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Reconstruction of Victim

Unidentified White Male

• The victim was discovered on April 18, 1986 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana
• Estimated Date of Death: 6-12 months prior
• The remains included a skull, lower jaw and pelvic.

Vital Statistics

• Estimated age: 30-45 years old
• Distinguishing Characteristics: He had an injury to the left hip bone. Still visible were 28 shotgun pellets embedded in the bone, meaning he had been shot some time earlier in his life. The wound was healed, but would have caused the man pain. He would have walked with a noticeable limp on the left side.
• Dentals: He had a considerable amount of dental work. He had a bridge on the upper right side of his mouth, including his upper central incisor and his upper teeth. He also had multiple fillings.
• Clothing: A blue shirt, blue knit pants, brown belt, light blazer-type jacket and a cloth sneaker-type shoe were recovered. Personal effects included a key ring with five small keys, a folding brush/comb combination, Snoopy night light and a small pocket knife. A urine cup also was in the man's possession.
• DNA: Available

Case History
The partially decomposed body was pulled from a well on property on Recknor Road.

The property owner was cleaning out the old well, which once served an old school in the Recknor community, to water livestock when he discovered a large sheet of polyethylene plastic inside. He pulled it up and saw what appeared to be part of a body in the water.

Police believe the person or persons who dumped the body in the well on the dirt parish road that serves as a cutoff between state highways 6 and 191 was familiar with the area.
It was determined the victim's skull has been fractured just prior to his death, and he possibly had been stabbed in the back twice with a large knife.

He may have have had some type of medical treatment prior to his death because a urine cup was among the items recovered.

Investigators
If you have any information about this case please contact:
Sabine Sheriff's Office
Detective Bradley Marr
318-256-0006
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Sabine Coroner's Office
Deputy Coroner Ron Rivers
318-256-2000
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