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Unidentified Black / African American Male
Age 19-22
from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Case Description

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Found in Frankford Creek with multiple stab wounds weighed down by a barbell chained to ankle.
Date Found: 1979-04-28

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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP17458

Victim Details

Created

Feb 11, 2018

Case Added

Mar 10, 2022

Case ID

19879

Case Number

79-2179

Estimated Age Range

Adult - Pre 30

Age From

Age To

Pid

55684

Height

61 inches

Height To

68 inches

Weight

155 lbs

Ethnicity

Black / African American

Primary Ethnicity

Black / African American

Gender

Male

Estimated Birth From

1957

Estimated Birth To

1960

Estimated Death Year From

1979

Date Found

1979-04-28

City

Philadelphia

State

Pennsylvania

County

Philadelphia County

Zip Code

19137

Tribal Land

AllPartsRecovered

Agency ID

21517

Agency Name

Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office

Agency City

Philadelphia

Agency State

Pennsylvania

Agency County

Philadelphia County

Agency Contact

Jamie Willer

Contact Job Title

Acting Supervisor of Forensic Investigations

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 #

79-2179

Agency Report Date

1979-04-28

Hair Color

Black

Head/Hair

Tightly curly hair trimmed short

Body/Hair

Pubic hair well-developed

Left Eye Color

Unknown

Right Eye Color

Unknown

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Unidentified Black / African American Male
Age 19-22
from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Age 19-22
from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania