Putnam County John Doe (1995)

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Putnam County John Doe
Discovered	October 9, 1995
Unidentified for	28 years
Sex	Male
Location	Brewster, New York
Age	40-50
Race	Black
Height	5'9
Weight	165 pounds
Body condition	Recognizable face
Postmortem interval	1 day
Cause of death	Suicide

Putnam County John Doe was a man who died by suicide in New York. He was seen alive two days before he was discovered.

Case

On October 9, 1995, the victim was located in a wooded area adjacent to the Garden Street School on Oak Street in Brewster, New York. He had slashed his wrists in an apparent suicide.

On October 7, he was seen making a purchase at a curtain shop in New Rochelle, where he purchased two expensive blankets. He then took a train to Brewster on the Metro-North Railroad.

Despite an extensive investigation into the man's suicide, he has never been identified.

Characteristics

• Balding, graying black hair.
• Brown eyes.
• Shaved underarms.
• Mole on the right side of his face.

Clothing and accessories

• Green, black and yellow plaid 'Kenneth Gordon' long sleeve shirt.
• Blue, red and green plaid 'Gentleman's Row' short sleeve shirt.
• Tan 'Haggar Casuals' pants (size 33x30).
• Blue briefs.
• Brown leather 'Dockers' penny loafers (size 9M).
• Gold chain necklace with a crucifix.
• $1,158.

Gallery

Shirt

Shirt

Belt

Loafers

Crucifix

Sources

• Putnam County John Doe at NamUs ^{GRAPHIC POSTMORTEM WARNING}
• Putnam County John Doe at the Doe Network
• Patch.com