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

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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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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

Age To

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

allPartsRecovered

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

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

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