OR OR - Eugene, Willamette River, WhtMale 50-70, UP8967, house key on lanyard around neck, Aug'09

Eugene police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man whose body was found in the Willamette River on Sunday.

Foul play is not suspected in the man’s death, but Eugene police detectives and the state medical examiner’s office have been unable to identify him. His body was found by firefighters during a training exercise on the river near the Autzen footbridge.

He is described as a white male in his 50s or 60s. He was about 5-feet-6-inches tall and 150 pounds with brown eyes, deteriorated teeth, a gray beard and moustache and collar-length brownish hair.

He has no tattoos or other identifying marks. It appeared that the man’s body had been in the river no more than a few days.

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Ralph Burks at 682-5166.


http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/updates/18234256-55/story.csp

http://kezi.com/crimestoppers/147928

The body was discovered on August 2 by fire department personnel training on the river. Autopsy results ruled out foul play and labeled the cause of death as a presumed drowning. The man also had methamphetamine in his blood.

The man had no identification on him, and his fingerprints weren't in the national database. Not only that, but he had no identifying markings on his body, such as tattoos or scars. No one in the homeless community knew who this individual was either.

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the UID is now in Namus. listed as between 50-70. no sketch and no reference to methamphetamines in his system. no rule outs.

https://identifyus.org/cases/8967

Exclusions

The following people have been ruled out as being this decedent:

First Name Last Name Year of Birth State LKA
Russell Gonzales 1964 Oregon
Richard Long 1944 Oregon
Patrick Mahurin 1962 Oregon
Clayton Pankey 1961 Oregon
Merle Ryan 1958 Oregon

Namus says this UID was wearing what looked like a house key in a lanyard around his neck, which makes you wonder if he lived alone and therefore wasn’t missed. PMI is up to 3 weeks so DLC would have been early-mid August.

Posting his Namus and DoeNetwork info. Sketch available from DoeNetwork.

Namus - UP8967
Doe Network - 2648UMOR



Unidentified Male
D.B.F: August 2, 2009
Location Found: Eugene, Oregon
Estimated PMI: 3 weeks
Race: White
Age: 50-70
Height: 5'6" (measured)
Weight: 150lbs (estimated)
Hair Color: Head hair Brown, beard hair gray/brown, 3cm in length.
Eye Color: Brown
Clothing: Red T-shirt and white socks
Accessories: House key on a lanyard around neck
Circumstances:
The decedent was found floating in the Willamette River just east of the Autzen footbridge. The body was pulled to the north shore of the river. The deceased appears to be in his 50s or 60s, has brown hair with a graying brown beard, and was wearing a red T-shirt, white socks and an apparent house key on a lanyard around his neck. Focal severe atherosclerotic narrowing of the right coronary artery and severe aortic atherosclerosis per Dr. Davis' autopsy report, 08/03/2009. Teeth described as "deteriorated"

Dentals, DNA, and Fingerprints available.

5 Exclusions: