FL Tampa, Hillsborough County- Male, White- 25-35- Hospital gown marked "St. Joseph's 8-70"- UP200- July 13, 1988

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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

There are 4 missing person exclusions but the links don't work and at least three of them are females?

Missing Person / NamUs #Joan Marie Tetter
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Missing Person / NamUs #Nancy Stewart Hranko Williams
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Missing Person / NamUs #Dawnita Luanne Sharpe
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Missing Person / NamUs #not available Hill
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Date of Discovery: July 13, 1988
Location of Discovery: Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
Estimated Date of Death: Unknown, possibly 6 months to 2 years prior.
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton
Cause of Death: Homicide

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 25-35 years old
Race: White
Sex: Male
Height: 5'0" to 5'3"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Walked with a limp, broken leg that healed and left him with one leg shorter than the other.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Upper and lower partial dental plates
Fingerprints: Unavailable
DNA: Available in FBI NMPDD

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Blue pants, 31" waist; hospital gown, marked "St. Joseph's, 8-70"; pocketed t-shirt; light colored socks; white jockey shorts; off-white, Italian-heeled, single-strapped shoes with open instep.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Leather knife shield for belt, no knife.

Circumstances of Discovery​

The decedent's skeletal remains were found by a man and his niece while digging for food for pet lizards. He was found buried in a shallow grave covered with wood pallets and a tire in Drew Park, a wooded area off the 4500 block of West Crest Avenue.

Investigators believe the decedent was possibly born in Europe and had moved to Florida 5 years prior to death.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: Hillsborough Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Amanda Whidden
Agency Phone Number: 813-914-4500
Agency E-Mail: whiddena(at)hillsboroughcounty.org
Agency Case Number: 88-00554

Agency Name: Tampa Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Unknown
Agency Phone Number: 813-276-3559
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 88-062775

NCIC Case Number: U-740017528
NamUs Case Number: 200

Information Source(s)​

NamUs
FLUIDDB
Hillsborough County ME
The Tampa Tribune July 19, 1988

 

[PatLaurel]

UP200 - Newspapers.com

UP200 - Newspapers.com

 

[Aurora90]

Is St Joseph's hospital a hospital in Tampa? I can't find where his gown might have been from.

 

[DS2021]

Is St Joseph's hospital a hospital in Tampa? I can't find where his gown might have been from.

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