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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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Victim Details

Jun 17, 2019

Apr 08, 2020

26958

85-2581

Adult - Pre 70

50

70

37537

75 lbs

90 lbs

Black / African American

Black / African American

Male

1915

1935

1985

1985-05-21

Field near 3201 S. 26th Stree

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia County

19145

No

1

21368

Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia County

400 North Broad Street, , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2156857445

County

Medical Examiner

85-2581

1985-05-21

Gray or Partially Gray

Frontal and occipital alopecia

Unknown

Unknown


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