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Unidentified Black / African American Male
Age 20-35
from New York, New York

Victim Details

Created
Dec 21, 2011

Case Added
Jan 30, 2024

Case ID
12876

Case Number
M89-04721

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 40

Age From
20

Age To
35

Pid
21334

Height
62 inches

Weight
140 lbs

Ethnicity
Black / African American

Primary Ethnicity
Black / African American

Gender
Male

Post Mortem Interval
Minutes

Estimated Birth From
1954

Estimated Birth To
1969

Estimated Death Year From
1989

Date Found
1989-05-27

City
New York

State
New York

County
New York County

AllPartsRecovered
1

Agency ID
46259

Agency Name
Office of Chief Medical Examiner New York City

Agency City
New York

Agency State
New York

Agency County
New York County

Agency Contact

Agency Address
520 First Avenue, , New York, New York

Agency Phone
2124472030

Agency Jurisdiction
Local

Agency Type
Medical Examiner

Agency Case #
M89-04721

Hair Color
Black

Left Eye Color
Brown

Right Eye Color
Brown

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: blue jeans, dark blue t-shirt, white yellow and violet underwear

Area Recovered: allowfullscreen>

Case Description

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Unknown black male was struck by a southbound #1 train as it entered the Christopher Street Station. The conductor witnessed the decedent trying to run down the tracks to outrun the train and threw the emergency brake, but was unable to stop in time.
Date Found: 1989-05-27

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