Kleanthis Konstantinidis was a man who was murdered in 2016. He was identified in 2022 and his identity released in October of the same year.
Case[]
The badly decomposed body of a man was discovered along Highway 90. His arms and one of his legs were removed, possibly in efforts to hide distinctive features, such as scars or tattoos. An autopsy revealed he died from a blow to the head.
Investigators found a break in the case when searching a house in Mississippi after the owner died of natural causes. They discovered a severed foot in a bucket, which DNA confirmed was a match to Kleanthis. With this sample, they located a relative of Kleanthis who lived in the United States and confirmed his identity. The owner of the house, Phillip Pointer, is the prime suspect in his death, but the circumstances of the murder is still unclear.
Characteristics[]
- A scar on his chest from bypass surgery.
- Possible brown or hazel eyes.
- Likely fair complexion with few or no freckles.
- Possible black hair.
- Per analysis by the DNA Doe Project, the victim was primarily of European, Mediterranean, and West Asian descent.
- There were traces of Native American, East Asian, and African heritage.
Recent developments[]
The case has proven to be one of the hardest for the DNA Doe Project as the decedent is believed to be a recent immigrant or child of immigrants from Greece or Turkey. The project has appealed to public for help by releasing the names of several region and surnames tied to the decedent, including:
- Turkey: Alaçatı/Alatsata and Istanbul with the surnames Samiotes, Vasilakis, Stamatakis, Charouhas and Pagavla.
- Greece: Andros, Piraeus, Alexandroupoli and Chios with the surname Roussas, Drougas and Thoma.
- Romania and Moldova: Bucharest and Transylvania with the surnames Lucas and Pipa.
- Italy: Locana (Piedmont) and Veneto Region (Venice).
- France: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
- Some matches with roots in England and Germany.
- Suffolk County, Massachusetts: the location where his genealogically closest identified relative lives.
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