VA VA - Chase City, Unk/Unc, Adult, UP137118, skeletal, under tree, suicide, Dec’56

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Chase City John Doe (1956)
a.k.a "Mecklenburg Co. John Doe”
UP137118 (NU)​

Circumstances:
Skeletal remains found in a wooded area beneath a tree that had a belt tied to it as a noose. (per NamUs).

Spoiler: CASE INFORMATION

Case Numbers:

• NamUs: UP137118
• Doe Network: N/A
• ME/C: C1956-00011
• NCMEC: N/A

Overview:

• Location: Chase City, Virginia. (Mecklenburg Co.)
• Date Body Found: December 10, 1956.
• NamUs Created: January 22, 2025
• Tribal Land: N/A
• PMI: 1 YEAR
  • 1955-1956
• State of Remains: Not recognizable.
  • Partial skeletal parts only
• Cause of Death: N/A
  • Probable suicide.

Physical:

• Sex: UNKOWN
• Race/Ethnicity: UNKNOWN
• Age: Adult
• Height: UNKNOWN
• Weight: UNKNOWN
• Hair: UNKNOWN
• Eye: UNKNOWN

Identifiers:

• Dentals: UNKNOWN
• DNA: UNKNOWN
• Prints: UNKNOWN
• Marks / Features: N/A

Personal Effects:

• Clothing: NONE
• Jewelry: NONE
• Add'l Items: Belt (attached to tree).

Links:

• NamUs: UP137118 (ARCHIVE)
• Doe Network: N/A
• NCMEC: N/A

Notes:
As of January 23, 2025, there are no public exclusions.

**This case is in the custody of the Virginia Central District Chief Medical Examiner.**​