VA VA - Fairfax, WhtUnkMale, Adult, UP135883, skeletal, found in rotting wooden box, shore of Potomac River, Jun’58

[lightofmine99]

Fairfax John Doe (1958)
a.k.a "Potomac River John Doe”
UP135883 (NU)​

Circumstances:
Skeletal remains found in a rotting wooded box at the shore of the Potomac River (per NamUs).

Spoiler: CASE INFORMATION

Case Numbers:

• NamUs: UP135883
• Doe Network: N/A
• ME/C: C1958-03091
• NCMEC: N/A

Overview:

• Location: Fairfax, Virginia. (Fairfax Co.)
• Date Body Found: June 16, 1958.
• NamUs Created: January 3, 2025.
• Tribal Land: N/A
• PMI: N/A
• State of Remains: Not recognizable.
  • Near complete or complete skeleton
• Cause of Death: UNKNOWN

Physical:

• Sex: Male
• Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian, Uncertain
• Age: Adult
• Height: CANNOT ESTIMATE
• Weight: CANNOT ESTIMATE
• Hair: UNKNOWN
• Eye: UNKNOWN

Identifiers:

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

Personal Effects:

• Clothing: NONE
• Jewelry: NONE
• Add'l Items: NONE

Links:

• NamUs: UP135883 (ARCHIVE)
• Doe Network: N/A
• NCMEC: N/A

Notes:
As of January 15, 2025, there are no public exclusions on NamUs.

**This case is in the custody of the Northern District Medical Examiner.***​

 

[HopeRains]

In that area, the Potomac separates and borders VA, MD, and DC.

 

[HopeRains]

I wonder if the box drifted down river and may even be a handmade coffin. It's referenced as a rotting wooden box with nothing else specific.