Resolved NJ - Gloucester Co., Severed female leg, UP5807, Sunoco Pier, May'09

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• May 27, 2009

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http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Severed-Leg-Washes-Up-at-Sunoco-Pier.html."It's a strange situation," New Jersey State Police spokesman Sgt. Julian Castellanos told the Courier Post.The leg was cleanly cut below the knee and had very little decomposition. No tattoo or other distinguishable marks and no ties to anyone missing that police know about.They're asking anyone with information to call the Missing Person's Unit at 609-882-2000, ext. 2554.

 

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• May 27, 2009

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http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Severed-Leg-Washes-Up-at-Sunoco-Pier.html

 

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• May 27, 2009

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This is strange, hope to hear more information on the case.

 

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• May 27, 2009

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Sounds like it wasn't badly decomposed? Are there any recent missing persons cases going on in the area?

 

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• May 27, 2009

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A woman and daughter were allegedly kidnapped yesterday around 2:00 pm in Philly. Interesting.

What time was the leg found?

 

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• May 27, 2009

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SeriouslySearching said:

A woman and daughter were allegedly kidnapped yesterday around 2:00 pm in Philly. Interesting.

What time was the leg found?

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I've looked around and can't find anything about the time it was found. I sure hope it wasn't the kidnapping case!

 

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• May 27, 2009

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I just heard on the news that the kidnapping case was a hoax and the Mother hopped on a plane to Florida or something to that effect.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090527/ap_on_re_us/us_victims_in_trunk

 

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• May 28, 2009

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http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20090528_Police_seek_clues_to_ID_leg_found_in_river.html

Posted on Thu, May. 28, 2009

...The left leg with a 9-inch foot was found by a worker Sunday morning near a pier at the Sunoco Eagle Point Refinery, in West Deptford, Gloucester County,...

...it appeared that the leg had not been in the water long, and that a strip of flesh near the calf may have been removed to eliminate an identifying feature.

Investigators have determined that the leg belongs to a body 5 feet 1 to 5 feet 4 tall, but it was unclear whether it belonged to a woman or a man...

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DNA samples have been taken from the leg.

 

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• Oct 20, 2016

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*Bump*

Still an open case in NamUs: https://identifyus.org/en/cases/5807

Left leg from knee to ankle with attached foot recovered from Delaware River.
Upper age limit unknown. Foot size 5 1/2 - 6. Height - 5'0" to 5'5".

 

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• Jul 12, 2017

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Permission Error on the Namus. I could not find anything on it. I wish once someone was identified the original news articles would be updated with the proper identity.