NAMUS CASE 1997

 

ESTIMATED YEAR OF DEATH: 1999 or prior

 

SEX: MALE

RACE: BLACK

AGE: 37-47

STATE: OHIO

HEIGHT: 5'7", estimated

WEIGHT: N/A

HAIR: N/A

EYES: N/A

 

Furnace installer hooked up duct work to chimney, and found the chimney to be blocked. While attempting to clear the blockage from the furnace chimney, the furnace installer found what appeared to be human remains. Died by violence of undetermined origin.

 

Found in pants: Kool cigarette pack, transparent plastic green lighter, sharpened piece of apparent metal (described as "metal punch"), partial role of black electrical tape. Yellow-brown short sleeve T-shirt; red, yellow and green print shirt with collar, black denim collared brown corduroy long sleeve shirt; denim pants; 4 pairs of socks (two pair original color undetermined, 1 pair green crew-length dress sock, 1 pr consisted of 1 black athletic sock and 1 black dress sock. Black nylon "do rag" hat, (with end tied in knot), black hat, 1 black right glove.

Leather boat shoes. Serpetine type chain necklace with split ring as clasp; cylindrical keychain.

 

[155 missing person exclusions]

From THE DOE NETWORK:

 

May have died up to decades prior to being discovered.

Probable smoker.

Teeth not recovered were number 8, 9, 10, 11, and 26.

 

The decedent was located in the chimney of the Mount Ararat Baptist Church Youth Center on 3790 East 131st Street and Corlett Avenue in Cleveland, OH. The remains were found by a man who was repairing the heater at the Youth Center. After furnace installer hooked up duct work to chimney, found the chimney to be blocked. While attempting to clear blockage, found what appeared to be human remains.