SD SD - St. Onge, UnkMale 20-25, 398UMSD, overbite, clothes, Sz9 tennis shoes, Feb'00

[anthrobones]

Unidentified Native Male

• Located on February 19, 2000 in Lawrence County, South Dakota.
• Manner of death was homicide. The victim had died from multiple gunshot wounds to the body and head.
• Skeletal remains.
• Death estimated to have occurred in September of 1999.

Vital Statistics

• Estimated age: 20 - 25 years old
• Approximate Height and Weight: 5'7" - 5'10"
• Distinguishing Characteristics: Dark hair.
• Dentals: No dental work and he had a noticeable overbite.
• Clothing: A XL Britannia purple and blue striped button-up shirt with short sleeves, size 9 Spaulding tennis shoes, a worn, brown leather belt with a worn, oblong silver buckle (1x2 in. with an inset area in the front which may have held a mount of some type), a XL Bill Blass spring jacket with green and purple horizontal stripes, Wrangler blue jeans of unknown size, tan-colored Stubbies swimming trunks and white Hanes underwear, size 30.

Case History
On February 19, 2000 the skeletal remains of an unidentified Native American male were found in a reclaimed landfill in rural Lawrence County, South Dakota. It appeared that the suspect(s) attempted to hide the victim using pieces of scrap lumber found on site. The body was fully clothed at the time of discovery.

 

[Donjeta]

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/398umsd.html

 

[webrocket]

one thing I find is that if the UID is listed as Native American, there is almost never any closure to the case.

I have no facts to back this up, but I suspect Native Americans don't report the goings on of their tribes to the outside authorities so the rest of us have no clue who might be missing from their communties.

 

[CarlK90245]

They finally put this John Doe into NamUs.

https://identifyus.org/en/cases/11458

 

[Nikon]

This thread needs attention. It's the only unidentified person in the entire state. Let's make it a zero. It might be very difficult given the circumstances, however.

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

"State Officials Hope New Technology Will Solve Cold Case"

http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/state-officials-hope-new-technology-will-solve-cold-case/?id=181982

State and County officials will release the new images next Tuesday afternoon at Deadwood City Hall. The news conference is also open to the public.

AKA "Hartwin Doe"

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

SD Authorities Using New Technology To Revisit Cold Case

 

[creepedout]

I can't help but notice a similarity here:

https://lostandfound.revealnews.org...5&unidentifiedperson=11458&missingperson=2304

You'll need to uncheck the box on the left to deblur the reconstructions on the right. The skeletal height is off, but that wouldn't be the first time.

 

[rats]

bumping for John Doe - this year is 18 years...

 

[Gardener1850]

Current NAMUS Link: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[PastTense]

"Authorities say genealogy is bringing them closer to identifying the remains of a man found killed in Lawrence County in 2000.

A press release from Lawrence County State's Attorney John Fitzgerald said authorities are working on the case with forensic genealogist Colleen Fitzpatrick, whose firm IdentiFinders helped solve a 51-year-old murder case in Rapid City earlier this year...

The release said that over the past year, higher-quality DNA samples from the victim have been compared to samples from genealogical databases, linking second, third and fourth cousins to the victim. Additional tests are underway to determine closer links, the release said, with an eventual goal of identifying the victim — the first step in solving the murder."
Authorities say genealogy could help solve a Lawrence County cold case

 

[DS2021]

Doe Network states

DNA results found 51% European heritage and 43% North & Central American heritage

I'm not very knowledgeable on DNA, do these results fit the profile of someone who is Native American?

Rule Outs as of March 9th 2022
Patrick Ghering October 13, 1997 Gillette WY

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Doe Network states

I'm not very knowledgeable on DNA, do these results fit the profile of someone who is Native American?

Rule Outs as of March 9th 2022
Patrick Ghering October 13, 1997 Gillette WY

Someone who is likely indigenous or Hispanic.

 

[Romulus]

Unidentified Person/NamUs #UP11458
Male, Uncertain
Date Body Found: February 19, 2000
Location Found: St. Onge, South Dakota
Estimated Age Range: 20-25 Years
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 30
Estimated Age Range (Years): 20-25
Estimated Year of Death: 1999
Estimated PMI: 6 Months
Height: 5' 7"(67 inches) , Estimated
Weight: Cannot Estimate
Head Hair Description: Dark in color

Other distinctive physical characteristic: Pronounced overbite; unlikely his lips would have closed over his teeth at rest. Also had spondylolysis of the 5th lumbar vertebra; this may have resulted in back pain, and possibly a limp or altered gait.

Clothing: XL "Brittania" purple and blue striped button shirt with short sleeves. Wrangler blue jeans, tan colored "Stubbies" swimming trunks, white Hanes underwear, size 30. XL "Bill Blass" spring jacket with green and purple horizontal stripes. Belt with buckle.

Footwear: Spaulding tennis shoes, size 9.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

Circumstances of Recovery: Decomposed body located in northern Lawrence Co, SD. Victim was laying face up, partially covered. He died about September 1999 or earlier.

 

[creepedout]

Anyone know if a comparison has ever been made with this case? My own link above from 10 years ago is dead, so I'm not sure which one I linked to.

Tracy N. Jensen – The Charley Project

 

[kforbes862]

Identifinders has been working on this for qua while now it looks like

 

[creepedout]

Many links throughout this thread are no longer functional.

His race in Namus is listed as unknown; I've come to somewhat doubt that he was definitely Native American. The newer reconstruction also doesn't look very similar to the earlier drawing.

Assuming his race is indeed unknown, I came across this guy missing from Topeka KS. The age is not very close and it is not obvious how he could have ended up in South Dakota six years later, but what struck me was that both him and the UID had dental and back issues. The photos are not very high quality so it's hard to tell if he could have had the overbite like the UID:

Donald Ray Goodman – The Charley Project

 

[The4TierBridge]

Many links throughout this thread are no longer functional.

His race in Namus is listed as unknown; I've come to somewhat doubt that he was definitely Native American. The newer reconstruction also doesn't look very similar to the earlier drawing.

Assuming his race is indeed unknown, I came across this guy missing from Topeka KS. The age is not very close and it is not obvious how he could have ended up in South Dakota six years later, but what struck me was that both him and the UID had dental and back issues. The photos are not very high quality so it's hard to tell if he could have had the overbite like the UID:

Donald Ray Goodman – The Charley Project

He is (or was) having IGG done for him, so they know his ethnic make-up already.

“The new DNA [as of 2019] revealed that John Doe had an ethnic makeup to be 51% European, of that, 33% Western and Central Europe and 18 percent Southeastern Europe; 43% Northern and Central American; and 5% South American with less than 1% Siberian.”

DNA brings John Doe closer to being IDed

DEADWOOD — The victim of Lawrence County’s only unsolved murder case is one step closer to being identified thanks to DNA genealogical databases.

www.bhpioneer.com

 

[creepedout]

He is (or was) having IGG done for him, so they know his ethnic make-up already.

“The new DNA [as of 2019] revealed that John Doe had an ethnic makeup to be 51% European, of that, 33% Western and Central Europe and 18 percent Southeastern Europe; 43% Northern and Central American; and 5% South American with less than 1% Siberian.”

DNA brings John Doe closer to being IDed

DEADWOOD — The victim of Lawrence County’s only unsolved murder case is one step closer to being identified thanks to DNA genealogical databases.

www.bhpioneer.com

Interesting. It seems that not a lot of progress has been made since this.

 

[Andreee]

Many links throughout this thread are no longer functional.

His race in Namus is listed as unknown; I've come to somewhat doubt that he was definitely Native American. The newer reconstruction also doesn't look very similar to the earlier drawing.

Assuming his race is indeed unknown, I came across this guy missing from Topeka KS. The age is not very close and it is not obvious how he could have ended up in South Dakota six years later, but what struck me was that both him and the UID had dental and back issues. The photos are not very high quality so it's hard to tell if he could have had the overbite like the UID:

Donald Ray Goodman – The Charley Project

I just don't think being he is described as mentally disabled, suffered from seizures and doesn't drive, that he would end up in S. Dakota six years later. But hopefully the DNA angle will pan out at some point.