The Lost and the Found

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Unidentified victims

Data about these unidentified people whose remains were found in Berks County have been added or are being added to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System:
Jan. 1, 1977: White male, 25-35 years old, long brown curly hair and full beard; found in a cave near the Pinnacle, a scenic overlook along the Appalachian Trail in Kempton; manner of death undetermined.
Aug. 22, 1968: White female, 20-30 years old, 5 feet 3 inches, 125-130 pounds, brown hair with red tint; found near Route 82, Caernarvon Township, not far from the Chester County line; shot five times in chest and abdomen and once in left temple.
April 18, 1969: White female, about 21 years old, 5 feet 1 inch, brown hair; skeletal remains found in French Creek State Park not far from the victim found Aug. 22, 1968; police believe the two deaths are related and occurred at roughly the same time.
July 15, 1988: Mixed race, light-skinned female, 25-32 years old, 4 feet 10 inches to 5 feet 3 inches, dark brown hair; skeletal remains found in shallow grave in French Creek State Park in Union Township; cause of death undetermined but considered suspicious; death not believed to be related to the previous victims.
June 3, 1992: White female, 40-45 years old, 5 feet to 5 feet 3 inches, about 120 pounds, brown hair; skeletal remains found buried in soybean field in Windsor Township near Lenhartsville; cause of death undetermined but considered suspicious.
Feb. 15, 1993: Newborn white boy apparently born hours earlier found in trash container in Old Main at Kutztown University; cause of death undetermined but considered suspicious.
June 24, 1997: Black man, late 20s or early 30s, about 6 feet, more than 200 pounds, size 13 shoe; found floating in the Schuylkill River in Robeson Township; cause of death undetermined but considered suspicious.
Nov. 25, 1997: Black man, 40 to 60 years old, about 5 feet tall, 175 pounds; found in 100 block of South Sixth Street; wearing overcoat with fake black fur collar; black baseball cap with the word "Graystone" on it; cause of death ruled as drug overdose.
Sept. 25, 2000: White or light-skinned Latino female, at least 25 years old, 5 feet 4 inches, about 140 pounds, dyed or bleached blonde hair; found at Ninth and Laurel streets; cause of death undetermined but considered suspicious.
Aug. 21, 2001: Black female, 25-35 years old, about 5 feet 5 inches, 110-130 pounds; found in trash bag along Quarry Road in Caernarvon Township; cause of death undetermined but considered suspicious; death not believed to be related to previous victims found in area.
June 25, 2003: White man, 25-45 years old, about 5 feet 8 inches, 170 pounds, brown or reddish-brown thinning hair, full, close-cropped beard, left ear pierced; found by two people tubing in the Schuylkill River near Fisher Dam Road in Perry Township; cause of death could not be determined.
Sources: Berks County coroner's office and National Missing and Unidentified Persons System



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