Unidentified #137

NAMUS Number: UP15895

Unidentified Person

Discovery Information

Date Found: March 25, 1981

Estimated Year of Death: 1978-1969

Ethnicity: Black / African American

Location Found: Birmingham, AL

Latitude: 33.5185892

Longitude: -86.8103567

Physical Characteristics

Estimated Age Range: 22 - 29 years

Gender: Male

Height Range: 73 - 73 inches

Weight Range: Not specified

Identifying Features: Accessories: One 1967 Lincoln US penny. Clothing: Tan "bell bottom" type pants. Light colored long sleeve shirt with blue/gray and olive drab irregular design resembling a "camouflage" type design. Light colored boxer type undershorts Jewelry: One heavy metal medallion type frame, with no discernible lettering. One copper colored medallion, with the inscription "New Orleans" at the top surround by a frame, the letters "F,R, E, and N" are present just below the "New Orleans" sign, an elongated building beneath the latter word, to the right of the building are a male and female dancing, the inscription "MARD" and "GRAS" is present below the dancers, the inscription "ST. LOUIS CATHEDRAL", with an etched design of a complex of buildings below the dancers. Bits of corroded metal chain type of necklace. One ornate ring with ten white insets which appear consistent with rhinestones, with remnants of etched letters on the inner aspect that cannot be discerned. One copper colored bracelet with an Indian type designs and an imprint of an owl.

Forensic Details

DNA Status: unknown

Fingerprints Status: unknown

Dentals Status: unknown

Circumstances

Skeletal remains were found in a by a coal drilling crew performing mineral research. The remains were found in a remote area approximately 200 feet south of the old Daniel Payne College campus. Daniel Payne College had been closed since 1979 after sustaining significant damage from a tornado in April 1977. Details of Recovery Inventory of Remains One or more limbs not recovered One or both hands not recovered Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton

Contact Information

Source: https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/15895/details?nav

Contact Name: Jefferson County Medical Examiners Office

Contact Number: 2059303603

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