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Unidentified Black / African American Female
Age 45-70
from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Case Description

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Struck by vehicle after walking into oncoming traffic. No indication of intentional act. Decedent was carying a bag of clothes and transported to Misericordia Hospital (Now Mercy Hospital of Phila.)
Date Found: 1972-03-03

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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP16954

Victim Details

Created

Aug 30, 2017

Case Added

Aug 28, 2024

Case ID

18968

Case Number

72-1317

Estimated Age Range

Adult - Pre 70

Age From

Age To

Pid

28164

Height

68 inches

Weight

234 lbs

Ethnicity

Black / African American

Primary Ethnicity

Black / African American

Gender

Female

Post Mortem Interval

Minutes

Estimated Birth From

1902

Estimated Birth To

1927

Estimated Death Year From

1972

Date Found

1972-03-03

City

Philadelphia

State

Pennsylvania

County

Philadelphia County

Zip Code

19139

Tribal Land

AllPartsRecovered

Agency ID

12850

Agency Name

Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office

Agency City

Philadelphia

Agency State

Pennsylvania

Agency County

Philadelphia County

Agency Contact

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 #

72-1317

Agency Report Date

1972-03-03

Hair Color

Gray or Partially Gray

Head/Hair

Mostly black hair, curly and "kinky"

Body/Hair

None specified

Left Eye Color

Brown

Right Eye Color

Brown

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Unidentified Black / African American Female
Age 45-70
from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Unidentified Black / African American Female
Age 45-70
from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania