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Unidentified White / Caucasian Male
Age 35-55
from New York, New York

Victim Details

Created
Nov 06, 2008

Case Added
Oct 13, 2023

Case ID
5303

Case Number
M04-02774

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 50

Age From
35

Age To
55

Pid
9164

Height
72 inches

Weight
195 lbs

Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Primary Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Gender
Male

Estimated Birth From
1949

Estimated Birth To
1969

Estimated Death Year From
2004

Date Found
2004-05-15

City
New York

State
New York

County
New York County

AllPartsRecovered
1

Agency ID
43498

Agency Name
Office of Chief Medical Examiner New York City

Agency City
New York

Agency State
New York

Agency County
New York County

Agency Contact

Agency Address
520 First Avenue, , New York, New York

Agency Phone
2124472030

Agency Jurisdiction
Local

Agency Type
Medical Examiner

Agency Case #
M04-02774

Hair Color
Brown

Head/Hair
Brown, curly, 2" in length

Left Eye Color
Brown

Right Eye Color
Brown

Physical Descriptions
Other distinctive physical characteristic: gold capped anterior upper teeth (see dental)

Clothing & Accessories
Jewelry: Yellow metal watch, yellow metal bracelet with white stones attatched to yellow metal ring with red stone, yellow metal bracelet with Puerto Rico emblem, yellow metal ring with white and blue stones, yellow metal ring with white stone and horse's head, yellow metal ring with religious medallion on top of blue stone, yellow metal ring with white stones, yellow metal ring band, yellow metal horseshoe shaped earring

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Case Description

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Decedent was found floating in the Hudson river near 85th street. Removed to 79th street boat basin. Fingerprints match to multiple aliases including: Rafael Moncada Gillen (or Gillan), Luis Herique, Jose Sapata Leon, Jose Luis Ortiz, John Rodriguez, and Luis Enrique Zapata. None of these names could be verified and no next of kin has been located.
Date Found: 2004-05-15

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