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Date of Discovery: June 30, 2019

Location of Discovery: London, Greater London, United Kingdom

Estimated Date of Death: Less than 10 hours before found

State of Remains: Recognizable, but with major traumatic injuries

Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 30-39

Race: Black

Sex: Male

Height: Unknown

Weight: Unknown

Hair: Bald

Eye Color: Brown

Distinguishing Marks / Features: Unknown or None

Identifiers

DNA: Available. Submitted to Kenya. No match.

Fingerprints: Available. Submitted to Kenya. No match.

Dentals: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: Blue shirt with a logo reading "Wildkat Softball", Blue jeans

Jewelry: None or Unknown

Additional Personal Items: Khaki rucksack with the letters "MCA" written on one of the straps. The rucksack contained Kenyan shilling, bottles of water and Fanta, bread, and a pair of shoes.

Circumstances of Discovery

On 30 June 2019, a man's body had fallen into a back garden in London's Clapham district, less than a metre away from where the homeowner was sunbathing. The man's body was reportedly 'frozen solid' and had sustained traumatic injuries, but it is unknown if he died upon impact or was already dead.

It was later determined that the man had stowed away in a wheel well of a Kenya Airways flight travelling from Nairobi to London. The plane had originated in Johannesburg, South Africa before landing at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya before it ultimately took off for London. It is believed the man was from Kenya, based on Kenyan currency found with the body, but authorities cannot rule out the possibility that he came from South Africa. Due to the high levels of security at the airport, it was speculated that the man may have been an employee.

In November 2019, it was reported that the body had been identified as 29-year-old Paul Manyasi, who worked as a janitor at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. However, it was later revealed that Manyasi's family was bribed into telling the media that the dead man was their son. Furthermore, there was no record of a Paul Manyasi having ever worked at the airport. The man's real name was Cedric Shivonje Isaac, and he was alive and in prison in Nairobi.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Metropolitan Police Service (Often known as the Scotland Yard or The Met)

Agency Address: New Scotland Yard Victoria Embankment London SW1A 2JL

Agency Phone Number: 101 (UK) +44 20 7230 1212 (International)

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Date of Discovery: November 28, 2004

Location of Discovery: Wijgmaal, Belgium

Estimated Date of Death: Several days prior

State of Remains: Recognisable

Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 14-19 years old

Race: Black, believed to be of African ancestry

Sex: Male

Height: 170 cm (5'7")

Weight: Unknown

Hair: Short frizzy black hair

Eye Color: Unknown

Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers

Dentals: Unknown

Fingerprints: Unknown

DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: Sleeveless blue jacket, blue jeans and plastic sandals

Jewelry: Unknown

Additional Personal Items: Brown backpack with inscription "Super cushioning by GREEKS JUNIOR have more fun traveling"

Circumstances of Discovery

The lifeless body of this young African man was discovered in the afternoon of November 28, 2004 in a meadow located between the Hambosstraat, the Spoorstraat and the Wijgmaal canal near Louvain. It is possible that the boy fell from a passing plane he had climbed on illegally.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Federale Politie Belgium

Agency Contact Person: N/A

Agency Phone Number: 0800/30.300

Agency E-mail: Not Public

Agency Case Number: N/A

The Doe Network Case Number: 374UMBEL

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Date of Discovery: December 10, 1980

Location of Discovery: Houston, Harris County, Texas

Estimated Date of Death: Hours prior

State of Remains: Recognizable face

Cause of Death: Homicide by strangulation

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 16-40 years old

Race: Black

Sex: Female

Height: 5'2"

Weight: 135 lbs.

Hair: Black, styled in short braids.

Eye Color: Brown

Distinguishing Marks/Features: Scars on left wrist. Likely a chronic nail-biter. Residual pink/red fingernail polish. Upper-left incisor tooth was chipped. Hair worn in cornrows and pigtails.

Identifiers

Dentals: Unknown.

Fingerprints: Unknown

DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: Pink pant-suit with a vest.

Jewelry: Two necklaces; One is made up of light blue beads, One with a dogtag-like shaped pendant. Four bracelets, two are thin and gold and one is orange.

Additional Personal Items: Unknown.

Circumstances of Discovery

The victim was discovered in the 3600 block of Stokes. The female was found under a mattress, lying on the ground under Interstate 45 located about six miles from downtown Houston alongside a railroad track by employees working on an outdoor advertisement billboard, after noticing a foot sticking out from under the mattress.

