March 5, 1951 Oilville, Virginia John Doe

 

On March 5, 1951, a blue denim military-style bag was found off the side of U.S. 250 near Oilville, Virginia about 26 miles west of Richmond. Inside the bag was the body of a young boy. He had been dead 2 to 3 days before the bag was discovered and it was not discovered how he died, but he did have bruises and two cuts on his head. His body could not have been tossed from the road where he was found.

He was a white male between 3 and 6-years-old. He was 3'6" and 44 lbs. He had red/auburn hair and blue eyes. Someone tried to make a bandage for the injury on his head.

He was wearing a "Checks size 4, J.C. Penny Company" sweater coat with red and pink block checks and sleeves and waistband, a new button had been sewed onto it, red, white, and blue striped socks size 9/10, he was not wearing shoes, but he would be a size 7to 8, a red, white and blue stripe on a brown cotton short-sleeved shirt, 11 1/2 inch across shoulders, 12 inches in length from the neck, overall pants: new, dungaree-type, elastic top blue denim, 14 inches in length, one pocket on the right hop, underwear is white wool button-down front and a union-suit type with short legs and sleeves. Label: "C-Y is best, age 6-8." 13 inches across the shoulders and 1 inch long.

The bag was a denim military-type duffle with a drawstring. There was a woman's raincoat around his feet.

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Daily Press March 6, 1951