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05/20/90, the crew of the MV Pocahontas Cargo Ship at Norfolk International Terminal discovered two unidentified persons (UP6634) in the refrigerated cargo hold. The men had started a fire in the hold in attempt to keep warm but died of carbon monoxide poisoning. The ship's last port of call was Columbia South America.
Date Found: 1990-05-20

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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP6602

Victim Details

Created

Jan 28, 2010

Case Added

Jul 08, 2024

Case ID

49096

Case Number

T1990-45701

Estimated Age Range

Adult - Pre 40

Age From

Age To

Pid

37319

Height

65 inches

Weight

125 lbs

Ethnicity

Black / African American

Primary Ethnicity

Black / African American

Gender

Male

EstimatedPostmortemInterval

Post Mortem Interval

Days

Estimated Birth From

1960

Estimated Birth To

1972

Estimated Death Year From

1990

Date Found

1990-05-20

Description

Norfolk International Terminal

City

Norfolk

State

Virginia

County

Norfolk City

Zip Code

23505

Tribal Land

AllPartsRecovered

Agency ID

8574

Agency Name

Norfolk Police Department

Agency City

Norfolk

Agency State

Virginia

Agency County

Norfolk City

Agency Contact

Jonathan Smith

Contact Job Title

Detective

Agency Address

100 Brooke Avenue, , Norfolk, Virginia

Agency Phone

7576643277

Agency Jurisdiction

Local

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Website

https://www.norfolk.gov/police

Agency Report Date

1990-05-20

Hair Color

Black

Head/Hair

short "afro hair style"

Left Eye Color

Brown

Right Eye Color

Brown

Clothing & Accessories

Accessories: Personal effects suggested that he and his traveling companion may have boarded the ship in Medellin, Colombia.
Clothing: Black polo style shirt. Blue jeans with brown belt. Red underpants. Print shorts. White and brown sock on right foot , white sock on left foot. Orange knit gloves.
Footwear: Red hi-top sneakers
Jewelry: Brown string medallion on neck

Area Recovered:

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