TX TX - Rockport, WhtMale UP10177, 15-20, Hit and Run, Facial Sketch

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Date of Discovery: July 9, 1973
Location of Discovery: Rockport, Aransas County, Texas
Estimated Date of Death: Days prior
State of Remains: Recognizable face
Cause of Death: Suspected hit-and-run accident

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 15-20 years old
Race: White, possibly of Hispanic descent
Sex: Male
Height: 5'7 to 5'10"
Weight: 145 lbs
Hair: Hair: Brown, dark, moderate length. Long, delicate hair on the chin and upper lip; it is possible he had never shaved his face.

Eye Color: Bluish gray
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Small scar on left knee and a small vertical scar approximately 4" below right knee.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: White cutoff tee shirt, white Levi jeans with a braided, elastic blue and red belt with a gold-colored buckle, and brown shoes with a buckle. Near the body was a tan, straw hat that possibly belonged to the victim.
Jewelry: Unknown.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown.

Circumstances of Discovery​

The victim's body was found by the side of the northbound lane off Texas 35 near Rockport at about 6:45 AM. It is believed he had been struck by a vehicle days before, which presumably fled the scene without alerting emergency services.

When appeals were made for the public to provide information, a man from the county informed investigators he possibly employed the male at the restaurant he owned years before, yet he could not recall a name.


Sketch isn’t on Namus but is on doe network

3841UMTX​

Good physical information on Doe so hopefully he could one day be linked to a missing person case.

 

[Amateur Web Sleuth]

John Smith Jr. – The Charley Project

John Smith Jr.​

Any chance this could be a match? Looking at the facial hair and circumstances it could be he ended up in Texas from Nevada. Eye color doesn’t match John Smiths eyes being brown vs the UID’s being blue is a major discrepancy though.

 

[Hochman]

Have you seen this child? John Rockport Doe 1973

Missing From: Rockport, TX. Missing Date: July 9, 1973. On July 9, 1973, a young man was discovered deceased beside the northbound lane of Interstate 35 near Rockport, Texas. He is believed to have been in his mid to late teens at the time of death. Authorities believe he died from a...

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Spoiler: NCMEC Description

On July 9, 1973, a young man was discovered deceased beside the northbound lane of Interstate 35 near Rockport, Texas. He is believed to have been in his mid to late teens at the time of death. Authorities believe he died from a hit-and-run vehicle collision and the death has been ruled a homicide. The young man was tall and thin being 5’10” and 145 pounds at the time of death. He had fine hair on his upper lip and chin, as if he had not yet shaved. He was wearing a straw hat, white shirt, white Levi’s brand jeans, a blue and red braided elastic belt with a gold buckle, and brown shoes. The image shown is a facial approximation created by a NCMEC Forensic Artist that depicts what he may have looked like in life.

Reconstruction