SC SC - Aiken Co., WhtMale 152UMSC, 35-40, suicide in motel room, Nov'97

[carbuff]

He's still not in Namus. No updates on Doenet. http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/152umsc.html

 

[Murkywaters]

Located & Identified Persons

152UMSC, discovered on November 13, 1997 in Aiken County, South Carolina, has been identified according to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. No further information is available.

 

[cymster]

He has been identified, but with no further information as to what name according to the Doe Network. The Doe Network: Case File 152UMSC Oops, I see Murkywaters wrote the same...I can't seem to delete my post.

 

[aThousandYearsWide]

I wonder if his name will be released. I know some states protect suicide victims from being release much like in Lyle's case and also families choosing for it to be withheld. One question I do have though is that being he was hospitalized for a prior suicide attempt why didn't they have a live photo of him?

 

[carbuff]

Why would they take his picture in the hospital? And if they did, it probably would be protected by privacy laws.

 

[annemc2]

Why would they take his picture in the hospital? And if they did, it probably would be protected by privacy laws.

I was working at psychiatric hospitals around this time (1997). Many hospitals had the admitting nurse take photos of patients (polaroids) to put into their charts or medication logs for identification purposes, as arm bands were not used due to safety issues. I'll never forget the toothless old guy who did the perfect impression of "Bitter Beer Face" for his picture - it took all I had not to burst out laughing!

 

[carbuff]

I was working at psychiatric hospitals around this time (1997). Many hospitals had the admitting nurse take photos of patients (polaroids) to put into their charts or medication logs for identification purposes, as arm bands were not used due to safety issues. I'll never forget the toothless old guy who did the perfect impression of "Bitter Beer Face" for his picture - it took all I had not to burst out laughing!

Oh, mental hospital, sorry, my bad. I thought you meant a regular hospital.

 

[Grungster]

He was identified according to DN. No further info is available

 

[Grungster]

Oops. I didnt realize that it was already mentioned.

 

[annemc2]

On these forums I always think it's better to have it mentioned several times by several people than not at all! Makes me glad that someone is thinking about them.

 

[YaYa_521]

Rest in peace, Sir.

 

[The4TierBridge]

This body has been added to NamUs as #UP156273: I could see this as being either the DN having made a mistake and he is still unidentified, or Aiken County Coroner’s Office making a mistake and entering in a resolved case. Both scenarios happen annoyingly frequently.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

He was added alongside a different Aiken County case from 1987, #UP156238 and the former DN 1UMSC, which Doe Network also listed as resolved in the same batch of cases from across South Carolina at the end of 2018 which cited “South Carolina Law Enforcement Division” as their source. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Located & Identified Persons

 

[phantomstrider]

This body has been added to NamUs as #UP156273: I could see this as being either the DN having made a mistake and he is still unidentified, or Aiken County Coroner’s Office making a mistake and entering in a resolved case. Both scenarios happen annoyingly frequently.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

He was added alongside a different Aiken County case from 1987, #UP156238 and the former DN 1UMSC, which Doe Network also listed as resolved in the same batch of cases from across South Carolina at the end of 2018 which cited “South Carolina Law Enforcement Division” as their source. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Located & Identified Persons

Yeah I noticed that right away after I saw the namus profile while browsing namus. I knew this John Doe was on the doe network closed cases section.

 

[HopeRains]

I have reached out to Aiken County Coroner's office - newer staff are revisiting some older cases where they are not able to currently confirm through documentation, etc, that an identification has taken place. Any respective cases will be removed once identification is confirmed. I appreciate the conversation with the office and their commitment.

 

[Nate_Bro]

I have reached out to Aiken County Coroner's office - newer staff are revisiting some older cases where they are not able to currently confirm through documentation, etc, that an identification has taken place. Any respective cases will be removed once identification is confirmed. I appreciate the conversation with the office and their commitment.

Yeah I noticed that right away after I saw the namus profile while browsing namus. I knew this John Doe was on the doe network closed cases section.

In the past I have seen that happen and I enquired with DN and was told that they changed the case to identified because it had been removed from the coronor/law enforcement website. I'm wondering in this case if that happened because the coronor changed their URL and don't seem to have listed the cases on their new site. Not sure that is what happened here but thought i'd mention it.

South Carolina Coroner's Association

The Doe Network: Case File 1UMSC

 

[phantomstrider]

In the past I have seen that happen and I enquired with DN and was told that they changed the case to identified because it had been removed from the coronor/law enforcement website. I'm wondering in this case if that happened because the coronor changed their URL and don't seem to have listed the cases on their new site. Not sure that is what happened here but thought i'd mention it.

South Carolina Coroner's Association

The Doe Network: Case File 1UMSC

Doe network sometimes though rarely lists a case as solved even though it is unsolved.

 

[lightofmine99]

He has bee re-added to Doe Network.