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Unidentified Black / African American Male
Age 0-0
from Chesapeake, Virginia

Victim Details

Created
Jan 24, 2025

Case Added
Jan 27, 2025

Case ID
50459

Case Number
C1949-00002

Estimated Age Range
Infant

Pid
70033

Height
22 inches

Weight
8 lbs

Ethnicity
Black / African American

Primary Ethnicity
Black / African American

Gender
Male

EstimatedPostmortemInterval
6

Post Mortem Interval
Hours

Estimated Death Year From
1949

Date Found
1949-05-06

City
Chesapeake

State
Virginia

County
Chesapeake City

Tribal Land
No

Agency ID
49373

Agency Name
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Tidewater District

Agency City
Norfolk

Agency State
Virginia

Agency County
Norfolk City

Agency Contact
Lara Newell

Contact Job Title
Long-term Unidentified Coordinator

Agency Address
830 Southampton Ave., Suite 100, , Norfolk, Virginia

Agency Phone
7576838366

Agency Jurisdiction
State

Agency Type
Medical Examiner

Agency Website
http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/medical-examiner/district-offices-contact-us/

Agency Case #
C1949-00002

Hair Color
Black

Left Eye Color
Unknown

Right Eye Color
Unknown

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Case Description

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Found in a paper bag in the bottom of a gondola railroad car
Date Found: 1949-05-06

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