IL IL- Chicago, BlkMale, 35-45, UP129342, found beaten in 1994, died in a living facility in 2004.

[cheemsg]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Estimated Age Group- Adult
Estimated Age Range (Years)- 35-45

Height- 4' 11"(59 inches) , Measured
Weight- 157 lbs, Measured

Circumstances
Type- Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found- May 1, 1994
NamUs Case Created- September 12, 2024

Location- Chicago, Illinois
County- Cook County
Circumstances of Recovery
In May 1994 he was transported to a hospital from the area of 53rd and Ellis Street because he was the victim of a battery. He was then transported to a long-term living facility where he died on January 17, 2004. He was unidentified while living and remains unidentified.
Details of Recovery

Condition of Remains- Recognizable face

Physical Description
Hair Color- Black
Eye Color- Brown

Distinctive Physical Features
Item
Description- Scar/markMultiple scars on the face, chest and abdomen.

 

[Caring1]

4’11” is quite short for the estimated age of (35-45). One possibility….

Charles Edward Wells (54) missing from Baltimore, MD on 4/25/94. He was reported to be only 5’0” tall. He did have a tattoo on his shoulder of the name “Brenda”. No mention of tattoo on UID so maybe not likely but found the height and PMI pretty close match.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

ETA. Most likely an input error by NamUs on the height as Charley has him listed as 5’10”. Not a match, not even close.

Charles Edward Wells – The Charley Project

 

[Ladyotm]

Sad story and I hope he gets his name back. Why would they not have a picture of this man!?

I wonder if these 2 cases are related. They both went missing in Chicago, within months of each other.
Tommie Cosey WS

 

[HopeRains]

Assuming he was 35-45 at time of death, then I supposed his assumed age at assault was 25-35.

 

[Jay392]

Always makes me angry when people are alive for years and somehow no one takes a picture of them.

 

[HopeRains]

Always makes me angry when people are alive for years and somehow no one takes a picture of them.

I'm really hopeful there is a photo somewhere and they haven't put it on Namus yet. If someone has access they can look into old newspaper articles - there may have been a released story with a photo in an effort to identify him - fingers crossed.