UK UK - *GRAPHIC IMAGES* Scotland Cold Case Cops Appeal To Find Families Of 21 Bodies

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By
James Moncur 5 JUN 2018
Mystery of Scotland's unclaimed dead as bodies and body parts not identified
"A website is being used to front an appeal to identify the bodies of mystery people found over the past 50 years.

Police Scotland have re-opened 21 cold cases dating from 1970 in the hope that it will provide closure for the families and friends of the dead.

The website includes key details of grim finds north of the Border, as well as photos of some of the victims and facial reconstruction imagery.

There is also a list detailing possessions discovered alongside the bodies or body parts.

In one case, a victim was found with a Walther automatic pistol wrapped in green plastic, a Ronson cigarette lighter, and an empty Pepsi bottle."

"Anyone with information which may help identify any of the people involved should contact police or visit www.missingpersons.police.uk online."

The earliest file dates back to July 30, 1970, when the skeletal remains of a man were found at Kiveachy Moor in Moray.

 

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Mystery of Scotland's unclaimed dead as bodies and body parts not identified
Male - aged 40-60, found December 2010

This unidentified man's body was found in Burnside Plantation, Dumfries (Image: Internet Unknown)
This man was found hanging from a tree in Burnside Plantation, Dumfriesshire. He was believed to have been dead for a number of weeks.

He was found with a green Hunter’s hat, a Swiss Army Knife and a copy of Italian newspaper La Republic, dated July 22, 2010.

Female - aged 30-50, found November 2006

A reconstruction of the face of a woman who was found in Wigtonshire (Image: Internet Unknown)
This lady’s decomposed body was found on Port Logan Beach, Stranraer. It is believed she could have been in the water for up to six months. She was wearing black size 10 Bay Trading trousers and tan-coloured tights.

Male - aged 20-40, found October 2011

A male body was found hanging within a dense wooded area off Golf Club road near Glasgow (Image: Internet Unknown)
A male body was found hanging in dense woods close to Golf Club Road, Balmore, near Glasgow. It is believed he was dead for several months as the remains were almost skeletal.

He was found with a Grey Nike satchel containing toiletries, headphones, a lighter and cigarettes.

Male - aged 20 - 30, found August 1984
This man was about 5ft 8in tall and was found in the River Tay at Tayport, Fife. He may have attended the Open Golf Championship, which had been held in St Andrews that year.

He had short dark brown hair, only one testicle, and was wearing a brown zip up jerkin with ‘Yorkers’ labels.

Male - aged 50-65, found May 1978

This man, believed to be homeless, is thought to have died of natural causes (Image: Internet Unknown)
This man was discovered in a hay shed on Rockhall Mains Farm, Nithsdale, Kirkcudbrightshire. He is believed to be have died of natural causes.

He had collar length grey hair and long sideburns and had a pair of glasses in a case.

Male- aged 16-25, found March 2007
The partial left lower leg of a young man wearing a size nine Reebok trainer and black Umbro sock washed ashore on Broughty Ferry Beach, Dundee. Police believe it may have been in the water for months rather than weeks.


Female - aged about 65, found October 1972

The body of this female was found on a beach in North Berwick (Image: Internet Unknown)
The body of this ‘thin’ woman was found on the beach in North Berwick, East Lothian. She had a mole near her eye and was wearing a brown corduroy jacket, green skirt, pink jumper and suede Sculler shoes. She also had a watch with a Findus black leather strap.

 

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Mystery of Scotland's unclaimed dead as bodies and body parts not identified
Male - aged 25-40, found December 1987

The body of this man, believed to be homeless, was found hanging in Edinburgh (Image: Internet Unknown)
The body of this homeless man, thought to be from northern Scotland, was found hanging in Edinburgh. He may have been heading to the Edinburgh Festival to work as a street artist.

He had a mole on his left cheek and a scar on one of the fingers of his right hand.

Female - aged about 60, found June 1971
This woman was found at Kingsbarns, in Fife. She was medium build and had no teeth. A post-mortem found two burr holes above and behind each ear as a result of surgery.

Male/Female - aged 20-60, found June 1985
Very little is known about this Dundee case which involved the discovery of a person’s right foot. Police can’t tell whether the victim is a man or woman or how old they may have been.

 

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A new facial reconstruction of human remains found on Port Logan beach, Stranraer, 15 years ago has been released by Police Scotland in the hope of identifying the woman whose death remains unexplained.

