3531UMPA - Unidentified Male

Composite of decedent (depicting age 55); garbage bag containing remains.

Date of Discovery: December 26, 2011
Location of Discovery: Henryville, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Estimated Date of Death: 2 months prior
State of Remains: Traumatic injuries
Cause of Death: Homicide

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 50-60 years old
Race: Unknown; likely white. Phenotype results also indicated he was of about 5.5% of West African descent.
Sex: Male
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair: Possibly reddish-brown to black
Eye Color: Possibly brown or hazel
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Scar on chest from surgery that took place within a decade prior to death, involving the sternum being wired together; auto-immune disorder such as rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis. He possibly had a light complexion, based on DNA phenotyping.

Identifiers

Dentals: Unavailable.
Fingerprints: Unavailable.
DNA: Available.

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: None.
Jewelry: None.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown.

Circumstances of Discovery

The victim's decomposed torso was discovered by a passing motorist on SR 191, about 6/10 of a mile south of Sylvan Cascade Road. The victim's torso was wrapped inside four black garbage bags with red ties.

The man may not have been local to where he was discovered. Isotope testing suggested a diet including wheat or rice products, more commonly observed in European and Asian locations. Additional elements studied in the testing suggested another potential origin from the south to southwest region of the USA from Pennsylvania to Kentucky and Tennessee, or the coastal areas of California.

As the head was never recovered, investigators submitted the man's DNA to the Parabon NanoLabs, who created a computer-generated facial approximation based on the phenotype results they obtained. Previously unknown features, such as complexion, hair and eye color, and ancestry could be predicted, including facial shape.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Pennsylvania State Police
Agency Contact Person: Trooper Brian Noll
-Agency Phone Number: 570-619-6480
Agency E-Mail: bnoll(at)pa.gov
Agency Case Number: N06-1091477

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 9734

Information Source(s)

NamUs
Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers
Parabon NanoLabs
ABC 16 WNEP
FBI ViCap

Admin Notes

Added: 12/13/20; Last Updated: 4/24/22