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897UMGA - Unidentified Male


Left: Clay reconstruction created by Forensic Artist Marla Lawson. Right: Clay reconstruction by unknown artist. Images courtesy of Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Date of Discovery: June 14, 2003
Location of Discovery: Twiggs County, Georgia
Estimated Date of Death: Unknown
State of Remains: Skeletal
Cause of Death: Unknown. A Forensic Anthropologist examined the bones and saw no wounds that would show what the cause of death was.

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 25-43 years old
Race: Black/African American, Hispanic, or Asian
Sex: Male
Height: 5'7", estimated
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers

Dentals: Unknown. Excellent dental work. Instead of silver fillings he had had cavities filled with composite resin, an expensive procedure that leaves the teeth looking more natural.
Fingerprints: Unknown.
DNA: Available.

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: GAP jeans, size 30, style number 26498, cut 3235; Dark, short-sleeved shirt with a label marked “ODO, hand wash only"
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery

A military fuel truck was traveling westbound on I-16 (from Savannah to Macon) and got overturned spilling gallons of diesel fuel before the Sgoda Road exit in Twiggs County.

Personnel ran down embankment to shore up spill and discovered a skull and later almost a complete set of skeletal remains. The remains were spread out within tens of yards. Some bones were partially buried.

The remains were found near Interstate 16 north about 14 miles east of Macon. The remains were about 200 feet east of the Huber/Scoda Road sign in Twiggs County.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Georgia Bureau of Investigation - Perry Office
Agency Contact Person: Franklin "Lee" Weathersby, Special Agent
Agency Phone Number: 478-987-4545
Agency E-Mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: 2003-1090092

NCIC Case Number: U-640004507
NamUs Case Number: UP11117
Former Hot Case Number: Unknown

Information Source(s)

NamUs
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
WGXA
OnlineAthens.com 1/16/05

Admin Notes

Added: 01/25/07; Last Updated: 12/17/21 - By: kw


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