This article likely was already posted but thought it might be useful to re post.
Apparently the UID was " partially stuffed in a bag", nothing is said about the bag, but could it offer any clues?
Wondering if the UID might have been dressed the way he was dressed because he was attending some sort of theme party or Halloween event?
Are they absolutely sure the UID was born male?
imo, speculation, rbbm.
New York mom steps on a skull, and opens a murder case
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"One of their best clues to his identity and how long he’d been lying under the leaves was an item of clothing, an iconic artifact from the era of Pac-Man and MTV – his 1980s Members Only jacket. The coat helped establish that the man had probably been hidden in the lonely strip of woods between the east and westbound lanes of a freeway more than two decades before Willis found him."
"A computer generated reconstruction of the victim shows a high-cheekboned face with dark hair and a slightly dark complexion. During the original investigation, the Medical Examiner believed the victim to be Caucasian, based on his cheekbones, but Hughes says that now he’s not so sure. A 1970s-style “Afro-pick” comb was found with the body, and police renderings of his possible appearance include both straight and curly hair.
The victim was wearing a white button-down shirt, bellbottoms, tube socks and the Members Only jacket. Bellbottoms were popular in the 1970s, and the jacket had its heyday in the 1980s."
"The single most distinctive thing about the dead man, however, was his height."
"....he was only 5 foot 1. But dental examination by a forensic anthropologist put his age at anywhere from 35 to 55."
".....because of the watch and the Paragon Oil money clip and because Queens lies at the western end of the Northern State Parkway. That means their next step is to head to Queens and get another taste of what life was like in the 1980s."
I did not realize they compared him to so many. I don't know if he was homeless wearing a Members Only Jacket i don't believe they were cheap when they came out. Maybe he was never reported missing. Or reported missing someplace else and never taken seriously. or who knows.. again frustrating...Found Deaner's Namus page. Missing Person Case
He's been compared to a bunch of unidentified remains from New Jersey and Virginia, some as recent as last year, so it looks like they think he might have been homeless. (Speculation on my part.)
oh I just read this...maybe George is our UID? the reconstruction does kind of look like him.Four feet eleven inches to five feet one inch isn't enough of a discrepancy to matter. We generally consider +/- two inches to be a match.
I noticed that Carlo was 5'5 but was considered enough to be checked and a ruleout..The pants are listed as 26" inseam, which would fit with being around 5 feet tall, and 27" waist, which would imply he was fairly stocky.
Updated Namus link: Unidentified Person Case
Two ruleouts: Carlo Pfaff from South Carolina and Jimmy Rogers from Georgia.
I did not realize they compared him to so many. I don't know if he was homeless wearing a Members Only Jacket i don't believe they were cheap when they came out. Maybe he was never reported missing. Or reported missing someplace else and never taken seriously. or who knows.. again frustrating...
well we can nix Felix off this list.I came across NELSON ROMAN
Missing since May, 1981 from New York City, New York.
Age at Time of Disappearance: 29 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'4 – 5'6"; 145-155 lbs.
The Doe Network: Case File 428DMNY
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The photo of graduation reminds me of the reconstruction. and the other photos of him I noticed his frizzy hair that I can totally see him using a hair pick. I grew up in the Manhattan and Queens in the 1970s and 1980s. I know that bellbottoms were still around in 1981 which was the crossing over from the Disco to the more Hip Hop Breakdancing look.. I wish that there would be some information on if they found shoes on this guy.. The shoes could tell a lot if they were the platforms of the 1970s or the Capezios of the early 1980s.. jmo
also came across a FELIX TORRES who went missing in 1977 Last seen on Hazen Street in Queens He is 5'3 and has the hair that could use a hair pick.
https://www.facebook.com/MIssingFelixTorresMorales/
well we can nix Felix off this list.
after years of searching and a facebook page his sister found him buried at Harts Island.. RIP Felix. I had followed this page since the beginning but had not been on it in a long time, until tonight.. RIP Felix.
Felix Torres Morales, August 26, 1955 - March 13, 2004