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Unidentified Black / African American Male
Age 50-70
from McAlester, Oklahoma

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Victim Details

Created

Jan 21, 2009

Case Added

Jun 3, 2024

Case ID

28796

Case Number

723214

Estimated Age Range

Adult - Pre 70

Age From

Age To

PID

29344

Height

66 inches

Ethnicity

Black / African American

Primary Ethnicity

Multiple

Gender

Male

Post Mortem Interval

Years

Estimated Birth From

1898

Estimated Birth To

1922

Estimated Death Year From

1968

Estimated Death Year To

1972

Date Found

Feb 25, 1972

City

McAlester

State

Oklahoma

County

Pittsburg County

Tribal Land

Yes

Agency ID

14461

Agency Name

Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Eastern Division

Agency City

Tulsa

Agency State

Oklahoma

Agency County

Tulsa County

Agency Contact

Angela Berg

Contact Job Title

Anthropologist

Agency Address

1627 Southwest Boulevard, , Tulsa, Oklahoma

Agency Phone

9182953400

Agency Jurisdiction

State

Agency Type

Medical Examiner

Agency Website

https://www.ok.gov/ocme/

Agency Case #

723214

Agency Report Date

Feb 25, 1972

Hair Color

Black

Head/Hair

Hair analysis in 1972 suggests Black origin.

Left Eye Color

Unknown

Right Eye Color

Unknown

Clothing & Accessories

Clothing: Scorched pieces of thin, finely woven, khaki-colored cloth.

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Case Description

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Found near a railroad outside McAlester by a maintenance crew while burning weeds in right-of-way.
Date Found: 1972-02-25

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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP3015

Unidentified Black / African American Male
Age 50-70
from McAlester, Oklahoma

Victim Details

Case Description

Links to Additional Sources (1)

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