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Unidentified White / Caucasian Male
Unidentified White / Caucasian Male
Age 17-21
from Beckley, West Virginia
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
Date Found: 1972-07-23
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Jan 16, 2018
Sep 04, 2024
19761
DA-72184
Adult - Pre 30
17
21
29006
72 inches
White / Caucasian
White / Caucasian
Male
Hours
1951
1958
1972
1975
1972-07-23
Beckley
West Virginia
Raleigh County
No
1
13090
West Virginia State Police - Troop 6, Beckley Detachment
Beckley
West Virginia
Raleigh County
Mark Painter
District Commander
105 Pinecrest Drive, , Beckley, West Virginia
3042566700
State
Law Enforcement
Brown
Dark reddish brown hair
Unknown
Unknown
Area Recovered:
