"John Valentine" is the nickname given to a child who was found murdered in 2005.
Case
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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 had black hair.
- He had previously fractured his right humerus, which was in the process of healing when he died.
Sources
- John Valentine at NamUs
- John Valentine at NCMEC
- John Valentine at the Doe Network
- NY Daily News