PA PA - Philadelphia, WhtMale 30-50, UP50633, clothes, crucifix on chain, possibly from hospital, found Schuylkill River, Apr’81

[lightofmine99]

Philadelphia John Doe (1981)
a.k.a "Schuylkill Crucifix John Doe”
UP50633 (NU)

Artist's reconstruction of John Doe, c. unknown.​

Circumstances:
Found floating in the Schuylkill River at 24th & Walnut Streets. Possible a patient of Philadelphia State Hospital at Byberry (PSH) based on labels within socks found on decedent. (per NamUs).

Spoiler: CASE INFORMATION

Case Numbers:

• NamUs: UP16971
• Doe Network: N/A
• ME/C: 77-3419
• NCMEC: N/A

Overview:

• Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Philadelphia Co.)
• Date Body Found: April 2, 1981.
• NamUs Created: June 15, 2018.
• Tribal Land: NO
• PMI: DAYS.
• State of Remains: Not recognizable.
  • Decomposing/putrefaction.
  • All parts recovered.
• Cause of Death: N/A

Physical:

• Sex: Male
• Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
• Age: Adult, pre-50.
  • 30-50
• Height: 5'6"-5'8"(66-68 in.), est.
• Weight: 190-225 lbs., est.
• Hair: Brown
  • Balding on top of head.
  • Brown body hair located on chest, arms, legs, and back.
  • Beard and mustache.
• Eye: Unknown

Identifiers:

• Dentals: UNKNOWN
• DNA: UNKNOWN
• Prints: UNKNOWN
• Marks / Features:
  • Brown body hair located on chest, arms, legs, and back.

Personal Effects:

• Clothing:
  • Brown burlap coat with quilted lining ("California Imperial" brand).
  • Brown trousers.
  • Black sweater.
  • White underwear bottoms.
  • 2 white t-shirts ("Fruit of the Loom" brand).
  • White loafers.
  • Pair of white socks with laundry marks:
    • One contains “PSH SC10 H.Harvevy”
    • Other contains possibly “Anderson.”
• Jewelry: NONE
• Add'l Items:
  • Crucifix on a yellow metal chain.

Links:

• NamUs: UP50633 (ARCHIVE)
• Doe Network: N/A

Notes:
As of February 20, 2025 there are no public exclusions.

** This case is in the custody of the Philadelphia Medical Examiner. **​

 

[lolz]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Joseph J Kasak? Went missing the year before, after he was involved in a car crash. 4.5 hr drive from CT to PA. If the sketch is accurate, some similarities between him and the sketch, could of easily grown facial hair within that time.

He has his own thread
CT - CT - Joseph Kasak, 43, Newington, 9 May 1980

 

[MadMcGoo]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Joseph J Kasak? Went missing the year before, after he was involved in a car crash. 4.5 hr drive from CT to PA. If the sketch is accurate, some similarities between him and the sketch, could of easily grown facial hair within that time.

He has his own thread
CT - CT - Joseph Kasak, 43, Newington, 9 May 1980

I think this is a good potential match. You should submit it!

 

[lolz]

I think this is a good potential match. You should submit it!

Mabye someone else could submit the match as I dont have a namus account or live in the us

 

[Fake Protagonist]

Possible a patient of Philadelphia State Hospital at Byberry (PSH) based on labels within socks found on decedent.

You'd think that would make identification fairly straightforward. Is there something preventing a review of the patient admission and discharge registers? I'm not from the US so I don't know how HIPAA and that kinda stuff affects this. In the UK, patient registers from former mental asylums are sealed and inaccessible until 100 years have passed. Is it similar in the US?

 

[getnormd]

You'd think that would make identification fairly straightforward. Is there something preventing a review of the patient admission and discharge registers? I'm not from the US so I don't know how HIPAA and that kinda stuff affects this. In the UK, patient registers from former mental asylums are sealed and inaccessible until 100 years have passed. Is it similar in the US?

I just reviewed the hospital's archives, and unfortunately it said that research requests for certain patients are held confidential until the patient had been deceased for at least 50 years or if the records are over 75 years old. However, according to HIPAA policies information may be disclosed if the researcher provides evidence that it is solely for research purposes.

There is also a twenty dollar fee to submit a request, so I'll attach it in case anybody wants to fill out the form.

Research Request Form - Hospital Records · Starter Portal