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

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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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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP4710

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

Age To

Pid

6234

Ethnicity

Black / African American

Primary Ethnicity

Black / African American

Gender

Male

EstimatedPostmortemInterval

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

AllPartsRecovered

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

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

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Age 15-20
from Eatonton, Georgia