Reconstructions by Frank Bender and Wes Neville.
Reconstructions by Frank Bender and Wes Neville.
Date of Discovery: November 3, 1995
Location of Discovery: Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Estimated Date of Death: 1994
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton
Cause of Death: Gunshot wounds to the head
Estimated Age: 25-40 years old
Race: White
Sex: Male
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 160 lbs.
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: His shoulder was dislocated at one time, which may have caused discomfort.
Dentals: Available. He had a cast Vitallium horseshoe palate partial plate in his mouth, replacing nine upper teeth which were missing from his mouth. The partial plate appeared to have been made for the victim about 1 year prior to his death. This partial plate was a very high quality type of dental work. It is estimated that the man's teeth had been lost earlier in life as a result of blunt force trauma.
Fingerprints: Not available
DNA: Unknown.
Clothing: Tan Genuine Country Road pants, a light colored Liz Claiborne button-down, short-sleeve shirt, a brown Italian calfskin belt and a light colored Claiborne pullover sweater. He also wore socks and striped jockey briefs. No shoes were found. All clothing sizes were medium and all clothing was expensive. The pants would have cost about $200 and have been sold at one of the exclusive Country Road Australia shops that catered to wealthy clientele. In the mid-1980s, Country Road Australia was the archetypal yuppie clothing brand. Two stores in the Pittsburgh area - at Fifth Avenue Place, Downtown, and The Galleria in Mt. Lebanon - closed in mid-1994.
Jewelry: Gold box chain with a crucifix.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown.
A hunter discovered the skeleton in November 1995, lying face-up, in a remote wooded area of Lower Turkeyfoot. It was 180 feet from a township road that is not maintained during the winter, on property logged by Kern Brothers Lumber Co. The location is a half-hour south of the turnpike and 20 minutes north of the Maryland border.
Police don't know if he was killed there or dumped there. The skeleton was on top of leaves that had fallen in fall 1994, according to a forensic anthropologist. That places the time of death between October 1994 and June 1995, but not during the dead of winter.
He was shot twice in the head, but no gun, bullets or cartridges were found.
He may have been from the Pittsburgh area.
Agency Name: Pennsylvania State Police
Agency Contact Person: Joseph Drzal, Trooper
Agency Phone Number: (724) 832-3288
Agency E-Mail: JDrzal@pa.gov
Agency Case Number: A6-911712
Agency Name: Somerset County Coroners Office
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: (814) 445-6900
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: Unknown
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 16600
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Added: 1/1/2004; Last Updated: 06/06/2024
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