MS MS - Hattiesburg - WhtMale 649UMMS, Hit & Run Victim, Dec'98 [Archive]

BethInAK

02-18-2005, 07:23 PM

Ok, so they have a name - his name is Steve Hex, Hecks or Hicks and they think he came from West Virginia, how could NO ONE have been looking for him at all?
HE lived for four years after the accident.

http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/gallery/ncmaprofile_all.php?U200500007S

kylie

02-18-2005, 10:54 PM

Yes, this is so sad. Someone has to have known him. I'm sure they publicized his case in West Virginia.

WasBlind

02-19-2005, 08:01 AM

Yes, this is so sad. Someone has to have known him. I'm sure they publicized his case in West Virginia.

I agree, it is sad.

Indeed, he has parents and maybe some siblings.

No, not necesarily. It's is quite uncommon for adult cases to get any exposure at all, unless the media latches on to them.

Our system is ok, but needs some serious tweaking. Individual states do not commit enough monies to the budget for the missing and unidentified, and there is usually not a staff of persons to try and locate a family member.

I have a dear friend whose grandfather was missing for FORTY long years. When she found him, it was discovered he'd been deceased for 37 of those years. He was found with identification, and his family was never notified, even though they were listed. Sad, but true. She posts here, maybe she will comment about this.

With HOPE for Steve, that his family can be notified of his passing.
They may be looking for him, and don't know where to start.
Most agencies do not give proper referrals for such a case. *sigh*
In Christ, Lanie

2sisters

02-20-2005, 11:22 PM

I live in the area( about an hour away) and have never even heard about this case before. Hitchhikers are quite common in this area and he isn't the first around here to be hit by a car and sadly probably won't be the last. I would think that an attempt would have been made to contact the family but I guess not.

PonderingThings

01-13-2006, 05:15 PM

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/649umms.html
http://www.doenetwork.us/cases/images/649UMMS2.jpghttp://www.doenetwork.us/cases/images/649UMMS.jpghttp://www.doenetwork.us/cases/images/649UMMS1.jpg

Photo of inidentified man on left, sketches on right.

Unidentified White Male

* The victim was discovered alive on December 1, 1998 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
* Estimated Date of Death: May 1, 2002
* Cause of Death: Complications from a hit and run accident.

Vital Statistics

* Estimated age: 22-28 years old
* Approximate Height and Weight: 6'2"; 170 lbs.
* Distinguishing Characteristics: Red hair with red beard and mustache; hazel eyes. Had freckles. He had no tattoos , scars or identifying marks on his body.
* Dentals: Available
* Fingerprints: Available
* DNA: Available
* Other: Blood type B-

Case History
The victim was struck by a drunk driver while hitchhiking on I-59 just north of Hwy 49 on the ramp to I-59 northbound in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on December 1, 1998.
The driver left the scene and was later apprehended.
Victim told responding paramedics that he was Steve Hex (Hicks) and that he was from West Virginia, prior to losing consciousness. He later passed away in May of 2002 from complications that were the result of the hit and run accident.

2sisters

01-13-2006, 05:23 PM

There was a thread on this case in missing but not forgotten. I'll post the link. Maybe we can get a discussion going on this again b/c I felt like he should have been identified by now considering he gave a name and they had a possible area he was from.

http://websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19628&highlight=steve+hex

PonderingThings

01-13-2006, 05:45 PM

http://www.nampn.doenetwork.us/cases/thayn_ryan.html

http://www.doenetwork.us/cases/images/649UMMS2.jpghttp://www.nampn.doenetwork.us/cases/images/thayn_ryan1.jpghttp://www.nampn.doenetwork.us/cases/images/thayn_ryan2.jpghttp://www.doenetwork.us/cases/images/649UMMS.jpg
Accident victim on left & right - Ryan Roy Thayn center

Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance

# Missing Since: November 4, 1998 from Emery County, Utah
# Classification: Endangered Missing
# Date Of Birth: August 11, 1973
# Age: 25 years old
# Height: 6'2"
# Weight: 230 lbs.
# Hair Color: Red
# Eye Color: Green
# Race: White
# Gender: Male
# Distinguishing Characteristics: Thayn has a gray-colored
birthmark behind his right ear.
# Clothing: Jeans,a flannel shirt, a camouflage cap
and white gym shoes.
# NCIC Number: M-167909174

Details of Disappearance
Thayn was last seen in the mounds area of Emery County, Utah on November 4, 1998. He was employed by Seeley Oil at the time and did not return from the oil well site he worked during the day. His locked pickup truck was abandoned at the scene and Thayn's keys were missing. Thayn's coat, knives and firearms were located inside the vehicle, along with a wallet that belonged to another individual. When questioned by authorities, the man claimed he lost the wallet while hunting in the region. There was no sign of foul play at the scene, but authorities have stated Thayn vanished under suspicious circumstances.Thayn was a resident of Wellington, Utah in 1998.

1. I find the photo of Ryan matches the photo of John Doe. The sketch matches in general, but not nose or chin on the sketch - but then, it doesn't match the victims photo either!
2. Ryan disappeared in November 1998 and John Doe was Found in December 1998.
3. Ryan and John Doe both have Red Hair
4. Ryan and John Doe are both listed as being 6'2" tall
5. Ryan is listed as having green eyes, John Doe has hazel eyes - I've seen this discrepancy before and hazel/green is often used to describe the same eye color.
6. Ryan is listed as being 25 years old, John Doe is estimated to be 22-28 yrs old
7. Ryan is listed as 230 lbs on the North American Doe Network, as as 200 lbs on the Utah Missing Persons page, John Doe is listed as 170 lbs - this is a big discrepancy but where did they get Ryan's weight information from?
8. On the North American Doe Network Ryan is listed as having a birth mark behind his right ear. On the Utah page about Ryan it says he has a light birthmark on his stomach. Which is correct???? Neither??? Both??? John Doe had none.
9. Ryan disappeared from Utah, John Doe was found in Mississipi, which are 1765 miles apart. The route though is almost all completely hiway.
John Doe was found hitchhiking. He was headed northbound.
If this was Ryan did it mean he had headed as far south as he wanted/needed to, and was heading north to go back home, or to get to another location?
10. The paramedics said that John Doe gave his name as Steve Hex (Hicks). I have no explanation of this in Ryan's case...

Reference: Utah Missing Person's Page where Ryan is listed
http://bci.utah.gov/MPC/MPCMissing.html

PonderingThings

01-13-2006, 06:08 PM

Note: There are more photos of the unidentified man here
http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/gallery/ncmaprofile_all.php?U200500007S

NOTE: THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN IN THE HOSPITAL AND MAY BE CONSIDERED DISTURBING BY SOME PEOPLE.

The profile photo of this unidentified man is, to me, a close match to Ryan.

PonderingThings

01-13-2006, 06:23 PM

I thought this was worth bringing to the police's attention so I emailed it to Crimestoppers in the area. I could not find an email for the police, so to me this was the next best thing. Hopefully they will pass on the info.

ladyhawk

04-25-2006, 10:28 PM

This case is driving me insane. :banghead: I've been searching for months. I found this picture of a Steve Hicks from West Virginia and put his picture by the Steve Hicks that passed away. To me they look pretty similar. The ears, the hair line, the smile. Oh well, just wanted someone elses view.

Thanks,
Debbie

OneLostGrl

04-25-2006, 11:08 PM

This case is driving me insane. :banghead: I've been searching for months. I found this picture of a Steve Hicks from West Virginia and put his picture by the Steve Hicks that passed away. To me they look pretty similar. The ears, the hair line, the smile. Oh well, just wanted someone elses view.

Thanks,
Debbie

ladyhawk-

I can't view the pic.. it's telling me I don't have access to that page!

ladyhawk

04-26-2006, 01:42 AM

I have to figure out how to get the picture up since it didn't work that way.

