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Unidentified White / Caucasian Male
Age 17-21
from Beckley, West Virginia

Victim Details

Created
Jan 16, 2018

Case Added
Sep 04, 2024

Case ID
19761

Case Number
DA-72184

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 30

Age From
17

Age To
21

Pid
29006

Height
72 inches

Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Primary Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Gender
Male

Post Mortem Interval
Hours

Estimated Birth From
1951

Estimated Birth To
1958

Estimated Death Year From
1972

Estimated Death Year To
1975

Date Found
1972-07-23

City
Beckley

State
West Virginia

County
Raleigh County

Tribal Land
No

AllPartsRecovered
1

Agency ID
13090

Agency Name
West Virginia State Police - Troop 6, Beckley Detachment

Agency City
Beckley

Agency State
West Virginia

Agency County
Raleigh County

Agency Contact
Mark Painter

Contact Job Title
District Commander

Agency Address
105 Pinecrest Drive, , Beckley, West Virginia

Agency Phone
3042566700

Agency Jurisdiction
State

Agency Type
Law Enforcement

Hair Color
Brown

Head/Hair
Dark reddish brown hair

Left Eye Color
Unknown

Right Eye Color
Unknown

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: Wearing a black pair of Levis, a blue and grey checkered shirt and jungle boots.
Footwear: jungle boots.

Area Recovered: allowfullscreen>

Case Description

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The unidentified was hitch-hiking when he was struck by a car that went out of control near the Fair Deal Market on US 19-21. A motorist who had given the hitch-hiker a ride just before his death told police the man told him he was en route to Bluefield where he was born to get a birth certificate so he could join the Army. He also told, the motorist he was raised in Chicago, IL., but his parents were dead. He never divulged his name.
Date Found: 1972-07-23

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