Identified! TN - Nashville, Male UnkRace/Age, 194UMTN, tattoos "Micky", "Butch", unicorns, clothes, Jul’96 - N/A

[MadMcGoo]

Unidentified Male

Victim's Tattoos on abdomen/chest

Date of Discovery: July 8, 1996
Location of Discovery: Nashville, Tennessee
Estimated Height: 5’11”
Estimated Weight: 140 lbs.
Hair Color: Reddish-brown
Eye Color: Unknown
Tattoos: On abdomen and chest "Micky" "Butch" and Unicorns.

Clothing
- white Fruit of the Loom t-shirt, size XXXL
- purple with white plaid long sleeved flannel-type shirt, Van Huesen, size M
- Wrangler blue jeans, size 34
- black leather-type belt with a white buckle
- white socks
- white shoes, K-Swiss, size 9 1/2
- camouflage folding knife
- The wallet he was carrying had only miscellaneous papers

Case History
Not much is known about this victim, including his age or race. On July 8, 1996, this unknown victim was found lying inside a large drain pipe on some cardboard by a W. L. Hailey Construction worker, on a storage lot located at 6th Avenue North and Franklin Street. By the time this man was found, rigor mortis had already set in, and his body had decomposed.

Investigators:
Detective David Achord
Metropolitan Nashville Police Department
615-862-7557
E-Mail

NCIC Number: U-720000487

The Doe Network: Case File 194UMTN

 

[MadMcGoo]

Even a roughly estimated age range, in this case, would really go a long way IMO. I was going to search for a Micky and Butch who may have been married near the area or lived together at some point. A long shot, and just one explanation of the names, but without an age it makes it an even longer shot. I doubt Micky and Butch is how their names would have appeared anyway, but who knows.

ETA: I retract my statement, there are dozens of “Butch”s in the Nashville area alone and approximately 40 years old! I just picked a medium range age. I didn’t realize how popular the name was

 

[MadMcGoo]

Ode Edwin Ulver – The Charley Project

This guy sort of fits the description. The fact that he reportedly rented a plane to fly to Detroit, Michigan is interesting. Puts him closer to Tennessee than California. And his nickname is Butch. Not much info on this case and he disappeared in 1977.

Eta: I just realized he disappeared from Sioux Falls, South Dakota (was visiting there from CA) but Riverside, California is investigating the case

 

[MadMcGoo]

Another missing from Michigan since 1980, nickname “Butch”. Stats fit but no mention of tattoos... The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Jake479]

I really wish states would do better in making sure all of their missing and unidentified are in NamUS.

 

[Dylansmom08]

I'm thinking that he was most likely homeless so that makes it even harder to try to narrow down an area to start searching in I wonder about homeless shelters around that area or soup kitchens? Maybe one of them would recognize his description and be able to tell us something about him at all probably a long shot at this point because it's been so long ago and I know those shelters see a lot of faces coming and going.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

• 194UMTN, discovered on July 8, 1996 in Nashville, Tennessee has been identified per the Davidson County Medical Examiner’s Office. No further information is available.

 

[MadMcGoo]

Great news!

 

[kecinjuneau!620]

Hi everyone. I’m new here but not new to this case. I can fill everyone in but have no clue how I’ll be notified of responses.
Ode Edwin Ulver-he went by Butch. Married and divorced from Sue. Butch was running drugs for the Cartel and at the time of his disappearance he was sleeping with “dating” the 15 year old daughter of an either cartel member or leader. He went to SD under the guise of simply visiting a 1/2 sister and her husband. While there with the cartel daughter he told the family he was going to Detroit to buy a car. He actually rented a plane in his brother in law’s name and flew it to South America. No one knew this even happened until the FBI showed up at his sister’s home and his ex-wife’s place of employment in California. The federal agents told family that they had found the plane crashed but the plane was empty and they were looking for Butch. No one has seen him since. I found a P.O. Box in California rented in his name until the 1990s but I’m stuck after then. I’ve asked for the missing persons pages to correct the information they gave but I’ve gotten zero response. Anyhow I’m open to all help possible to find out what happened to Butch.

 

[annemc2]

Wow, that is super interesting. Thanks for sharing that information. And nice job @MadMcGoo - you were on this almost four years ago!

 

[cvaldez1975]

i dont think its the same guy because if he died in 77 and was found in 96 how would they have the tattoos?