She had been sexually assaulted, but she was not raped.

In 1980, four females, believed to be prostitutes or runaways, were found strangled and dumped along I-45, some of them being victims of sexual assault. Out of the four victims of the so-called "I-45 Killer", two been identified, with the other two being this victim and this victim.

Between 1980 and early 1981, about two dozen females were discovered along major roadways in the state, including the I-45 victims. Police are unsure whether they were all related or the work of multiple offenders.

As of today, no suspects have been publicly named in these killings.

Exclusion(s)

Beverly Bealer (MP20055)

Janice Hughes (MP28874)

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences

Agency Contact Person: Julie Fleischman, Forensic Anthropologist

Agency Phone Number: 832-927-5000

Agency E-mail: meoidunit@ifs.hctx.net

Agency Case Number: ML80-6911

Agency Name: Houston Police Department

Agency Contact Person: Homicide Division - Cold Case Squad

Agency Phone Number: 713-308-3618

Agency E-mail: N/A

Agency Case Number: 20470880

NCIC Case Number: Unknown

NamUs Case Number: 4625

The Doe Network Case Number: 1540UFTX

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Date of Discovery: June 15, 1983

Location of Discovery: Lake Dallas, Denton County, Texas

Estimated Date of Death: June 15, 1983

State of Remains: Recognizable face

Cause of Death: Auto/pedestrian accident

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 25-35 years old

Race: White

Sex: Male

Height: 5'10" - 5'11 1/2

Weight: 210 lbs., Estimated

Hair: Brown and long. He had full, brown facial hair.

Eye Color: Brown

Distinguishing Marks/Features: Red and blue tattoo above left nipple of a hand giving the bird (middle finger extended). Hand is walking on legs. Above the hand is "DRUGS SEX" and below is "ROCK-N-ROLL".

Identifiers

Dentals: Not Available.

Fingerprints: Available.

DNA: Not Available.

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: Unknown.

Jewelry: White metal necklace with two medallions. One medallion has a picture of small girl and the other medallion is inlaid pattern of polished wood or stone.

Additional Personal Items: Social security card with name Dewayne V. Honey and a SSN (SSN is not assigned to him). Small, worn religous medal found in wallet.

Circumstances of Discovery

The decedent was struck and killed by a car while crossing I-35 East in Lake Dallas, Texas on June 15, 1983.

He was a transient, apparently passing through the area. A traveling companion met him in Georgia and they traveled to Denton County. The other man did not know his real name but apparently called him Wolfman or Thumper.

Dewayne V. Honey does not appear to be his real name and may be an alias. No information was ever found to establish his identity. The SSN has been assigned to a woman in South Carolina since 1970.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Denton County Sheriff's Office

Agency Contact Person: Tracy Murphree, Sheriff

Agency Phone Number: 940-349-1600

Agency E-mail: tracy.murphree(at)dentoncounty.com

Agency Case Number: 15-0065887

NCIC Case Number: U500016479

NamUs Case Number: UP4582

The Doe Network: 696UMTX

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Date of Discovery: May 3, 1962

Location of Discovery: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Estimated Date of Death: 1962

State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction - Head not recovered

Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 4-6 years old

Race: Black

Sex: Female

Height: 3'4"

Weight: 45 lbs.

Hair: Unknown

Eye Color: Unknown

Distinguishing Marks/Features: antemortem (before death) trauma on her arms

Identifiers

Dentals: Not available

Fingerprints: Not available

DNA: Most likely available. She was successfully exhumed in 2024, but there’s no information on what happened afterward or whether the DNA extraction was successful.

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: Unknown

Jewelry: Unknown

Additional Personal Items: White apron, Sunday newspaper (dated March 11th of 1962), Milk Crate-like box, bricks

Circumstances of Discovery

Vicim was found in a milk box floating in the Schuylkill River. Victim had been decapitated. Right 4th finger amputated and covered with bandage. A white apron covered the child.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office

Agency Contact Person: Jamie Willer

Agency Phone Number: 215-685-7445

Agency E-mail: medicalexaminer(at)phila.gov

Agency Case Number: 62-2256

NCIC Case Number: Unknown

NamUs Case Number: 16611

Former Hot Case Number: N/A

The Doe Network Case Number: 1638UFPA

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Date of Discovery: February 1, 1968

Location of Discovery: West Alton, St. Charles County, Missouri

Estimated Date of Death: A few weeks to one month prior

State of Remains: Recognizable face

Cause of Death: Homicide

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 2-3 years old

Race: White

Sex: Female

Height: 2'8"

Weight: 35-40 lbs.

Hair: Blonde/Strawberry

Eye Color: Unknown

Distinguishing Marks/Features: Scar above one eye (unknown which).

Identifiers

Dentals: Available. One abnormally large tooth.

Fingerprints: Not Available

DNA: Not available - insufficient DNA for profiling.

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: White underwear

Jewelry: Unknown

Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery

A fisherman found the body of a small child in a cheap, black suitcase off U.S. 67 near the south end of the Lewis and Clark Bridge. The suitcase had been weighted down with two 10-pound exercise weights inside the suitcase and two 10-pound exercise weights on the outside of the suitcase, bound with blue clothesline, and thrown into Lake Alton.

Shortly after the body was discovered, a man came forward claiming that the deceased was his daughter, Teresa Mobley, who had reportedly left town with her mother. However, it was later confirmed that Teresa Mobley was still alive.

The child was laid to rest on February 7, 1968 in an unmarked grave in the children's section of the Oak Grove Cemetery.

In 2015, her body was exhumed to obtain DNA evidence. However, the extracted DNA is insufficient for profiling.

Exclusion(s)

Patti Lou Zentner

Teresa Mobley

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: St. Charles County Medical Examiner's Office

Agency Contact Person: Melissa Gregory

Agency Phone Number: 314-577-8298

Agency E-mail: N/A

Agency Case Number: 15-6758

Agency Name: St. Charles County Sheriff's Department

Agency Contact Person: Deputy Stephanie Fisk

Agency Phone Number: 636-949-1818 or 3000

Agency E-mail: N/A

Agency Case Number: N/A

NCIC Case Number: Unknown

NamUs Case Number: 14313

NCMEC Case Number: 1253098

The Doe Network Case Number: 1282UFMO

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Date of Discovery: September 16, 2003

Location of Discovery: Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia

Estimated Date of Death: Unknown

State of Remains: Burned

Cause of Death: Homicide by gunshot

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 15-25 years old

Race: Hispanic

Sex: Female

Height: 5'1" - 5'2"

Weight: 101 lbs.

Hair: Black. Straight and fine, cut short.

Eye Color: Brown

Distinguishing Marks/Features: Pierced ears. Petite build.

Identifiers Dentals: Pending. Fingerprints: Not available. DNA: Not available.

Clothing & Personal Items Clothing: None. Jewelry: Yellow-metal earrings.

Additional Personal Items: Unknown.

Circumstances of Discovery The victim was found after an explosion at a residence in Cedartown, GA.

The fire was confined to one bedroom. There were two male victims with the female deceased.

She was shot in the mouth with her hands duct taped behing her back.

People who knew her stated that her name might have been Andrea. A conviction happened in the case.

Exclusion(s) Elyssa Marie Vasquez

Investigating Agency(s) Agency Name: Georgia Bureau of Investigation

Agency Contact Person: Ashley Garrish, Dr. Mark Koponen (Decatur Office), or the Regional Office

Agency Phone Number: 404-270-8151 (Decatur) or 706-624-1424 (Regional)

Agency E-mail: N/A

Agency Case Number: 2003-1025548

NCIC Case Number: Unknown

NamUs Case Number: 1983

The Doe Network Case Number: 539UFGA

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In August 1988, a full-term newborn baby boy was found in a laundry bin at Ponds Laundry in Wichita Falls, Texas. The infant had been wrapped in linens from the Air Force Regional Hospital at Sheppard Air Force Base. Investigators determined that the infant had died from hypovolemia and anemia. At the time of discovery, all known pregnant patients as well as newborn babies at the hospital and on the base were accounted for. Despite investigative efforts, the case remained unsolved for nearly 37 years.

In 2022, investigators with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) submitted tissue samples to Othram's laboratory in The Woodlands, Texas. At Othram, scientists worked to extract DNA and then used Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing® to develop a comprehensive SNP profile from the evidence. This profile was used in a forensic genetic genealogy search led by Othram's forensic genetic genealogy team, which generated new investigative leads.

