PA PA - Philadelphia, Schuylkill River @ Grays Ferry, BlkMale 25-35, UP16634, Steel Sutures, Oct'73

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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Case Numbers
NCMEC Number--
ME/C Case Number73-5635
Demographics
SexMale
Race / EthnicityBlack / African American
Possible First Name--
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Possible Nickname--
Estimated Age GroupAdult - Pre 40
Estimated Age Range (Years)25-35
Estimated Year of Death1973
Estimated PMIWeeks
Height5' 10"(70 inches) , Estimated
Weight115 lbs, Estimated
Circumstances
TypeUnidentified Deceased
Date Body FoundOctober 28, 1973
NamUs Case CreatedMay 12, 2017
ME/C QA Reviewed--
Location Found Map
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
CountyPhiladelphia County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Circumstances of RecoveryRecovered from the Schuylkill River at Grays Ferry
Details of Recovery

Inventory of RemainsOne or both hands not recovered
Condition of RemainsNot recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Physical Description
Hair ColorBlack
Head Hair Description--
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye ColorUnknown
Right Eye ColorUnknown
Eye Description--
Distinctive Physical Features
Item
Description
Scar/mark
Left abdomen had steel sutures

Clothing and Accessories
Item
Description
Clothing
Brown double knit pants (Howard clothes) made in Israel, Blue long sleeve pull over sweatshirt, white shorts, 1 black sock
On the Body
 
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From NamUs case file printed 1/26/2018:

Fingerprint information is currently not available.
Dental information/charting is currently not available.
DNA sample is currently not available.
 
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Hubert A. Miller
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Miller, circa 1971

  • Missing Since08/19/1971
  • Missing FromCleveland, Ohio
  • ClassificationMissing
  • SexMale
  • RaceBlack
  • Date of Birth10/18/1946 (73)
  • Age24 years old
  • Height and Weight5'1, 165 pounds
  • Distinguishing CharacteristicsAfrican-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Miller's hair was styled in an Afro at the time of his disappearance.
Details of Disappearance
Miller was last seen in Cleveland, Ohio on August 19, 1971. He has never been heard from again. Few details are available in his case.
 
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5'10 and estimated to only be 115lbs? Surely they didn't estimate his weight based on what he weighed when he was found? Or did he just seem like he had been very underweight in life?
 
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Furman Joseph Byrd
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Byrd, circa 1968

  • Missing Since07/01/1968
  • Missing FromBoston, Massachusetts
  • ClassificationMissing
  • SexMale
  • RaceBlack
  • Date of Birth02/01/1950 (70)
  • Age18 years old
  • Height and Weight5'10, 170 pounds
  • Distinguishing CharacteristicsAfrican-American male. Black hair, brown eyes.
Details of Disappearance
Byrd was last seen in Boston, Massachusetts on July 1, 1968. He was possibly an art student in the city at the time. He has never been heard from again.

For unclear reasons, Byrd wasn't reported missing until 2016, nearly fifty years after his disappearance. His case remains unsolved. Cleveland, Ohio police are investigating.
 
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Possible?

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Henry Louis Baltimore, Jr, 21
  • Missing Since 05/30/1973
  • Missing From East Lansing, Michigan
  • Classification Endangered Missing
  • Sex Male
  • Race Black
  • Date of Birth 01/16/1952 (69)
  • Age 21 years old
  • Height and Weight6'2, 175 pounds
  • Clothing/Jewelry Description A black turtleneck sweater, light gray slacks and black and gray or black and white shoes.
  • Distinguishing Characteristics African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Baltimore's hair was styled in a large Afro at the time of his disappearance.
LINKS:

MI - MI - Henry Baltimore, 21, East Lansing, 30 May 1973

Henry Louis Baltimore Jr. – The Charley Project
 
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Artist Rendering from FL Institute of Forensic Anthropology & Applied Science at USF
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