Unidentified Male

Date of Discovery: October 7, 2001

Location of Discovery: Tigard, Washington County, Oregon

Estimated Date of Death: Hours prior

State of Remains: Recognizable Face

Cause of Death: Struck by a train

Physical Description

** Listed information is approximate

Estimated Age: 40-50 years old

Race: White

Gender: Male

Height: 5'9"

Weight: 180 lbs.

Hair Color: Black, wavy and up to 9" in length.

Eye Color: Brown

Distinguishing Marks/Features: Brown/black mustache and beard. Brown/black eyebrows and long eyelashes. His nose was wide with a knob at the end. Slight build.

Dentals: Available.

Fingerprints: Available.

DNA: Available.

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: Jeans.

Jewelry: Unknown

Additional Personal Items: Three store receipts in his pocket from Ashland, Oregon. A Tri-Met ticket stub from the Sellwood district in Portland, Oregon. A schedule from the Sellwood area. An Oregon Trail Card issued by the stateâs food assistance program.

Case History

The victim was struck by a train at 10777 SW Cascade Avenue. The train's conductor and engineer saw a man lying in the tracks around 9 p.m. on October 7, as they neared a wooden trestle between North Dakota Street and Tiedeman Avenue. When they sounded the horn, the man tried to get up, but fell back down on the tracks. The train hit him at 20 to 30 mph, breaking his legs, lacerating his abdomen, amputating his right arm, breaking his jaw and fracturing and lacerating his face. His blood alcohol content was .22 - almost three times the legal limit for driving.

He is believed to be a transient passing through Tigard on his way to somewhere else.

Investigating Agency(s)

If you have any information about this case please contact;

Agency Name: NamUs

Agency Contact Person: Christopher Young

Agency Phone Number: 503-451-2219

E-Mail

Agency Name: Tigard Police Department

Agency Contact Person: N/A

Agency Phone Number: 503-718-2576

Agency Case Number: ME: 01-Washington; TPD: 01-206144; CCSO: 09-13629

NCIC Case Number: N/A

NamUs Case Number: UP #952

Former Hot Case Number: 1112

Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Information Source(s)

NamUs

Tigard Times News Archive

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