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I'd appreciate your thoughts on this somewhat confusing matter. Sorry I type so much but I want to make certain I'm clear on my thinking. I came across the following 3 profiles for UIDs washed ashore in Maine in Dec 1991 and the profiles for 3 fishermen whose boat sank in ETA Feb (not Jan) 1991. Does anyone who's familiar with that incident or NamUs know if there's a reason they haven't been compared? It seems to me that LE would have remembered the January incident once these remains washed up in Dec '91. Should I submit these as potential matches? ETA - oops, tia if you bother reading all of this.
For the actual matches -
If the ME's estimate is correct on the estimated age of UP60641 it seems those remains (Pelvis, sacrum and L5) would match with Lawrence. He's the only one of the three who fits that estimated age range. The clothing description for the two profiles are different (gray jeans vs. gray sweatpants). My guess is Lawrence likely had the sweatpants under his jeans and those were pulled off of him by the water or the pants were described differently by either the reporting party or the ME's office. The skull and femur profiles would then most likely match Benjamin and Norman as both of them are within the estimated age range of both UID profiles.
I put Lawrence's profile directly beneath the profile I think he'd match. The other 2 UID profiles follow then the two profiles for Norman and Benjamin.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP60641
Male, Uncertain
Date Body Found December 16, 1991
Location Found Frenchboro, Maine
Estimated Age Range 37-65 Years
Height Cannot Estimate
Weight Cannot Estimate
Clothing - gray sweatpants with elastic waist and legs and two (2) white stripes on each leg. - On the Body
Circumstances of Recovery - Pelvis, sacrum and L5 pulled up by a scallop dragger.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
NamUs #MP60650
Lawrence Wayne Robbins
Male, White / Caucasian
Date of Last Contact February 24, 1991
Missing From Bernard, Maine
Missing Age 36 Years
Height 6' 1" (73 Inches)
Weight 175 lbs
Clothing - Black leather jacket, grey jeans, white t-shirt
Footwear - Black hip boots
Circumstances of Disappearance - Captain of fishing vessel "Risky Business" that sank off Frenchboro.
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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP60610
Male, White / Caucasian
Date Body Found December 18, 1991
Location Found Stonington, Maine
Estimated Age Range 18-44 Years
Estimated Age Group Adult - Pre 40
Height Cannot Estimate
Weight Cannot Estimate
Circumstances of Recovery - Skull pulled up by a scallop dragger off Long Island, Maine.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP60633
Male, Uncertain
Date Body Found December 23, 1991
Location Found Stonington, Maine
Estimated Age Range 18-40 Years
Estimated Age Group Adult - Pre 40
Estimated Age Range (Years)18-40
Height 5' 6"-6' 1"(66-73 inches) , Estimated
Weight Cannot Estimate
Circumstances of Recovery - Femur pulled up by a scallop dragger.
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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
NamUs #MP60700
Benjamin Eugene Day
Male, White / Caucasian
Date of Last Contact February 24, 1991
Missing From Bass Harbor, Maine
Missing Age 21 Years
Height 5' 9" (69 Inches)
Weight 175 lbs
Other distinctive physical characteristic - Upper right side of jaw, adult tooth overlapped baby tooth.
Accessories - Blue baseball hat
Clothing - Grey jeans, black t-shirt
Footwear - Black hip boots
Circumstances of Disappearance - Crew member on "Risky Business" that sank off of Frenchboro.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
NamUs #MP60647
Norman Closson, III
Male, White / Caucasian
Date of Last Contact February 24, 1991
Missing From Bass Harbor, Maine
Missing Age 19 Years
Height 5' 6" (66 Inches)
Weight 135 lbs
Scar/mark - Scar on bridge of nose.
Accessories - White baseball hat
Clothing - Black jeans, black t-shirt, black leather jacket
Footwear - Black hip boots
Circumstances of Disappearance - Crew member of the fishing boat, "Risky Business" that sank off
For the actual matches -
If the ME's estimate is correct on the estimated age of UP60641 it seems those remains (Pelvis, sacrum and L5) would match with Lawrence. He's the only one of the three who fits that estimated age range. The clothing description for the two profiles are different (gray jeans vs. gray sweatpants). My guess is Lawrence likely had the sweatpants under his jeans and those were pulled off of him by the water or the pants were described differently by either the reporting party or the ME's office. The skull and femur profiles would then most likely match Benjamin and Norman as both of them are within the estimated age range of both UID profiles.
I put Lawrence's profile directly beneath the profile I think he'd match. The other 2 UID profiles follow then the two profiles for Norman and Benjamin.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP60641
Male, Uncertain
Date Body Found December 16, 1991
Location Found Frenchboro, Maine
Estimated Age Range 37-65 Years
Height Cannot Estimate
Weight Cannot Estimate
Clothing - gray sweatpants with elastic waist and legs and two (2) white stripes on each leg. - On the Body
Circumstances of Recovery - Pelvis, sacrum and L5 pulled up by a scallop dragger.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
NamUs #MP60650
Lawrence Wayne Robbins
Male, White / Caucasian
Date of Last Contact February 24, 1991
Missing From Bernard, Maine
Missing Age 36 Years
Height 6' 1" (73 Inches)
Weight 175 lbs
Clothing - Black leather jacket, grey jeans, white t-shirt
Footwear - Black hip boots
Circumstances of Disappearance - Captain of fishing vessel "Risky Business" that sank off Frenchboro.
#
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP60610
Male, White / Caucasian
Date Body Found December 18, 1991
Location Found Stonington, Maine
Estimated Age Range 18-44 Years
Estimated Age Group Adult - Pre 40
Height Cannot Estimate
Weight Cannot Estimate
Circumstances of Recovery - Skull pulled up by a scallop dragger off Long Island, Maine.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP60633
Male, Uncertain
Date Body Found December 23, 1991
Location Found Stonington, Maine
Estimated Age Range 18-40 Years
Estimated Age Group Adult - Pre 40
Estimated Age Range (Years)18-40
Height 5' 6"-6' 1"(66-73 inches) , Estimated
Weight Cannot Estimate
Circumstances of Recovery - Femur pulled up by a scallop dragger.
#
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
NamUs #MP60700
Benjamin Eugene Day
Male, White / Caucasian
Date of Last Contact February 24, 1991
Missing From Bass Harbor, Maine
Missing Age 21 Years
Height 5' 9" (69 Inches)
Weight 175 lbs
Other distinctive physical characteristic - Upper right side of jaw, adult tooth overlapped baby tooth.
Accessories - Blue baseball hat
Clothing - Grey jeans, black t-shirt
Footwear - Black hip boots
Circumstances of Disappearance - Crew member on "Risky Business" that sank off of Frenchboro.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
NamUs #MP60647
Norman Closson, III
Male, White / Caucasian
Date of Last Contact February 24, 1991
Missing From Bass Harbor, Maine
Missing Age 19 Years
Height 5' 6" (66 Inches)
Weight 135 lbs
Scar/mark - Scar on bridge of nose.
Accessories - White baseball hat
Clothing - Black jeans, black t-shirt, black leather jacket
Footwear - Black hip boots
Circumstances of Disappearance - Crew member of the fishing boat, "Risky Business" that sank off
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