The remains were found on Wed, 22 Nov, 2006, on the beach and extensive enquiries have so far failed to find out who she is or what happened to her.

Forensic work has indicated that she was aged 30-50, of thin build and 4ft 11in to 5ft 4in tall. She was wearing size 10 black Bay Trading trousers, a white BHS size 34c bra and tan-coloured tights.

Over the past six months, officers have been working with GCU's Cold Case Unit, a team of criminology students guided by Prof Lesley McMillan and Dr Maureen Taylor.

In collaboration with the Unit, officers sought specialist assistance for a facial reconstruction to be carried out.

Inspector Iain Milligan said: “Missing person reports across the UK have been checked without success to this point. The work done by Prof Caroline Wilkinson and the Face Lab at Liverpool John Moores University has provided us with a representation of the woman’s face based on details from the remains that were found. I also appreciate the help that the Cold Case Unit at GCU has provided us with over the past several months.

“I hope that people will take a look and see if they recognise this woman. We want to be able to reunite her with her family and also find out what happened to her.

“If the face, or any of the details that are mentioned, helps anyone identify her then please get in touch with Police Scotland by calling 101, quoting missing person reference number 06-026047.”

Dr Maureen Taylor said: “The Cold Case Unit offers a unique opportunity for students to develop real-world investigative skills. These skills have been put to the test to help investigate the Port Logan woman, 15 years on from when she was found.

“We hope the new facial reconstruction jogs someone’s memory and adds more pieces of the puzzle as to who she might be.”






https://www.facebook.com/DumfriesGallowayPoliceDivision/photos/a.216380728442246/4584194084994200/?type=3

 

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[FOXINBOX]

Looking at these cases, I can see why the police have had so much difficulty identifying them. I would think the only real hope lies in familial DNA and forensic genealogy. Foxy Fingers Crossed

 

[Bit of hope]

Mystery of Scotland's unclaimed dead as bodies and body parts not identified
Male - aged 25-40, found December 1987

The body of this man, believed to be homeless, was found hanging in Edinburgh (Image: Internet Unknown)
The body of this homeless man, thought to be from northern Scotland, was found hanging in Edinburgh. He may have been heading to the Edinburgh Festival to work as a street artist.

He had a mole on his left cheek and a scar on one of the fingers of his right hand.

More detailed info about this John Doe
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Ruled out: David Louis Demosch 901DMUK - David Louis Dumosch

 

[Bit of hope]

How on earth is it possible that there are only 36 missing persons listed on the Scotland Police site?
Missing Persons - Police Scotland

How many people disappear in Scotland? Missing People in Scotland

Scotland has one of the highest ratings of missing people each year as many as 23,000 cases were investigated in 2017-2018 out of a total of 12,500 people missing. Whilst no crimes are being actually committed-usually- missing people cases have been one of the most demanding cases in modern day policing.

???!!!!

AHA here are some more. Appeal Search - Missing People

 

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Michael Bell? Michael - Missing People NO having second thoughts....seeing this 3255DMUK - Michael Bell

 

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Michael Bell? Michael - Missing People NO having second thoughts....seeing this 3255DMUK - Michael Bell

Wish we could see decedent without the beard and the mp with his hair pushed back.

Name: Michael Bell

 

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A new facial reconstruction of human remains found on Port Logan beach, Stranraer, 15 years ago has been released by Police Scotland in the hope of identifying the woman whose death remains unexplained.

The remains were found on Wed, 22 Nov, 2006, on the beach and extensive enquiries have so far failed to find out who she is or what happened to her.

Forensic work has indicated that she was aged 30-50, of thin build and 4ft 11in to 5ft 4in tall. She was wearing size 10 black Bay Trading trousers, a white BHS size 34c bra and tan-coloured tights.

Over the past six months, officers have been working with GCU's Cold Case Unit, a team of criminology students guided by Prof Lesley McMillan and Dr Maureen Taylor.

In collaboration with the Unit, officers sought specialist assistance for a facial reconstruction to be carried out.

Inspector Iain Milligan said: “Missing person reports across the UK have been checked without success to this point. The work done by Prof Caroline Wilkinson and the Face Lab at Liverpool John Moores University has provided us with a representation of the woman’s face based on details from the remains that were found. I also appreciate the help that the Cold Case Unit at GCU has provided us with over the past several months.

“I hope that people will take a look and see if they recognise this woman. We want to be able to reunite her with her family and also find out what happened to her.

“If the face, or any of the details that are mentioned, helps anyone identify her then please get in touch with Police Scotland by calling 101, quoting missing person reference number 06-026047.”

Dr Maureen Taylor said: “The Cold Case Unit offers a unique opportunity for students to develop real-world investigative skills. These skills have been put to the test to help investigate the Port Logan woman, 15 years on from when she was found.

“We hope the new facial reconstruction jogs someone’s memory and adds more pieces of the puzzle as to who she might be.”






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Looking at this new reconstruction and the old one they are VERY different from each other, but I see shades of Patricia Duncan in them both. Neither of the reconstructions on their own look like her though. But I guess it's definitely not her given they've cross referenced missing person reports. She went missing in 2002 so timeline doesn't fit either.

 

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This is very sad.

 

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Jan 24 2022 lengthy article w pics.
by Karen Roberts
The cold case team trying to solve mystery of unidentified remains - including the Port Logan woman | NationalWorld
''From the clothes a person wore to scrutinising words in a newspaper - these are the vital clues which could hold the key to solving the puzzle of who an unidentified body is.

Currently there are more than 1,000 unidentified remains cases on the UK National Crime Agency’s Missing Person’s Database, with ongoing investigations to try and establish who they are.''

''Among those who are casting their eyes over such cases is the newly formed cold case unit at Glasgow Caledonian University.

''At the moment the team has seven cases of unidentified remains which have been found mostly in Scotland, although they have two English cases which have a possible Scottish connection.''

''Speaking on how they go about looking at a case, Dr Taylor said: “At the start of a case, students gather all the information they can find using open sources, to identify what is currently known, to identify gaps in information or discrepancies and develop potential lines of enquiry''

''Information available about the Port Logan Woman indicated that she was aged between 30 and 50, was of thin build and between 4ft 11in and 5ft 4in tall.

She was wearing size 10 black Bay Trading trousers, a white BHS size 34c bra and tan-coloured tights.

Dr Taylor said “Students reviewed the information available about Port Logan Woman and developed a number of lines of enquiry around her clothing and where she was found. They considered how she could have ended up on the beach and where she could have gone in the water.

“For example, had she been swimming and drowned, had she gone overboard from a boat, had she walked or jumped into the sea or inland in a river? Was this an accident or suicide? The team identified a number of hypotheses.

“They also consulted with specialists in local drift trajectories and cross matched databases of missing people from the UK and abroad. Our intention was to develop a new media appeal for information but with a more targeted focus, so the team curated a list of possible places where the woman may have been or stayed, either as a resident or visito

Facial reconstructions of a woman found on the beach at Port Logan, and a man found in Dumfries and Galloway.

 

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Jan 24 2022 lengthy article w pics.
by Karen Roberts
The cold case team trying to solve mystery of unidentified remains - including the Port Logan woman | NationalWorld
''From the clothes a person wore to scrutinising words in a newspaper - these are the vital clues which could hold the key to solving the puzzle of who an unidentified body is.

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''Information available about the Port Logan Woman indicated that she was aged between 30 and 50, was of thin build and between 4ft 11in and 5ft 4in tall.

She was wearing size 10 black Bay Trading trousers, a white BHS size 34c bra and tan-coloured tights.

Dr Taylor said “Students reviewed the information available about Port Logan Woman and developed a number of lines of enquiry around her clothing and where she was found. They considered how she could have ended up on the beach and where she could have gone in the water.

“For example, had she been swimming and drowned, had she gone overboard from a boat, had she walked or jumped into the sea or inland in a river? Was this an accident or suicide? The team identified a number of hypotheses.

“They also consulted with specialists in local drift trajectories and cross matched databases of missing people from the UK and abroad. Our intention was to develop a new media appeal for information but with a more targeted focus, so the team curated a list of possible places where the woman may have been or stayed, either as a resident or visitor

Facial reconstructions of a woman found on the beach at Port Logan, and a man found in Dumfries and Galloway.