Debbie

ladyhawk

04-26-2006, 09:21 AM

Hope I figured this picture thing out right. It's not very good but. . . http://s69.photobucket.com/albums/i41/ladyhawk1953/
I just wanted to see if anyone else thinks they look similar before I go digging more information on this Steve Hicks I found on the internet.

Debbie

outofthedark

04-26-2006, 09:30 AM

Hope I figured this picture thing out right. It's not very good but. . . http://s69.photobucket.com/albums/i41/ladyhawk1953/
I just wanted to see if anyone else thinks they look similar before I go digging more information on this Steve Hicks I found on the internet.

Debbie
Here's a Steven Hicks- I found him listed on the "Recovery" page on the Doe Network:

Steven Mark Hicks
Hicks was last seen hitchhiking to a concert in Ohio from his Coventry Township residence on June 18, 1978. He was apparently picked up by serial murderer Jeffrey L. Dahmer. Hicks's remains were retrieved from the Dahmer family's home in Bath Township, Ohio and identified in 1991.

- I just thought the name the John Doe used was almost similar to the name of this deceased missing person

bykerladi

04-26-2006, 08:39 PM

I just want to state for the record how disgusted I am that West Virginia doesn't mantain a missing persons database. Heck - if NEW JERSEY can manage it, anyone can!! :crazy:

OneLostGrl

04-27-2006, 12:20 AM

Hope I figured this picture thing out right. It's not very good but. . . http://s69.photobucket.com/albums/i41/ladyhawk1953/
I just wanted to see if anyone else thinks they look similar before I go digging more information on this Steve Hicks I found on the internet.

Debbie

Can you make the pics a little larger?

Spazkat9696

06-14-2007, 11:49 PM

http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/gallery/ncmaprofile_all.php?A200301125W I know he's not from WV but maybe he was giving the name of a friend or something any way I think they look a lot a like http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/gallery/ncmaprofile_all.php?U200500007S what does everyone else think?

Bluecat

06-16-2007, 09:26 PM

The man apparently had a traumatic brain injury, judging from the photos. It's quite possible that he confabulated, and the name given means nothing at all. Judging from the hospital photo and the sketchs, he had long hair and a beard, which may indicate that he had been living a nomadic lifestyle for a while. He sounds like he was near my own age at the time, and I did not know of any guys who would have such a full beard-it was not the thing at all. That is, if the sketch is accurate. I suspect that the hospital might have trimmed his beard down to be able to treat him.

I do not believe that the John Doe was Thayne-if you look at the Charley Project page for him, you can see that his hairline was quite different than John Doe's - more receding.

jodierenee

07-28-2007, 12:38 PM

long shot...but how about Steven Gonzales from CA?

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1172dmca.html

red hair...time matches..height matches.

rayray

07-28-2007, 04:15 PM

Wow Jodi.. If you look at this link, second photo, http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/ga...hp?U200500007S (http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/gallery/ncmaprofile_all.php?U200500007S) he looks ALOT like the man you posted.

outofthedark

08-29-2007, 03:23 PM

Case File:
http://doenetwork.org/cases/649umms.html

Meyahna

08-29-2007, 03:35 PM

Can you send the original info only members of that board can see it otherwhise it asks for a login.

raindrops300

08-29-2007, 03:47 PM

http://websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34952

has a little more info about this guy

outofthedark

08-29-2007, 04:08 PM

Can you send the original info only members of that board can see it otherwhise it asks for a login.

Most of the posts for that topic are just links- but here's one of the posts:

Thanks for Truthseeker making a call, She found out our Steve Hex has been ID'd as Michael Curry...

This man was ID'd. Name Michael Curry. The story ran on AMW and that is how the ID took place. It happened right before the trial for the person who hit him.

I asked him for a date of Identification, he said he couldn't remember.

Thank You Truthseeker!!!!

raindrops300

08-29-2007, 04:21 PM

This guy is still showing up UID in Doenetwork and NCMA. I searched AMW for it, but couldn't find it. Do you have the link for the AMW? I wonder where the guy was from originally. Thanks.

