Discovery Information
Date Found: July 23, 1972
Estimated Year of Death: 1972-1975
Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
Location Found: Beckley, WV
Latitude: 37.7765659
Longitude: -81.1851434
Physical Characteristics
Estimated Age Range: 17 - 21 years
Gender: Male
Height Range: 72 - 72 inches
Weight Range: 175 - 175 lbs
Identifying Features: Hair Color Brown Head Hair Description Dark reddish brown hair Body Hair Description Facial Hair Description moustache Left Eye Color Unknown Right Eye Color Unknown Eye Description Distinctive Physical Features No Known Information Clothing and Accessories Item Description ClothingWearing a black pair of Levis, a blue and grey checkered shirt and jungle boots.On the Body Footwearjungle boots.On the Body
Forensic Details
DNA Status: unknown
Fingerprints Status: unknown
Dentals Status: unknown
Circumstances
The unidentified was hitch-hiking when he was struck by a car that went out of control near the Fair Deal Market on US 19-21. A motorist who had given the hitch-hiker a ride just before his death told police the man told him he was en route to Bluefield where he was born to get a birth certificate so he could join the Army. He also told, the motorist he was raised in Chicago, IL., but his parents were dead. He never divulged his name. Details of Recovery Inventory of Remains All parts recovered Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Traumatic injuries
Contact Information
Source: https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/17375/details?nav
Contact Name: West Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Contact Number: 3045586920
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