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Unidentified Uncertain Male
Age 18-99
from , Virginia

Victim Details

Created
Jan 09, 2023

Case Added
Nov 21, 2023

Case ID
44897

Case Number
T1972-12016

Estimated Age Range
Adult

Age From
18

Age To
99

Pid
61175

Ethnicity
Uncertain

Primary Ethnicity
Uncertain

Gender
Male

EstimatedPostmortemInterval
12

Post Mortem Interval
Hours

Estimated Birth From
1873

Estimated Birth To
1954

Estimated Death Year From
1972

Date Found
1972-05-25

Description
125-150 miles East of the Virginia Coast

State
Virginia

County
Norfolk City

Tribal Land
No

Agency ID
41240

Agency Name
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Tidewater District

Agency City
Norfolk

Agency State
Virginia

Agency County
Norfolk City

Agency Contact
Lara Newell

Contact Job Title
Long-term Unidentified Coordinator

Agency Address
830 Southampton Ave., Suite 100, , Norfolk, Virginia

Agency Phone
7576838366

Agency Jurisdiction
State

Agency Type
Medical Examiner

Agency Website
http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/medical-examiner/district-offices-contact-us/

Hair Color
Unknown

Left Eye Color
Unknown

Right Eye Color
Unknown

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Case Description

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Remains found after an explosion on a container ship off the coast of Virginia. Related to UP98988
Date Found: 1972-05-25

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