VA VA - Skippers, Wht Male 21-30, UP59913, next to RR tracks, clothes, cards, toiletries, Feb'77

[Moonwalker9]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Recognizable face - no photo

Case Numbers
NCMEC Number--
ME/C Case NumberC1978-89402
Demographics
SexMale
Race / EthnicityWhite / Caucasian
Possible First Name--
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Possible Nickname--
Estimated Age GroupAdult - Pre 30
Estimated Age Range (Years)21-30
Estimated Year of Death--
Estimated PMI--
Height5' 9"(69 inches) , Measured
Weight170 lbs, Measured
Circumstances
TypeUnidentified Deceased
Date Body FoundFebruary 24, 1978
NamUs Case CreatedSeptember 9, 2019
ME/C QA Reviewed--
Location Found Map
General LocationACL RAILROAD TRACKSSKIPPERS, Virginia 23879
CountyGreensville County
GPS Coordinates--
Circumstances of RecoveryFound on side of rail road tracks, believed to have been a transient that fell off of the train.
Details of Recovery


Inventory of Remains--
Condition of RemainsRecognizable face
Physical Description
Hair ColorBrown
Head Hair Description--
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye ColorGray
Right Eye ColorGray
Eye Description--
Distinctive Physical Features
No Information Entered

Clothing and Accessories
Item
Description
Clothing
green plaid scarf, khaki jacket with an insulated vest, jeans, brown belt, 2 pairs of dark socks, a handkerchief, boxer short, long underwear, toiletries.
On the Body

 

[tinynest]

This NAMUS entry was modified and no longer states that the victim was a 'transient who fell off the train.'

Items/accessories were also updated:
Accessories
Near the Body: Handkerchief Toothpaste tube Toothbrush in cellophane wrapper
In pockets: nailclippers pocketknife $.28 razor cards hankie flashlight
Clothing on the body: Khaki jacket Insulated vest (quilted) Green plaid shirt Undershirt Dungarees w/ brown belt Blue knit longjohns Boxer shorts Two pairs of socks (dark color) Green scarf
Near the Body: Pair of shoes

The fact that the pair of shoes was found *near* the body makes me suspect that he didn't fall off a train, but was maybe residing near the tracks. The amount of inventory around him may also suggest that this was a location more deliberate than one discovered in a fall.

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping

 

[sorcoy14]

No exclusions.