Identified! VA - Rice, Male UP2672, 35-59, in reservoir, Apr'08 - Glenn Wilson

That second one is really close with the nose and chin.
The body was found a month before this guy was last seen.
 
Good catch on Lee Rolfe, but he went missing after the UID was found (UID found April 5, 2008, Lee Rolfe went missing on April 13, 2008)
 
Wow 242 rule outs.

This may prove as a true shot in the dark, but facial feature similarities between this person and the UID picture are interesting.

Jesse Morgan Hicks Jr.: https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/1172/0/

Jesse disappeared on September 1st, 2004 in Fluvanna, VA. He does not have as many tattoos as the UID - his missing persons report mentions an eagle on his right shoulder. The UID's tattoos are numerous, but he has a bird on his "right arm" (high on arm perhaps?). Jesse went missing 60 miles from the location this UID was found. Jesse is not listed as a rule out. The shape of the UID's eyeline and ears look similar to me to that of Jesse Hicks.
 
That second one is really close with the nose and chin.
The body was found a month before this guy was last seen.

You're right. Sometimes I post them in case the dates could be wrong. I'm fairly certain that these dates are pretty good though, so we can probably pass on both of them.
 
FYI - The "A" tattoo with an eagle in it is the Anheuser Busch logo. The bulldog tattoo would indicate service in the Marines.
 
I found a match that I think it somewhat of a stretch, but here goes.
http://charleyproject.org/cases/c/casper_rex.html
My rationale for this match is this...he went missing back in 1995, but it sounds like he may have left his current life for another one. He is a former Marine and his profile indicates that he had a Bulldog tattoo somewhere on his body. His is said to have a "Casper" tattoo, but the way I get around this is that Casper is his last name, and if he was trying to leave his previous life, he may have had one of the other tattoos placed over it. From the research I've done, it looks like the Casper tattoo may have been on his left forearm.

They have many facial similarities, including the nose and ears.

Rex is said to have had problems with alcohol, so that would explain an Anheuser Busch tattoo.

I realize that he went missing in 1995, but I think he may have started a new life. 13 years is a lot of time....so he could have gotten additional tattoos and lost his hair.

If Rex is the UID, the "Kelsey" tattoo does not refer to his ex wife or children because that is not their name. But, it may refer to a lady he met later or a child he had later.

Obviously, the Virginia connection is a big deal.

There is a height discrepancy that I have no explaination for, other then an incorrect measurement on the part of the ME.

Like I said...it's a stretch, but I couldn't resist due to the bulldog tattoo and connection to Virginia.
 
He was found not too far from where I live. I'm searching too.
 
I found a match that I think it somewhat of a stretch, but here goes.
http://charleyproject.org/cases/c/casper_rex.html
My rationale for this match is this...he went missing back in 1995, but it sounds like he may have left his current life for another one. He is a former Marine and his profile indicates that he had a Bulldog tattoo somewhere on his body. His is said to have a "Casper" tattoo, but the way I get around this is that Casper is his last name, and if he was trying to leave his previous life, he may have had one of the other tattoos placed over it. From the research I've done, it looks like the Casper tattoo may have been on his left forearm.

They have many facial similarities, including the nose and ears.

Rex is said to have had problems with alcohol, so that would explain an Anheuser Busch tattoo.

I realize that he went missing in 1995, but I think he may have started a new life. 13 years is a lot of time....so he could have gotten additional tattoos and lost his hair.

If Rex is the UID, the "Kelsey" tattoo does not refer to his ex wife or children because that is not their name. But, it may refer to a lady he met later or a child he had later.

Obviously, the Virginia connection is a big deal.

There is a height discrepancy that I have no explaination for, other then an incorrect measurement on the part of the ME.

Like I said...it's a stretch, but I couldn't resist due to the bulldog tattoo and connection to Virginia.

I searched NAMUS, and found Rex. Then I read your post. It's worth a shot, I think. He's not on the rule out list. You suggested that he could have gone bald...UID had long brown hair. Over 13 years his hair could have grown. It would be nice if they had sketched his hair line. The Casper tattoo was on his left arm, and could have easily been covered by the "I love you Kelsey" tattoo.

Rex is 5 inches taller than the UID.
 
This one dissapeared around the same time and the height is correct, but there is little other information:
http://www.nampn.org/cases/gibson_mark_thomas.html

He's a good one too. I'm trying to see if I can find more info on him...

The last time his friends saw him they were with him at a bar. We know he had friends... you'd think they could offer some distinguishing characteristics...

Also, UID was 180, est. Gibson was 130.
 
I just sent an email to the case manager. It reads:

Hi there!

I'm writing to offer some possible matches for the John Doe found in the Sandy River Res. back in 2008.

The first one is Mark Thomas Gibson, missing from Jacksonville from March 2008. He's the same height, has the same hair color and it's somewhat longish. The weight is off--Gibson weighed 130, John Doe was estimated to weigh 180. Fifty pounds is a lot.He's also not on the list of rule outs. There's not much more info on him though... http://www.nampn.org/cases/gibson_mark_thomas.html

The other possible match is this fellow: https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/1018/0 Rex went missing 13 years before JD was found. His hair could have grown out in that time. He has a Bulldog tattoo "somewhere", and a tattoo of Casper the ghost on his left arm. I think that one could have easily been covered by the "I love you Kelsey" tattoo. It's possible that he got a broken nose somewhere in that time period too. He's a lot taller than John doe--5 inches, I think.

I don't know. There are a few of us at Websleuths who are interested in this case. I live close by and drive by on 460 several times a month. I hope these links and thoughts will be a help to you.


I'll let you know know if I hear anything.
 
579 ruleouts listed:

https://identifyus.org/cases/2672

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I just sent an email to the case manager. It reads:

Hi there!

I'm writing to offer some possible matches for the John Doe found in the Sandy River Res. back in 2008.

The first one is Mark Thomas Gibson, missing from Jacksonville from March 2008. He's the same height, has the same hair color and it's somewhat longish. The weight is off--Gibson weighed 130, John Doe was estimated to weigh 180. Fifty pounds is a lot.He's also not on the list of rule outs. There's not much more info on him though... http://www.nampn.org/cases/gibson_mark_thomas.html

The other possible match is this fellow: https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/1018/0 Rex went missing 13 years before JD was found. His hair could have grown out in that time. He has a Bulldog tattoo "somewhere", and a tattoo of Casper the ghost on his left arm. I think that one could have easily been covered by the "I love you Kelsey" tattoo. It's possible that he got a broken nose somewhere in that time period too. He's a lot taller than John doe--5 inches, I think.

I don't know. There are a few of us at Websleuths who are interested in this case. I live close by and drive by on 460 several times a month. I hope these links and thoughts will be a help to you.


I'll let you know know if I hear anything.

NamUS has ruled out Mark Gibson but not Rex Casper
 

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