FL Tarpon Springs- Male- Gunshot wound- 858UMFL/ UP116- Jan 12, 2005

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858UMFL

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Date of Discovery: January 12, 2005
Location of Discovery: Tarpon Springs, Pinellas County, Florida
Estimated Date of Death: Several months to several years prior to discovery
State of Remains: Unknown
Cause of Death: Suicide by gunshot

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 40-55 years old
Race: Unknown
Sex: Male
Height: 5'8" to 6'3"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown. Possible salt and pepper colored hair.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Osteoarthitic changes in vertebral column and left shoulder. Osteochondritis dessicans on articular surfaces of the patellas.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available. Dental restorations present. Right central incisor crosses over the left central incisor (8 over 9). Extremely large crypt in 18 and 31. Lack of 17 and 32 due to agenesis. Odd angle of 13. Bucal calculus buildup on 13-15.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Available.

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Denim pants (size 38x34) with a white rope around the waist that was being utilized as a belt, colored, medium sized, button-down, RR Casual shirt, a dark colored, knit type watch cap and Cross Trekker suede, lace-up sneakers with brown laces, size 10.5, white and gray socks.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Rusty revolver found near the body.

Circumstances of Discovery​

The decedent was located underneath a tree in a wooded area in the 44000 block of US 19, in Tarpon Springs, Florida on January 12, 2005. He was about 300 feet from roadway, and had an intra-oral gunshot wound. A rusty handgun was on the ground next to the body and had remnants of clothing around the body.

 

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