TN TN - Memphis, WhtMale 15-25, UP11069, Skeletal, In wooded area, Duffel bag w/ personal items, Oct'12

[BrownBear]

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP11069

Demographics
Sex Male
Race / Ethnicity White / Caucasian
Possible First Name--
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Nickname/Alias--
Estimated Age Group Adult
Estimated Age Range (Years)15-25
Estimated Year of Death--
Estimated PMI--
Height 5' 6"(66 inches) , Estimated
Weight Cannot Estimate

Circumstances
Type Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found October 21, 2012
NamUs Case Created March 9, 2013
ME/C QA Reviewed--

Location Found Map
Location Memphis, Tennessee
County Shelby County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped) 23.7049E,38.94885N
Found On Tribal Land--
Circumstances of Recovery These skeletal remains were found in wooded area off of Summer Avenue in Memphis, TN near the Loosahatchie River. The remains are completely skeletonized. A duffel bag with personal items were found close to the remains. None of the personal items had any identifying characteristics. The decedent may have been homeless and living in the woods.

Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains One or more limbs not recovered One or both hands not recovered
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton

Physical Description
Hair Color--
Head Hair Description--
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye Color--
Right Eye Color--
Eye Description--

Distinctive Physical Features
No Known Information

Clothing and Accessories
No Information Entered

 

[BrownBear]

2 Exclusions
MP5919 Oscar Campos 04/19/2008 Davidson TN
MP15624 James Welter 01/01/1986 Jackson MS

 

[HopeRains]

None of the personal items had any identifying characteristics.

Do you think this means that there was nothing identifiable to determine what the personal items were, or that there was nothing on the personal items that would identify this young man?

 

[BrownBear]

Do you think this means that there was nothing identifiable to determine what the personal items were, or that there was nothing on the personal items that would identify this young man?

I think it means there was nothing that identified him. I wish they listed what the personal items were though, extra detail is always helpful and maybe someone who knew him would recognize them.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

His personal belongings could also determine a time frame for his death.

 

[HopeRains]

BrownBear, yes, I agree and that is why I was asking - Thanks!

 

[Curious_in_NC]

Wondering if the remains were actually found in Memphis near Summer Ave and the Wolf River area. The road only crosses the Loosahatchie much farther out to the east away from Memphis. That's actually within Arlington TN, not Memphis, and it's not typically called Summer Ave. out there either. The GPS coordinates are no help in resolving this.

 

[Curious_in_NC]

If it was near the Loosahatchie, it's not far from where this other skeletal UID was found in 2010. Within their WS thread there's reference to a couple of homicide victims also found near there a couple of years earlier.
TN - TN - Arlington, WhtMale 20-60, UP10153, 'Blue Moon' baseball cap, Dec'10

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping

 

[HmmMysterious]

A reconstruction is badly needed for this case

 

[Aurora90]

Knox County has gotten funding to have Othram assist in identifying all of their John and Jane Doe’s. The rest of Tennessee should take note.

Bumping this thread. Maybe 2025 is the year this Doe is finally identified?