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Unidentified White / Caucasian Male
Age 40-60
from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Victim Details

Created
Mar 30, 2018

Case Added
Aug 27, 2024

Case ID
19579

Case Number
17-4769

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 60

Age From
40

Age To
60

Pid
31744

Height
65 inches

Height To
70 inches

Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Primary Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Gender
Male

EstimatedPostmortemInterval
12

Post Mortem Interval
Months

Estimated Birth From
1956

Estimated Birth To
1977

Estimated Death Year From
2016

Estimated Death Year To
2017

Date Found
2017-10-27

City
Philadelphia

State
Pennsylvania

County
Philadelphia County

Zip Code
19137

Tribal Land
No

AllPartsRecovered
1

Agency ID
42259

Agency Name
Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office

Agency City
Philadelphia

Agency State
Pennsylvania

Agency County
Philadelphia County

Agency Contact

Agency Address
400 North Broad Street, , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Agency Phone
2156857445

Agency Jurisdiction
County

Agency Type
Medical Examiner

Agency Website
https://www.phila.gov/departments/medical-examiners-office/

Hair Color
Unknown

Left Eye Color
Unknown

Right Eye Color
Unknown

Physical Descriptions
Artificial body part/aid: Left Distal Fibula A Fixation Plate with serial #: 241. 06 231770

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: Tan shorts
Clothing: Black belt
Clothing: Underwear bottoms

Area Recovered: allowfullscreen>

Case Description

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An unknown bystander found a severely decomposed decedent in a tent that is near a railroad track. Bystander called 911. Medics arrived to the location and pronounced. Per P/O, there are possible lacerations on the lower portion of the decedent's back that resemble "possible knife thrust". Decedent has a tentative name from the bystander as a "Tom Fox" that was born in 1949.
Date Found: 2017-10-27

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