Author Topic: MCALESTER JOHN DOE: BM, 50-70, found in weeds near railroad in McAlester, OK - 25 February 1972 (Read 104 times)

Akoya · « **on:** July 22, 2020, 08:17:39 am »

Found near a railroad outside McAlester, by a maintenance crew while burning weeds in right-of-way.

Akoya · « **Reply #1 on:** July 22, 2020, 08:19:11 am »

https://identifyus.org/en/cases/3015

Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number 723214
Date found February 25, 1972 00:00
Date created January 21, 2009 15:44
Date last modified October 25, 2016 10:57
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed January 22, 2009 10:05

Local Contact (ME/C or Other)
Agency OK OCME
Phone 918-295-3400
Case Manager
Name Angela Berg
Phone 918-295-3400

Exclusions
The following people have been ruled out as being this decedent:
First Name Last Name Year of Birth State LKA
John Ashley, Jr. 1953 Delaware
Virgil A. York Unknown Oklahoma

Akoya · « **Reply #2 on:** July 22, 2020, 08:20:09 am »

https://identifyus.org/en/cases/3015

NamUs UP # 3015

ME/C Case Number: 723214
Pittsburg County, Oklahoma
50 to 70 year old Black/African American Male

Case Report - NamUs UP # 3015
Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number 723214
Date found February 25, 1972 00:00
Date created January 21, 2009 15:44
Date last modified October 25, 2016 10:57
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed January 22, 2009 10:05

Local Contact (ME/C or Other)
Agency OK OCME
Phone 918-295-3400
Case Manager
Name Angela Berg
Phone 918-295-3400

Demographics
Estimated age Adult - Pre 70
Minimum age 50 years
Maximum age 70 years
Race Black/African American
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 1969 to 1972
Estimated postmortem interval Years

Circumstances
Location Found
GPS coordinates
Address 1 Near railroad
Address 2
City McAlester
State Oklahoma
Zip code
County Pittsburg
Circumstances
Found near a railroad outside McAlester by a maintenance crew while burning weeds in right-of-way.

Physical
Hair color Black
Head hair
Hair analysis in 1972 suggests Black origin.

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

Skeletal findings
Nasal fracture. C4-C5 fusion, with wedging of C6.
Osteoarthritis of lower back and hips.
Right handed. Stocky build.
Other medical
information
Possible manual laborer with lower socioeconomic status.

Lower spine immobility. Habitually held head forward and flexed.

Fingerprints
Status: Fingerprint information is currently not available

Clothing on body
Scorched pieces of thin, finely woven, khaki-colored cloth.

Dental
Status: Dental information / charting is available and entered

DNA
Status: Sample available - Not yet submitted

Images
There are currently no images available for this case.

Akoya · « **Reply #3 on:** July 22, 2020, 08:21:35 am »

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1802umok.html

Case File: 1802UMOK
The Doe Network

Unidentified Male
Date of Discovery: February 25, 1972
Location of Discovery: McAlester, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Estimated Date of Death: 1969 to 1972
State of Remains: Skeletal Remains
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description
** Listed information is approximate

Estimated Age: 50-70 years old
Race: Black, possibly Native American
Gender: Male
Height: 5'5" to 5'6"
Weight: 109-125 lbs.
Hair Color: Unknown but hair analysis in 1972 suggests Black origin.
Eye Color: Unknown

Distinguishing Marks/Features: Old healed fracture of nose extending posteriorly and superiorly from inferior extremity of intranasal suture to cross left nasal bone and frontal process of maxilla to medial margin of left orbital. Complete fusion of C-4 and C-5 with wedging of C-6. Osteoarthritis of lower back and hips. Lower spine immobility. Habitually held head forward and flexed. Right handed. Stocky build.

Dentals: Not available. Edentulous.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Sample available - not yet submitted.
Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Scorched pieces of thin, finely woven, khaki-colored cloth.

Jewelry: None located.

Additional Personal Items: None located.

Case History
The skeletal remains of the decedent were located by a maintenance crew while burning weeds of right-of-way near a railroad outside McAlester, Oklahoma.

Skeletal analysis indicates the decedent was a possible manual laborer with lower socioeconomic status.

Investigating Agency(s)
If you have any information about this case please contact;

Agency Name: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Agency Contact Person: Sherri Nunziato
Agency Phone Number: 405-239-7141
E-Mail

Agency Case Number: 72-3214
NCIC Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: UP #3015
Former Hot Case Number: 1389
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Information Source(s)
NamUs

Akoya · « **Reply #4 on:** July 22, 2020, 08:22:48 am »

Akoya · « **Reply #5 on:** July 22, 2020, 08:23:44 am »

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