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On Saturday, February 19th, 2000, trappers discovered the skeletal remains of an unidentified male decedent in a reclaimed landfill near Crooked Oaks Road, 4 miles north of St. Onge, in rural Lawrence County, South Dakota. The decedent was found laying face-up, with attempts made to cover them partially with pieces of scrap lumber planks. Multiple gunshot wounds to the decedent's head and body were observed. His case is currently being handled by IdentiFinders International, who utilized a higher quality DNA sample to run through databases. DNA results revealed that the decedent had 51% European heritage (33% Western/Central European and 18% Southeastern European) and 43% North & Central American heritage, as well as 5% South American heritage and less than 1% Siberian heritage. They also found cousins of the decedent on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th levels through genetic genealogy. However, none of the distant cousins are from the area in which the decedent was found. The decedent is currently the only known case of an unidentified murder victim in Lawrence County, South Dakota.

The decedent was a Hispanic/Native American/White male between the approximate ages of 20 and 25 years old. His height was 5 ft 7 in (67 inches). The decedent's estimated date of death was between 9 months and 3 years from the discovery of the remains, meaning the murder took place between 1997 and 1999. The decedent had dark hair. In life, he suffered from spondylolysis of the 5th lumbar vertebra. This condition may have caused back pain for the decedent, as well as altered their gait or caused a limp when walking. The decedent had no dental work done and had a visible overbite that would have made it unlikely for his lips to close over his teeth at rest.

When found, the decedent was wearing a “Britannia” brand purple and blue striped short-sleeve button-up shirt (size XL), “Spaulding” brand tennis shoes (size 9), a worn brown leather belt with a worn oblong silver buckle featuring an insert area on the front (possibly for a mount) that measured 1 x 2 inches, a “Bill Blass” brand spring jacket with green and purple horizontal stripes (size XL), “Wrangler” brand blue jeans, “Stubbies” brand tan swimming trunks and “Hanes” brand white underwear (size 30).

26 years on, this is where the case stands today. Thank you so much for giving the St. Onge John Doe (2000) a moment of your day.

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Unidentified Awareness Wiki

NamUs

Doe Network

Argus Leader

BH Pioneer

On March 6th, 2025, a hunter discovered human remains on a deer trail between exits 13 and 14 of Route 1 North in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The remains have been identified as Sandra Crispo, a woman missing since 2019. Sandra Crispo, a 54 year old woman from Hanson, Massachusetts, was last seen on August 7th. 2019 in her home. Her family reported her missing after being unable to reach her. Her son in law, the last person to reportedly see her, claimed he had dropped Sandra off after taking her to a local mechanic. She was last seen on surveillance footage buying cigarettes at a gas station.

The Plymouth County DA contacted the FBI who, after doing further analysis of the skull, were able to identify the remains as belonging to Sandra.

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Unidentified Awareness Wiki

Boston 25 News

Charley Project

On Wednesday, April 1st, 1987, a fisherman discovered the remains of an unidentified male decedent floating in the pacific ocean off of Stinson Beach in San Francisco, California. The decedent's head was completely skeletonized, while the rest of his body was decomposed. Investigators observed a gunshot wound to the decedent's head, but they could not ascertained if his cause of death was due to homicide or suicide. 5 lb weights were found in the decedent's right and left front pockets, and 2 other weights had been attached to his ankles via velcro strips. The 2 weights strapped around his ankles were 2 lbs and 1 ½ lbs each, respectively.

The decedent was a White/Caucasian male between the approximate ages of 40 and 60 years old. His height was 5 ft 10 in (70 inches) and his weight was 190 lbs. The decedent had blond hair and a surgical scar on the lower right quadrant of his abdomen that extended to the right inguinal region. 

When found, the decedent was wearing a light blue dress shirt, a black leather jacket, a dark blue hooded jacket, gray pants, blue patterned boxer shorts, a brown a white metallic buckle, a pair of black plastic “Ben Franklin” brand glasses, a “Sportsman” brand wristwatch with an expandable black and white metal strap that was worn on the left wrist and a pair of headphones around his neck. In his jacket pockets, the decedent had an unopened pack of “Carlton” brand cigarettes and an “RCA” brand cassette tape marked with the text “Mario Lanza-Lanza sings Caruso”. In his pants pockets, the decedent had a folded white handkerchief, a cigarette lighter labeled “Camel”, 2 unbranded cigarette lighters, small change, car keys with the Chrysler logo, a keychain with several keys, an empty money clip and a folded aluminum packet. 

39 years on, this is where the case stands today. Thank you so much for giving the San Francisco John Doe (April 1, 1987) a moment of your day. 

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Unidentified Awareness Wiki

NamUs

SFGate