Author Topic: TERRE HAUTE JOHN DOE: MM, 40-60, found near I-70 overpass - 14 January 1998  (Read 156 times)

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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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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP4829Male, Multiple
Date Body Found
January 14, 1998
Location Found
Terre Haute, Indiana
Estimated Age Range
40-60 Years

Case Information
Case Numbers

NCMEC Number
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ME/C Case Number
C84-4-1998

Demographics
Sex
Male
Race / Ethnicity
White / Caucasian, Hispanic / Latino

Estimated Age Group
Adult
Estimated Age Range (Years)
40-60
Estimated Year of Death
1997-1998
Estimated PMI
4 Months
Height
5' 8"(68 inches) , Estimated
Weight
Cannot Estimate

Circumstances
Type
Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found
January 14, 1998
NamUs Case Created
February 13, 2009
ME/C QA Reviewed
December 10, 2010

Location Found Map
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana
County
Vigo County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)
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Circumstances of Recovery
Found on an embankment near the I-70 and Fruitridge Ave overpass, Vigo county, Indiana.
Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains
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Condition of Remains
Not recognizable - Mummified
Physical Description
Hair Color
Brown
Head Hair Description
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Body Hair Description
short brown hair
Facial Hair Description
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Left Eye Color
--
Right Eye Color
--
Eye Description
--
Distinctive Physical Features
No Information Entered

Clothing and Accessories
Item
Description
Clothing Blue shirt over green shirt, blue shorts On the Body
Footwear Black shoes On the Body
Jewelry Black watch On the Body

Investigating Agencies
Vigo County Coroner's Office
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Agency Case Number
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Case Contributors

Roland Kohr, Medicolegal Death Investigator
Vigo County Coroner's Office
(812) 239-0258

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http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/232umin.html

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

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