Reconstruction of the victim by Dr. Emily Craig; victim's clothing and shoes.
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Reconstruction of the victim by Dr. Emily Craig; victim's clothing and shoes.
Date of Discovery: September 21, 1982
Location of Discovery: Dallas, Barron County, Wisconsin
Estimated Date of Death: 1981-1982
State of Remains: Skeletal
Cause of Death: Homicide by stabbing
Estimated Age: 18-24 years old
Race: White
Sex: Male
Height: 5'7" to 5'9"
Weight: 180 to 195 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Surgical repair to the left knee, evidenced by a screw and staple installed in the tibia. The procedure would have required a sophisticated hospital, an extended hospitalization and a long recovery period, possibly 6 months to a year. The pin and staple were numbered, but the manufacturer had no way of tracing where the product had been used. He would have had a scar at the location of the surgery.
Dentals: Available. Full set of teeth, with extensive, recent dental work. Crowding of lower incisors.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Available.
Clothing: Blue Sears jeans with a size 38 waist, a long-sleeved plaid cotton Western-style plaid shirt with pearl buttons. A lined denim jacket, Maverick brand, white undershorts with blue stripes on an elastic waistband, white athletic socks with blue trim (nearly knee length) and blue tennis shoes with white vertical stripes, size 10. Significant wear was noted on the bottoms of the shoes.
Jewelry: Small black comb.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
In September 1982, loggers were working in a woods about 4 miles north of Ridgeland near Highway 25.
At about 15.00 on a Tuesday afternoon the loggers came across a decomposed body in the woods near an open field. At first they thought they had found a pile of clothing but then discovered the clothing contained a skeleton.
No eyeglasses were found at the scene, but the victim may have worn glasses. There was no billfold or other identification on the body.
Cut marks in the shirt and jacket correspond to cut marks on the thoracic vertebra.
It isn’t known if the person was killed at the scene or if the body was deposited there after the murder. Also unknown is how long the body was there before it was discovered. It may have been there since the fall, then frozen over the winter to be discovered the following September.
Agency Name: Barron County Sheriff's Department
Agency Contact Person: Mary Dexter
Agency Phone Number: 715-537-3106
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 114382
NCIC Case Number: U170001885
NamUs Case Number: 8061
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Wisconsin Department of Justice
Added: Prior to 2005; Last Updated: 7/3/18
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information may be estimated.
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