Meyahna

08-29-2007, 05:27 PM

Thanks, jeez, I wonder what tf he meant with Steve Hex, it looks in no way like Michael Curry.

Babyslims

08-29-2007, 05:56 PM

ohhhhhhhhhhhhh thisss is so great!!! i'm glad they know who he is!! I wondered alot about this poor guy!

pardilia

08-29-2007, 06:15 PM

Thanks, jeez, I wonder what tf he meant with Steve Hex, it looks in no way like Michael Curry.

They did ask him after he was hit by a car. If you look at his 'after' picture - the one with him in the gown, its obvious he had suffereed some sort of head trauma.

"Steve Hex" could have been the guy he had dinner with, a cousin, best friend, guy who picked on him in high school, a name on a tag from someone who he bought a coffee from at 7-11. Anything! And add to that he was probably speaking with some sort of an accent (whether 'southern' or an impediment caused by the accident).

It might not have even been a name at all - the people in charge might have just thought they heard a name from something relatively unintelligible because that was the question they asked.

It makes you wonder how many of these cases where there are judicial issues involved have been solved and could be removed by making simple phone calls. This case always interested me and I thought it was so sad he died without his family or someone who cared about him being there with him. Trauma like that is rough to deal with even when you have a decent support system...imagine just having unfamiliar faces around you.

outofthedark

08-29-2007, 07:00 PM

This guy is still showing up UID in Doenetwork and NCMA. I searched AMW for it, but couldn't find it. Do you have the link for the AMW? I wonder where the guy was from originally. Thanks.

I looked, but I can't find anything right now- I'll try and look on the captured page

It might take DoeNet time to list him as ID'd- it took them a long time to finally put 21UFCA on the Identified page

Meyahna

08-30-2007, 06:13 AM

Yes but I was more thinking they shouldn't have given this info if this was so unsure unless the guy really said that but I was wondering if they hadn't changed sthg who was not at all that into a name, then it is rather misleading.

They did ask him after he was hit by a car. If you look at his 'after' picture - the one with him in the gown, its obvious he had suffereed some sort of head trauma.

"Steve Hex" could have been the guy he had dinner with, a cousin, best friend, guy who picked on him in high school, a name on a tag from someone who he bought a coffee from at 7-11. Anything! And add to that he was probably speaking with some sort of an accent (whether 'southern' or an impediment caused by the accident).

It might not have even been a name at all - the people in charge might have just thought they heard a name from something relatively unintelligible because that was the question they asked.

It makes you wonder how many of these cases where there are judicial issues involved have been solved and could be removed by making simple phone calls. This case always interested me and I thought it was so sad he died without his family or someone who cared about him being there with him. Trauma like that is rough to deal with even when you have a decent support system...imagine just having unfamiliar faces around you.

Babyslims

08-30-2007, 10:06 AM

Yes but I was more thinking they shouldn't have given this info if this was so unsure unless the guy really said that but I was wondering if they hadn't changed sthg who was not at all that into a name, then it is rather misleading.

I dont know.. I think its kinda good to release whatever information he said.. the steve hex name might not mean a thing to us.. but it may mean alot to a person looking for him..... maybe that was a good friends name, or family member...... or maybe he was on the run or something and didnt wanna give his real name... I just cant wait to hear what happened!! I hope they give more information about this guy.

