OH OH- Boardman, WhtMale, 18-50, UP8548, hit by car, cross tattoo. August 1982.

[cheemsg]

Morgue photo warning- not graphic at all
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Biological Sex: Male
Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
Estimated Age Group: Adult
Estimated Age Range (Years): 18-50
Estimated Year of Death: 1982
Estimated PMI: 24 Hours
Height: 5' 11"(71 inches) , Estimated
Weight: 140 lbs, Estimated

Circumstances​

Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: August 12, 1982
NamUs Case Created: March 1, 2011

Location Found Map​

Location: Boardman, Ohio
County: Mahoning County
Circumstances of Recovery: Walking west bound on Western Reserve Road, he was hit by a car travelling in the same direction at 11:50 PM on 8/12/82.

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Details of Recovery​

Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered
Condition of Remains: Recognizable face

Physical Description​

Hair Color: Brown
Facial Hair Description: full beard and mustache
Eye Color: Hazel

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Distinctive Physical Features​

Item
Description
Tattoo
Cross shape tattoo of right posterior forearm

Clothing and Accessories​

Item
Description
Clothing
Gray long sleeve sweater shirt
On the Body

Clothing
Green corduroy pants
On the Body

Clothing
Green socks

 

[Nate_Bro]

I was trying to find out his dentals but according to this article most all of the files were purged.

Cold case: Local investigators trying to identify man killed in 1982

An investigator with the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office is trying to determine the identity of a man who was killed in a traffic accident in 1982.

www.wkbn.com

There are a few John Does that would make good comparisons, but not if there is nothing to compare it with. Cant even use the photo to compare. :/

 

[carbuff]

From last month: a woman in Texas thinks he might be her missing uncle.

A missing man from Texas looks strikingly like their John Doe.

“Literally looks like the exact same person. So it kind there was no doubt in my mind when I saw it. I knew immediately that’s him,” said Melanie Porter of Texas. Her uncle, Gary Wayne Dover, was last seen August 1981--1,200 miles away in Denton, Texas.

That’s one year before this John Doe was found dead in northeast Ohio.

Porter is Gary’s only living close relative.

Could Western Reserve John Doe be a missing man from Texas?

The sheriff’s office recently re-opened this cold case and got a surprising lead.

www.cleveland19.com

Gary Wayne Dover's Charley: Gary Wayne Dover – The Charley Project
Doenetwork: 1224DMTX - Gary Wayne Dover
NAMUS: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Nate_Bro]

From last month: a woman in Texas thinks he might be her missing uncle.

A missing man from Texas looks strikingly like their John Doe.

“Literally looks like the exact same person. So it kind there was no doubt in my mind when I saw it. I knew immediately that’s him,” said Melanie Porter of Texas. Her uncle, Gary Wayne Dover, was last seen August 1981--1,200 miles away in Denton, Texas.

That’s one year before this John Doe was found dead in northeast Ohio.

Porter is Gary’s only living close relative.

Could Western Reserve John Doe be a missing man from Texas?

The sheriff’s office recently re-opened this cold case and got a surprising lead.

www.cleveland19.com

Gary Wayne Dover's Charley: Gary Wayne Dover – The Charley Project
Doenetwork: 1224DMTX - Gary Wayne Dover
NAMUS: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Oh wow looks just like him. I wonder how they will go about making the comparison.

 

[carbuff]

DNA. They exhumed John Doe. The first sample wasn't very good but the article says they're going to try again. From the article:

But the DNA samples tested by Ohio BCI were water-logged.

He had been buried in a pine box instead of a coffin.

“If we can go ahead and find some DNA that’s not too degraded, we should be closing this case very shortly it we hope,” Chief Deputy Allen said.

 

[Susikatze]

DNA. They exhumed John Doe. The first sample wasn't very good but the article says they're going to try again. From the article:

But the DNA samples tested by Ohio BCI were water-logged.

He had been buried in a pine box instead of a coffin.

“If we can go ahead and find some DNA that’s not too degraded, we should be closing this case very shortly it we hope,” Chief Deputy Allen said.

Case for @othram

 

[ProductiveOne]

From last month: a woman in Texas thinks he might be her missing uncle.

A missing man from Texas looks strikingly like their John Doe.

“Literally looks like the exact same person. So it kind there was no doubt in my mind when I saw it. I knew immediately that’s him,” said Melanie Porter of Texas. Her uncle, Gary Wayne Dover, was last seen August 1981--1,200 miles away in Denton, Texas.

That’s one year before this John Doe was found dead in northeast Ohio.

Porter is Gary’s only living close relative.

Could Western Reserve John Doe be a missing man from Texas?

The sheriff’s office recently re-opened this cold case and got a surprising lead.

www.cleveland19.com

Gary Wayne Dover's Charley: Gary Wayne Dover – The Charley Project
Doenetwork: 1224DMTX - Gary Wayne Dover
NAMUS: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Very exciting! I'm just now learning of these developments.

They used my submission photos in the news video (after applying AI enhancements). I'm so happy. TX - TX - Gary Wayne Dover, 31, Denton, 29 Aug 1981

The family will hopefully reach a conclusion soon.