The Lost and the Found

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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP2432Male, Other
Date Body Found
June 25, 1992
Location Found
Leavenworth County, Kansas
Estimated Age Range
35-65 Years

Case Information
Case Numbers
NCMEC Number
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ME/C Case Number
921073

Demographics
Sex
Male
Race / Ethnicity
Other

Estimated Age Group
Adult - Pre 70
Estimated Age Range (Years)
35-65
Estimated Year of Death
1992
Estimated PMI
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Height
5' 8"(68 inches) , Estimated
Weight
Cannot Estimate

Circumstances
Type
Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found
June 25, 1992
NamUs Case Created
August 25, 2008
ME/C QA Reviewed
May 11, 2011

Location Found Map
Location
Kansas
County
Leavenworth County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)
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Circumstances of Recovery
The remains of a partially decomposed body was recovered in the Missouri River at the Smoot Grain Elevator Company barge terminal near Wolcott. Employees of the Smoot Grain Elevator observed a "mass" in the river and called law enforcement. The remains were found on the river bank in a pile of wood and trash debris, hung up on some brush. He may have been white, Native American, Asian or an admixture.

Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains
Head not recovered
One or both hands not recovered
Condition of Remains
Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction

Physical Description
Hair Color
Black
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

Investigating Agencies
Leavenworth County Sheriff's Office
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Agency Case Number
921073
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Case Contributors
Melissa Gregory, NamUs Staff
(817) 304-0893 | melissa.gregory@unthsc.edu
UNT Center for Human Identification
(855) 626-7600