Thursday, August 23, 2018

October 11, 1996 Benton County, Arkansas John Doe


On October 16, 1996 a fisherman stumbled upon a sleeping bag floating in Beaver Lake located in Rogers, Arkansas. Inside was the remains of a man and two pillows. It was estimated he'd died from blunt force trauma to the head and may have been dead for possibly a year. It's believed the sleeping bag may have been weighed down and it had broken free and floated. The area where the body was found was steep and wooded. It could be possible that it either floated to the area or was brought there by boat.

He was a white male between 30 and 60 years old. He was 5'9" to 5'11". He may have done hard labor as work or was a weight lifter. He had Myositis Ossificans on the right medial distal portion of the humerus.  According to the condition of his teeth he may have been a heavy smoker or coffee drinker or both. His front teeth showed heavy and wear and he had a lower left tooth surgically removed and a right rear tooth had a filling.

The sleeping bag he was in was sold by MZH Inc in Haleyvile, Alabama. The pillows found with him were marked Washington Regional Medical Center. Remnants of a size small fruit of the loom white jockey briefs and a white sock was found.

SOURCES:
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/117umar.html
https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/2906/details

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