Discovery Information
Date Found: May 26, 2007
Estimated Year of Death: Not specified
Ethnicity: Black / African American
Location Found: James Island, SC
Latitude: 32.7274065
Longitude: -79.9482678
Physical Characteristics
Estimated Age Range: 20 - 50 years
Gender: Male
Height Range: 72 - 72 inches
Weight Range: Not specified
Identifying Features: Possibly disturbed historical burial
Forensic Details
DNA Status: available
Fingerprints Status: unknown
Dentals Status: unknown
Circumstances
Cranium found 26 May 2007 on an oyster bed at the mouth of Ellis Creek, off James Island, South Carolina. Unprovenienced femur found 2 March 2010. Ellis Creek opens into the Charleston Harbor. DNA testing confirms the two elements are from the same individual. Possibly disturbed historic burial? Details of Recovery Inventory of Remains Torso not recovered One or more limbs not recovered One or both hands not recovered Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only
Contact Information
Source: https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/8823?nav
Contact Name: Charleston County Coroner's Office
Contact Number: 8437464030
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