615UMPA - Unidentified Male

Reconstruction of Victim

Date of Discovery: June 25, 2003
Location of Discovery: Perry Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Estimated Date of Death: Weeks prior
State of Remains: Recognizable face
Cause of Death: Drowning

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 25-50 years old
Race: White
Sex: Male
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 160 lbs.
Hair Color: Dark reddish-brown, thinning hair with male pattern baldness.
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Full beard and mustache, close cropped. No apparent surgical or accidental scars. Left ear pierced.

Identifiers

Dentals: Not available
Fingerprints: Some are available
DNA: Not available

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: Left black ankle boot, brand name Brahma, size 10.5, EEE. Black Authentic Laundered Khakis pants, size 32L/32W. The pants used to be sold in Walmart stores. No shirt, underwear or socks were found on the victim.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery

The victim was located in the Schuylkill River in Perry Township on June 25, 2003 by two people that were tubing in the river. The body was found off Five Locks Road near Fisher Dam Road. Authorities are uncertain how long he had been in the river.

In the week prior to the body being found, the weather had been unseasonably cold and there had been considerable rainfall. The Schuykill River was running 8 to 10 feet above normal. There is a dam some four miles upriver from where the victim was found. Due to the nature of the construction of the dam, the victim is believed to have entered the river at some point between the dam and where the body was found.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Berks County Coroner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Joel Bonilla
Agency Phone Number: 610-478-3280
Agency E-Mail: JBonilla(at)countyofberks.com
Agency Case Number: 03-0499

Agency Name: Pennsylvania State Police - Troop L - Hamburg
Agency Contact Person: Trooper Robert Norton
Agency Phone Number: 610-562-6885
Agency E-Mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: L4-0805375

NCIC Case Number: U790003853
NamUs Case Number: UP 994
Former Hot Case Number: N/A

Information Source(s)

NamUs
Reading Eagle - 6/25/03
Pennsylvania State Police

Admin Notes

Added: 11/20/2012; Last Updated: 11/29/21