The Lost and the Found

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Reconstructions of the victim

Unidentified Male
Date of Discovery: January 24, 1989
Location of Discovery: San Antonio, Pasco County, Florida
Estimated Date of Death: 6 months prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton
Cause of Death: Homicide by gunshot to the head.

Physical Description
** Listed information is approximate
Estimated Age: 30-50 years old
Race: Unknown
Gender: Male
Height: 5'6" to 5'7"
Weight: Unknown but described as an average build.
Hair Color: Reddish brown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Left bicep tattoo of initial “H f D”, wings, flames, cross, rebel flag and swastika (pictured above). Sleeve tattoo on left forearm of a green flaming dragon winding down his arm around a **** lady with red high heels on rebel flag background.
Dentals: Available. Extensive bridge work - upper and lower partial denture plates (chrome cobalt/acrylic) replacing several missing teeth. Partial appear to be recently constructed, minimal stain or wear. Tooth #15 tilted mesially. Tooth #20 rotated distally. Tooth #17 chipped DL cusp. Generalized periodontal disease.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: mtDNA and nucDNA and Y-STR available in CODIS.

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Navy blue mechanic uniform pants (size 32W x 28L) with the name "Randy" printed on the waistband and two spots of red paint, one white sock with red stripes, one gray sock with yellow and blue stripes, a black Sunbelt Sportswear sleeveless T-shirt with “Black Hills of South Dakota” on the front and an Indian face with a background of teepees and an Indian type shield on the back (size Medium), and brown cowboy boots.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Two lighters (blue and pink), one quarter dated 1980, and a few pellets of bird shot in pants pocket. Thick lensed plastic framed Givenchy glasses found at the scene but not near the victim. One empty can of Budwieser found next to the body.

Case History
The victim's skeletal remains were found near an orange grove off Curley Road in San Antonio, Florida. Clothing and tattoos suggest he may have ridden a motorcycle or been affiliated with a motorcycle club.

Investigating Agency(s)
If you have any information about this case please contact;

Agency Name: Pasco County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Detective Jennifer Kraus
Agency Phone Number: (800) 706-2488
Agency Name: District 6 Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Forensic Investigations
Agency Phone Number: 727-582-6800
Agency Case Number: LE: 89-4764; ME: 89-0118
NCIC Case Number: U343340212
NamUs Case Number: UP #1191

 Black t-shirt with the words "Black Hills of South Dakota" on the front left and a picture of a Indian face with tee-pees and Indian type shield in the background

https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-detectives-hope-new-images-will-help-id-victim-in-1989-cold-case-murder#ixzz26Fhh7XHq

Florida detectives hope new images will help ID victim in 1989 cold case murder
Published September 11, 2012 By Joshua Rhett Miller, | Fox News


Forensic experts from a Florida university have helped detectives recreate the likeness of a man murdered nearly 25 years ago, working with little more than a pile of bones, teeth and patches of mummified skin.

The remains of the unidentified man, who was shot twice, were found in 1989 near an orange grove by an artifact hunter in Dade City, Fla. Authorities believe he had been dead for as long as two years.

“The body was found fully skeletonized,” said Detective David Boyer of the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office. “There was just bones.”

In a scene straight out of television's "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," digital facial imaging conducted by Erin Kimmerle, a forensic anthropologist from the University of South Florida, helped generate a composite sketch of the man. And by rehydrating and cleaning the man's mummified skin, Kimmerle determined he had several tattoos on his left arm, including those of a Confederate flag, a Nazi symbol and the initials "HFD."

The man’s boots were significantly worn to the point that he may have walked with a limp or had a “strange gait,” Boyer said. The body also was found with mismatched tube socks, Givenchy eyeglasses and had several missing teeth, as well as well-made dentures. Detectives estimate the man was between 30 and 50 years old.

Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco told reporters during a press conference on Monday that he’s hopeful the Kimmerle's work will lead to new information in the cold case.

