On Marck 30, 1975 a group of kids was playing just outside the village of Faxaskjól, Iceland. The kids would find two large bones (now believed to be leg bones) and bring them to their parents. Not knowing any better their parents told them it was likely the bones of a large animal like a cow. On July 7th the kids would return to where they found the bones and remembering the leg bones decided to dig where they found them.
This was when they discovered that it wasn't a large animal, but a human. They found a jaw, some footbones and a sock. The children realized what they found went to one of their grandfathers to tell him. They would bring him to the bones and the police were called.
The police were criticized for their unprofessionalism in this case. Instead of blocking off the scene, people were freely allowed to enter the crime scene. Not only that instead of calling professionals to excavate the remains they allowed the children who found the remains to continue to dig them up fully knowing that this was likely a murder. One of the children had a dog at the scene and the dog would end up chewing on some of the bone.
The skeleton was believed to belong to a man in his 40s. It was likely he had died between 1951 and 1954, but it was unknown how he had died. He had been apparently buried in a cement tube (no sign of decomposition in the tube) in an area that used to be a shooting range for the U.S. and British soldiers during WWII. Residents were asked questions and only two came forward stating there was a large mound there between 1952 and 1955, but it was believed to have been to do with construction so no one investigated it.
John Doe was a man in his 40's and was around 5'8". All of his teeth, but two lower ones were found, he may have had trouble chewing. There were no other pieces of clothing other than socks found with the body, it's believed the socks may be the only thing he was wearing.
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DV Jan. 13, 2019
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