NY NY - NY, Wht/HispMale 16-25, UP111763, Stabbed, Died at Bellevue Hospital, Found at the Hamilton Fish Pool, Aug'88 - Samuel Rivera

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The New York City Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in identifying the victim in a 1988 homicide who may have a connection to Florida.

The unidentified male victim was found in the early morning hours of August 14, 1988 at the Hamilton Fish Pool in New York City. He had been stabbed in his torso, police say. He was then transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Victim in 1988 New York homicide may have ties to Florida, police say


Date Body Found: August 14, 1988
Location Found: New York, New York
Circumstances of Recovery: Unknown male who died at Bellevue Hospital. He was brought to the ED from Hamilton Fish Pool. There are no leads to his identity.

Biological Sex: Male
Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian, Hispanic / Latino
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 30
Estimated Age Range (Years): 16-25
Height: 5' 5"(65 inches), Measured
Weight: 125 lbs, Measured
Hair Color: Black
Head Hair Description: Short, straight black hair
Eye Color: Unknown
Eye Description: No mention of eye color in autopsy report.

Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered
Condition of Remains: Recognizable face

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP111763
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Those searches came up with Rivera, who was born in born in March 1968 in Cuba and arrested for assault in Miami Beach four months before he was murdered. A records clerk in Miami Beach dug up Rivera’s mug shot.
Hidalgo is not convinced Samuel Rivera is the victim’s real name. A witness told police the victim had moved to New York City from Florida and was nicknamed Cuba.
A motive for the murder has never been determined though at the time detectives did investigate the possibility it was linked to drugs or to a gang called the Avenue D Boys, Hidalgo said.
 

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