439UMAK - Unidentified Male



Reconstruction of the victim by David R. Wood

Date of Discovery: August 24, 1989

Location of Discovery: Anchorage, Anchorage County,

Estimated Date of Death: 1989

State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction

Cause of Death: Suicide

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 25-40 years old

Race: White

Gender: Male

Height: 6'1", Estimated

Weight: 180 lbs., Estimated

Hair Color: Brown, curly.

Eye Color: Blue

Distinguishing Marks/Features: Wore a full beard and mustache. No tattoos nor scars noted.

Identifiers

Dentals: Available

Fingerprints: Available

DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: None located.

Jewelry: Unknown

Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery

A police officer was stopped by a citizen who told him about a man running down the road with no clothes on. As the officer arrived in the area of the McDonald's restaurant on Mt. View Drive, he saw the man running through the parking lot, then climb up a center flagpole all the way to the top and looked around as if he was surveying the area. The officer called up to him, but did not get a response. The man then let go and fell to the ground.

The police were never able to find his clothing or figure out from where he came. Fingerprints were sent out to all states, FBI and Canada with negative results. The autopsy showed no drugs in his system.

He may have come from another country and jumped ship near Anchorage.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Office of the State Medical Examiner

Agency Contact Person: Stephen Hoage

Agency Phone Number: 907-334-2200

Agency E-Mail: N/A

Agency Case Number: 15-00835

Agency Name: Alaska State Troopers

Agency Contact Person: Missing Persons Unit

Agency Phone Number: 907-269-5058

Agency E-Mail: N/A

Agency Case Number: 89-112359

NCIC Case Number: U392761578

NamUs Case Number: 14060

Information Source(s)

Namus

Admin Notes

Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 11/9/17