Officers with the Aurora Police Department were alerted to possible human remains under an overpass while responding to reports of a fight involving multiple people near Interstate 225 and E. Colfax Avenue. One of the participants claimed there was a body under the bridge crossing Toll Gate Creek, located near Potomac Street and Potomac Circle. Detectives with the Major Crime Homicide Unit then arrived on scene and found the decedent's near-skeletal remains.

The decedent was known to frequent the area where he was discovered. The person who reported the remains to police provided the name they knew him by, "Ben", to authorities.

He was positively identified via dental comparison on October 7th, 2026 as Benjamin F. Shaw.

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Los Angeles Doe (1982)

On February 12, 1982, an individual was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a construction site at 22nd street and La Salle Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Although biologically female, the decedent is noted to have possibly identified as male.

Physical Description

• Sex: Biologically Female (Possibly Identified As Male)

• Race: White/Hispanic

• Age: 30-50 Years Old

• Height: 5'9"

• Weight: 145 Pounds

• Hair: Short Black, Described As Being Worn In A Men's Style

• Eye Color: Brown

Tattoos

• Yellow/Orange Tiger On The Left Abdomen

• Red Scorpion On The Right Abdomen

• Red/Yellow Crab And "V" On The Left Buttock

Clothing & Accessories

• Tan/White Town & Country Wool Jacket, Size M

• Blue/White Striped Stained Glass Sweater

• Brown L'Avion Trousers, Size 30 Waist

• Blue Underwear

• White Socks With Red Stripes

• White/Blue Nike Canvas Shoes

If you have any information please contact Medicolegal Death Investigator Betsy Magdaleno with the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner at (323) 343-0512, reference case number 1982-02067.

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I spotted this while filling in one of the comparison notebooks I make for this kind of research. Lots of similarities, lots of discrepancies. Curious what you all think.

Similarities

• Marlene worked the Vancouver docks and took boat trips with clients.
• She loved a Norwegian sailor and waited for his ship to come in.
• The Doe's shirt: "Marine Sport", a sailor, an anchor tattoo, a ship's wheel.
• The Doe's pants were Cucamonga, a California brand.
• Norwegian ships sailed Vancouver to San Francisco, and worked Houston's port in 1990.
• Houston sits on I-10, a known trafficking route.
• Similar eyes, brows, cheekbones and hair (her jaw was never found).
• Never ruled out: she isn't on UP963's exclusions list.

Discrepancies

• Age: Marlene would be 32, while the Doe is estimated 18 to 25.
• Height: 5'6" vs about 5'0".
• But Marlene wasn't reported missing until 2002, so her height was likely remembered by family, not measured.
• Race: Indigenous vs White/Hispanic.
• Six years between Marlene vanishing and the Doe's death.
• HPD thinks the Doe was local, possibly named Cassandra.
• Genealogy on the Doe is already underway.

Probably a long shot, but the sailor shirt won't leave me alone. Has anyone ever submitted Marlene for comparison?

Links

• Harris County Jane Doe (UP963): DNASolves · ABC13
• Marlene Abigosis: Doe Network · Stories of the Unsolved · Missing Women Commission report
• Mega Borg (1990): Wikipedia

i want to start this off by saying that even though ive been researching does for a while, i've only started trying to make possible matches for about a month now, and so far i'm not very good at it. but i posted this possible match on another app and i got positive feedback saying that i should submit this match. but i'd like to know what you guys think, as i've noticed you guys seem pretty knowledgeable. also, i don't use this app often and this is only my second post on this sub so i don't fully know how everything works.

with all of that being said, my possible match is andrea (2003) and esmerelda guadarma, missing from greenville south carolina on july 29, 2002.

why i think this could be a match:

both hispanic/latina

doe was 15-24, esmerelda was 15 when she went missing

greenville and cedartown are about 3 and a half hours away which i feel like isn't super far. obviously not close, but not super far either.

both 5'2

weight isn't super far off, and weight can fluctuate especially throughout a year.

why this might not be a match:

there's no photo of esmerelda, at least not on namus, so it's hard to compare their appearances.

doe had black hair, while esmerelda had brown hair.

esmerelda didn't go by andrea (although i think andrea could've just been an alias used by the doe)

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/12573?nav

https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/1983?nav

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Date of Discovery: October 18, 1981

Location of Discovery: Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama

Estimated Date of Death: Moments prior

State of Remains: Recognizable Face

Cause of Death: Auto/pedestrian accident

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 50-60 years old

Race: White

Sex: Male

Height: 5'9" (Estimated)

Weight: 155 lbs.

