3781UMIRL - Unidentified Male

Tattoos of Victim ; Schlitz Malt Liquor buckle ; Location of discovery.

Date of Discovery: May 1, 1986
Location of Discovery: Knockbrack, Tullaghan, Co. Leitrim
Estimated Date of Death: Unknown
State of Remains: Decomposed
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 30-50 years old
Race: White
Sex: Male
Height: 5'4" to 5'7" ( 1.62m to 1.70m)
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Two very distinctive tattoos on each arm. On the right upper arm there was a green Shamrock. On the right forearm there was a dagger with a red handle in a green scabbard. On the left upper arm, two thin rapier-like swords with red handles crossed in front of a green heart-like or shield shape. On his left forearm the word 'EIRE' was tattooed in front of a green-coloured shape.

Identifiers

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: Blue Wrangler jeans and a dark-coloured. Leather belt with a silver buckle with the words Malt Liquor Schlitz and a picture of a bull - Malt Liquor Schmitz is a product of the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company, based in Milwaukee, US. Brown shoes – of JBees or B. Jees make, with rubber soles and leather uppers – and grey socks.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery

On the 1st of May, the body of a man was discovered on the small stretch of the Leitrim coastline at Knockbrack, Tullaghan, Co Leitrim. At the time of the discovery a post-mortem examination was carried out but the body was never formally identified. He was later buried at St Clare's Cemetery, Manorhamilton, Co Leitrim.
In 2021, the Garda Missing Persons Unit arranged for an exhumation to obtain a DNA sample to check against the Missing Persons Database and enquires to establish his identity are continuing.The body was recently interred in St Clare's Cemetery, Manorhamilton. The body was recently exhumed and reinterred.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Manorhamilton Garda station
Agency Contact Person: Superintendent Christopher Grogan
Agency Phone Number: (071) 982 0620 or 1800 666 111 (confidential line)
Agency E-Mail: Contact form
Agency Case Number: N/A

Agency Name: Missing Persons Unit
Agency Contact Person: Sergeant Carmel Griffin
Agency Phone Number: +353 1 666 9476
Agency E-Mail: missing_persons@garda.ie 
Agency Case Number: N/A

Information Source(s)

Irish Times
Garda
Gov.ie - Unidentified human remains

Admin Notes

Added: 1/16/22; Last Updated: 10/15/23