Angie4b1g

08-30-2007, 10:12 AM

I've often wondered about this guy, too. I'm sorry no one got to him in time :(

Meyahna

08-30-2007, 10:27 AM

I think there won't be more info unless you ask LE, they already did nothing about him after the accident they still won't do anything now unless AMW wants some publicity. In many cases nothing is said about identifications and in this case as I said they did nothing to get him id'd after the accident, well probably a bit but very little, not necessarily LE's fault though it could be media's fault so I don't think they'll talk about him they'd better run away and hide. It's such a shame that they find people alive and don't publicize their cases. Can you believe the only time someone recognized an amnesia victim on my site, she called and they told her he had died a few weeks before I was disgusted. It was her brother. I think she felt bad but that wasn't really her fault more LE, hospital and media who had just ran maybe two articles about this man being found. And it wasn't even in her state that he was found I think.

chicoliving

06-10-2008, 07:13 PM

~snip~

On Sunday morning, the state medical examiner confirmed that the remains were, in fact, the remains of Ryan Thayn. A search for Thayn has been going on since the 1990s.

http://www.abc4.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=5c3f254e-9578-47e1-b782-450e60335b31

Thanks to the new member that gave the heads up!

Lyn1001

06-11-2008, 04:23 PM

I'm mostly a lurker who pops up every once in a while to throw my two cents in..... Did anyone ever look into jodierenee's suggestion regarding Steven Gonzales? The pictures are VERY similar. I think mostly it's the eyes.....

Babyslims

06-11-2008, 11:58 PM

I think that would be great to look into!! maybe get some more info or something somehow that way :) maybe he mumbled out his last name and it sounded like hex?

But I could of swore there was a thread awhile back about this guy being Identified (But maybe it was a different case??) I thought I remember at the time trying to find out information about the name and couldnt find anything about that (cant remember it now) I think someone suggested calling the center to see if they'd confirm if his identity is still unknown or what....

rhyno1974

06-12-2008, 10:18 PM

I think that would be great to look into!! maybe get some more info or something somehow that way :) maybe he mumbled out his last name and it sounded like hex?

But I could of swore there was a thread awhile back about this guy being Identified (But maybe it was a different case??) I thought I remember at the time trying to find out information about the name and couldnt find anything about that (cant remember it now) I think someone suggested calling the center to see if they'd confirm if his identity is still unknown or what....

Yes you are right. I dont know if there was ever confirmation of this, but here is the link to the post you are referring too.

http://websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52808

Babyslims

06-12-2008, 11:39 PM

wonder if anyone ever called again......I know sometimes there's listings on sites still after they've been found or identified.....

jodierenee

06-13-2008, 12:09 AM

I forwarded the info to the email on Steven's doe network page. We'll see what happens.

jodierenee

07-27-2009, 01:24 AM

bumping!

Julessleuther

10-14-2009, 01:57 AM

Some possibles:

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/649umms.html

Ronald Duck - If he thought he would be ok and he was trying to go AWOL, he may have given a fake name?
https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/1021

Dennis Mann
https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/434

Here is another thread on WS about this:
Unidentified Man-1998-Mississippi-Age 22-28 - Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community

LadyL

10-14-2009, 10:12 PM

that dennis mann looks like a strong possibility

kirsty

10-15-2009, 07:38 PM

This might be a silly question, but he lived for 4 years in a hospital? and for 4 years no one stepped forward to say they knew him?

kirsty

10-15-2009, 07:49 PM

that dennis mann looks like a strong possibility

I think so too, but I dont know why he would say a different name :waitasec:

Han-Tastic

10-18-2009, 03:42 PM

Was the UID definitely confirmed to be Curry? Because he's still in the unidentified section on the Doe Network, and other sites too.
Does anyone know anything about it? Or have I missed something?

Han-Tastic

10-18-2009, 03:43 PM

Does anyone know if he was ever identified?

mae

10-18-2009, 09:13 PM

Does anyone know if he was ever identified?

I have googled Michael Curry, and I have found nothing. Nothing anywhere, not even on the AMW site. Weird.

Debbie Miller

10-18-2009, 10:50 PM

I am the one who called the police agency in MS. and the person I spoke to said that this man was id'd as Michael Curry. Another member was not satisfied with the finding and she put it back up on unidentifieds. Doe and others have never found that he has been id'd.

I searched websites for the connection of what the police told me but to no avail, there was nothing.

Someone may want to call and see what they get on this. The more inquiries and maybe we may come up with an answer.

Han-Tastic

10-19-2009, 05:50 PM

I am the one who called the police agency in MS. and the person I spoke to said that this man was id'd as Michael Curry. Another member was not satisfied with the finding and she put it back up on unidentifieds. Doe and others have never found that he has been id'd.

I searched websites for the connection of what the police told me but to no avail, there was nothing.

Someone may want to call and see what they get on this. The more inquiries and maybe we may come up with an answer.

They weren't satisfied? Was there no DNA/fingerprints to compare? I did a google search to see if it had been written about in any newspapers, but there was nothing.

Debbie Miller

10-19-2009, 09:47 PM

Being that we could not find anything on the net especially the AMW site in reference to his identity, it was felt better to leave him as unidentified until we can possibly come up with a positive answer.

Laura_Bean

10-19-2009, 11:19 PM

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://media.wltz.com/images/michael-curry1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.wltz.com/news/local/59665352.html&usg=__0eBm5AbewCUS1FFX1yvhNLvMak0=&h=345&w=274&sz=13&hl=en&start=4&tbnid=nGkNecd9VDIDXM:&tbnh=120&tbnw=95&prev=/images%3Fq%3DMissing%2BMichael%2BCurry%26gbv%3D2%2 6hl%3Den

outofthedark

10-20-2009, 02:18 AM

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://media.wltz.com/images/michael-curry1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.wltz.com/news/local/59665352.html&usg=__0eBm5AbewCUS1FFX1yvhNLvMak0=&h=345&w=274&sz=13&hl=en&start=4&tbnid=nGkNecd9VDIDXM:&tbnh=120&tbnw=95&prev=/images%3Fq%3DMissing%2BMichael%2BCurry%26gbv%3D2%2 6hl%3Den

That Michael Curry (in the article) is still alive

http://www2.wrbl.com/rbl/news/local/article/no_bond_for_accused_killer_michael_curry/89357/
http://www.allbusiness.com/legal/trial-procedure-judges/12980208-1.html

justthinkin

10-20-2009, 09:33 PM

Being that we could not find anything on the net especially the AMW site in reference to his identity, it was felt better to leave him as unidentified until we can possibly come up with a positive answer.

Good idea. I don't think it's a match. I can't begin to get the two faces to line up right by changing the sizes of the photos, and Curry's ears are very flat against his head, brow line is not the same, forehead's not the same, hard to say about the nose since the UID has some facial damage, and the angle is a bit different.

kseej2008

11-08-2009, 12:15 AM

couldn't find anything either....Steve Hicks (Hixs) is still listed on the Natl cTR for missing.....would be nice to know

maureen

11-15-2009, 07:11 PM

Hello, Yeah, I think it is weird, if he was ID'd, why is he still up on all the websites. I think Steven Gonzales looks like a good match, the nose in particular catches my eye. The delay in ID'ing him might be because the UID is listed as white and Steven is Hispanic, there are not a lot of Hispanics with red hair and people wouldn't guess that the UID was hispanic. I'm gonna try to get more info on Gonzales...Maureen

Debbie Miller

12-21-2009, 10:19 AM

When I spoke to the police officer, he was real vague with no explanation as to how the identity was made. I do remember him saying he could not remember the details. So it does leave this questionable.

Unfortunately, there are some police that just do this as a job and have no passion for the field.

dearmont

12-21-2009, 06:03 PM

Just a thought - seems there may be some doubt as to the ID - if it's not Michael Curry, then perhaps ..Robert Kovack ?http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3412dmva.html

Jen_Illingsworth

05-02-2010, 07:27 PM

Just a thought - seems there may be some doubt as to the ID - if it's not Michael Curry, then perhaps ..Robert Kovack ?http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3412dmva.html

Dearmont,

There is a resemblance! Also, the unidentified man said that he was from West Virginia, while Robert Kovack went missing on his way to West Virginia to attend a college football game. (Although there is a few months of difference between the disappearance of Robert and the discovery of the unidentified victim.)

