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Raymond Lee Ropp

Unclaimed

Victim Details

2017-01-09T17:19:40

2023-11-21T18:44:50.093

3037

UCP3037

3121

Raymond

Lee

Ropp

White / Caucasian

White / Caucasian

Male

04/28/2015

Charleston

West Virginia

Kanawha County

25302

3109

West Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

Charleston

West Virginia

Kanawha County

Matt Izzo

Chief Administrator WV OCME

619 Virginia Street West, , Charleston, West Virginia

3045586920

State

Medical Examiner

https://dhhr.wv.gov/ocme/Pages/Welcome.aspx

Brown

light brown

Unknown

Unknown

07/20/2026

  • Scar/mark: A 7 1/2 inch vertical linear scar extends downwards across the midline chest.
  • Tattoo: Grim reaper on right bicep, tasmanian devil on center upper chest area, grim reaper on left bicep, entire back with castle and pegasus, skull on right upper thigh, unidentified figure on left anterior wrist area

  • Clothing: blue jeans, black flannel shirt, white underwear, red and black sweatshirt, two pairs of socks (white and black)


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On April 28, 2015, the body of an unidentified male was discovered in a makeshift tent along the banks of the Kanawha River in Charleston, West Virginia. This case, designated under the Namus ID: UCP3037, has remained unresolved, with the decedent's identity still unknown. Despite investigative efforts, the man was only known by the potential first name "Earl," and there is speculation that he may have been a veteran, although this remains unconfirmed.

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Date Found: 04/28/2015

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