The Lost and the Found

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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP5212Male, White / Caucasian
Date Body Found
November 9, 1974
Location Found
Channahon, Illinois
Estimated Age Range
35-55 Years

Case Information
Case Numbers
NCMEC Number
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ME/C Case Number
UN 74-01
Demographics
Sex
Male
Race / Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Estimated Age Group
Adult - Pre 50
Estimated Age Range (Years)
35-55
Estimated Year of Death
1972-1974
Estimated PMI
2 Years
Height
5' 11"(71 inches) , Measured
Weight
Estimated

Circumstances
Type
Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found
November 9, 1974
NamUs Case Created
May 13, 2009
ME/C QA Reviewed
May 14, 2009

Location Found Map
Street Address
open field
Channahon, Illinois
County
Will County
GPS Coordinates
N41*34.013' X W088*06.817'
Circumstances of Recovery
Skeleton located in a creekbed partly wooded area adjacent to crop land. Located by hunters. Deceased may have been there 2 years before discovery. This location is also near a motel located on I-55 near I-80.

Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains
One or more limbs not recovered
Condition of Remains
Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton
Circumstance Notes
Skeleton located by hunters in a creekbed near farm fields. No sign of trauma. Extensive and expensive dental work prior to death.

Physical Description
Hair Color
Unknown
Head Hair Description
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Body Hair Description
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Facial Hair Description
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Left Eye Color
Unknown
Right Eye Color
Unknown
Eye Description
advanced decomposition precludes assessment of eye and hair color
Distinctive Physical Features
No Known Information

Clothing and Accessories
Item
Description
Clothing black sweater, blue jeans size 31O n the Body
Footwear brown work boots,size 9 brand of boot is BUILTRITE. On the Body

Investigating Agencies
Will County Sheriff
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Agency Case Number
74-313-031
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Will County Coroner
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Agency Case Number
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Gene orJoe Sullivan or Piper, Investigators
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Case Contributors
Joe Piper, Medicolegal Death Investigator
Will County Coroner's Office
(815) 727-8455
Gene Sullivan, Medicolegal Death Investigator
Will County Coroner's Office
(815) 727-8455