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Unknown male who is one of three stowaways found in the hull of the cargo ship "Ostfriesiand" as it docked in Red Hook Marine Terminal. The ship was docked in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and picked up cocoa beans. The hull was sealed as they left Ivory Coast, and fumigated. The stowaways were trapped inside, and discovered when the ship prepared to dock in Brooklyn.
Date Found: 1996-03-19
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Victim Details

Apr 05, 2010

Nov 10, 2023

5756

K96-01574

Adult - Pre 40

20

40

9927

72 inches

117 lbs

Black / African American

Black / African American

Male

1956

1976

1996

1996-03-19

Brooklyn

New York

Kings County

1

44035

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

K96-01574

Black

short, kinky

Brown

Brown


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