In May of 2025, as part of their follow-up investigation, AFOSI conducted a non-custodial interview with Tammy Sue (Gust) Kerns where she admitted that she was the infant’s mother. Kerns confirmed to investigators she concealed her pregnancy and never sought medical care. A DNA sample was collected from Tammy Kerns. A comparison of Kerns' DNA profile against the infant's DNA profile confirmed Kerns as the infant's mother.

In plea papers, Kerns admitted she went into labor while working a night shift at the hospital, hid herself in the x-ray room so that no one would see her and locked the doors to prevent others from entering. Kerns gave birth during the shift and once she delivered Infant Male Doe, she placed her hand over his mouth until he stopped crying and/or breathing. Kerns then severed the umbilical cord from Infant Male Doe and the placenta and wrapped the cord around his body. Kerns then wrapped Infant Male Doe in hospital linens and placed the deceased infant in the laundry bin, cleaned up the room and returned to her shift.

Pursuant to the plea agreement, Kerns faces a minimum of five years and a maximum of 20 years in federal prison, a fine up to $250,000 and a term of supervised release up to five years. Her sentencing hearing is set for Jan. 8, 2027, before Chief District Judge Reed O’Connor.

The Air Force Office of the Special Investigator conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Allyson Monte from the Fort Worth Division is prosecuting the case.

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On July 5, 2020, an unidentified man was found deceased on the front porch of a vacant residence in Birmingham, Alabama. The Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner’s Office responded and began collecting evidence and investigating. The man was found unclothed and seated in a chair on the front porch of the residence in Birmingham’s East Lake neighborhood. His body was in a state of decomposition, and investigators found no identification, or personal property nearby.

Investigators estimated the man was between 60 and 70 years old. An examination later determined that his death was the result of natural causes due to hypertensive heart disease. Although investigators were able to determine how he died, they were unable to establish his identity.

Despite continued investigative efforts, the man could not be identified and he became known as Birmingham John Doe (2020). Details of the case were entered into NamUs as UP72429.

In 2025, the Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner’s Office submitted forensic evidence to Othram’s laboratory in The Woodlands, Texas. At Othram, scientists used Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing® to build a comprehensive DNA profile from the provided evidence. The DNA profile was used by Othram's forensic genetic genealogy team to develop new investigative leads that were returned to investigators.

Using this new information, a follow-up investigation was conducted leading investigators to potential relatives of the man. A member of the man's family provided a reference DNA sample which was used in a comparison via Othram's KinSNP® testing. This investigation led to the positive identification of the John Doe, who is now known to be Willie Warren Tansil Jr., who was born in July of 1952.

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In June 2011, partial skeletal human remains were discovered in a wooded area of Sellers Park near Wilmington, Delaware. A forensic anthropological examination determined that the remains belonged to a woman believed to be between 25 and 50 years old. Investigators learned that she had long, dark brown hair that had been arranged in a single braid. She also had distinctive gold dental restorations in her front teeth.

Case details were entered into NamUs as UP8827. The New Castle County Division of Police released a forensic facial reconstruction in hopes that someone might recognize the woman. As the investigation progressed, multiple potential identities were considered and ultimately excluded. Despite their extensive efforts, investigators were unable to determine who she was and for years, the woman was unidentified.

In 2021, the New Castle County Police Department submitted evidence to Othram’s Texas laboratory where scientists worked to extract DNA from the remains. A SNP profile was then developed using Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing®. Law enforcement used this profile in a forensic genetic genealogy search, allowing investigators to eventually identify a potential family connection.

Through this investigation, investigators now know that the woman Hannah Graham Kleitz. Kleitz died in 1907 at the age of 29 from a medical illness. Kleitz's mausoleum and grave at Riverview Cemetery was desecrated in 2002. Investigators learned that remains similar to those later discovered at Sellers Park had been removed from her grave.

More than a century after her death, and 15 years after her remains were discovered in Sellers Park, Kleitz's family was able to reunite her remains and return her to her mausoleum. The identification brought an extraordinary investigation to a close and allowed Hannah to finally be returned to her rightful resting place.

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Discovered: October 1, 1986

Sex: Female

Location: Pala Indian Reservation, California

Age: 18-23

Race: White

Height: 5'4"

Body condition: Decomposed

Cause of death: Undetermined

Pala Jane Doe was a young woman whose remains were discovered on a section of the Pala Indian Reservation in California.

