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Unidentified White / Caucasian Male
Age 35-55
from Grottoes, Virginia

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Victim Details

Created

Feb 18, 2010

Case Added

Nov 21, 2023

Case ID

44468

Case Number

W1979-00002

Estimated Age Range

Adult - Pre 60

Age From

Age To

PID

59666

Height

67 inches

Height To

74 inches

Ethnicity

White / Caucasian

Primary Ethnicity

White / Caucasian

Gender

Male

Estimated Postmortem Interval

Post Mortem Interval

Years

Estimated Birth From

1902

Estimated Birth To

1925

Estimated Death Year From

1957

Estimated Death Year To

1960

Date Found

Jul 1, 1979

City

Grottoes

State

Virginia

County

Augusta County

Tribal Land

Agency ID

36308

Agency Name

Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Central District

Agency City

Richmond

Agency State

Virginia

Agency County

Richmond City

Agency Contact

Lara Newell

Contact Job Title

Long-term Unidentified Coordinator

Agency Address

400 E Jackson St, , Richmond, Virginia

Agency Phone

8047863174

Agency Jurisdiction

State

Agency Type

Medical Examiner

Hair Color

Unknown

Left Eye Color

Unknown

Right Eye Color

Unknown

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Case Description

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Skeletal remains were found in an abandoned manganese mine while law enforcement was searching for missing vehicles.
Date Found: 1979-07-01

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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP6702

Unidentified White / Caucasian Male
Age 35-55
from Grottoes, Virginia

Victim Details

Case Description

Links to Additional Sources (1)

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Case Description

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Unidentified White / Caucasian Male
Age 35-55
from Grottoes, Virginia