Duval County John Doe (May 2004)

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Duval County John Doe
Discovered	May 20, 2004
Unidentified for	21 years
Sex	Male
Location	Jacksonville, Florida
Age	50-70
Race	White/Hispanic
Height	6'1
Body condition	Mummified
Postmortem interval	Weeks
Cause of death	Hanging

Duval County John Doe was a man found hanging in an oak tree in a wooded area in Jacksonville, Florida.

Characteristics

• Osteoarthritis.
• Right clavicle fracture.
• Healed nasal fracture.
• First vertebra in the neck fused with the base of the skull, leading to limited movement and extension of the neck.
• Minor damage due to softening and breakdown along the transverse processes of the first vertebra and the third cervical vertebra in the neck.
• Fracture on the upper surface of the sacrum bone on the right side and on the lower surface of the fifth lumbar vertebra in the lower back.

Profile

Sources

• Duval County John Doe at NamUs
• Duval County John Doe at the Doe Network