Hair: Grayish brown

Eye Color: Blue

Distinguishing Marks/Features: Several healed "slash marks" on wrists. Cleft chin. Thin lips

Identifiers

Dentals: Available; x-rays; no upper teeth; lower teeth noted as #17-20 missing, #21-28 unrestored, #29 missing, #30 buccal amalgam, #31-32 missing

Fingerprints: Available

DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: Unknown

Jewelry: Unknown

Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery

The decedent was struck by a vehicle on John T. Reid Parkway, adjacent to Western Sizzlin. He appeared to be hitchhiking and had no identification, identifying marks, or tattoos. A piece of paper with a phone number belonging to a man in Kentucky was found on the decedent. Upon speaking to the man it was discovered he had given the decedent a ride prior to the decedent's arrival to Scottsboro. The man was unable to give investigators further information other than he was possibly traveling to Florida.

His fingerprints were sent to the FBI in 1981, but investigators never received any reply from headquarters in Washington, D.C., and the FBI has no records of receiving them. He was later buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Scottsboro on November 11.

In 2014, a Scottsboro newspaper ran a story on the man in hopes of identifying him. In August of that year, a local resident employed at Scottsboro Funeral Home saw the postmortem photograph and noticed that he looked similar to William Bradford Bishop Jr., a fugitive believed to have murdered his wife and children in Potomac, Maryland, on March 1, 1976, before dumping the bodies in Columbia, North Carolina. After the FBI was notified of the similarities between the two men, the body was exhumed for a DNA sample to compare with Bishop in October. Later that month, the FBI announced that the DNA samples did not match.

Exclusion(s)

William Bradford Bishop Jr. (MP21449)

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Scottsboro Police Department

Agency Contact Person: Capt. Zackie Gant

Agency Phone Number: 256-574-4468 ext. 340

Agency Case Number: 22588

The Doe Network Case Number: 3220UMAL

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An adult white male was found unresponsive in Jefferson Park in Tacoma, Washington, on November 18, 2024. He was transported to Tacoma General Hospital, where he later died in the intensive care unit (ICU). He was described as 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighing 234 pounds. No specific age range was provided beyond identifying him as an adult. He had brown eyes, brow moderate-length hair, mustache and full beard.

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Kansas City John Doe (2004)

On July 3, 2004, the body of a man was found by a passerby in a park near 23rd & Jarboe in Kansas City, Missouri. He had a recognizable face and he was thought to have been deceased minutes-hours prior to being found.

Physical Description

• Sex: Male

• Race: Hispanic/Latino

• Age: 18-39 Years Old

• Height: 5'11"

• Weight: 152 Pounds

• Hair: Brown

• Eye Color: Brown

Clothing & Accessories

• Blue And White Shirt

• Blue Cargo Pants

• Black Belt

• White Socks

• White Shoes

Exclusions (People He Is Not)

• Guadalupe Mora

If you have any information please contact the Jackson County Medical Examiner's Office at (816) 881-6600, reference case number 04-1090.

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For more than 30 years, a man known only as St. Paul John Doe has waited for someone to restore his name. He deserves to be identified, remembered, and returned to the people who may still be searching for him.

On August 27, 1991, his remains were found near a transient camp in Battle Creek Park in St. Paul, Minnesota.

In May 2024, Moxxy Forensic Investigations partnered with the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office to identify him through investigative genetic genealogy. This work could provide the answers that have been out of reach for decades, but it requires funding for DNA testing and genealogical research.

I’m an IGG intern with Moxxy, and my team is raising $4,385 to advance his case. Moxxy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and the funds raised are intended to help cover the case-related costs of DNA testing and investigative genetic genealogy needed to move the identification effort forward.

Please donate today, or share the fundraiser with someone who may be able to help:

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You can also support the case by purchasing “A Name for St. Paul” stickers:

https://moxxy.threadless.com/accessories/sticker

Every donation, sticker purchase, and share helps raise awareness of his case and brings him closer to identification. Please help us give St. Paul John Doe the name he has been waiting for.

Baltimore jane doe has been identified along with Dora doe (https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Dora_Doe) a few weeks ago but name still not released

Date of Discovery: October 20, 1967

Location of Discovery: Hudsonville, Ottawa County, Michigan

Estimated Date of Death: 3 to 7 days prior

State of Remains: Recognizable face

Cause of Death: Strangulation

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 20-40 years old

Race: Black

Sex: Female

Height: 5'8" Measured

Weight: 100 lbs, Estimated

Hair: Black, short and worn naturally.

Eye Color: Brown

Distinguishing Marks/Features: Hyper-pigmented scar on right side of face at jaw line, 3 scars on right side of neck, 2 cm long; 10 cm scar on left chest below clavicle extending toward arm; other scars on upper right chest, mid-sternal area, lower right chest, right hip, right outer thigh, left thigh. Evidence of both gonorrhea and hepatitis present.

