The sweater he was wearing came from stores located in Doylestown PA or Hatboro PA which is roughly 65 miles from where he was found. His cause of death has been reported as suicide by drug overdose. https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/5661 Body exhumed in Berks County as part of missing person cases John Doe was found near The Pinnacle in the 1970s By: 69 News Posted: Aug 05, 2019 02:01 PM EDT Updated: Aug 05, 2019 04:22 PM EDT CUMRU TWP., Pa. - Officials in Berks County have exhumed an unidentified body as part of two missing persons cases in two separate states. Officials on Monday exhumed the body at Potter's Field. The John Doe was found in a cave near the Blue Mountain ridge in Berks County in 1977. Authorities said no foul play was suspected in that case. Now, the body has been exhumed in connection with two missing persons cases in Florida and Illinois. WFMZ's Jim Vasil will have more on the investigation at 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Also see news report video on link below: https://www.wfmz.com/news/berks/body-exhumed-in-berks-county-as-part-of-missing-person-cases/1105604303?fbclid=IwAR28VBsUfhdFwg-IvedckQwqCwSXmnSUmuGKRlnbeInSoCecqkD0udEY_Y0 Social Media graphic for sharing this case. Feel free to download it and share from your accounts.
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Police seek answers in 30-year Burlington mystery
http://www.woburnonline.com/frontpage/april05/4705-4.html By STEVE DeMARCO news@woburnonline.com BURLINGTON — It is a grave at Chestnut Hill Cemetery that is just grass, there is no stone, but it does have a designation — Section D, No. 550. An unidentified man is buried there whose body was discovered in a wooded area off Muller Road nearly 30 years ago. The site's emptiness reflects the fruitless results of the work of some detectives in the Burlington Police Department, who have tried off-and-on for those 30 years to identify the man. According to Inspector Frank Nardone, the man was murdered (shot twice in the back of the head), and his body was buried in about two feet of dirt off Muller Road, near what was known as a "lover's lane" in 1975 (the entrance has since been blocked off with large hay bales). Since that time, "We have had several leads, and they have all come up short," said Nardone. "I figured that with all of the computers (accessibility to data) we have now, we would have identified him by now," Nardone went on to say. "But some of those missing-person sites, they can be very depressing. "We (Nardone, Inspector Gary Burdick, Sgt. Glen Mills, and State Trooper Peter Sennott) have been going at this for the last two years full-blast," said Nardone. "There has got to be an answer out there somewhere." In defining the difficulty he has had in trying to make strides in the case, Nardone said he received the autopsy on the body just two years ago. The law requires that autopsy reports only go to next-of-kin and the district attorney's office. "He has to have family, hopefully, his family is alive," Nardone said. "Sometimes, people leave, lose complete contact with their family. That could be the case here." "This is someone who lost his life, but they stole his name," Nardone went on to say. "Some people may have thought he was bad, but he started out good. "If I can do this (identify the body) before I retire," Nardone continued, "I feel I will have accomplished something." Possible military connections Reports indicate the body was discovered May 22, 1975, by two men who were in the Muller Road woods walking a dog. "He was wearing an army field jacket, dungarees, and canvas sneakers with black socks," said Nardone. "Wearing black socks in those days usually meant you were associated with the military or law enforcement." Police officials deduced at the time that the body had been buried there "anywhere between six months and a year." He had "excellent dental records" of the man, Nardone said, but "all dental records were sent to St. Louis in the late 1970s and were destroyed in a fire." The inspector added that there were several gold fillings in the man's mouth, and "the only people who had gold in their mouths in '75 were mostly military people." Nardone also said the man was wearing a belt with a unique, Garrison-style buckle, and a medallion suggestive of association with a motorcycle gang. "At that time, there were reports of motorcycle gangs in town," Nardone recalled. "There were a couple of houses where four of them, five of them would live." A witness came forward in the 1980s whom Nardone initially considered credible, he said. He led them to a motorcycle group in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., "but that trail eventually went cold," Nardone stated. Nardone said he later learned this witness "spelled his last name two different ways," which cast further doubt on his credibility. Next steps Nardone said he would like to exhume the body, and that is a daunting task, he said, "because there are a lot of hurdles you have to get through, you just can't exhume a body." That will require a court order, Nardone said, as well as permission from the local Board of Health because "we are digging up a body. I am trying to get the state (medical examiner's office) to exhume the body." If the body is exhumed (it is first sent, casket and all, to the state medical examiner's office) that could ultimately reveal a lot, Nardone said. "With all the technology and advances, we can do a lot more than we could do in 1975," he said. "I have an artist who could draw a picture of his face, and two other people I have could make a clay model of his skull." Nardone also said advances with DNA could aid in identifying the man. A local funeral home has offered to donate a new casket for the body, Nardone said, because the original casket "has likely been destroyed, or at least decayed."
Was this teen whose remains were found in 1973 from the Carolinas? http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article140373298.html BY JOEMARUSAK jmarusak@charlotteobserver.com March 23, 2017 04:02 PM Updated March 23, 2017 04:45 PM Recent scientific testing on the remains of a teenage girl that were found in Pennsylvania in 1973 show she was likely from the Southeast, possibly the Carolinas, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. On Oct. 10, 1973, the body of a young woman was found on the Edward Martin Military Reserve in Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. She is known only as Jane Doe. An anthropological exam has concluded the teen had been dead for up to three weeks, the center announced Thursday. The teen was white, possibly of southeast European descent and 16 to 19 years old. She was 5-feet-5 to 5-feet-8 inches tall, the exam showed. No cause or manner of death could be determined, according to the center. Today's top news by email The local news you need to start your day Enter Email Address The center facilitated a chemical isotope analysis on the remains through the University of South Florida’s Forensic Anthropology Center and associate professor Erin Kimmerle. The analysis concluded she was probably born and raised in the Southeast, including central-east Texas, eastern Oklahoma, Arkansas, southern Missouri, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, central and southern West Virginia, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, southern and eastern Virginia into southern Maryland and Delaware shores. The center created a 3D facial reconstruction of the teen using a CT scan of the skull found in Pennsylvania in 1973. Anyone with information about Jane Doe is urged to call the Pennsylvania State Police at 717-865-2194 or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-842-5678). The area she was found in is marked by the black star. The green shaded areas are where the isotopes indicate she was born and raised in. "We know her family and friends are still alive," Schweiker said. "Her story needs to get into their hands."
