VA VA- Pulaski, BlkFem, 1-2, 137084, found buried in homemade box near cemetery. March 1956

[DS2021]

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP137084

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Female, Black / African American

Date Body Found March 11, 1956

Location Found Pulaski, Virginia

Case Information

Case Numbers

NCMEC Number

ME/C Case Number

C1956-00004

Demographics

Biological Sex

Female

Race / Ethnicity

Black / African American

Possible First Name

Possible Middle Name

Possible Last Name

Nickname/Alias

Estimated Age Group PreAdolescent

Estimated Age Range (Years) 1-2

Height
2' 4" (28 inches), Measured

Date Body Found March 11, 1956

NamUs Case Created January 22, 2025

ME/C QA Reviewed

Location Found Map

Location Pulaski, Virginia

County Pulaski County

GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)

Found On Tribal Land No

Circumstances of Recovery Remains of a child found buried in a homemade box near a cemetery. Unmarked grave.

Details of Recovery

Inventory of Remains

Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction

Physical Description

Hair Color Black

Left Eye Color Unknown
Right Eye Color Unknown

 

[Goecke]

Two infants (probably twin boys) were found under near identical circumstances in the same county a year later.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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I can't help but wonder if the cases are connected.