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Unidentified Black / African American Male
Age 15-20
from Eatonton, Georgia

Victim Details

Created
Nov 05, 2008

Case Added
Sep 17, 2024

Case ID
44305

Case Number
78-11442

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 20

Age From
15

Age To
20

Pid
6234

Ethnicity
Black / African American

Primary Ethnicity
Black / African American

Gender
Male

EstimatedPostmortemInterval
1

Post Mortem Interval
Days

Estimated Birth From
1958

Estimated Birth To
1963

Estimated Death Year From
1978

Date Found
1978-06-10

City
Eatonton

State
Georgia

County
Putnam County

Zip Code
31024

Tribal Land
No

AllPartsRecovered
1

Agency ID
3043

Agency Name
Georgia Bureau of Investigation - Region 6

Agency City
Milledgeville

Agency State
Georgia

Agency County
Baldwin County

Agency Contact

Agency Address
291 Industrial Park Drive, , Milledgeville, Georgia

Agency Phone
4784454173

Agency Jurisdiction
State

Agency Type
Law Enforcement

Agency Website
https://gbi.georgia.gov/

Agency Case #
06-0602-01-78

Hair Color
Black

Head/Hair
Black afro several inches long with a reddish tint

Left Eye Color
Unknown

Right Eye Color
Unknown

Physical Descriptions
Finger and toe nails: Fingernails were extremely long
Scar/mark: Numerous old scars on upper chest, upper back, and legs

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: Black t-shirt; blue jeans with blue elastic belt with the word "jeans" inscribed; bikini style underpants
Footwear: one (left) gray lace up dress shoe (approximate size 8)

Area Recovered: allowfullscreen>

Case Description

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Male found in Putnam County, Georgia on June 10, 1978. He was found inside a train car carrying coal at the Georgia Power Plant in Eatonton. The investigation revealed that the train originated in Fariston, KY on June 8, 1978 and made stops in Corbin, KY, Etowah, TN, Atlanta, GA, and Warren County, GA before stopping in Eatonton on June 10, 1978. It is unknown in which city the male entered the train car. It’s estimated that he had been deceased for 1-2 days prior to being found.
Date Found: 1978-06-10

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