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Paul on left, John Doe on right
Unidentified White Male
* Found in Saint Helena Parish, near Greensburg, Louisiana on November 17, 1979.
* Cause of death was strangulation.
* Estimated Date of Death: Up to 5 days prior to discovery.
Vital Statistics
* Estimated age: 15 - 19 years old
* Approximate Height and Weight: 5'5"; 125 lbs.
* Distinguishing Characteristics: Shoulder-length, blonde hair and blue, green or grey eyes.
* Marks, Scars, Tattoos: The victim had an "x" or "+" tattooed on his left hand between his thumb and index finger. A vertical surgical scar was present at the top of his navel, which measured three inches in length. The victim also had a prominent scar on his right hand beginning at the knuckle of his middle finger and ending at the knuckle of his pinkie finger which measured 2.5 inches. His left ear lobe was pierced.
* Dentals: Available
* Clothing: He wore shoes that were too big and on the wrong feet, oversized pants, a black T-shirt with the words Sex is better than weed if you have the right pusher on the back and a demon on the front with the slogan Sworn to fun, loyal to none.
* Fingerprints: Available. The NCIC fingerprint class is POPIPMPMPOPIPMPIPIPI
* Other: Police think his name or nickname was Jimmy.
Case History
The victim was found by deer hunters in St. Helena Parish woods on November 17, 1979. The victim was discovered bound and strangled. He was hog-tied with his hands and feet behind his back. A rope ran from his hands and feet to his neck; when the victim struggled, the rope constricted and caused his death.
Investigators showed a picture of the body around the French Quarter of New Orleans, where some people said he looked familiar but nobody could provide a positive identification.
Two other bodies, one found near Abita Springs, another near Gulfport, Mississippi, may be linked to the case. Both were found in 1978 in remote woods. One victim was tied identically the way this victim was tied; the other, similarly.
The Abita Springs victim was identified as Dennis Turcotte, 22; the Gulfport victim was Raymond Mark Richardson, 17. The similarities in the three cases would indicate that a serial killer was at work in the region in the late 1970s. The victims all were found in desolate areas bound in similar fashion, all were in their teens, slightly built, and all had similar facial features and hair styles. At one time, all three were thought to have lived in the New Orleans area and had ties to the French Quarter or hung out there. They may have been "street kids," possibly male prostitutes. Turcotte and Richardson worked at the same restaurant in the French Quarter, Jimmy's Coney Island Hot Dog Stand on Royal Street.
Possible Match?:
1. There is a resemblence between the two photographs.
2. Paul went missing in August 1976, John Doe is estimated to have died in November of 1979. Not an impossible timeframe as we don't know the reason Paul went missing.
3. Paul would have been 17 in 1979. John Doe is estimated to be 15-19.
4. Paul was 5'4" and could have grown to 5'5" to match John Doe in 3 yrs.
5. Both have blonde hair and blue eyes.
6. Paul disappeared from Florida and John Doe was found in Louisianna... Different states but still in the same corner of the U.S..
***IF this is Paul and he either ran away, or was abducted, then "turned out" this lifestyle would probably be the only way he could survive. The Tattos and ear piercing could have come later. The surgical scar is interesting - it too could have come later... wonder what the surgury was for?
I have emailed the Miami-Dade Missing Person's Division the above information.