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Unidentified Black / African American Male
Age 60-70
from New Orleans, Louisiana

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Victim Details

Created

Nov 12, 2007

Case Added

Jul 11, 2022

Case ID

4028

Case Number

LSU 07-08 ; A-0048-1

Estimated Age Range

Adult - Pre 70

Age From

Age To

PID

59700

Height

71 inches

Ethnicity

Black / African American

Primary Ethnicity

Black / African American

Gender

Male

Estimated Postmortem Interval

Post Mortem Interval

Months

Estimated Birth From

1936

Estimated Birth To

1947

Estimated Death Year From

2006

Estimated Death Year To

2007

Date Found

Jan 11, 2007

City

New Orleans

State

Louisiana

County

Orleans Parish

All Parts Recovered

Agency ID

3542

Agency Name

Orleans Parish Coroner's Office

Agency City

New Orleans

Agency State

Louisiana

Agency County

Orleans Parish

Agency Address

3001 Earhart Boulevard, Orleans Parish Coroner 3001 Earhart Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70125, New Orleans, Louisiana

Agency Phone

5046589660

Agency Jurisdiction

County

Agency Type

Coroner

Agency Website

http://neworleanscoroner.com/

Hair Color

Unknown

Head/Hair

a mass of dark, relatively straight and coarse hair found with body

Clothing & Accessories

Clothing: Dark colored baseball cap, Polo Sport brand, USA teddy bear on front. Possible jacket, size 9-10, Alaska Blues brand. Size M, light-colored button-down shirt, D'Avila brand. X-Large, dark colored, cotton tee shirt, AmeriTee brand.
Clothing: light colored drawstring pants, light brown or tan colored corduroy pants
Footwear: Dark colored, men's trouser sock. Size 11M shoe, brown leather, Nunn Bush brand. Tan colored suede and wool slipper.

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Case Description

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Found by construction worker in a vacant lot.
Date Found: 2007-01-11

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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP683

Possible Missing Person Matches (4)

Missing persons whose details are consistent with these remains, ranked by how closely they compare. Fields that are unknown in either case are left out of the score.

Values read: this case vs the missing person.

79%Possible

Irvin Goff

MP4105 • Missing since Dec 1, 2004 from Edgard, Louisiana

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Sex ✓Male

Age 100%Est. 60–70 vs 64 when missing

Race 100%Black

Location 92%40 mi away, same state

TimingFound 2 years after last seen

Height 84%5'11" vs 5'9"

78%Possible

Wallace Landry

MP679 • Missing since Oct 20, 1999 from New Orleans, Louisiana

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Sex ✓Male

Age 100%Est. 60–70 vs 55 when missing

Race 100%Black

Location 98%16 mi away, same county

TimingFound 7 years after last seen

Height 84%5'11" vs 5'9"

77%Possible

Clarence Ruffin

MP4196 • Missing since Jul 10, 1992 from Avondale, Louisiana

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Sex ✓Male

Age 95%Est. 60–70 vs 71 when missing

Race 100%Black

Location 96%23 mi away, same state

TimingFound 15 years after last seen

Height 100%5'11" vs 5'10"

75%Possible

Joseph Hayes

MP675 • Missing since May 20, 2000 from Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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Sex ✓Male

Age 93%Est. 60–70 vs 52 when missing

Race 100%Black

Location 81%78 mi away, same state

TimingFound 7 years after last seen

Height 100%5'11" vs 5'11"

These comparisons are generated automatically from public NamUs case data and are not confirmed identifications. Only DNA, dental or fingerprint comparison by investigators can confirm an identity. If you believe two cases are connected, contact the agency handling this case.

Unidentified Black / African American Male
Age 60-70
from New Orleans, Louisiana

Victim Details

Case Description

Links to Additional Sources (1)

Possible Missing Person Matches (4)

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Unidentified Black / African American Male
Age 60-70
from New Orleans, Louisiana