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Unidentified White / Caucasian Male
Age 60-80
from Scranton, Pennsylvania

Victim Details

Created
May 23, 2012

Case Added
Aug 28, 2024

Case ID
16427

Case Number
LA113003

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 80

Age From
60

Age To
80

Pid
25386

Height
71 inches

Weight
180 lbs

Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Primary Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Gender
Male

Post Mortem Interval
Minutes

Estimated Birth From
1923

Estimated Birth To
1943

Estimated Death Year From
2003

Date Found
2003-11-30

City
Scranton

State
Pennsylvania

County
Lackawanna County

Tribal Land
No

AllPartsRecovered
1

Agency ID
42661

Agency Name
Lackawanna County Coroners Office

Agency City
Scranton

Agency State
Pennsylvania

Agency County
Lackawanna County

Agency Contact

Agency Address
200 Adams Avenue, , Scranton, Pennsylvania

Agency Phone
5709636100

Agency Jurisdiction
County

Agency Type
Coroner

Agency Website
https://www.lackawannacounty.org/government/elected_officials/coroner.php

Hair Color
Gray or Partially Gray

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: gray coat

Area Recovered: allowfullscreen>

Case Description

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Unidentified male checked into Mercy Hospital, Scranton, on November 22 and died on November 30 of natural causes/leukemia. He gave a name of "George Volk" and said he was a bartender from Boston, Massachusetts, and had traveled to Scranton by bus but refused to provide any other information. He did not give an address, SSN, insurance information, or contact information for family or friends. Authorities were unable to track him to any busses coming from the Boston area and were also unable to locate any taxi services that provided the man transportation to the hospital. Repeated inquiry to police, hospital, and other officials in Massachusetts provided no further information.
Date Found: 2003-11-30

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