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NamUs UP # 2619

ME/C Case Number: 88-119
Woodbury County, Iowa
30 to 60 year old White Male


Case Report - NamUs UP # 2619
Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number 88-119
Date found August 30, 1988 00:00
Date created September 04, 2008 11:27
Date last modified January 12, 2018 16:48
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed May 02, 2011 08:53

Local Contact (ME/C or Other)
Agency Woodbury Cnty Med Examiners Ofc
Phone 712-279-3226
Case Manager
Name John Kraemer, PA
Phone 515.725.1400

Demographics
Estimated age Adult - Pre 60
Minimum age 30 years
Maximum age 60 years
Race White
Ethnicity
Sex Male
Weight (pounds) , Cannot Estimate
Height (inches) 66, Estimated
Body Parts Inventory (Check all that apply)
All parts recovered
Body conditions
Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton
Probable year of death 1971 to 1988

Circumstances
Location Found
GPS coordinates
Address 1 Roadside ditch 1/2 mile east from Correctionville, Iowa
Address 2
City Correctionville
State Iowa
Zip code
County Woodbury
Circumstances
Human skeletal remains were discovered in a roadside ditch 1/2 mile east of Correctionville, Iowa in Woodbury County on August 30, 1988. The remains were determined to be those of a white male with an estimated age range between 30 to 60 years. The remains were estimated to measure 5 feet and 6 inches in height. It is also estimated that the decedent died sometime between the years 1971 and 1973.

Physical
Hair color Unknown or Completely Bald

Left eye color Unknown or Missing
Right eye color Unknown or Missing

Fingerprints
Status: Fingerprint information is currently not available

Clothing on body
Double insulated baseball cap; Short sleeved plain colored shirt with button down collar; Short sleeved white or pale yellow shirt; Red, white and black plaid long sleeved button down shirt with "SL51" stenciled in the center of the neck band; Three pairs of brown, nylon socks
Clothing with body

Footwear
Remains of one pair of shoes: soles of shoes have characters "7' DE" and "675" molded on the surface.

Other items found
with body
Black plastic wallet with imprint design and plastic metal clasp coin purse; One tobacco can; One gym bag containing shaving materials consisting of two razors, styptic pencil, and shaving brush

Dental
Status: Dental information / charting is available and entered

DNA
Status: Sample submitted - Tests complete

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Picture #1 : Plaid Shirt
Picture #2 : Shaving Materials
Picture #3 : Gym Bag
Picture #4 : Tobacco Can

Unidentified White Male

Located on August 30, 1988 near Correctionville, Woodbury County, Iowa
Estimated date of death is 1971 - 1973.
Skeletonized Remains
Vital Statistics
Estimated age: 33-53 years old
Approximate Height and Weight: 5'6".
Clothing: One short sleeved plain colored shirt with button down collar. No markings were found on this item. This shirt was made of a light weight fabric.
One short sleeved white or pale yellow shirt of a broadcloth type fabric.
One red, white and black plaid long sleeved shirt (picture #1). The characters SL51 were stenciled in the center of the neck band. This shirt also had a button down collar.
Three pairs of socks; one black pair, one brown pair and the remains of one pair of unknown color.
The remains of one pair of shoes. The soles of the shoes had the characters 7' DE" and 675 molded on the surface.
One pair of light weight black dress type gloves.
One baseball type cap which was black in color.
One blue double insulated baseball cap.
Case History
The victim was located in a roadside ditch 1/2 mile east of Correctionville, Iowa on August 30, 1988.
He had a black plastic wallet with imprint design, a plastic metal clasp coin purse, and a gym bag with shaving materials consisting of two razors, styptic pencil and shaving brush.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Woodbury County Sheriff's Office
712-279-6010
or
E-Mail
You may remain anonymous when submitting information.

Source Information:
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation Clearinghouse

US 20 transitions to/from Correctionville Road via now-vanished short diagonal east of Linn Street. Jct. 20/77: Connector of 3rd and Pearl