Reconstruction of Victim by Wesley Neville
Reconstruction of Victim by Wesley Neville
Date of Discovery: March 11, 2003
Location of Discovery: Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida
Estimated Date of Death: 2003
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Cause of Death: Accidental drowning
Estimated Age: 36 - 45 years old
Race: White
Sex: Male
Height: 5'5"- 5'6"
Weight: 138 - 143 lbs.
Hair Color: Dark short curly to wavy hair up to 4” long, balding at the top.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: No tattoos or major scars. Circumcised. Possibly hispanic.
Dentals: Available. Missing three front upper teeth and two lower molars. Natural teeth in good repair. May have worn a maxillary partial denture replacing teeth #'s 7-9, but no partial was present. #17 & #18- mesial drift. #29 root tip. Class I occlusion. generalized bone loss.
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Available in FBI NMPDD.
Clothing: Dark, short-sleeved shirt with Always Night and Day (large); red/wine colored briefs (Fruit of the Loom - medium).
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
The victim was located by mine workers in a phosphate-mining pit east of Henry George Road, South of Old Hopewell Road in rural Plant City, Florida on March 11, 2003. He was partially eaten by an alligator. Trappers captured the critter. Authorities believe the man, who had been drinking, fell into the water and drowned before the alligator got to him.
Agency Name: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Unknown
Agency Phone Number: 813-247-8200
Agency E-Mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: 03-23558
Agency Name: District 13 - Hillsborough Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Amanda Whidden
Agency Phone Number: 813-914-4500
Agency E-Mail: MEOperations@hcflgov.net
Agency Case Number: 03-01491
NCIC Case Number: U600016895
NamUs Case Number: #UP90
Former Hot Case Number: N/A
NamUs
FLUIDDB
Hillsborough County Medical Examiner's Office
Forensic Art Service
St. Petersburg Times
Added: 3/17/2005; Last Updated: 5/9/2021
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information may be estimated.
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