Identified! NJ - Knowlton, BlkMale Skeletal 687UMNJ, 27-31, Delaware Water Gap, Jan'76 - Larry Bernard Anderson

This is a tough UID case that I have never seen mentioned on WS.

Knowlton Township, NJ
Warren County

NCIC Case: U233108807
Doe Network: 687UMNJ
NAMUS: 1541

• African American, Male
• Estimated Year of Birth: 27-31
• Approximate Height and Weight: 5'5"-5'7" (66" Est); 155 - 165 lbs. (160, Est)
• Distinguishing Characteristics: Black hair.
• Clothing: Unknown
• Dentals: Available. The victim had a gold filling in his 3rd molar on the left side and a temporary filling in his 2nd molar on the right side.
• Fingerprints: Not Available
• Dentals: Available T11,24,25 had mesial restoration
• DNA: Not available

On January 29, 1976, Partial skeletal remains were found just off I-80 Knowlton Township, New Jersey, near the Delaware Water Gap.


http://doenetwork.org/cases/687umnj.html
http://njsp.org/miss/ui_warren_u233108807.html
https://identifyus.org/?p=case&i=1541&=94&s=DateFound_DESC&from=search

I really could not find much else about this case.

The Namus link above brings me to a generic search page.
This one works:
https://identifyus.org/cases/1541

Donjeta said:

The Namus link above brings me to a generic search page.
This one works:
https://identifyus.org/cases/1541

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Not anymore. I'm getting a permission error.

It looks like our friend has been identified: The Doe Network: Case File 687UMNJ
I'd love to know who he is, if anyone has found information as to his identity.

It says here on the website of the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office (second case down) that what must be these remains (same date of discovery, same township, along I-80) were identified on August 15, 2015, as those of Larry Bernard Anderson:

Cold Cases::Warren County Prosecutor's Office

I see the remains are still listed in two different places on the NJ state police website as unidentified.

New Jersey State Police - Unidentified Persons / Bodies - Warren County

New Jersey State Police - Unidentified Persons - Warren County

stygianowl said:

It says here on the website of the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office (second case down) that what must be these remains (same date of discovery, same township, along I-80) were identified on August 15, 2015, as those of Larry Bernard Anderson:

Cold Cases::Warren County Prosecutor's Office

I see the remains are still listed in two different places on the NJ state police website as unidentified.

New Jersey State Police - Unidentified Persons / Bodies - Warren County

New Jersey State Police - Unidentified Persons - Warren County

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Cold Cases::Warren County Prosecutor's Office

Larry Anderson
On January 29, 1976 a plastic bag was found in a drainage ditch by workers along Rt. 80 in Knowlton Twp. Contained inside of this bag were a skull, several vertebrae, and a long bone (femur). These recovered bones were submitted to the New Jersey State Police Laboratory for analysis. On August 15, 2015 these remains were positively identified as Larry Bernard Anderson (DOB 7/71954) by DNA which had been provided by Mr. Anderson’s sister, during an initiative by the NYPD/NYCMEO. During the subsequent interview of Mr. Anderson’s sister he was last seen in May of 1975 in Brooklyn, NY.
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Rest in peace, Larry.

Looks like the two NJSP sites simply haven't updated the info or removed the profile. I'd say the county prosecutor, having updated the case, would be the source who'd be most reliable in terms of identification facts. Moo

I was wondering if Larry’s murder was ever solved. I posted him in the bag murders thread because how he was found and the time frame reminds me of that.

https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/ny-hudson-river-6-males-found-dismembered-in-garbage-bags-“bag-murders”-1970s.613025/page-2#post-17680438

madamx said:

I was wondering if Larry’s murder was ever solved. I posted him in the bag murders thread because how he was found and the time frame reminds me of that.

https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/ny-hudson-river-6-males-found-dismembered-in-garbage-bags-“bag-murders”-1970s.613025/page-2#post-17680438

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Just making the link clickable: