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{{UID|name = Mississippi County John Doe|image = [[File:Mississippi County John Doe 1979 Reconstruction.jpg|200px|Reconstruction by Anthony Redgrave|200px]]|sex = {{M}}|race = {{White}}|location = Charleston, Missouri|found = July 18, 1979|span = {{age|1979|07|18}}|postmortem interval = Months|body condition = {{sk}}|age approximation = 20-60|height approximation = N/A|weight approximation = N/A|cause of death = {{ns}}}}'''Mississippi County John Doe''' was a man whose burned skeletal remains were found on a farm in Charleston, Missouri in 1979.
 
{{UID|name = Mississippi County John Doe|image = [[File:Mississippi County John Doe 1979 Reconstruction.jpg|200px|Reconstruction by Anthony Redgrave|200px]]|sex = {{M}}|race = {{White}}|location = Charleston, Missouri|found = July 18, 1979|span = {{age|1979|07|18}}|postmortem interval = Months|body condition = {{sk}}|age approximation = 20-60|height approximation = N/A|weight approximation = N/A|cause of death = {{ns}}}}'''Mississippi County John Doe''' was a man whose burned skeletal remains were found on a farm in Charleston, Missouri in 1979.
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The remains were initially believed to be female until confirmed by DNA testing in 2016 to be male.
   
 
He is currently undergoing testing by Southeast Missouri State University and Othram Inc.
 
He is currently undergoing testing by Southeast Missouri State University and Othram Inc.
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Revision as of 05:55, 9 March 2020

Template:UIDMississippi County John Doe was a man whose burned skeletal remains were found on a farm in Charleston, Missouri in 1979.

The remains were initially believed to be female until confirmed by DNA testing in 2016 to be male.

He is currently undergoing testing by Southeast Missouri State University and Othram Inc.

Characteristics

  • Light brown/dark blonde hair.

Clothing and accessories

  • Parts of a styrofoam container (resembling a restaurant "take-out" box).
  • A house style key.
  • Old, blank form labeled as being from the Marquette Cement Company.
  • Small, rectangular, rusty metal canister bearing traces of what appears to be an eagle emblem.
  • White shoelace.

Sources