed been identified through the information i provided and photos I sent. He had been murdered, stabbed in the heart and lung in Downingtown, PA on November 18, 1968. He was buried in Longwood Quaker Cemetery in a John Doe grave. She asked me to call the PSP in the a m. and would I be willing to provide a sample of my DNA for official identification. I would gladly do this. We met at my home on December 26, 2011 to discuss information both of us could share.
They didn't have a lot to go by after all the time. 42 year. No name, no ID, dental records, finger prints. He was completely unknown. They suspected he was a Marine and did go to Philadelphia Naval Hospital. They were not able to get any information from the building they went to. They provided them with photos. Newspapers in Philadelphia ran the story and posted photos along with the Lancaster newspapers. No one came forward saying they knew him.
Bobby was raised and resided in Lawrence , MA. Unfortunately his parents did not file a missing person report in PA. This would have certainly led to his discovery. His mother felt he was in the Marines and that they were responsible for him.
On the morning Bobby's body was found, a man was noticed traveling back and forth on the highway. At 7 :30 a.m. He was stopped by the state police and questioned as to why he was going through toll booths frequently, what exit was he looking for, he didn't know where the exit was. This is perhaps a critical time. He was given a ticket (I have a copy of the ticket) He used his own name but he gave a false address. He used a family members address from another state. This person was contacted and said this brother had never lived at that address. He lived in a different state.
I did locate what I consider to be a person of interest in Thailand running his own tech company, however he passed away in 1980. If it was him it no longer matters.
Yes. Did I want my brothers killer brought to justice, absolutely. I would want him to spend the rest of his life in prison.
On this foggy, drizzling morning at 10:50 a.m. a state trooper was patrolling his section of the turnpike and located a man that he thought was a vagrant leaning up against a construction fence in a seated position. His upper body and head were covered with a navy peacoat. Of note here, Bobby did not own a peacoat nor did he ever wear one seen by his family. It has been said by another poster several times that perhaps Bobby borrowed a peacoat , perhaps but marines don't typically wear peacoats.
This discovery was called in and handed over to to a team of detectives. At first they thought he had been shot. However upon autopsy they determined he had been stabbed once through the heart and lungs between the 4th and 5th rib cage by a pencil sized rounded object. There was very little blood only very little on his sweater. He had no other injuries on his body. The PSP determined he was murdered elsewhere and his body was moved onto the highway where he could be easily found. It is thought his murderer/ muderers wanted him to be found. I stated to the detectives that I thought the way his body was found was a sign of respect Even though it had been drizzling and foggy that morning his body was found dry. His time of death was 12-14 hrs before his body was found.
On October 11, 2011, I received a call from the Marine Corps asking me if I could identify my brother, l absolutely could. I provide any distinguishing marks on his body. I relayed all the substained injuries he had received from his time in Vietnam. He had been shot 3 times once in his upper arm with the exit wound in the back of the arm. He was shot in the thumb loosing most of it, he was hit by shrapnel in his face , neck, torso, legs while serving in Vietnam and received 3 purple hearts. He had a bulldog tattoo on his right biceps and a bird of flight on his forearm. He also had an extensive scar on his knee for a prior prior surgery before joining the Marines. I provided this information to Sgt Alicia Dexter. She asked if I had any photos which I did and were faxed promptly to her. She new this was my brother however protocol dictated she could not release this information to me.
Fast forward to December 5, 2011, I received a call from NCIC Special agent Julie Haney informing me that my brother had indeed been identified through the information i provided and photos I sent. He had been murdered, stabbed in the heart and lung in Downingtown, PA on November 18, 1968. He was buried in Longwood Quaker Cemetery in a John Doe grave. She asked me to call the PSP in the a m. and would I be willing to provide a sample of my DNA for official identification. I would gladly do this. We met at my home on December 26, 2011 to discuss information both of us could share.
They didn't have a lot to go by after all the time. 42 year. No name, no ID, dental records, finger prints. He was completely unknown. They suspected he was a Marine and did go to Philadelphia Naval Hospital. They were not able to get any information from the building they went to. They provided them with photos. Newspapers in Philadelphia ran the story and posted photos along with the Lancaster newspapers. No one came forward saying they knew him.
Bobby was raised and resided in Lawrence , MA. Unfortunately his parents did not file a missing person report in PA. This would have certainly led to his discovery. His mother felt he was in the Marines and that they were responsible for him.
On the morning Bobby's body was found, a man was noticed traveling back and forth on the highway. At 7 :30 a.m. He was stopped by the state police and questioned as to why he was going through toll booths frequently, what exit was he looking for, he didn't know where the exit was. This is perhaps a critical time. He was given a ticket (I have a copy of the ticket) He used his own name but he gave a false address. He used a family members address from another state. This person was contacted and said this brother had never lived at that address. He lived in a different state.
I did locate what I consider to be a person of interest in Thailand running his own tech company, however he passed away in 1980. If it was him it no longer matters.
Yes. Did I want my brothers killer brought to justice, absolutely. I would want him to spend the rest of his life in prison.
