Tag: John Doe

Bloomington John Doe (1983)

Artist's rendering of what the Bloomington John Doe (1983) looked like when alive

DISCOVERY: On June 20, 1983, a Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) employee was checking the railroad cars of a train in Bloomington, San Bernardino County, California, when he discovered the body of a man at the bottom of a gondola car. The train had been carrying sugar beets. According to deputies, the vegetables were unloaded in

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Bobby Copeland: Who Was the John Doe Found at the Marco Polo Hotel?

Two artists' renderings of what "Bobby Copeland" looked like when alive

DISCOVERY: On January 5, 1988, a maid entered Room 227 of the Marco Polo Hotel and came across a grisly sight: the deceased body of a young male. The young man had been in the Miami, Florida, area with a group of young people who were working as magazine salespersons. He’d been staying at the

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Fort Bend County John Doe (2000)

Two artists' renderings of what the Fort Bend County John Doe (2000) may have looked like when he was alive

DISCOVERY: On December 17, 2000, a horseback rider came across scattered human remains in a field near 8500 Davis Estate Road in Needville, Fort Bend County, Texas. While some were spread across the field, the majority of the bones were found within a green plastic bag along the side of the road. AUTOPSY: Based on

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Yermo John Doe (2006): Male Found Burning On the Side of a Desert Road

Artist's rendering of what the Yermo John Doe (2006) may have looked like when alive

DISCOVERY: At around 3:13 AM on the morning of May 8, 2006, the burning body of a deceased male was found on the side of Fort Irwin Road in Yermo, San Bernardino, California. The site, a remote desert road, was north of I-15. AUTOPSY: According to an examination of the body, John Doe had died

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Coal Train Carlos

Two artists' renderings of what Coal Train Carlos may have looked like when he was alive

DISCOVERY: On November 11, 1995, the frozen body of an unidentified man were found in a coal train car in Wright, Campbell County, Wyoming. The train had travelled from the Pruitt Power plant in Richmond, Texas, some 1,000 miles away, and had made a number of stops before arriving in Wyoming. It’s believed John Doe

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