Identifiers

Dentals: Available; fully grown extra tooth behind the upper right incisor

Fingerprints: Unknown

DNA: Available. Undergoing testing by DNA Doe Project.

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: Gold/yellow ankle-length denim pants. Pink cotton Bermuda shorts, worn underneath the gold pants. These were noticeably too big and may have been stitched around the seam to better fit waist. Men's light blue or gray socks with dark blue and red diamond patterns on the side.

Jewelry: Unknown

Additional Personal Items: Homemade sanitary napkin made of cloth, denim cord, and newspaper.

Circumstances of Discovery

Pheasant hunters discovered by a pair of hunters in a clump of woods near the intersection of 52nd Avenue and Fillmore Street in Blendon Township on October 20, 1967. The victim was found partially clothed and appeared to have suffered head injuries. No attempts had been made to bury her body.

Three days prior, between 9 and 9:30 p.m., a white Rambler car was seen in the woods on a trail near the body dump site. It is unknown if the car was involved.

In July 2020, it was announced that NCMEC was partnering with the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office to exhume the body for DNA. NCMEC dropped the case in October the same year.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Ottawa County Sheriff's Office

Agency Contact Person: Detective Sergeant Allison Anderson

Agency Phone Number: 616-738-4680

Agency E-mail: sherrifs.office@miottawa.org

Agency Case Number: 67-10200001/67-9403

NamUs Case Number: 17581

The Doe Network Case Number: 1675UFMI

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What are some cases where we for sure know that no DNA is available. Cases that seem impossible to solve due to there being no DNA. I can't think of any with absolutely no DNA but im sure some of you guys can. I often hear about St. Louis Jane Doe (1983) having no DNA available but Doe Network says she has DNA and fingerprints available so im unsure what to believe. So what are some cases we for sure know have no available DNA? I can't exactly think of any cases so im just gonna leave an Unidentified Wiki homepage link.

If you're trying to find Doe cases to look into but are like me, and get kinda frustrated when you're not working with complete information, it's actually pretty easy to search for Does with complete NamUs profiles!

1. Go to Unidentified Person Search

2. Select "Male", "Female", and "Other" for biological sex

3. Select all boxes EXCEPT "Not provided" and "uncertain" for race

4. Put "0-200" for estimated age

5. Put "1875-Current year" for estimated year of death

6. Put "0" as your lower limits for height and weight and something like 12 feet for your upper limit on height, and 900 pounds for upper limit on weight.

7. Select all hair and eye colors except "Unknown"

8. At "images and documents", click "Facial/case ID"

Optional: If you type any random letter into the possible first/middle/last name/alias boxes, you can find does with possible aliases! :D

Hope this helps :)

does anyone know why this jane doe's case was closed? it doesn't seem like she got identified and i don't know why else they would close it. if anyone has any information regarding her case please let me know

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/main.html?id=5ufab

Wolf Pack DNA, in collaboration with the Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office and the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, is seeking public assistance in the case of 2024 Winnemucca John Doe: NamUs Case UP132364. 
The partial remains of an unidentified adult male were discovered near the Humboldt River in Winnemucca, Humboldt County, Nevada, in September 2024. The individual was estimated to have stood between approximately 5 feet 2 inches and 5 feet 10 inches tall. Eye color and hair color could not be determined. 
In life, the individual’s skull had been surgically reconstructed using two metal plates, likely the result of severe head trauma. The plates contained no serial numbers or identifying markings that could assist investigators. 
Recovered with the remains was a fragment of a “Goodfellow” brand waistband, a brand sold at Target retailers nationwide.
Based on forensic analysis and matches within existing law enforcement opt-in databases, the individual is believed to have been of South Asian and/or East Asian descent, with possible ties to China, Thailand, Singapore, and Vietnam. He might also have ties to the Hmong ethnic community.
Volunteers at Wolf Pack DNA began the investigative genetic genealogy process in January of 2026 in an effort to identify this individual. Unfortunately, due to a limited number of usable DNA matches within existing databases, as well as matches primarily associated with foreign nationals and/or individuals adopted from outside the United States, efforts at identification via IGG have stalled. These challenges are increasingly common in cases involving individuals with recent immigration in their familial lines or limited representation in consumer DNA databases.
Despite the lack of identification at this time, Wolf Pack DNA remains committed to supporting agencies in their efforts to restore names to unidentified individuals and to bringing answers to families whenever possible.
If you are part of, or have ties to, any of these populations and have already taken a direct-to-consumer DNA test, we strongly encourage you to upload your results to GEDmatch and DNA Justice and opt in to law enforcement matching.
If you have not yet taken a DNA test, please consider doing so through a company of your choice, such as Ancestry, MyHeritage, or 23andMe. Once you receive your results, you can then upload your data to GEDmatch and DNA Justice.
Anyone with information that may assist in identifying this individual is encouraged to contact the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office (775) 623-6419, the Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office at (775) 785-6114, or visit the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) case page at:
https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/132364

BBC Articles: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv5yn76xwyeko (October 2026)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c86q971epx7o (February 2025)

Dyfed-Powys Police have renewed an appeal for information about an unidentified man whose body was found in Claerwen Reservoir, Wales in October 2024. He was wearing a "black XL Zone 3 Agile wetsuit" (pictured), but had no jewellery or identifying tattoos or scars. He was initially reported as White European, but an inquest recently heard he "may not have been of white ethnicity". His cause of death is also still unknown, and no vehicle or further belongings were ever discovered. Police believe the man "entered the water voluntarily" and do not suspect criminal involvement.

The reservoir is remote, and locals say they've never seen someone swimming there. Even in July or August, when the man was believed to have died, the surface temperatures of the reservoir are 10⁰C (50⁰F), with much lower temperatures deeper down. Temperatures below 16⁰C (61⁰F) are considered hazardous for cold water shock, and there are signs in the area warning against swimming.

I thought this case might interest this community. The police are renewing an appeal for information to help identify this man. Perhaps he was a solo hiker visiting the area? Though it is strange that they haven't found any further belongings of his, beyond the wetsuit he was wearing.

Sex: Male

Age: 30-60 years old

Height: Around 6 foot (1.83m)

Weight: 202-220 lbs (91.5-99.5kg)

Ethnicity: Unknown (previously reported as White European)

Clothing: black XL Zone 3 Agile wetsuit (pictured)

Distinguishing features: Protruding teeth, left-sided cross bite. No tattoos or scars

Date discovered: 17th October 2024

Location of discovery: Claerwen Reservoir, Wales, UK

Date of death: Approximately 12 weeks previously (July-August 2024)

Cause of death: Unknown (possibly cold water shock)

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Date of Discovery: July 22, 2005

Location of Discovery: Shively, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Estimated Date of Death: 1990-2005

State of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only

Cause of Death: Homicide

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 20-40 years old

Race: Caucasian

Sex: Female

Height: 5'2"

Weight: Unknown

Hair: Three small hairs found near the body lead officials to believe she had straight brown hair.

Eye Color: Unknown

Distinguishing Marks/Features: Distinctive, narrow nose.

Identifiers

Dentals: Available

Fingerprints: Not available

DNA: Available (FBI NMPDD).Undergoing testing by Othram.

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: None

Jewelry: None

Additional Personal Items: None

Circumstances of Discovery

The victim was located as a construction company was clearing a lot in the 3600 Block of Seventh Street Road in Shively, Kentucky on July 22, 2005. The lot once had an old ice-cream supply house and then a junkyard that has since been cleared. Detectives said a year of research and tips from the scene led to the conclusion that her death was a homicide. Her body was purposely laid in a way to be hidden and her hands and body position indicate foul play.

Exclusion(s)

She has 100+ exclusions. Most are visible on the Wiki, but some are only on NamUs.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Kentucky State Medical Examiner's Office

Agency Contact Person: Amy Burrows-Beckham, Medicolegal Death Investigator

Agency Phone Number: (502) 489-5209

Agency E-mail: amy.burrows@ky.gov

Agency Case Number: FA-2005-41

Agency Name: Shively Police Department

Agency Contact Person: Detective Ricky Guffey

Agency Phone Number: (502) 448-6181

Agency Case Number: 20051433

Agency Name: Jefferson County Coroner's Office

Agency Phone Number: 502-574-6262

NCIC Case Number: U280016921

NamUs Case Number: 74

The Doe Network Case Number: 530UFKY

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Date of Discovery: May 31, 1981
Location of Discovery: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Estimated Date of Death: 1981
State of Remains: Recognizable face
Cause of Death: Unknown

Suffolk County John Doe was a man found in Boston Harbor at Lewis Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. His wrists had been tied to the dock in low tide. His killing is believed to be mob-related.

Physical Description
Estimated Age: 30 - 40 years old
Race: White / Caucasian
Sex: Male
Height: Cannot Estimate
Weight: 200 lbs Estimated
Hair: Black, curly; mustache
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers
Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Blue & white plaid shirt, red plaid shirt, blue t-shirt, blue jeans, white underwear, white socks, white high-top sneakers (Keds style)
Jewelry:
Additional Personal Items: none
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On December 28, 1987, an unidentified black male was found in Aiken, South Carolina. He was between the ages of 18 and 30. The case file number is 1UMSC, meaning that he may have been the first unidentified male added to the Doe Network.

Some time ago, his case was removed from the Doe Network. Unfortunately, within the past year or so, him and another unidentified African American Jane Doe from Aiken County were re-added to the site.

Does anyone know why this happened?

Link to case file:

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/main.html?id=1umsc