Details of the Port Logan Jane Doe (2006) case, with pictures of her clothing. UK Missing Persons Unit

It would be interesting to know what theories were ruled out or are seen as a possible. IMO going swimming wearing pants with a hose/thighs
underneath seems unlikely. Swimming in Scotland in November? Nothing is impossible, but not very likely. She could have gone in the water from a boat or even be from the main land going into the sea. Countries like the Netherlands, Belgium and France exchange data with the UK about missing and unidentified....so she probably wasn't reported missing. It's always hard for me to believe nobody is missing a person, this lady...Also a question lingers....could she have drifted from the main land and ending up in this particular part of the country? It doesn't seem to be logical, looking at a map. Maybe from Spain, Portugal? Isle of Man? So many possibilities. What did the students discover about the currents? Also no shirt o.t.l. mentioned. Is it possible a shirt/blouse was swept away due to the currents and the decomposing. She was approx. 6 months in the water. That is a long time drifting out on the sea. I always thought the limbs "go first" and are separated from the torso? Here this didn't seems to be the case (hose, trousers etc.)

Edit to add a few times.

 

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How sketchbook could hold key to naming mysterious 'Edinburgh Man'

Cold Case Unit at a university picks up the trail after police work hits a dead end.

news.stv.tv

‘Edinburgh man’ was found dead in Regent Street Gardens in 1987. No-one knows who he is, but a group of dedicated students are working to find out.

Edinburgh Man’s belongings included a rucksack containing a sketchbook and a watch, while he was wearing a silver Catholic medallion.

The sketchbook is key to the unit’s work; the volunteer investigators believe the drawings inside it will help them figure out where he had been before his death.

 

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How sketchbook could hold key to naming mysterious 'Edinburgh Man'

Cold Case Unit at a university picks up the trail after police work hits a dead end.

news.stv.tv

‘Edinburgh man’ was found dead in Regent Street Gardens in 1987. No-one knows who he is, but a group of dedicated students are working to find out.

Edinburgh Man’s belongings included a rucksack containing a sketchbook and a watch, while he was wearing a silver Catholic medallion.

The sketchbook is key to the unit’s work; the volunteer investigators believe the drawings inside it will help them figure out where he had been before his death.

Cool initiative, thanks- from link!


''One of the sketches shows the Moorings Bar in Aberdeen – an establishment known to be popular with bikers.

“When we make an appeal on this case, some people who frequented this bar or are part of that community may recognise him,” Dr Taylor said.''

''Anyone with information on ‘Edinburgh Man’ can contact ColdCaseUnit@gcu.ac.uk or report it anonymously here.''

 

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Cool initiative, thanks- from link!

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''One of the sketches shows the Moorings Bar in Aberdeen – an establishment known to be popular with bikers.

“When we make an appeal on this case, some people who frequented this bar or are part of that community may recognise him,” Dr Taylor said.''

''Anyone with information on ‘Edinburgh Man’ can contact ColdCaseUnit@gcu.ac.uk or report it anonymously here.''

I wish we had all the info about this cases, like the students probably have.

 

[Bit of hope]

So he went to Whitley Bay and then went (back) to Edinburgh where he ended up. BTW this map is when cycling.

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Whi...490219825a3f!2m2!1d-3.110403!2d55.9536124!3e1

 

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Coming back to Michael Bell who is missing from Skye, Scotland. As 'Edinburgh man" was in Ullapool and stayed in of made a sketch of the Ferry Boat Inn he could have taken a trip from Skye to Ullapool (see route, ferry, bus, ferry) and then explored further.

Michael Bell

Michael we are here for you whenever you are ready; we can listen, talk you through what help you need, pass a message for you and help you to be safe. Call.

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• AGE AT DISAPPEARANCE​

  27

• MISSING FROM​

  Skye, Scotland

• MISSING SINCE​

  14/05/1983

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Coming back to Michael Bell who is missing from Skye, Scotland. As 'Edinburgh man" was in Ullapool and stayed in of made a sketch of the Ferry Boat Inn he could have taken a trip from Skye to Ullapool (see route, ferry, bus, ferry) and then explored further.

Michael Bell

Michael we are here for you whenever you are ready; we can listen, talk you through what help you need, pass a message for you and help you to be safe. Call.

www.missingpeople.org.uk

• AGE AT DISAPPEARANCE​

  27

• MISSING FROM​

  Skye, Scotland

• MISSING SINCE​

  14/05/1983

Rome2rio

Discover how to get anywhere by searching plane, train, bus, car and ferry routes

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Started thread for Michael..

UK - UK- Michael Bell, 27, #3255DMUK, Isle of Skye, Scotland, May 1983

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases-int/3255dmuk.html#:~:text=Michael%20Bell%20went%20missing%20in,not%20been%20heard%20from%20since. 3255DMUK - Michael Bell Name: Michael Bell Case Classification: Endangered Missing Missing Since: May 1983 Location Last Seen: Isle of Skye, Scotland, United...

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