The Lost and the Found

The decedent was found by Department of Health workers in a remote area, lying alongside a garbage dump west of County Route 5/7.

https://identifyus.org/en/cases/5540

NamUs UP # 5540

ME/C Case Number: ME 97-63
Hampshire County, West Virginia
28 to 34 year old Hispanic/Latino Male

Case Report - NamUs UP # 5540
Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number ME 97-63
Date found September 17, 1997 00:00
Date created July 02, 2009 09:49
Date last modified March 03, 2017 10:44
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed July 03, 2009 06:32

Local Contact (ME/C or Other)
There is currently no local contact for this case.
Case Manager
Name Lisa Sadler
Phone 304-558-6921

Demographics
Estimated age Adult - Pre 30
Minimum age 28 years
Maximum age 34 years
Race Unsure
Ethnicity Hispanic/Latino
Sex Male
Weight (pounds) , Cannot Estimate
Height (inches) 66, Estimated
Body Parts Inventory (Check all that apply)
All parts recovered
Body conditions
Not recognizable - Mummified
Probable year of death 1997 to 1997
Estimated postmortem interval Weeks

Circumstances
Location Found
GPS coordinates
Address 1 West of County Route 5/7
Address 2
City Levels
State West Virginia
Zip code
County Hampshire
Circumstances
Discovered by DOH workers in a remote area, laying alongside a garbage dump.

Physical
Hair color Black
Head hair
Curly, Black

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

Skeletal findings
Well-healed fracture on right 9th rib near the vertebral end.

Clothing on body
Levi's 501 Buttonfly jeans W31 L30

Dental
Status: Dental information / charting is available and will be entered later

DNA
Status: Sample submitted - Tests complete

Images
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The decedent was found by Department of Health workers in a remote area, lying alongside a garbage dump west of County Route 5/7.

County Route 5/7. Hampshire County, West Virginia