VA VA- Virginia Beach, WhtMale, 20-35, UP6745, @ seashore state park, deviated septum. May 1981.

[cheemsg]

1815UMVA

Date of Discovery: May 22, 1981
Location of Discovery: Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach City County, Virginia
Estimated Date of Death: One year prior to discovery
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 18-35 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10" to 6'0"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Brown, straight and long.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Deviated septum. Nose biased toward the right.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available. Evidence of orthodontic work. #2, 3, 4, 14, 15, 18, and 31 - pit and fissure caries; #16, and 17 - unerupted; #18 and 31 - facial amalgam; #19 and 30 - occlusal amalgam.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Sample available - not yet submitted.

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Tan corduroy jeans, tan varsity jacket, gray hooded long sleeve sweater, blue plaid button down shirt, tan & brown long sleeve sports shirt, two pairs of socks, men's
Jewelry: Unknown.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown.

Circumstances of Discovery​

The partial skeletal remains of the decedent were found by a U.S. Army parachutist while trekking out of a swamp. The parachutist had gone off course and landed in the swampy area of Seashore State Park.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: Tidewater District ME Office
Agency Contact Person: Elizabeth Kinnison
Agency Phone Number: 757-683-8366

Agency Name: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Agency Contact Person: David Baldwin
Agency Phone Number: 757-683-8366
Agency Case Number: T1981-31831

NCIC Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: UP #6745

Information Source(s)​

NamUs

 

[iamshadow21]

1815UMVA

Date of Discovery: May 22, 1981
Location of Discovery: Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach City County, Virginia
Estimated Date of Death: One year prior to discovery
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 18-35 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10" to 6'0"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Brown, straight and long.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Deviated septum. Nose biased toward the right.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available. Evidence of orthodontic work. #2, 3, 4, 14, 15, 18, and 31 - pit and fissure caries; #16, and 17 - unerupted; #18 and 31 - facial amalgam; #19 and 30 - occlusal amalgam.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Sample available - not yet submitted.

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Tan corduroy jeans, tan varsity jacket, gray hooded long sleeve sweater, blue plaid button down shirt, tan & brown long sleeve sports shirt, two pairs of socks, men's
Jewelry: Unknown.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown.

Circumstances of Discovery​

The partial skeletal remains of the decedent were found by a U.S. Army parachutist while trekking out of a swamp. The parachutist had gone off course and landed in the swampy area of Seashore State Park.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: Tidewater District ME Office
Agency Contact Person: Elizabeth Kinnison
Agency Phone Number: 757-683-8366

Agency Name: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Agency Contact Person: David Baldwin
Agency Phone Number: 757-683-8366
Agency Case Number: T1981-31831

NCIC Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: UP #6745

Information Source(s)​

NamUs

With the detailed dentals and the DNA, hopefully this Doe has a good chance of identification. So many from this long ago just don't have that information available.

 

[MadMcGoo]

Terrence Rodney Tawney 1976 VA (1)

Clipping found in Carroll County Times published in Westminster, Maryland on 1/28/1985. Terrence Rodney Tawney 1976 VA (1)

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Terrence Rodney Tawney 1976 VA (2)

Clipping found in Carroll County Times published in Westminster, Maryland on 1/28/1985. Terrence Rodney Tawney 1976 VA (2)

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There’s a man missing from the Norfolk Naval Station (about 15 miles from the State Park) since 1976. Terence/Terrence Tawney was 20 years old, 6’0”, 155 pounds and had brown hair. It looks to me like he could have a deviated septum. He’s not listed in any public database though, and it’s a little outside the estimated PMI.

Westminster (MD) High School 1973

ETA: It appears he has dental records available in NCIC. Terrance Rodney Tawney 1976 VA

 

[Tower]

Terrence Rodney Tawney 1976 VA (1)

Clipping found in Carroll County Times published in Westminster, Maryland on 1/28/1985. Terrence Rodney Tawney 1976 VA (1)

www.newspapers.com

Terrence Rodney Tawney 1976 VA (2)

Clipping found in Carroll County Times published in Westminster, Maryland on 1/28/1985. Terrence Rodney Tawney 1976 VA (2)

www.newspapers.com

There’s a man missing from the Norfolk Naval Station (about 15 miles from the State Park) since 1976. Terence/Terrence Tawney was 20 years old, 6’0”, 155 pounds and had brown hair. It looks to me like he could have a deviated septum. He’s not listed in any public database though, and it’s a little outside the estimated PMI.

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Westminster (MD) High School 1973

ETA: It appears he has dental records available in NCIC. Terrance Rodney Tawney 1976 VA

Wow, his nose looks like it could have been broken/deviated in some way. It’s so sad, he had a baby on the way. I am almost exactly the same age as that baby.

 

[MadMcGoo]

I submitted the information to The Doe Network. Hopefully dental records can be compared.

 

[iamshadow21]

Terrence Rodney Tawney 1976 VA (1)

Clipping found in Carroll County Times published in Westminster, Maryland on 1/28/1985. Terrence Rodney Tawney 1976 VA (1)

www.newspapers.com

Terrence Rodney Tawney 1976 VA (2)

Clipping found in Carroll County Times published in Westminster, Maryland on 1/28/1985. Terrence Rodney Tawney 1976 VA (2)

www.newspapers.com

There’s a man missing from the Norfolk Naval Station (about 15 miles from the State Park) since 1976. Terence/Terrence Tawney was 20 years old, 6’0”, 155 pounds and had brown hair. It looks to me like he could have a deviated septum. He’s not listed in any public database though, and it’s a little outside the estimated PMI.

View attachment 503743

Westminster (MD) High School 1973

ETA: It appears he has dental records available in NCIC. Terrance Rodney Tawney 1976 VA

My partner has a deviated septum. Hers is a lot less obvious than Terence/Terrance's, but it does show that kind of asymmetry in her face if you're looking for it.

 

[Tower]

My partner has a deviated septum. Hers is a lot less obvious than Terence/Terrance's, but it does show that kind of asymmetry in her face if you're looking for it.

I also have a deviated septum that is noticeable if you really look closely. Every 5 years or so, someone asks me if I ever broke my nose. I fell on my face when I was about 2, but not sure if it was related. But Terrance’s nose appears to have a noticeable deviation. And I’d guess the UID’s is quite prominent if they note it on a partially skeletonized body.

 

[HopeRains]

As of today, publicly listed exclusions:

 

[HopeRains]

Seashore State Park was renamed to First Landing State Park in 1997. I visited there within the last 10 years. Beautiful place - lots of wooded areas, camping with cabins, etc. and the beach "across" the street. A map showing location is below - northern end/tip of VA beach.

 

[xxverrucktxx]

i wonder if Walter Theo Ferguson could be a match. he went missing in North Carolina in the February 26 1980 has long brown hair and is 5'11" and is within the age range.