TechWriter797

05-08-2010, 11:00 PM

Just a thought - seems there may be some doubt as to the ID - if it's not Michael Curry, then perhaps ..Robert Kovack ?http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3412dmva.html

The unidentified man has a B- blood type. That's a rare type. I wonder if Robert Kovack's blood type is on record anywhere. Also, Kovack may sound like Hicks or Hex if the person talking is injured especially with head trauma.

Mensch

05-09-2010, 03:27 PM

The unidentified man has a B- blood type. That's a rare type. I wonder if Robert Kovack's blood type is on record anywhere. Also, Kovack may sound like Hicks or Hex if the person talking is injured especially with head trauma.
No confirmation this man has been identified?:waitasec:

If there is an ongoing search for this man's identity can a mod please change the thread title "Identified"?

Cubby

05-09-2010, 05:20 PM

No confirmation this man has been identified?:waitasec:

If there is an ongoing search for this man's identity can a mod please change the thread title "Identified"?

I'll go ahead and change this back to unidentified since the link to doenetwork still shows he is unidentified. In the future, PLEASE send a pm to a mod regarding any changes which need to be addressed by a mod. with the hundreds of thousands of posts here, it is likely a post will not be seen by a mod, so we ask you please send to us via pm. Thank you!

Mensch

05-09-2010, 08:47 PM

I'll go ahead and change this back to unidentified since the link to doenetwork still shows he is unidentified. In the future, PLEASE send a pm to a mod regarding any changes which need to be addressed by a mod. with the hundreds of thousands of posts here, it is likely a post will not be seen by a mod, so we ask you please send to us via pm. Thank you!

I haven't done any research or posting on this case, but a big thank you , Cubby!
:sleuth:

reasypeasy

06-03-2010, 07:31 AM

What about Fred Charles Moseley
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3334dmtx.html

His coloring is almost right, his height is right, and those of his features that wouldn't be messed around by a head injury look somewhat similar. His age is almost right if they are talking about when he died, not when he sustained his injury. Maybe he walked off from his car intending to kill himself and then had last minute doubts and decided that the problem wasn't himself so much as his home/town/religious school/friends/family and it would be better to leave it all behind instead and live rough until he turned 18 and couldn't be forced back? The real stumbling block is that Fred had a large birthmark and the John Doe had no identifying marks, but maybe during the accident he sustained a grazing injury to the area of the birthmark that confused matters a bit?

buffetoflies

06-03-2010, 10:34 AM

Does anyone know if this guy was also paralyzed from the accident? The has a collar for a tracheotomy tube in the pictures on NCMA. After thinking maybe that was just for when he was on a ventilator.

Also, the accident was in 1998 but he died over two years later. In the pics on NCMA his eyes are open.. is he alive in those pics? Cause I wonder how bad his injury was. Was he in a assisted living place? Was he awake and could he communicate with other people or was he in a coma? Maybe he told the people where ever he was a clue to who he was, but they didn't know that's what he meant...

As for his hair, I don't consider that color to be 'red'. It looks brown in the pics, it might have some red in it, but if I was reporting someone as missing I'd give the hair color as brown w/ maybe a mention of red highlights.

CarlK90245

06-03-2010, 12:45 PM

Does anyone know if this guy was also paralyzed from the accident? The has a collar for a tracheotomy tube in the pictures on NCMA. After thinking maybe that was just for when he was on a ventilator.

Also, the accident was in 1998 but he died over two years later. In the pics on NCMA his eyes are open.. is he alive in those pics? Cause I wonder how bad his injury was. Was he in a assisted living place? Was he awake and could he communicate with other people or was he in a coma?

The man was in a persistent vegetative state (i.e., a state of being awake, but not aware), and yes, he was in an assisted living facility.

Maybe he told the people where ever he was a clue to who he was, but they didn't know that's what he meant...

Immediately after being hit, he made a few vague comments to paramedics that his name was Steven Hicks, and that he may have come from West Virginia, but he was unable to communicate anything meaningful thereafter. Of course, we don't know how lucid he was when he made those comments.

