IL IL - Chicago, NtvMale, 30yo, UP14297. Died of Suicide. February 1985.

[cheemsg]

Suicide
(yes that's literally all the description says)

Estimated Year of Death: 1985
Estimated PMI: Hours
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 145 lbs

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[victoriarobinson642]

I wonder what made them specifically go with native, considering Chicago has a pretty sizable Hispanic population.

 

[Hochman]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) (POSTMORTEM WARNING)
Lots of new info added, including postmortem photo and news clipping.

DBF is now June 2, 1985.
Race is now listed as other (East Indian per newspaper).
CIrcumstances now reads "Unknown male discovered on the sixth-floor roof of the YMCA."

Newspaper clipping

 

[cheemsg]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) (POSTMORTEM WARNING)
Lots of new info added, including postmortem photo and news clipping.

DBF is now June 2, 1985.
Race is now listed as other (East Indian per newspaper).
CIrcumstances now reads "Unknown male discovered on the sixth-floor roof of the YMCA."

Newspaper clipping
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Oh!! Never expected this to be updated. Maybe @CarlK90245 will do a recon...

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Oh!! Never expected this to be updated. Maybe @CarlK90245 will do a recon...

I'm currently working on one. Couldn't find his thread...glad he has one.

 

[cheemsg]

I'm currently working on one. Couldn't find his thread...glad he has one.

Thank you, I can't wait to see it! I hope more of these blank Chicago pages get updated.

 

[mandarini]

I might have found a possible match. The stats and physical appearance fit, but he disappeared from Ohio.

Mohan Chandra Vellanki

Edit: the uid was found approx. two weeks after Mohan was last seen on June 2nd. I first thought I made a mistake, because it says february in the headline of the thread, but they obviously updated the date as well.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

His PM photo was taken at a really odd angle which made it kind of difficult to work with, but I'm mostly satisfied with the result.

 

[iulia]

His NamUs page is down at the moment.

 

[Aurora90]

His NamUs page is down at the moment.

Yes and the family of Mohan Vellanki said there will be an update soon, I wonder if this John Doe was him?

 

[Aurora90]

I might have found a possible match. The stats and physical appearance fit, but he disappeared from Ohio.

Mohan Chandra Vellanki

Edit: the uid was found approx. two weeks after Mohan was last seen on June 2nd. I first thought I made a mistake, because it says february in the headline of the thread, but they obviously updated the date as well.

I think you’re right!

 

[iulia]

Yes and the family of Mohan Vellanki said there will be an update soon, I wonder if this John Doe was him?

On MV's NamUs it says he was last seen in May 1985. That would be 3 months after this John Doe was found. Perhaps the date was wrong?

 

[iulia]

Huh, I checked his profile that is still up here Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP14297 (PM warning) and the date of recovery is now June 2, 1985. I think there was a confusion between 02/06 and 06/02.

ETA: Doh, I missed @mandarini 's post about the date having been changed months ago.

 

[mandarini]

Huh, I checked his profile that is still up here Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP14297 (PM warning) and the date of recovery is now June 2, 1985. I think there was a confusion between 02/06 and 06/02.

ETA: Doh, I missed @mandarini 's post about the date having been changed months ago.

Yeah, it really was confusing and when they first uploaded the UID's profile, there was unfortunately not much to go on.

Wow, so it really might be him. It is sad, he was so young, but at least his family might get some answers. I did not submit the match, because I am not from the US. But someone else must have made the connection with the recently added information.

 

[iulia]

Mohan's NamUs page has been removed.

 

[mandarini]

Mohan's NamUs page has been removed.

And his case has been closed according to DoeNetwork

 

[DS2021]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) (POSTMORTEM WARNING)
Lots of new info added, including postmortem photo and news clipping.

DBF is now June 2, 1985.
Race is now listed as other (East Indian per newspaper).
CIrcumstances now reads "Unknown male discovered on the sixth-floor roof of the YMCA."

Newspaper clipping
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Im assuming the person managing the case saw Indian, and assumed they meant Native American

 

[ProudSuggestion3528]

RIP Mohan Vellanki

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Im assuming the person managing the case saw Indian, and assumed they meant Native American

Oh, duh. I can't believe that didn't occur to me, lol.

 

[read67S]

Has he been identified?