Description

On May 9, 1976, the nude body of a young white male was found, badly burned and partly decomposed, in Bullitt County, KY. The hands were so badly burned that processing by our lab was impossible at that time. The hands were severed from the body and forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation Identification Unit for special processing. In 1976, the F. B. I. ran this classification through its criminal records file, and its military and civilian file with negative results. Although a forensic odontological report was not made, it was noted that the victim had the following dental characteristics: • Old fracture of left mandible. • 1st Molar, upper left, rotted off at gum. • Lower right bicuspid grown crooked in toward toungue. An autopsy was performed on the body and no evidence of shooting or cutting was indicated. X-ray examination did show the subject had an old, healed fracture of the left “mandudiable” (perhaps mandible). It appeared the subject had never received any dental work. Description is as follows: Fingerprint classification is listed above: • Race: White • Sex: Male • Age: 18-22 • Height: 5’ 7” • Weight: 140-150 lbs. • Shoe Size: 7 ½ E (actual) – Probable Size Worn: 8 D • Eyes: unknown • Hair: Light Brown with reddish tint • Teeth: #14 1st molar upper left rotted at gum, #28 1st lower right bicuspid crooked, grown in toward tongue • Blood Type: A negative • No tattoos or surgical scars • No jewelry or identification on body • Clothing: Appears to have been Western style from remains that were not burned and were adhering to the body.