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Billy McKinney

Unclaimed

Victim Details

2017-02-13T10:44:54

2024-07-23T18:23:59.703

3096

UCP3096

3176

Billy

McKinney

Black / African American

Black / African American

Male

12/31/2016

New York

New York

New York County

10036

No

3162

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

https://www.nyc.gov/site/ocme/index.page

M-16-28634

07/20/2026


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Billy McKinney's case pertains to a male body that was found on December 31, 2016, in New York, New York. Identified by the Namus ID UCP3096, this case involves an unclaimed individual whose background and circumstances leading up to his death remain a mystery. Despite efforts to trace his origins and notify next of kin, no family has come forward to claim the body, leaving McKinney in a liminal state between recognition and anonymity.

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Date Found: 12/31/2016

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