The reply I got was in French! My email was in English. That's when I decided it was probably more worthwhile to have a French-speaking person call.
CANADA Canada - Montreal, WhtMale 20s, bright red hair, 'Michel' on bracelet, Jul'11
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I, or others, could read/translate, if you want.
The email simply told me that I needed to call for information.
I'm sorry that this has become so confusing, I thought it was pretty straightforward. I emailed in English asking if this Doe had been identified. The Montreal police replied, in French, that I would need to call them for info.
Given that I emailed in English and their reply was in French, I thought it was pretty unlikely that they'd share details that haven't been made public with someone speaking English, because of the language barrier and various other reasons.
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You can be pretty sure that there is no language barrier. Folks in Montreal are bilingual, but they may be required to correspond in French.
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Bumping case up. Is the status still that only the one very blurry pic is available, and we aren't sure if he was ever identified?
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Could he be Michael Hammond, missing from BC since 1991?
CANADA - Canada - Michael Hammond, 16, Richmond, BC, 24 Nov 1991
I know this website has his eyes listed as blue, but, to me they don't appear to be blue, blue in the photo of him. I also have not found a description of him such as height, weight, etc. I thought he was worth looking into more. The site lists him as being born January 21, 1975, having blue...
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Unidentified bodyFile number: 48-110707-015On July 2, 2011, a man was spotted on the Jacques Cartier Bridge. He jumped and his body was found on July 7, 2011 on the banks of the St. Lawrence River. |  |
| Discovered on | July 7, 2011 |
| Sex | Masculine |
| Complexion | Pale/Light |
| Eyes | Brown |
| Hair | Roux |
| Weight | 148 - 168 kg |
| Waist | 175 cm / 5'-9" - 188 cm / 6'-2" |
| Estimated Age | 28 - 32 |
| File Number | 48-110707-015 |
| Footage | |
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| Clothing | |
| Type of Clothing | Other |
| Garment Color | Green |
| Note | Left bicep elastic |
| Type of Clothing | Jewellery |
| Garment Color | Silver, Aluminum, Stainless Steel |
| Note | Thin bracelet with rings, on the left wrist with the possibility of inscription 'Michel' |
| Type of Clothing | Socks |
| Garment Color | Beige |
| Type of Clothing | Jewellery |
| Note | 'Lord of the Rings' style ring |
| Type of Clothing | Trousers |
| Garment Color | Beige |
| Note | Cargo Style |
| Type of Clothing | Sweater |
| Garment Color | White, Red |
| Note | With red long sleeves |
| Type of Clothing | Shoes |
| Garment Color | Brown |
| Note | Sporty style |
| Distinctive | |
| Trait | Scar |
| Stroke location | Right wrist |
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Do you still have the full report?
I wrote to the coroner’s bureau a couple weeks ago to obtain the coroner’s report since the one that was publish here in 2018. That made my request easier since the page published contained the name of the coroner and the case file number.
They responded yesterday and they told me that since this wasn’t a suspicious death the coroner never investigated this and never made a report .
What do you think? Is that a common response?
They responded yesterday and they told me that since this wasn’t a suspicious death the coroner never investigated this and never made a report .
What do you think? Is that a common response?
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@eidetic_j thank you for caring about this case and for working on it. I don't know what the standard is for suicide victims and know nothing about procedures in Canada, but I really hope he will be identified.
The thing is this report exist, it was posted on here in 2018. I even gave them the name of the coroner who sign the report. I find this odd .
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You are right. I clearly remember reading that report way back.
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It was an obvious suicide so for the coroner it's an open and shut case. It may have something to do with the time element involved where files are purged when considered closed.
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I'm not going to say that all men with the name Michel are French but the odds are that he is French and if he's a French Canadian there's a good possibility he's Roman Catholic. His parents or family members may have already identified him and requested anonymity because he committed suicide. He wouldn't be the first suicide whose name is not released to the public. So not having a coroner's report is one thing but if he is still listed as a UID person then I presume no one has come forward to claim him, either as a conscious act or an unknown one.