Her death was investigated by the Metropolitan Homicide Task Force, an organization formed to examine the numerous unsolved deaths of women in San Diego County during the 1980s.

Case

On October 1, 1986, the woman’s remains were found over an embankment along Old Temecula Road, near mile marker 4.5 on the Pala Indian Reservation.

Investigators documented several tattoos on her body. One of them featured a motorcycle wheel with wings and the letters “H” and “D.” They believed the design might have indicated a connection to Harley-Davidson motorcycles or a motorcycle-related group.

Physical Characteristics

- Medium to dark brown hair.

Tattoos

- A continuous series of flower-like designs around her left wrist.

- The words “Lovin’ Stuff” across her left hip and groin.

- A red rose above her right breast.

- A red heart on the inner portion of her left breast.

- A butterfly and swastika on her right buttock.

- A winged motorcycle wheel bearing the letters “H” and “D” on her left buttock.

- A red lightning bolt on her right groin.

Clothing and Accessories

- White (or tan) sweater.

- Blue-and-white striped pants.

- White boots.

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Date of Discovery: July 2, 2007

Location of Discovery: Avondale, Maricopa County, Arizona

Estimated Date of Death: 1 day prior

State of Remains: Recognizable face

Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 28-50 years old

Race: Hispanic/White

Sex: Male

Height: 5'0"

Weight: 105 lbs.

Hair: Black, short, curly

Eye Color: Brown

Distinguishing Marks/Features: Short brown goatee

Identifiers

Dentals: Available, x-rays on file; full upper denture with gold-colored caps on some of the front teeth

Fingerprints: Unknown

DNA: Available, entered into CODIS; nucDNA at FBI NMPDD

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: Underwear

Jewelry: Cloth necklace, tan colored plastic cross pendant (see photo); black plastic Casio watch (see photo)

Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery

The decedent was found in a parking lot behind a Circuit City located at a strip mall near McDowell Road and 99th Avenue. He was found wearing only a pair of underwear, a watch, and a plastic cross necklace.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office

Agency Contact Person: Christen Eggers, Medicolegal Death Investigator

Agency Phone Number: 602-506-3322

Agency E-mail: N/A

Agency Case Number: 07-3817

Agency Name: Avondale Police Department

Agency Contact Person: Unknown

Agency Phone Number: 623-333-7001

Agency E-mail: N/A

Agency Case Number: 07-39667

NCIC Case Number: U-280019420

NamUs Case Number: 817

The Doe Network Case Number: 1230UMAZ

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On January 19, 1974, the partially buried body of an unidentified young woman was discovered in an open desert area of Desert Hot Springs, California. Despite investigative efforts over the years, including comparisons of fingerprints and dental records, investigators were unable to establish the woman's identity. The case remained unresolved for decades. Details were entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) as UP7144.

In 2024, the Riverside County Regional Cold Case Homicide Team revisited the investigation as advances in forensic science provided new opportunities to identify unidentified victims. Skeletal samples from the victim were collected by the Riverside County Coroner's Office and submitted to Othram's laboratory in The Woodlands, Texas for advanced DNA analysis.

At Othram, scientists succefully extracted DNA from the provided remains and used Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing® (FGGS™) to develop a comprehensive DNA profile for the woman. The resulting profile provided investigators with the data needed to pursue new investigative leads. A subsequent forensic genetic genealogy search was conducted by a Regional Cold Case Homicide Team genealogist, who identified a potential connection to a close relative in California.

Investigators contacted the relative, who voluntarily provided a DNA sample for comparison. The DNA comparison was conducted by the California Department of Justice's Missing and Unidentified Persons Section, establishing the victim's identity as Rebecca Jean McMahan. Rebecca was also known as "Becky McMahan" and "Becky Solis."

Rebecca was 19 years old when she disappeared. Her family reported her missing on July 3, 1973, after she was last seen on June 11, 1973, in Bell Gardens, California. Rebecca had told others that she planned to travel to Palm Springs for a vacation. Before her disappearance, she was known to have lived in Bellingham, Washington, as well as various areas in California.

Rebecca was described as a Caucasian female with long brown hair and hazel eyes. She was approximately 5 feet 3 inches to 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighed between 120 and 145 pounds. She had a tattoo bearing the initials "SS" on her ankle and a butterfly tattoo on the right side of her chest.

Investigators are asking anyone with information about Rebecca or the circumstances surrounding her death to come forward by contacting Investigator Ebony Caviness at 951-955-0257 or by email at coldcaseunit@rivcoda.org.

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Date of Discovery: August 11, 1999

Location of Discovery: Oceanside, San Diego County, California

Estimated Date of Death: Same day

State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction

Cause of Death: Head trauma

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 15-25 years old

Race: Hispanic

Sex: Female

Height: 5'1", Measured

Weight: 143 lbs., Measured

Hair: Black, 4" below shoulders in length, wavy, worn in a single braid.

Eye Color: Brown

Distinguishing Marks/Features: Had a child within the previous year. Surgical scar on outer left knee (6"). Tweezed eyebrows and manicured and painted nails.

Identifiers

Dentals: Available

Fingerprints: Available

DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: Brown short-sleeved T-shirt (other agencies describe as green mock turtleneck T-shirt), Too The Rhythms Things blue jeans, white socks, and white Reebok tennis shoes.

Jewelry: None.

Additional Personal Items: None.

Circumstances of Discovery

The victim was found in a drainage ditch near Airport Road and Benet Road near the tow yards in an unincorporated area in the northeast part of Oceanside. She appeared to have been dumped at the scene.

Detectives canvassed businesses where yound people would frequent such as nightclubs but found no one who recognized her.

Her dental records were examined, a flyer was distributed among Mexican law enforcement officials, detectives canvassed nightclubs, and her case was entered into the violent-crime database. Although these efforts produced leads, they ultimately failed to solve the case.

Exclusions

Maria Magdalena Lainez Matamoros

Erika Limon

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office

Agency Contact Person: Jennifer Wright

Agency Phone Number: 858-694-2905

Agency E-mail: Jennifer.Wright(at)sdcounty.ca.gov

Agency Case Number: 99-01521

Agency Name: Oceanside Police Department

Agency Contact Person: Elizabeth Bunn, Senior Field Evidence Technician

Agency Phone Number: 760-435-4900

Agency E-mail: police(at)ci.oceanside.ca.us

Agency Case Number: 99-015278

NCIC Case Number: U390000506

NamUs Case Number: 11738

The Doe Network Case Number: 345UFCA

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Date of Discovery: August 11, 1981

Location of Discovery: Duluth, Gwinnett County, Georgia

Estimated Date of Death: August 06, 1981

State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction.

Cause of Death: Homicide

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 20 - 30 years old

Race: Black

Sex: Female

Height: 5'10" Measured

Weight: 150 lbs, Estimated

Hair: Brown - closely cropped "afro" style

Eye Color: Brown

Distinguishing Marks/Features: Pierced ears

Identifiers

Dentals: Available; quite a bit of dental work done

Fingerprints: Available

DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: Short sleeved brown or purple vertically pleated dress, white bra

Jewelry: Multiple yellow metal "costume jewelry" rings with colorless stones and a small blue stone (multiple rings); yellow metal necklace 15" in length; white metal bracelet engraved with "Monet" on the interior with "slashing" designs; earring (no description)

Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery

While searching a trash dump site for jars near McDaniel Rd off of HWY 120 in Duluth, witnesses came across a deceased black female lying in a ditch. Newspapers report that she was strangled.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Gwinnett County Police Department

Agency Contact Person: Micah Hegwood, Homicide Detective

Agency Phone Number: 770-513-5000

Agency E-mail: Unknown

Agency Case Number: 44-16052

Agency Name: Gwinnett County Medical Examiner's Office

Agency Contact Person: Christina Pursley, Unidentified Case Coordinator

Agency Phone Number: 678-442-3160

Agency E-mail: christina.pursley(at)gwinnettcounty.com

Agency Case Number: 44-16052

NCIC Case Number: Unknown

NamUs Case Number: UP100164

The Doe Network Case Number: 1719UFGA

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Date of Discovery: October 9, 1958

Location of Discovery: Bedford Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (approximately 40 02 14 -78 29 37)

Estimated Date of Death: 1 year prior

State of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only

Cause of Death: Self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 30-35 years old

Race: White

Sex: Male

Height: 6'2" to 6'6"

Weight: Unknown

Hair: Brown to dark brown, straight.

