Resolved MA - Lowell, Merrimack Rvr, WhtMale 30-50, UP8856, keys, glasses, boots, CO Avalanche shirt, May'11 - namus removed

NamUs Link
https://identifyus.org/en/cases/8856


News Article
http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/2011_0521unknown_victim_found_dead_in_merrimack_river

http://phillipian.net/articles/2011/05/26/body-found-merrimack-river

Date found: May 21, 2011 06:50
Estimated Age: 30-50
Race: White
Sex: Male
Weight (pounds) 182, Measured
Height (inches) 67, Measured
Estimated postmortem interval: Days
Brown hair, Length 5 inches

Clothing on body:
Black zippered jacket-Old Navy label
Black Button down shirt
Red shirt with Colorado Avalanche insignia, Brand Pro Player, size L,
Black hooded zipper sweatshirt, Faded Glory label, size medium,
Blue jeans, Rustler brand
Black belt with white metal buckle

Footwear:
Light brown work boots, brand Lugz with NY Lug Co. on soles of boots

Eyewear:
glasses in white metal frame with Woolrich Collection 7291 CE on ear piece

Other items found with body:
Keys, see attached photos


Photos of clothes, keys, and glasses on NamUs profile...

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=160415&highlight=peasha

This is the first person that came to mind. Height is off a little, weight is way off - but he was found in a river.


JMO, HTH

According to the dentals the UID had no upper teeth during life, and there were only two teeth were present in the lower jaw. He wore dentures which were recovered with the body.

NamUs Profile last modified December 13, 2012

11 rule-outs:

William Arnold 1942 Nebraska
Lyndal Ashby 1938 Kentucky
Steven Condon 1960 Arizona
Jack Girou 1926 Missouri
Joseph Halpern 1910 Colorado
Paul Harwood 1965 Oklahoma
George Hawkins 1914 Kentucky
John Lake 1930 New York
Edward Maps Unknown Pennsylvania
SALVATORE RAFALA 1942 Connecticut
George Tonsgard 1927 Alaska

No updates to his Namus record for 3 years
www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/8856?nav

David Deveau went missing 12 days prior to JD's discovery. His NamUs profile lists Goffstown, NH as his last known location but the write up on MPoA (link below) states he's missing from Nashua, NH. I get the impression that David may have been experiencing a bout of depression considering he was recently unemployed after totaling his car.

I haven't found anything that states whether David wore dentures or glasses. The clothing description is off but JD's boots appear similar to what I can see of the shoe David is wearing in the pic below. There is no description of footwear he was wearing when last seen. The physical descriptors are all fairly close except for weight, but I wonder whether water and decomp might have added weight to JD's remains. His PMI is estimated as days.

Wht Male
David DLC 9 May 2011 / JD DOD 21 May 2011
Age: David 49YO / JD 30-50 YO
Weight: David 145 - 154 / JD 182 measured
Height: David 5'6" (NamUs) 5'9" (MPoA) / JD 5'7" measured
Hair: Brown (David & JD)
Hair description - JD: Length 5 inches David: See undated pic below

I have no idea how long it would take a body to float down the Merrimack River from Goffstown or Nashua, NH to Lowell or whether it's even possible for the body to make it through any obstacles/dams/etc. along the way in a matter of 12 days. Hopefully someone here will be familiar enough with that area to help figure it out. Maybe @carbuff?

Goffstown, NH to Lowell, MA (approx. 45 mins driving)
Nashua, NH to Lowell, MA (approx. 30 mins driving)

David Deveau
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
https://www.missingpersonsofamerica.com/2018/08/23/david-dennis-deveau-missing-from-new-hampshire/

Bumping

His NamUs page is down at the moment.

iulia said:

His NamUs page is down at the moment.

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Any missing folks that match his description?

No public profiles of men missing before 2011 were removed in the past couple of weeks.

DoeNetwork posting suggests that this was MP David Devea.

victoriarobinson642 said:

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DoeNetwork posting suggests that this was MP David Devea.

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David D. Deveau – The Charley Project
They had the spelling wrong, it's him.

@YaYa_521 suggested this match back in March 2022. I wonder if she ever submitted it.

David's NamUs page was removed on February 23, 2024.

His WS thread: NH - NH - David Deveau, 50, Goffstown, 9 May 2011