Artistic rendering of the victim
Artistic rendering of the victim
Date of Discovery: September 3, 2002
Location of Discovery: Petal, Perry County, Mississippi
Estimated Date of Death: 3 to 4 months prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only
Cause of Death: Homicide by gunshot
Estimated Age: 25-40 years old
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 150-160 lbs.
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Possible fracture to his left hip that occurred a significant time prior to his death.
Dentals: Available.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Available.
Clothing: White Rockport Prowalker shoes (size 9 1/2 narrow), gray T-shirt, white socks, blue short pants (or blue jean shorts) with cargo pockets, black leather belt with a silver buckle, white sleeveless undershirt, and an outer shirt too deteriorated to describe.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Someone trimming bushes discovered the victim's skeletal remains on Grady Morgan Cutoff Road in a wooded area approximately 50 feet away from the road in the Indian Springs Community of Petal.
Agency Name: Perry County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Investigator Jimmy Dale Smith
Agency Phone Number: 601-964-8461
Agency Case Number: LE: 2002-0523
NCIC Case Number: U910003199
NamUs Case Number: UP ¦4683
NamUs
National Center for Missing Adults
The Hattiesburg American News Archive (2/17/05)
Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 7/19/2020
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information may be estimated.
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