I thought that maybe he was unable to pronounce his true last name, and on that premise, I looked for people named Steve or Steven with last names starting with "H", and came across Steven Harbaugh.

Here are a couple of additional photos of the John Doe.
http://inlinethumb61.webshots.com/25596/2671879300045078242S200x200Q85.jpghttp://inlinethumb44.webshots.com/14187/2533105430045078242S600x600Q85.jpg

Hope32

08-07-2011, 09:10 PM

bumping..

ginestra

08-02-2012, 06:46 PM

I wonder about STeven Needham, he did disappear 4 years earlier from a mental hospital, but the height weight are similar. I think they look alike as well.
Missing Since: October 26, 1994 from Bellevue, King County, Washington
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date Of Birth: January 20, 1970
Age: 24
Height: 5'10-6'0"
Weight: 145-160 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Race: White
Gender: Male
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Medical Conditions: Suffers from schizophrenia and alcoholism

MOre info: http://www.nampn.org/cases/needham_steven.html
http://doenetwork.org/cases/1351dmwa.html

webrocket

08-02-2012, 07:41 PM

the UID was said to have had hazel eyes and Needham had blue eyes.

ginestra

09-25-2012, 11:16 AM

Well, Daniel Ryan looks similar, but no mention of a scar on The unidentified male. Taken from identifyus.orgCase Report - NamUs MP # 741
Case Information
Status Missing
First name Daniel
Middle name Gerard
Last name Ryan
Nickname/Alias Dan, Dave
Date LKA August 15, 1998 04:00
Date entered 12/12/2008
Age LKA 24 to years old
Age now 38 years old
Race White
Ethnicity
Sex Male
Height (inches) 70.0 to 72.0
Weight (pounds) 175.0 to 195.0
Circumstances
City Bronx
State New York
Zip code
County Bronx
Circumstances Unknown. Daniel was last seen at Bill & Bob's Sports Bar on the corner of East 235th St. on White Plains Rd. in Bronx, NY. He left the bar at approximately 4:00am in the morning by himself.

Physical
Hair color Blond/Strawberry
Head hair Blond, sometimes described as light red to sandy blond; Daniel wore his hair long and pulled back into a ponytail at the time he disappeared.
Body hair
Facial hair Daniel may have had a goatee at the time he disappeared
Left eye color Green
Right eye color Green
Eye description Daniel's eyes are sometimes described as hazel.

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No known distinctive body features
Distinctive features as described below

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Amputations
Deformities
Scars and marks Scar on abdomen from chest to navel, small scar by left eye.
Tattoos
Piercings
Artificial body parts
and aids
Finger and toe nails
Other distinctive
physical characteristics

Medical
Foreign objects
Skeletal information

Clothing and Accessories
Clothing and accessories are unknown
Clothing and accessories are described below

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Clothing Daniel was last seen wearing a beige "Marlboro" baseball cap, a black long sleeved shirt with thin white stripes on the arms, and blue jeans
Footwear Daniel was last seen wearing black athletic shoes

trtela

10-09-2012, 08:17 AM

Maybe his name isnt Steve Hicks or Steve Hix. Maybe he was trying to say his name is Steve and he is from Hix, WV or he was on his way to Hix, WV? There is a Hix, West Virginia and it's in Summers County WV and there is also a Hix, WV located in MCDowell County West Virginia.

ginestra

10-18-2012, 02:08 PM

On namus no one has been ruled out. He's went from unidentified to supposedly identified, back to unidentified. That seems odd to me. I think he resembles Robert Kovach myself. Wondering if perhaps he was trying to give the name of the perp.

ginestra

03-20-2013, 06:39 PM

Found Steven Branston missing since 1996. Had been in California, traveled to Hawaii and then disappeared. The physical descriptions are close. What do you all think? http://www.nampn.org/cases/branston_steven.html

webrocket

03-22-2013, 07:21 PM

I think it unlikely Branston left Hawaii alive.