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Unidentified Black / African American Male
Age 60-75
from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Victim Details

Created
Jul 24, 2019

Case Added
Oct 07, 2024

Case ID
27138

Case Number
83-0068

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 80

Age From
60

Age To
75

Pid
37890

Height
65 inches

Height To
67 inches

Weight
115 lbs

Weight To
135 lbs

Ethnicity
Black / African American

Primary Ethnicity
Black / African American

Gender
Male

EstimatedPostmortemInterval
3

Post Mortem Interval
Hours

Estimated Birth From
1908

Estimated Birth To
1923

Estimated Death Year From
1983

Date Found
1983-01-04

City
Philadelphia

State
Pennsylvania

County
Philadelphia County

Zip Code
19111

Tribal Land
No

AllPartsRecovered
1

Agency ID
21598

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 #
83-0068

Agency Report Date
1983-01-04

Hair Color
Gray or Partially Gray

Head/Hair
Gray and black hair with receding hairline

Left Eye Color
Brown

Right Eye Color
Brown

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Case Description

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Found on highway at Cottman Ave and Oxford Ave and taken to JFK Hospital and then transferred immediately to Hahneman Hospital for delicing facilities. Decedent had a temp of 77, no pulse or BP. CPR and peritoneal dialysis was done in ER and then taken to OR for cardiopulmonary bypass but decedent never responded.
Date Found: 1983-01-04

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