Identified! NY - Rochester, UnkRace Child UP13643, 1-3, blue metal storage trunk, Mar'76 - n/a

I hope they are running the DNA against the adult females in the system and not just other infants.
 
I think this should be checked against Phillip Brandenburg, (brother of Suzanne S. aka Sharon Marshall) who AFAIK is not in Namus.
I have no particular reason to think Floyd was in Rochester, but the blue clothing could suggest a boy baby and the age and timeline is roughly correct.
 
Ooo, that's a good one! I wonder if they keep the bold DNA somewhere on file, or if his mom will be asked for another DNA sample.
 
See posts 717-720 regarding Suzanne/Sharon's brother PJB - it looks like he is likely alive and well:

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...-as-Suzanne-Sevakis-5&p=12909164#post12909164

Part of the thread speculates on whether or not there even ever was a brother or whether people got confused with Suzanne's son Michael. But the state birth index does in fact list her mom giving birth to a brother. His initials were PSB, not PJB. Social media does show a JB and also a PWB connected to this family but both are too young to be the brother in question. One of them may be the JB listed in the obit though.
 
NamUs UP 13643

https://www.identifyus.org/en/cases/13643
Unidentified Body/Remains (Unknown Sex & Race)


Found March 9, 1976 in Monroe County, NY
Body Condition: Not recognizable - complete skeleton

Probable year of death: 1974 to 1975
Estimated postmortem interval: 6 Months

Vital Statistics
Estimated age: 1-3
Approximate Height: cannot estimate
Approximate Weight: cannot estimate
Hair Color: Brown;
Fine light brown to blackish straight hairs. Straight black eyelashes were present.
Eye Color: Unknown
Scars and marks:
The scalp itself was assymetrical, with a prominent bulge of the left parieto-occipital region. The bones on this side were partially depressed, but without linear fracture lines radiating from the area of separation.

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing:
Light turquoise to light blue woolen pajama top (with brown trim at collar and sleeves) with "Bambi" (or other deer) design on left chest area.
Plastic diaper with 2 stainless steel diaper pins with blue heads.

Jewerly: nothing
Footwear: nothing
Accessories:
White or yellow blanket; Khaki colored "Sears Super Tarp" (water and mildew retardant) 5' x 7'. Blue storage trunk/foot locker

Identifiers
Fingerprints: Fingerprint information is not available
Dentals: Dental information / charting is not available
DNA: Sample submitted-tests complete

Case History:
Child skeletal remains found in a blue metal storage trunk.
 
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/176dmtx.html
Name: Joseph Hurtado
Case Classification: Involuntary - Non-Family Abduction
Missing Since: September 9, 1974
Location Last Seen: El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
Physical Description
Date of Birth: January 5, 1973
Age: 1 years old
Race: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Height: 2'6"
Weight: 22 lbs.
Hair Color: Light brown
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Birthmark near his right kidney. Has club feet, a condition which left untreated causes severely pigeon-toed feet later in life.
Identifiers
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available
Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Orthopedic shoes.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Circumstances of Disappearance
Joseph Hurtado was last seen walking away from his home to his grandmother's house as his mother was washing the family vehicle. A neighbor said he saw an unidentified blue car in the area, which disappeared the same time as Joseph.
19092881_1463242820365524_700796789232445928_o[1].pngJHurtado[1].jpg
 
http://www.telemundoamarillo.com/st...s-may-have-spent-last-years-of-his-life-in-sc


CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) -
Investigators say South Carolina may have been one of several states an unknown child lived his last years of his life before his skeletal remains were found in New York in the 1970s.*
According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, tests on the child's remains indicated he may have not been a local of New York where his remains were found in 1976.*
Tests revealed that the boy may have lived the last few years of his life in the southeast in states such as South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas.*
They believe the child may have also spent the first years of his life in the Northwest and indicated the states of Washington, Nevada, Vermont, Colorado, Kansas, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota.*
The Greece Police Department in Greece, NY are asking for help to identity the unknown child.*
On March 9, 1976, the skeletal remains of the young child were found inside a blue metal storage trunk in the basement of an apartment complex in Greece, NY.*
Greece is a neighborhood just outside of Rochester, NY. *Greece PD worked with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to have the child’s DNA tested, confirming the child is male.
"He had brown hair and was found wearing a light blue pajama top with a deer design on the left chest area. He was also wearing a plastic diaper that was fastened with two stainless steel diaper pins," officials said in a statement."He had a prominent bulge to the back left region of his skull creating a large skull abnormality. WHILE IT’S NOT CLEAR WHAT CAUSED IT, IT LIKELY MEANT THE CHILD COULD NOT WALK AND HAD DEVELOPMENTAL DEFICIENCIES."
 
Unidentified remains could have been Northwest boy

In a press release Wednesday, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) said they believe the child may have been born or spent the first years of his life somewhere in the Northwest United States.

This determination was based on a study of isotopes in the child’s body, which can connect a person to drinking water and other products in the region where they live. Further study determined the boy likely lived in the Southeast later in life. It is unknown if he was alive or deceased when he was brought to New York.
http://www.heraldandnews.com/news/u...cle_77c239c6-9932-5287-bbd5-2385ffd4c5a9.html
 
Isotope map:
greece-john-doe-map.jpg



http://www.whec.com/news/new-tech-greece-cold-case-body-child-found/4513715/
 
I never knew his name.... where did you read it?

I think this should be checked against Phillip Brandenburg, (brother of Suzanne S. aka Sharon Marshall) who AFAIK is not in Namus.
I have no particular reason to think Floyd was in Rochester, but the blue clothing could suggest a boy baby and the age and timeline is roughly correct.
 
[h=1]Boy whose remains were found in NY basement may have lived in SD[/h]
An unidentified child whose remains were discovered inside a storage trunk in upstate New York 40 years ago may have lived in western South Dakota, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.


Investigators are asking for the public’s help in identifying the child, a boy believed to have been 3 to 5 years old when he died in the mid-’70s.
Results released this year found that the child was a boy, had brown hair and was not native to New York.


He is believed to have died between late 1975 and early 1976, Mancuso said in a phone interview.


His early years, until age 2, were likely spent in the northwestern part of the U.S. including western South Dakota, said Carol Schweitzer, supervisor of the National Center’s forensic services unit.


This was revealed through a chemical isotope test, which used samples of the child’s long bone and tooth to analyze the type of water and food he had ingested, she said. The results were then correlated with geographic regions in the country.

The boy is believed to have spent the latter part of his life in the U.S. southeast. It is not known if the child was alive when he was brought to New York.


“It takes several months for somebody to stay in one place to absorb that local level of isotope,” Schweitzer said in a phone interview. “If the child was alive when he came to New York, he would have been there for a very short time, like a few weeks or a few months.”


Examiners also found that the child had an abnormal bulge in the rear left part of his skull. This likely meant he had trouble walking and had developmental deficiencies, Schweitzer said. He also appeared malnourished and probably spent a significant amount of time on his back, she said.

http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/lo...cle_0fd9b7b0-de2d-5e96-b831-f06bdcfbada5.html
 
Pic of (I'm assuming reconstruction) of his clothing:
5944642ab0422.image.jpg
http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/boy-whose-remains-were-found-in-ny-basement-may-have/article_0fd9b7b0-de2d-5e96-b831-f06bdcfbada5.html
 

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