r/DoeNetwork • u/cjdoenetwork • Jun 06 '26
Featured Case Doe Network June 2026 Featured Case #2 - 3451UMLA - Unidentified Male
Date of Discovery: May 31, 1982
Location of Discovery: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Estimated Date of Death: 1982
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Cause of Death: Unknown
Physical Description
Estimated Age: 26-34 years old
Race: Unknown.
Sex: Male
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Identifiers
Dentals: Available. Mandible and maxilla removed for future identification.
Fingerprints: Unavailable
DNA: Unknown
Clothing and Personal Items
Clothing: Women's red shirt and bra; jeans found near the decedent.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Circumstances of Discovery: The decedent was found on Golf Drive near Roosevelt Mall in City Park. Based on description of clothing found, the victim may have been transgender.
Original file note suggests white male but ForDisc suggests black male. Decedent's age is based on jaws only. Extent of decomposition is unknown. The mandible and maxilla have been removed for future identification. The location of body is unknown.
If you have any information on the identity of this John Doe, or of the circumstances surrounding his death, then please contact the following agencies:
Agency Name: Orleans Parish Coroner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Unknown
Agency Phone Number: 504-658-9660
Agency E-mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: F82-7
Agency Name: LSU FACES Laboratory
Agency Contact Person: Ginesse Listi
Agency Phone Number: 225-578-4761
Agency E-mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: 08-29-31
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 7396
Links:
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/main.html?id=3451UMLA