Author Topic: FORREST COUNTY JOHN DOE: WM, hit & run victim found in MS - 12 Dec 1998 *Steve Hex (Hicks)*  (Read 335 times)

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Victim was hit by a drunk driver in Forrest County, Mississippi on December 12, 1998. He died on May 1, 2002

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Unidentified Male
Date of Discovery: December 1 or 12, 1998
Location of Discovery: Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Estimated Date of Death: May 1, 2002
State of Remains: N/A - Alive when found
Cause of Death: Complications from a hit and run accident

Physical Description
** Listed information is approximate

Estimated Age: 22-28 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'9" to 5'11"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Hair Color: Red
Eye Color: Hazel or blue

Distinguishing Marks/Features: Wore a mustache. Had freckles. He had no tattoos, scars or identifying marks. Blood type is B Negative.

Dentals: Available.
Fingerprints: Available.
DNA: Available.
Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Unknown

Jewelry: Unknown

Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Case History
The victim was struck by a drunk driver while hitchhiking on I-59 just north of Highway 49 on the ramp to I-59 northbound in Hattiesburg on December 1, 1998. The driver left the scene and was later apprehended.

Prior to losing consciousness, the victim told responding paramedics that his name was Steve Hex (Hicks) and that he was from West Virginia.

He passed away on May 1, 2002 from complications that were the result of the hit and run accident.