“There’s somebody out there that once they see this photo, it’s going to bring back some memories,” Nocco said. “Somebody knows something out there.”

Boyer said the man’s hair length and style is based on statements from the man who found the body, recalling that his hair was dark reddish-auburn and long enough to be worn in a short ponytail.

“We’re really looking for the public’s involvement in this case because that’s what’s going to solve it,” he said.

Nocco, meanwhile, said he’d like to solve the case to give the man’s relatives some closure.

“Even if it’s 20 years later, we’re still going to look into these cases,” Nocco said. “Not only for the fact that we want justice to be served, more importantly, there’s a family out there that lost a loved one. They need resolution.”

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the Pasco Sheriff's Office at (800) 706-2488.

Nocco also praised the high-tech work by Kimmerle and Boyer in the case.

“A lot of times we watch TV and we watch CSI and it’s a nice hour-long show and everything’s solved very quickly,” Nocco said. “Well, I can tell you Detective Boyer and Erin Kimmerle, they’re the real CSIs. They are really out there figuring out what is going on … When you realize the work that went into it, we’re able now to identify the tattoos that were on him.”

https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/t-shirt-connects-florida-cold-case-to-south-dakota/article_51d913b2-15dd-5d6c-9e0e-9f3046f02208.html

T-shirt connects Florida cold case to South Dakota
Pat Butler Sep 11, 2012

A Florida sheriff’s detective is taking a new approach to a 23-year-old murder case that might have a South Dakota connection.

Pasco County Sheriff’s detective David Boyer specializes in missing persons and has persuaded his supervisors to let him help identify a man whose skeletal remains were found in an orange grove in Dade City, Fla., in January 1989.

The victim, who was shot twice, wore a sleeveless “Black Hills of South Dakota” t-shirt, blue mechanic’s uniform pants with “Randy” inscribed on the waistband and worn, light brown cowboy boots. The white man had auburn hair and his age is estimated at between 30 and 50 years old.

“This is a cool case, we’ve got a lot of stuff going on,” Boyer said in a telephone interview Monday from his office in Dade City. Boyer is concentrating specifically on identifying the victim.

“I’m not interested in who killed this guy, somebody did though,” he said.

Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco called a press conference Monday morning to introduce Boyer and forensic anthropologist Erin Kimmerle from the University of South Florida who revealed the latest efforts made to identify the homicide victim.

Pasco County takes cold cases very seriously, Nocco told reporters attending the press conference in Florida.

“We’re looking for the public’s help because that’s what’s going to solve it,” Boyer said.

Forensic evidence gathered when the victim was found suggested he died between six months and two years prior to the discovery of his body. That hasn’t changed, Boyer said.

Boyer started working on the case in May by re-examining the evidence gathered at the scene. He also called upon people like Kimmerle who have helped him identify missing persons in the past.

Kimmerle believes the man may have been younger than first thought, between 30 and 40 years old, Boyer said.

Using the victim’s skull, Kimmerle created a digital reconstruction of what the victim may have looked like. The man wore plastic framed Givenchy glasses. His estimated height was 5 feet, 7 inches.

Boyer said the victim had high quality upper and lower dental plates.

More detailed DNA evidence was also recovered.

Another forensic specialist managed to reconstruct tattoos on the man’s left arm by using the mummified skin recovered with the remains.

A tattoo on the victim’s bicep has the initials “HFD” and includes wings, flames, a cross, rebel flag and swastika. The tattoo on his lower arm depicts a green flaming dragon winding down his arm around a **** woman wearing red high heels, all on a rebel flag background.

“I’m hoping that someone says ‘Hey, I recognize that…’,” Boyer said.

Boyer has posted Kimmerle’s image and all the information available on the victim on the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System website at www.namus.gov. The information can be found by going to Unidentified Persons Database, then UP 1191.

Anyone with any information on who the victim could be can contact Boyer at 352-518-5002.