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Unidentified White / Caucasian Male
Age 17-21
from Norwood Park Township, Illinois

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On December 26, 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, 17-21 years old. He stood approximately 5’7” – 5’11” tall. His hair color and eye color is unknown. He had sustained an injury to his left clavicle prior to his d ...Read More
Date Found: 1978-12-26

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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP10998

Victim Details

Created

Feb 20, 2013

Case Added

Jul 26, 2023

Case ID

6696

Case Number

1282DEC78

Estimated Age Range

Adult - Pre 30

Age From

Age To

Pid

29725

Height

67 inches

Height To

71 inches

Ethnicity

White / Caucasian

Primary Ethnicity

White / Caucasian

Gender

Male

Estimated Birth From

1951

Estimated Birth To

1961

Estimated Death Year From

1972

Estimated Death Year To

1978

Date Found

1978-12-26

City

Norwood Park Township

State

Illinois

County

Cook County

Agency ID

5924

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

1978-12-26

Hair Color

Unknown

Head/Hair

Unknown (no hair found with skeletal remains)

Left Eye Color

Unknown

Right Eye Color

Unknown

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Unidentified White / Caucasian Male
Age 17-21
from Norwood Park Township, Illinois

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Unidentified White / Caucasian Male
Age 17-21
from Norwood Park Township, Illinois