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Unidentified White / Caucasian Male
Age 18-22
from Norwood Park Township, Illinois

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On December 27, 1978 skeletal remains of a young male were found in Norwood Park which is located in Cook County, Illinois. The remains were discovered in a crawl space of a residence in Norwood Park that belonged to serial killer John Wayne Gacy. The remains have been determined to belong to a white male, 18-22 years old. He stood approximately 5’9” – 6’02” tall. He had dark brown wavy hair. One of his upper teeth was displaced behind another tooth. It is possible ...Read More
Date Found: 1978-12-27

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Victim Details

Created

Feb 20, 2013

Case Added

Jul 26, 2023

Case ID

6697

Case Number

1325DEC78

Estimated Age Range

Adult - Pre 30

Age From

Age To

Pid

29724

Height

69 inches

Height To

74 inches

Ethnicity

White / Caucasian

Primary Ethnicity

White / Caucasian

Gender

Male

Estimated Birth From

1950

Estimated Birth To

1960

Estimated Death Year From

1972

Estimated Death Year To

1978

Date Found

1978-12-27

City

Norwood Park Township

State

Illinois

County

Cook County

Agency ID

5925

Agency Name

Cook County Sheriff's Police Department

Agency City

Chicago

Agency State

Illinois

Agency County

Cook County

Agency Contact

Jason Moran

Contact Job Title

Detective Commander

Agency Address

50 West Washington, , Chicago, Illinois

Agency Phone

7088656244

Agency Jurisdiction

County

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Case #

78-803640

Agency Report Date

1978-12-27

Hair Color

Brown

Head/Hair

Dark brown (almost black); Wavy

Left Eye Color

Unknown

Right Eye Color

Unknown

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Unidentified White / Caucasian Male
Age 18-22
from Norwood Park Township, Illinois

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Unidentified White / Caucasian Male
Age 18-22
from Norwood Park Township, Illinois