Beckham County John Doe (1982)

Beckham County John Doe
Discovered	February 16, 1982
Unidentified for	42 years
Sex	Male
Location	Carter, Oklahoma
Age	25 - 40
Race	White
Height	5'10
Weight	125 - 140 pounds
Body condition	Traumatic injuries
Postmortem interval	Months
Cause of death	Gunshot (homicide)

Beckham County John Doe was a young or middle-aged man whose remains was found in Carter, Oklahoma, in 1982.

Case

The clothed, partial remains of the decedent were found in a ditch northeast of Carter, Oklahoma. He'd been shot to death.

Characteristics

• He had light-brown hair with a beard.
• Examination revealed a possible speech impediment or lisp.

Clothing and accessories

• Kennington of California short sleeve white shirt with brown pocket trim.
• Levi blue jeans, zipper front, size W28/L32.
  • Back pockets were intact and empty.

'Plumage Blue and white pullover shirt.

• Dark brown cowboy hat with a dark blue print bandana around it
• Trax brown canvas, low top, lace-up shoes, size 8D.
• Eight matching stockings, 4 on left and 4 on the right.
  • Gray with a red top.
  • White with a gray-red top
  • White with a green-black top
  • White with a blue top.
• Silver colored chain.
• A gold chain with a gold heart around it.
• A necklace.
• Silver colored chain necklace with a turquoise drop.
• Rubber black "O" ring on the left middle finger.
• Silver colored ring with an ovoid two-tone turquoise stone on the left little finger.

Sources

• Beckham County John Doe at NamUs
• Beckham County John Doe at the Doe Network