Fairfax County John Doe (1972)

This individual's NamUs file has recently been removed. While this implies the resolution of a case, no identification has been confirmed at this time.

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Fairfax County John Doe
Discovered	June 13, 1972
Unidentified for	53 years
Sex	Male
Location	Lorton, Virginia
Age	3-6
Race	Black
Height	3'9
Weight	50 pounds
Body condition	Recognizable face
Postmortem interval	Hours
Cause of death	Beating

Fairfax County John Doe was a toddler who was murdered and dumped in a river in Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia.

Case

The child's cause of death was due to blunt force trauma to the head. He was found unclothed and floating in Massey Creek below the Old Colchester Road bridge in Fairfax County. The boy's clothes were never located.

Characteristics

• Black hair.
• Brown eyes.

Exclusions

• Solomon Rose

Media

• The victim's reconstruction was shown in the episode of Cold Case Files titled "A Knock at the Door," on display in the Fairfax County Sheriff's Office.
  • Sharon Abbott Lane (previously Fairfax County Jane Doe) and Joyce Meyer (previously "Christmas Tree Lady") also appear.

Sources

• Fairfax County John Doe at NamUs
• Fairfax County John Doe at NCMEC
• Fairfax County John Doe at the Doe Network
• The Doe Network: Located & Identified Persons