https://identifyus.org/en/cases/12763NamUs UP # 12763ME/C Case Number: 0679-77
Washington County, Rhode Island
30 to 70 year old Male
Case Report - NamUs UP # 12763
Case InformationStatus Unidentified
Case number 0679-77
Date found March 10, 1977 02:40
Date created July 23, 2014 08:44
Date last modified November 18, 2016 10:02
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed
Local Contact (ME/C or Other)Agency Rhode Island Office of the State Medical Examiners
Phone 401-222-5500
Case Manager
Name Carol Capron-Roby
Phone 401-222-5516
DemographicsEstimated age Adult
Minimum age 30 years
Maximum age 70 years
Race Unsure
Ethnicity
Sex Male
Weight (pounds) , Cannot Estimate
Height (inches) 66, Estimated
Body Parts Inventory (Check all that apply)
One or more limbs not recovered
One or both hands not recovered
Body conditions
Not recognizable - Partial remains with soft tissues
Probable year of death 1974 to 1976
Estimated postmortem interval 1 Years
CircumstancesLocation Found
GPS coordinates
Address 1 30 mi off coast
Address 2
City Point Judith
State Rhode Island
Zip code
County Washington
CircumstancesMale torso with fragmented skull (no mandible or teeth present) was found on March 10, 1977 30 miles off the coast of Point Judith and hauled up by a fisherman. Comparisons were made with multiple missing persons at the time however none were determined to be this person. Body was released for burial by Anderson Winfield Funeral Home in 1992. A .22 caliber bullet was located in the upper left hip but it was undetermined if this injury happened perimortem or antemortem.
PhysicalHair color Unknown or Completely Bald
Head hair
Unknown
Body hair
Unknown
Facial hair
Unknown
Left eye color Unknown or Missing
Right eye color Unknown or Missing
Eye description
Unknown
Scars and marksSkin of right lateral thorax shows a protruding 1.3cm skin tag consistent with papilloma.
Foreign objects.22 caliber bullet found in anterior upper left iliac bone. Bone is encrusted around where the bullet was imbedded.
Skeletal findings
Lower spine shows a splitting of the lower sacrum consistent with a partial spina bifida.
Os inca present of posterior upper occiput.
Other medical
informationMild to moderate atherosclerosis of descending aorta.
Blood type tested as B Rh negativeFingerprintsStatus: Fingerprint information is currently not available
Other items found
with body.22 caliber bullet found in left anterior iliac crest (left hip).
DentalStatus: Dental information / charting is currently not available
DNAStatus: Sample is currently not available
ImagesThere are currently no images available for this case.