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Unidentified White / Caucasian Male
Age 35-55
from Grottoes, Virginia

Victim Details

Created
Feb 18, 2010

Case Added
Nov 21, 2023

Case ID
44468

Case Number
W1979-00002

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 60

Age From
35

Age To
55

Pid
59666

Height
67 inches

Height To
74 inches

Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Primary Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Gender
Male

EstimatedPostmortemInterval
22

Post Mortem Interval
Years

Estimated Birth From
1902

Estimated Birth To
1925

Estimated Death Year From
1957

Estimated Death Year To
1960

Date Found
1979-07-01

City
Grottoes

State
Virginia

County
Augusta County

Tribal Land
No

Agency ID
36308

Agency Name
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Central District

Agency City
Richmond

Agency State
Virginia

Agency County
Richmond City

Agency Contact
Lara Newell

Contact Job Title
Long-term Unidentified Coordinator

Agency Address
400 E Jackson St, , Richmond, Virginia

Agency Phone
8047863174

Agency Jurisdiction
State

Agency Type
Medical Examiner

Hair Color
Unknown

Left Eye Color
Unknown

Right Eye Color
Unknown

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Case Description

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Skeletal remains were found in an abandoned manganese mine while law enforcement was searching for missing vehicles.
Date Found: 1979-07-01

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