Changes: John Valentine

Revision as of 21:27, 6 November 2020

"John Valentine" is the nickname given to a child who was found murdered in 2005.

Case

The body of a boy, placed in a duffel bag and wrapped in a sheet, was found on Rockaway Beach in Queens, NY. His cause of death has not been specifically stated, but it is being investigated as a homicide after discovering multiple unhealed fractures to his ribs and vertebrae.

Investigators suspect that he may have been disposed of on a boat, or the murder may have happened overseas.

Characteristics

He was most likely between three and five years old.
He had black hair.
He had previously fractured his right humerus, which was in the process of healing when he died.

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+{{UID Infobox|image1 = File:NCMU1111099c1.jpg|sex = {{M}}|race = Unknown<br>(Possibly {{Hisp}})|location = Rockaway Beach, New York|discovered = February 5, 2005|span = {{age|2005|2|5}}|condition={{dec}}|cod = {{Homicide}}|title1=|caption1=Reconstruction of blanket|age=3-5|height=3'|weight=|pmi=Weeks - months}}
+'''"John Valentine"''' is the nickname given to a child who was found murdered in 2005.
+==Case==
+[[file:queens jd.jpg|thumb|left|Original image of blanket]]
-== Case ==
 The body of a boy, placed in a duffel bag and wrapped in a sheet, was found on Rockaway Beach in Queens, NY. His cause of death has not been specifically stated, but it is being investigated as a homicide after discovering multiple unhealed fractures to his ribs and vertebrae.
 Investigators suspect that he may have been disposed of on a boat, or the murder may have happened overseas.
-== Characteristics ==
+==Characteristics==
-* He was most likely between three and five years old.
+*He was most likely between three and five years old.
-* He had black hair.
+*He had black hair.
-* He had previously fractured his right humerus, which was in the process of healing when he died.
+*He had previously fractured his right humerus, which was in the process of healing when he died.
+==Sources ==
+*{{NamUs|2688|John Valentine}}
+*{{Doe Network|1477umny.html|John Valentine}}
+*''[https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/unsolved-murder-child-haunts-rockaways-article-1.1263261#ixzz2zx2D3rR4 NY Daily News]''
-== Sources ==
-* {{NamUs|2688|John Valentine}}
-* {{Doe Network|1477umny.html|John Valentine}}
-* ''[https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/unsolved-murder-child-haunts-rockaways-article-1.1263261#ixzz2zx2D3rR4 NY Daily News]''
 [[Category:Male]]
 [[Category:Race unknown]]
-[[Category:Infants]]
 [[Category:Toddlers]]
 [[Category:Children]]
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 [[Category:Found in bodies of water]]
 [[Category:Hispanic]]
-[[Category:Head missing]]