FINALLY, my laptop is working again, here are the details that I promised.
The skeletonized remains of this unidentified black male were discovered onWednesday, December 27, 1995, in a wooded area near the intersection of Godby Road and Old National Highway. The majority of the bones, including the skull, pelvis, and many vertebrae, were in a central location; however, multiple vertebrae, ribs, and the femora were scattered approximately 100 to 200 feet from the body.
Additionally, multiple articles of clothing, to be described in further detail below,were in the vicinity of the bony remains. Several empty cans of alcohol werein this region, but in the area immediately surrounding the majority of the bones were seven empty containers of "Sunny De’Lite" orange juice. No weapons or drug paraphernalia were found at the scene.
The remains were then brought to the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office for examination. The following items were associated with the remains:
1. A blue plastic comb (which was found in the vicinity of the skull).
2. A long-sleeved, synthetic, blue shirt with red, gray, green, and blue stripes. The shirt is size medium and displays the "Favorites" label. The left breast pocket of the shirt is empty, and the shirt is tattered.
3. A heavy, blue coat with gray lining is zipped and is inside-out. The coat exhibits no labels. The gray lining is shredded, and some buttons of the coat are rusted and broken. The right pocket is zipped, and the fly is absent. The left pocket is also zipped. The zippers of both of these pockets have rusted, and the pockets cannot be opened; however, they are palpably empty. The coat is tattered and torn.
4. Gray to dark brown knit pants. One of two overlapping buttons is buttoned at the waist. The zipper is up, but the zipper is broken, allowing the pants to gape open. The pockets of the pants are empty, and the pants are tattered and torn. The right leg of the pants is more torn than the left. The waist of the pants exhibits a faded illegible label of laundering instructions. No manufacturer’s label or sizes are on this garment.
The teeth:
An intact skull with accompanying mandible. Teeth numbers 6 through 10 and 23 through 29 are not recovered. The remainder of the dentition is natural and in an excellent state of repair. There are no cavities, fillings, crowns, caps, or other dental work. Teeth numbers 17 and 32 are remotely absent. Tooth number 1 appears impacted, and tooth number 16 erupts through the bone of the maxilla and abuts tooth number 15. A loose tooth recovered at the scene appears to be tooth number 11.
While the skeleton (no soft tissue left) showed signs of animal activity, none of the bones displayed
perforating defects, tool marks, or antemortem fractures.
Description of the remains:
The skull exhibits a wide nasal bridge, slight prognathism, large oval orbits, anddepression of the calvarium posterior to the coronal suture, all of which are Negroid features. The skull exhibits prominent supraorbital ridges and prominent mastoid processes. The sciatic notch is narrow, and the pubic rami form an acute angle. These features are consistent with the male gender. Measurements taken of the right radius, left femur, right tibia, and left humerus, when compared to anthropologic tables displaying the various bone lengths for black males, give an estimated height range of 67 to 69". The majority of the calvarial sutures are nonfused. The most prominent region of fused sutures are in the temporal regions, and even there it is only very slight. Additionally, there is only slight fusion within the bilateral lambdoid regions. This slight sutured fusion is consistent with an estimated age of 30 to 45 years.
The summary of findings is as follows:
Skeletonized remains of an adult black male:
A. No evidence of antemortem bony trauma.
B. Estimated height of 67 to 69".
C. Estimated age range of 30 to 45 years.
D. Natural dentition, with an impacted right upper third molar (tooth number 1), absent lower third molars (tooth numbers 17 and 32), and an erupted left upper third molar (tooth number 16). Approximately two-thirds to three-quarters of the skeleton recovered.
CAUSE OF DEATH: Undetermined.
MANNER OF DEATH: Undetermined.
OPINION: These unidentified remains are those of an adult black male, approximately 67 to 69" in height and approximately 30 to 45 years of age. There is no evidence of trauma to the recovered skeletal remains. The dentition is natural with no evidence of cavities, fillings, crowns, caps, or root canals.
What I found very confusing and want to follow up on:
The report states that no specimens were sent to the GBI/Crime lab.