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Decedent was a victim of serial murders discovered in Houston in 1973.
Date Found: 1973-08-09

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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP4547

Victim Details

Created

Oct 15, 2008

Case Added

Aug 17, 2023

Case ID

45916

Case Number

ML73-3356

Estimated Age Range

Adolescent

Age From

Age To

Pid

3516

Height

64 inches

Ethnicity

White / Caucasian

Primary Ethnicity

White / Caucasian

Gender

Male

EstimatedPostmortemInterval

Post Mortem Interval

Years

Estimated Birth From

1953

Estimated Birth To

1958

Estimated Death Year From

1972

Estimated Death Year To

1973

Date Found

1973-08-09

City

Houston

State

Texas

County

Harris County

AllPartsRecovered

Agency ID

13681

Agency Name

Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences

Agency City

Houston

Agency State

Texas

Agency County

Harris County

Agency Contact

Julie Fleischman

Contact Job Title

Forensic Anthropologist

Agency Address

1861 Old Spanish Trail, , Houston, Texas

Agency Phone

8329275000

Agency Jurisdiction

County

Agency Type

Medical Examiner

Agency Website

https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/default.aspx

Agency Case #

ML73-3356

Hair Color

Brown

Head/Hair

Brown

Left Eye Color

Unknown

Right Eye Color

Unknown

Clothing & Accessories

Clothing: Dark (possibly blue) corduroy pants size 32x30; khaki or white long sleeve shirt (one pocket on each chest, ties/laces below the collar, oval peace sign on the back with USA written in red/white/blue, with lettering below --possibly L&H MF, LSH MF, or L&4 MF); multi-colored swim trunks with buckle; white elastic waist brief underwear; brown cowboy boots with "NEOLITE" on the heel; white socks; and a knotted leather thong around an ankle.

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