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Unidentified Black / African American Male
Age 50-70
from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Body of a decomposed black male is discovered by a Conrail work crew down along railroad tracks near 3201 S. 26th Street. He was found in area just at the base of a steep bank below the CONRAIL line that is heavily overgrown with underbrush and small to medium-sized trees.
Date Found: 1985-05-21

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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP58081

Victim Details

Created

Jun 17, 2019

Case Added

Apr 08, 2020

Case ID

26958

Case Number

85-2581

Estimated Age Range

Adult - Pre 70

Age From

Age To

Pid

37537

Weight

75 lbs

Weight To

90 lbs

Ethnicity

Black / African American

Primary Ethnicity

Black / African American

Gender

Male

Estimated Birth From

1915

Estimated Birth To

1935

Estimated Death Year From

1985

Date Found

1985-05-21

Description

Field near 3201 S. 26th Stree

City

Philadelphia

State

Pennsylvania

County

Philadelphia County

Zip Code

19145

Tribal Land

AllPartsRecovered

Agency ID

21368

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/

Agency Case #

85-2581

Agency Report Date

1985-05-21

Hair Color

Gray or Partially Gray

Head/Hair

Frontal and occipital alopecia

Left Eye Color

Unknown

Right Eye Color

Unknown

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Unidentified Black / African American Male
Age 50-70
from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Age 50-70
from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania