The Lost and the Found

The victim was located on an embankment near the I-70 and Fruitridge Avenue overpass, Vigo county, Indiana on January 14, 1998.  He was found by a state highway employee who was inspecting an overpass near Fruitridge Avenue.  No personal items or identification found. There were no knife or gunshot wounds on the man's bones.

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The Doe Network:
Case File 232UMIN

 

Unidentified White/Hispanic Male

Located on January 14, 1998 near I-70 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana
Estimated Date of Death: 4-6 Months prior
Mummified Remains
Vital Statistics

Estimated age: 30-55 years old
Approximate Height and Weight: 5'9"-6'1" (71" est)
Distinguishing Characteristics: Brown, short hair.

Clothing: 1 blue & 1 green "Fruit of the Loom" t-shirts, and a pair of blue cotton shorts,
nylon mesh deck shoes and a black digital watch with a plastic band.

Skeletal Findings: Two healed fractured toes on his left foot and a healed fractured toe on his right foot.
There was a stainless steel, tubular plate attached to his left fibula, above his ankle;
"Synthes Corporation", serial #241.07 A3IZ382.
Synthis Corporation is in Pennsylvania and distributed to almost 200 hospitals nationwide.
It probably was inserted between January and April 1997.
He likely broken his leg or ankle and the plate was placed in his leg to help it heal
Fingerprints: Available, only three, there was no match from national database.
Dentals: Available. Unfilled caries noted on teeth #6-11.
Unknown filling types noted on teeth #8,12-15,18 and 31.
Abscesses noted above teeth #7 and 13-15.
DNA: Not Available

Case History
The victim was located on an embankment near the I-70 and Fruitridge Avenue overpass, Vigo county, Indiana on January 14, 1998.
He was found by a state highway employee who was inspecting an overpass near Fruitridge Avenue.
No personal items or identification found. There were no knife or gunshot wounds on the man's bones.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
LSU Faces Lab
225-388-4761
OR
Mary Manhein
225-578-6084
Email

Agency Case Number:
LSU 99-26; 54-00038

NCIC Number:
U-094699292
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
LSU Faces Lab
UDRS
The Indianapolis Star, IN 4/10/00