Changes: Jerry Holbert

Latest revision as of 05:29, 27 October 2020

Jerry David Holbert was a man who drowned in the Holston River in Kingsport, Tennessee. He was identified in 2020.

Case

Jerry was reported missing in August 2003 after he failed to arrive in Ohio. It is believed he left his residence in Charleston, West Virginia and boarded a bus for Ohio. He may have been in the Cambridge area.

At the time he vanished, he was suffering from dementia and it is believed he became disoriented.

On August 11, his body was recovered from the Holston River in Kingsport, Tennessee. According to investigators, there were no signs of foul play and it is suspected his body floated to its discovery location from upstream.

It is unknown how he ended up in Tennessee, however, as the Holston River does not run through in West Virginia, it is unlikely he died there.

Clothing and accessories

White sleeveless, button-up shirt with vertical blue and burgundy stripes.
Blue jeans.
Black belt.
Black shoes.
A BB&T bank envelope containing $267.

Gallery

Sources

Jerry Holbert at the Doe Network^{POSTMORTEM WARNING}
Jerry Holbert at the DNA Doe Project
11 WJHL

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-{{Identified notice}}{{Identified
+'''Jerry David Holbert '''was a man who drowned in the Holston River in Kingsport, Tennessee. He was identified in 2020.
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-|race = {{White}}
-|sex = {{M}}
-|span = {{age|2003|8|11}}
-|found = August 11, 2003
-|location = Kingsport, Tennessee
-|cause of death = {{Drown}}
-|name = Jerry Holbert|missing from = Charleston, West Virginia|age = 64|realname = Jerry D. Holbert|identified = 2020|timespan = 16 years}}
-'''Jerry D. Holbert '''was a man who drowned in a river in Kingsport, Tennessee. He was identified in 2020.
 ==Case==
-Jerry disappeared under bizarre circumstances on August 4, 2003. He intended to travel from his residence of Charleston, West Virginia, and travel to Ohio via bus. He is thought to have left his residence and walked to the bus station.
+Jerry was reported missing in August 2003 after he failed to arrive in Ohio. It is believed he left his residence in Charleston, West Virginia and boarded a bus for Ohio. He may have been in the Cambridge area.
+At the time he vanished, he was suffering from dementia and it is believed he became disoriented.
-On August 11, his body was recovered in a river in Kingsport, Tennessee, 220 miles away from where he was last seen.
-His body was retrieved from halfway between the riverbanks. According to investigators, there were no signs of foul play and is suspected that the body could have floated to its discovery location from anywhere upstream.
+On August 11, his body was recovered from the Holston River in Kingsport, Tennessee. According to investigators, there were no signs of foul play and it is suspected his body floated to its discovery location from upstream.
+It is unknown how he ended up in Tennessee, however, as the Holston River does not run through in West Virginia, it is unlikely he died there.
-Foul play is not suspected, as Jerry suffered from dementia, and is thought to have become disoriented. However, it is still unclear how he ended up in Tennessee.
 ==Clothing and accessories==
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 ==Gallery==
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+<gallery>
+UP1546.jpg|Reconstruction by Catyana Falsetti
 UP1546 2.jpeg|Reconstruction by Joanna J. Hughes
 UP1546 Shirt.jpeg|Shirt
 UP1546 Pants.jpeg|Jeans
 UP1546 Socks.jpeg|Socks
-File:PM.jpg|link=File:UP1546_Watch.jpeg|Watch
 </gallery>
 ==Sources==
-*{{Doe Network|784umtn.html|Kingsport John Doe}}{{PM}}
+*{{Doe Network|784umtn.html|Jerry Holbert}}{{PM}}
-*{{DNADoeProject|kingsport-john-doe|Kingsport John Doe}}
+*{{DNADoeProject|kingsport-john-doe|Jerry Holbert}}
 * [https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/kingsport-pd-identify-remains-found-in-holston-river-17-years-ago-as-missing-west-virginia-man/ ''11 WJHL'']
+{{DEFAULTSORT: Holbert, Jerry}}
 [[Category:People found in Tennessee]]
 [[Category:2003 discoveries]]
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 [[Category:DNA Doe Project cases]]
 [[Category:Accidental deaths]]
-[[Category:1940s births]]
 [[Category:1930s births]]
 [[Category:2020 identifications]]