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Unidentified Black / African American Male
Age 25-70
from New York, New York

Victim Details

Created
Dec 20, 2011

Case Added
Jan 30, 2024

Case ID
12875

Case Number
M89-03632

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 70

Age From
25

Age To
70

Pid
21333

Height
68 inches

Weight
170 lbs

Ethnicity
Black / African American

Primary Ethnicity
Black / African American

Gender
Male

Post Mortem Interval
Hours

Estimated Birth From
1919

Estimated Birth To
1964

Estimated Death Year From
1989

Date Found
1989-04-20

City
New York

State
New York

County
New York County

AllPartsRecovered
1

Agency ID
46258

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 #
M89-03632

Hair Color
Black

Head/Hair
curly

Left Eye Color
Unknown

Right Eye Color
Unknown

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: gray sweatshirt with "SuperBowl Champs 1985" and San Francisco 49ers logo on front, blue "Calvin Klein" jeans, brown drawstring shorts
Footwear: white "Winner brand" sneakers

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Unknown black male was found floating in East River just south of East 96th Street. He had been seen by a construction worker 12 hours earlier in the area climbing on the rocky shoreline, collecting cans.
Date Found: 1989-04-20

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