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Unidentified Black / African American Male
Age 25-50
from Bronx, New York

Victim Details

Created
Aug 08, 2011

Case Added
Aug 16, 2024

Case ID
12785

Case Number
B88-05201

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 50

Age From
25

Age To
50

Pid
21242

Height
73 inches

Weight
165 lbs

Ethnicity
Black / African American

Primary Ethnicity
Black / African American

Gender
Male

Post Mortem Interval
Weeks

Estimated Birth From
1938

Estimated Birth To
1963

Estimated Death Year From
1988

Date Found
1988-10-23

City
Bronx

State
New York

County
Bronx County

Tribal Land
No

AllPartsRecovered
1

Agency ID
46146

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 #
B88-05201

Hair Color
Black

Head/Hair
short

Left Eye Color
Brown

Right Eye Color
Brown

Physical Descriptions
Tattoo: tattoo on right hand between thumb and 1st finger of a cross with 3 vertical lines

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: dark blue "Sergio Valente" trousers, white sock, white underwear
Footwear: one "Reebok" sneaker

Area Recovered: allowfullscreen>

Clothing: dark blue &quot;Sergio Valente&quot; trousers, white sock, white underwear
Footwear: one &quot;Reebok&quot; sneaker

Case Description

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Unknown male found on the shore of Spuyten Duyvil Creek, just south of the Spuyten Duyvil Metro North train station.
Date Found: 1988-10-23

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