I find Dustin and Lori B. are two of the best reps I've had contact with at NamUs.Dustin Driscoll is awesome. They don't have the prints on the uid, the file was mislabeled. So they are contacting the investigating agency and we will hopefully know in the next week or so.
About the circumcision (or lack of it), only about 50% of baby boys born in the 1950s were circumcised, and it grew steadily from there. One source I found said that in the early 50s it was only 50% but by 1959, it was 90%. So, he could still be an American male with a foreskin depending on when he was born. If he were found in the 80s or later and wasn't circumcised, I would definitely consider him from being outside of the US, but his estimated age possibly puts him on the cut off, no pun intended.
Sis, depends on his Nationality. Cherokees never believed in circumcision. They did & still do, consider it cruel. I, myself, do not. My son was circumcised.
I just read this thread for the first time. Great work so far everyone!
I came across this thread looking for a JD I remembered wearing moccasins (this wasn't the one I was looking for but an interesting detour) and after finishing the thread I'm so disappointed that there are no pictures of his guitar or his clothing. And no DNA or Dental records either
What would it take to get him exhumed to get DNA and Dental records on file?
Money is usually the reason they won't exhume a body, so that's probably what it would take. Or it could be the remains were cremated. That they were able to get a usable DNA sample from a vial of blood stored on a shelf for 30+ years (BG) gives me hope that other JD's with blood samples somewhere may have a chance. At the very least, this JD should have dental records. That's forensics 101 going way back.
It looks like dirt from the photo to meI need another set of eyes-- I can't tell if that is dirt on the photo or if Edmond has a freckle/mole on his cheek.
This is the only photo:
Edmond "Michael" Vickaryous
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/28985/
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/s...K-Edmond-Vickaryous-32-Anchorage-16-Sept-1973
Not sure how possible this is because there is very little info in his case and he is missing from Alaska.
All his file says is that he had thousands in cash on him and he left his vehicle behind.
Could he have decided to disappear/go on the road with the money? But why leave the car behind?
Height is the same as the JD (69 inches).
Weight is the same too (Edmond was 170, JD estimate is 167)
He is older than the estimate --32 when he went missing in 1973.
Eye color is also different (file says blue and JD's was brown) but that doesn't bother me because Edmond's eyes don't appear blue in the photo (memories or perception of eye color can be off). JMO.
Edmund has No identifiers in NAMUS (No DNA/Dentals/fingerprints) so I'm not sure how a comparison would even be possible.