Artistic renderings of the decedent by NCMEC and Suzzanne Baldon.
Artistic renderings of the decedent by NCMEC and Suzzanne Baldon.
Date of Discovery: February 2, 1997
Location of Discovery: Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
Estimated Date of Death: One year prior
State of Remains: Skeletal
Cause of Death: Suicide by hanging
Estimated Age: 15-20 years old
Race: Black with possible Hispanic, Asian, or Native influence
Sex: Male
Height: 5'5" to 5'9"
Weight: 140 lbs.
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: No broken bones.
Dentals: Not Available. No restorations.
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Available
Clothing: Blue cotton Duckhead shirt with a multi-colored design (size XL), black Levi jeans (size W31 L32), boxer shorts, and black Nike Air Tenacity basketball shoes (size 11.5). The shoes were manufactured on 3/5/1995.
Jewelry: Golden Pearl watch with a woven metal band painted gold and a bezel encircled with settings for clear stones.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown.
A fisherman cutting through a field in the 1200 block of Oakland Boulevard, just north of Interstate 30, found the decedent's skeletal remains under a tree in a brushy ravine. A barrel was found nearby and a clothesline-like cord with a noose dangled from a tree.
The acre of field is not entirely secluded but surrounded by a neighborhood, it is vacant enough to be off the beaten path.
A review of all Fort Worth missing persons cases at the time yielded no clues to the man's identity, nor did a check with the Missing Persons Clearing House.
Agency Name: Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Nizam Peerwani
Agency Phone Number: 817-920-5700 ext. 161 or 1-817-920-5700 ext 8388
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 970567T
Agency Name: Fort Worth Police Department
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 817-392-4330
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 97066752
NCIC Case Number: U104236080
NamUs Case Number: 3661
NCMEC Case Number: 1104374
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Baldon Art
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Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office
Added: 7/22/00; Last Updated: 11/11/18
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