Reconstruction Of Victim by Ed Gardner and NCMEC and clothing.
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Reconstruction Of Victim by Ed Gardner and NCMEC and clothing.
Date of Discovery: May 24, 1997
Location of Discovery: Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia
Estimated Date of Death: 1997
State of Remains: Skeletonized remains.
Cause of Death: Unknown
Estimated Age: 20-35 years old
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Height: 5'11"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Slender but muscular. Muscular arms, a slim waist. Anthropological examination of remains did not yield signs of fractures.
Dentals: Available. His teeth showed signs of repair, and his wisdom teeth had been removed.
Fingerprints: Not Available.
DNA: mtDNA Available.
Clothing: Purple and blue/turquoise (multi-colored) Nike windbreaker jacket, size large; dark colored (possibly green) Nautica sweatshirt, size large; Guess brand jeans, waist 34, with a black belt; black silk Jockey boxer shorts (underpants), size large, with 1" seam taken in on one side at waistband; dark socks.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: A pack of Newport cigarettes, a plastic bag from a Naval Exchange with bumpsticker, Aiwa brand headphones and a cassette tape of rap music titled “Ill Style Live†in his pockets; tube of superglue, razor blades and a hotel room key, for room #131.
Skeletal remains of a black male were found caught in a ladder pump shaft of a Dredger at Pier 11 at Norfolk Naval Base Virginia. Interval between death & discovery, weeks to months. The victim was located at the Naval Station in Norfolk, Virginia on May 24, 1997, by navy contractors conducting dredging operations between piers 10 and 11. There were no signs of trauma on the bones and the regional medical examiner looked at the remains and didn't find signs of foul play during the autopsy.
NCIS compared missing person's reports and military unauthorized absence dental records with the body. With no matches or leads, the remains were buried about eight months after discovery. He may have been staying at the Breakers Inn in Ocean View, and could have visited the Fleet and Family Support Center on Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base before his disappearance.
Agency Name: Naval Criminal Investigative Service Norfolk Field Office
Agency Contact Person: Special Agent Nichole Harris
Agency Phone Number: 757-444-7327
Agency Website: http://www.ncis.navy.mil/Pages/Locations.aspx
Agency Case Number: 24MAY97-NFNF-0693-7HNA
Agency Name: Tidewater District ME Office
Agency Contact Person: Elizabeth Kinnison
Agency Phone Number: 757-683-8366
Agency E-Mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: Unknown
NCIC Case Number: U-165572353
NamUs Case Number: UP# 6726
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Added: 12/22/05; Last Updated: 11/28/18
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