Eye Color: Unknown

Distinguishing Marks/Features: Robust build. Wore plastic contact lenses. Of European ancestry. Cranial vault described as being large, round and with a narrow nasal aperture.

Identifiers

Dentals: Available. Gold dental work.

Fingerprints: Not available.

DNA: Available.

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: From the initial 1958 report Gray wool hunting socks with red top, blue denim dungarees with a wide black leather belt, white tee shirt, white jockey type shorts, black leather motorcycle type jacket with full length zipper and slant zipper pockets, and black "engineering" boots, length 12 5/8", width of sole 4 1/2", heel 3 1/4 ", top height 10 1/2", with buckles on the outside. Numerous articles of clothing found nearby. No hat was found.

Jewelry: None located.

Additional Personal Items:

- Right corneal plastic contact lens — specifications (Rx) known

- Three books — two poetry books and one science-related book

- Extensive camping equipment, including a canteen and backpack. Most appears new, with little to no indication of use.

- Toiletries

- Black wallet containing $38

- High-powered .30-06 Springfield rifle and gun case

- Ammunition

- Brass key stamped “Active 195 Avenue A”. The key had been duplicated by Active Locksmiths, 195 Avenue A, New York, NY. However, this was a locksmith’s stamp, and the unidentified person is not associated with the property at this address.

Circumstances of Discovery

The victim's partial skeletal remains were found in an wooded area approximately 1/2 mile north of the Pennsylvania Turnpike's Midway Service Plazas, in Bedford, and about 85 miles east of Pittsburgh. He had died from a gunshot wound to the head, but while authorities believe the gunshot wound was self-inflicted, they don't know if it was an accident or suicide.

Investigators believe the man was well off because of the gold dental work and the contact lenses, which were unusual for the time. The contact lenses were traced to a Chicago manufacturer and fitted by an Illinois physician, but there are no records of the buyer. The books suggest the victim may have benefited from higher education, or may have been a serious student of poetry or literature.

The rifle was sold in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1939, but no further tracing of the gun's ownership could be found. The brass key hasn't been matched to any location. The dental work has yielded no matches.

While the victim appeared well-equipped for camping, investigators found no eating utensils nor food supplies.

Investigators do not believe the victim was from the Bedford area. Anecdotal information may connect this victim to the state of Kentucky: Prior to the victim's discovery, in September 1957, local police in Bedford Borough encountered a loitering man in possession of a rifle. This unidentified man said he was enroute from Kentucky to Canada.

Anthropologic examinations conducted in 1959 and again in 2003 revealed the victim to have been an adult male of European ancestry, likely between the ages of 30-35 with a living stature of about 6'4" (+/- 2").

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Pennsylvania State Police

Agency Contact Person: Dana Martini

Agency Phone Number: (814) 696-6100

Agency E-mail: undefined

Agency Case Number: LE 2-C-3-55

NCIC Case Number: N/A

NamUs Case Number: UP #8011

The Doe Network Case Number: 585UMPA

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Date of Discovery: January 25, 1989

Location of Discovery: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Estimated Date of Death: Unknown

State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction.

Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 25 - 35 years old

Race: White

Sex: Male

Height: 5'9" Measured

Weight: 113 lbs Measured

Hair: Brown. Long. Goatee and Mustache

Eye Color: Unknown

Distinguishing Marks/Features: Tattoos: Swastika on the back of the right forearm, appears amateur, a rose on the left forearm, a leaping panther or leopard on upper left arm.

Identifiers

Dentals: Unknown

Fingerprints: Unknown

DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: Black pants, navy blue pants, gray long sleeve pullover sweater.

Jewelry: Unknown

Additional Personal Items: High black rubber boots.

Circumstances of Discovery

The decedent was found unresponsive in an abandoned building.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Cook County Medical Examiner's Office

Agency Contact Person: Unknown

Agency Phone Number: 312-997-4500

Agency E-mail: N/A

Agency Case Number: 542 Jan 89

NamUs Case Number: 124460

The Doe Network Case Number: 4121UMIL

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Edit: I cannot believe this subreddit sometimes. Few days ago, this subreddit called me out (tbh fairly) that my phrasing of a man sounded like his whole identity is drug use. Okay, thats fair. But now this sub does the exact same with this man. And here, him being a nazi is not even an established fact. We should be consistent. Not always changing what we accept and what not.