Anyone with any information about Jane Doe is asked to call Cpl. Nathan Trate at the Pennsylvania State Police Jonestown at 717-865-2194 or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-842-5678).
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http://rebelcherokee.labdiva.com/bndn7213.html Unsolved Case, 72-13 Bandon Oregon Do You Know Me? Can You Help? A phone call to the Bandon Police Department, at 8:05 PM, August 26, 1972, opened a case for an unidentified person. A resident, Ronald Dale Whitted discovered the remains while pealing Chittam trees in a wooded area to the east of Highway 101 in north Bandon. Bandon Police officers, Franson and Hester responded to the scene. A call was placed to the Medical Examiner. By 8:50 PM, Deputy Sheriff John Dehart arrived at the scene, followed shortly thereafter by Coos County Sheriff Tony Zarbano and Bandon Police Chief McDonald. At 10:30 PM, the site was secured for the night, with Deputy Dehart, Chief McDonald, Officers Franson, Hester and Seawright resuming the scene investigation at 7:30 AM. After carefully measuring and photographing the site, the remains were carefully bagged and marked. The site was then gone over with a metal detector. The remains were sent to the Oregon State Police Crime Detection Lab in Eugene OR. The forensic report dated August 29, 1972, states: 1. Victim is a Caucasian male, approximately 5'8". 2. Date of Death, approximately 3-5 years prior 3. Age at death: 60 years to 70 years. 4. Unknown color of hair and eyes. 5. Cause of death; gunshot to the head. A bullet hole was evident in the right temple area. A 22 caliber bullet was found in the cavity, and a similar one removed from the right frontal bone. No weapon was found at the site. Personal items found were scraps of the clothing, 7" lace up men's boots, work type, tan with a tag reading "Bilt Rite, Nuron Crepe, Made in USA", the soles were white crepe, a belt buckled at 42". No other identification was found. The victim had a full set of dentures, engraved with "S1214/66". It is speculated that these indicate that the dentures were made for a patient, in Seattle (S) by the US Public Health Service Hospital, in 1966 (/66) This could be the best lead to the victim's identity. The USPHSH is now closed. The hospital was established to care for service men and families. This leads to the speculation that he was in the military or Merchant Marine at some point. Using the age estimate from the Crime Lab, John Doe was born between 1902 and 1912. He would have been too young for WWI. Since the draft was in effect when he reached age 18, he was probably drafted into one of the services. He would have entered the military between 1920 and 1930. Since the Great Depression came in the 1930's, he could have stayed in after his tour, or because of previous service, could have been recalled in 1941. He may have joined the Merchant Marines after service and served in that capacity during WWII. He could have been from 5'8" to 6', weighed approximately 180-200 lbs. Hair was probably graying, or gray. John Doe could have come from anywhere in the country or he could have been a west coast resident. Perhaps his family moved to the west coast during the 30's from the midwest because of the Dust Bowl days. This man has gone unidentified for over 31 years. Somewhere there is a family wondering what happened to their father, grandfather, uncle. It is time to find his family and to help his family find closure to a mystery they have lived with all this time. It is time for him to go home. If you have a half-forgotten memory of something you saw or heard, about the death or the person(s) responsible for it, help him. If John Doe looks somewhat like a member of your family that has disappeared, or you any information about the dentures or the case, please contact: Bandon Police Department 541-347-2241 Case # 72-13 Web Page November 19, 2003 Copyright, 2003 This information compiled, prepared and submitted to this site by Ethel Taylor and remains the property of the submitter. NOTICE: Ethel Taylor grants that this information and data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, for personal and genealogical research. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit, can not be copied over to other sites, linked to, or other presentation without written permission of Ethel Taylor.
A reader emailed me some ideas about this John Doe having been on this ship and it looks pretty promising!
If anyone can find rosters for this ship I'd appreciate it. The John Doe was found June 5, 1936 so he would have been on it when it was named Skaneateles (1934 - 1937) or WCG-209 (1925 - 1933) NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive Milan (YP-6) ex Skaneateles (1934 - 1937) WCG-209 (1925 - 1933) Patrol Craft: Built by Kingston Drydock and Construction Co., Kingston, NY Launched, date unknown Commissioned as CG-209, 1925 Stationed at Vermillion, OH, 1925-1933 Transferred to the US Navy, 11 December 1933 Named Skaneateles, 01 June 1934 Assigned to the Washington Navy Yard for use of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, renamed and christened Milan (YP-6) 1, 20 October 1937 Returned to patrol duty at the outbreak of World War II Temporarily loaned to New York City in mid-WWII Returned to the Navy and assigned to Dahlgren, VA Placed out of service and declared excess, 05 April 1946 Turned over to the War Shipping Administration (WSA) for disposal, 07 July 1946 Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown Sold by WSA, 27 July 1946 Final Disposition, fate unknown http://www.navsource.org/archives/14/31006.htm |
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