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Case Description
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On April 19, 2016, the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in New York City was tasked with a perplexing case involving an unidentified male body discovered in Queens, New York. The case, recorded under the agency case number Q16-2003 and referenced in NamUs as UCP2376, centers around a deceased individual later identified as Michael Appling. Despite efforts, no person has come forward to claim his body, rendering him unclaimed and thus prolonging the mystery surrounding his life and demise.

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Date Found: 04/19/2016
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Victim Details

2016-05-06T10:08:40

2023-10-20T14:45:56.723

2376

UCP2376

2489

Michael

Appling

Black / African American

Black / African American

Male

04/19/2016

Queens

New York

Queens County

2482

Office of Chief Medical Examiner New York City

New York

New York

New York County

520 First Avenue, , New York, New York

2124472030

Local

Medical Examiner

Q16-2003

11/23/2025


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