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Unidentified Black / African American Male
Age 45-60
from Columbia, South Carolina

Victim Details

Jun 19, 2014

Jul 14, 2023

14175

83-0264

Adult - Pre 60

45

60

22927

72 inches

185 lbs

Black / African American

Black / African American

Male

Days

1923

1938

1983

1983-05-29

Columbia

South Carolina

Richland County

29201

1

10389

Columbia Police Department

Columbia

South Carolina

Richland County

1 Justice Square, , Columbia, South Carolina

Local

Law Enforcement

Black

Black with some gray hair, slightly balding, and approximately one inch in length.

Unknown

Unknown

  • Scar/mark: Healed depressed skull fracture of left forehead (frontal bone) with probable associated scar

  • Clothing: White undershirt and pair of black cotton dress pants. Black leather shoes recovered underneath and near body.
  • Clothing: A white button dress shirt with grayish pin-stripes was recovered downstream from the body on the creek bank.
  • Footwear: Black leather shoes were found underneath the body and near one foot.


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Case Description

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The decomposed body of a black male was found on a creek bank in Columbia, SC on the property of the South Carolina State Hospital near Colonial Drive and Harden Street Extension on May 29, 1983. It was estimated that he had been dead for 10 to 14 days. Cause and manner of death were undetermined.
Date Found: 1983-05-29

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