Date Body Found July 9, 1975
Location Found Milwaukee, Milwaukee County
Estimated Age Range 25-90 Years
Estimated Date of Death: 1973-1975
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial remains with soft tissues
Race: White
Sex: Male
Clothing: Bluish trousers, one glove, a piece of red and blue checkered material around the waist, and one blue scarf.
Additional Personal Items: A black comb. A 1973 pocket calendar from Cream City Liquor. Two safety pins. Cash - 60 cents. One Westlock key stamped #309.
Exclusions: 1 (Just Plaisted)
Agency Name: Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Phone Number: 414-223-1200
Agency Case Number: 1975-1391
This skeletonized body with some soft tissue was discovered in July of 1975 in the Milwaukee River when a worker operating a floating crane was removing pilings from the northeast corner of the Kilbourn Avenue Bridge. At the time it was believed that the body was that of a white male over the age of 30. A key was found on this individual and it was determined what apartment building and room the key came from, but did not lead to an identification of this individual.
Facts as from the ME Page:
The skeletonized body of an unidentified male was found on July 9, 1975, in the Milwaukee River near the northeast end of the Kilbourn Avenue Bridge in downtown Milwaukee. The unidentified male was found by a construction worker operating a floating crane to remove pilings from the northeast corner of the bridge so repairs on the bridge could be completed. When a piling was removed the body floated to the surface of the water and the police were then notified. At the time the body was found, it was believed that the body was that of a white male over the age of 30. A key was found on the unidentified male and it was later determined to unlock the door of Apartment #309 at the Clybourn Arms Apartments located at 525 North 17th Street in Milwaukee, WI. Further investigation of the contents in Apartment #309 and of the past tenants did not lead to an identification of this individual. Also found with the body was a 1973 pocket calendar from “Cream City Liquor”.
Dentals: Available. Photographs are available. Some teeth could have fallen out. Shifting of teeth possible due to past extractions.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Not available.
There is an article from the newspaper under "documents" on NaMus. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Doe Network https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/main.html?id=1764UMWI
ME Page: https://county.milwaukee.gov/EN/Medical-Examiner/Unidentified-People
Location Found Milwaukee, Milwaukee County
Estimated Age Range 25-90 Years
Estimated Date of Death: 1973-1975
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial remains with soft tissues
Race: White
Sex: Male
Clothing: Bluish trousers, one glove, a piece of red and blue checkered material around the waist, and one blue scarf.
Additional Personal Items: A black comb. A 1973 pocket calendar from Cream City Liquor. Two safety pins. Cash - 60 cents. One Westlock key stamped #309.
Exclusions: 1 (Just Plaisted)
Agency Name: Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Phone Number: 414-223-1200
Agency Case Number: 1975-1391
This skeletonized body with some soft tissue was discovered in July of 1975 in the Milwaukee River when a worker operating a floating crane was removing pilings from the northeast corner of the Kilbourn Avenue Bridge. At the time it was believed that the body was that of a white male over the age of 30. A key was found on this individual and it was determined what apartment building and room the key came from, but did not lead to an identification of this individual.
Facts as from the ME Page:
The skeletonized body of an unidentified male was found on July 9, 1975, in the Milwaukee River near the northeast end of the Kilbourn Avenue Bridge in downtown Milwaukee. The unidentified male was found by a construction worker operating a floating crane to remove pilings from the northeast corner of the bridge so repairs on the bridge could be completed. When a piling was removed the body floated to the surface of the water and the police were then notified. At the time the body was found, it was believed that the body was that of a white male over the age of 30. A key was found on the unidentified male and it was later determined to unlock the door of Apartment #309 at the Clybourn Arms Apartments located at 525 North 17th Street in Milwaukee, WI. Further investigation of the contents in Apartment #309 and of the past tenants did not lead to an identification of this individual. Also found with the body was a 1973 pocket calendar from “Cream City Liquor”.
Dentals: Available. Photographs are available. Some teeth could have fallen out. Shifting of teeth possible due to past extractions.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Not available.
There is an article from the newspaper under "documents" on NaMus. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Doe Network https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/main.html?id=1764UMWI
ME Page: https://county.milwaukee.gov/EN/Medical-Examiner/Unidentified-People
