Changes: Goochland Boy

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"Goochland Boy" was the nickname given to a boy who was found in a duffel bag in Virginia in 1951.

Case

On March 5, 1951, highway workers were cleaning up litter from ditches along State Route 670 near Oilville, 26 miles west of Richmond, when they came across a navy blue army-style duffel bag containing the body of a young boy.

It was determined the boy had been dead for about a week and was placed inside the bag and dumped hours or a day prior to the discovery, as it had rained the night before yet the ground underneath the bag was still dry. It is speculated the boy was killed elsewhere and transported to the site. The boy had no signs of trauma aside from bruising and two cuts on his head possibly received postmortem. His cause of death was undetermined. The condition of the child's body has been listed as being too decomposed to recognize, yet a 1951 state bulletin, released in 2021, includes a photograph depicting him in a state where visual identification could have been possible.

Characteristics

Reddish-blond hair.
Light complexion.

Clothing and accessories

Tan dungaree pants.^[1]
Red plaid cardigan sweater-jacket with label reading "Checkers, size 4, J.C. Penney Company." with mismatched bottom button.
Tan socks with pink and blue stripes.
Striped tan and blue pullover shirt.
Well-worn, medium-sized grey finish women's raincoat.

Gallery

Sources

Goochland Boy at NamUs
Goochland Boy at the Doe Network
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Dale Brumfield ^{POSTMORTEM WARNING}
State of Virginia Police Bulletin (1951) ^{POSTMORTEM WARNING}

↑ Other sources state he wore blue jeans.

[1] Other sources state he wore blue jeans.

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 On March 5, 1951, highway workers were cleaning up litter from ditches along State Route 670 near Oilville, 26 miles west of Richmond, when they came across a navy blue army-style duffel bag containing the body of a young boy.
-It was determined the boy had been dead for about a week and was placed inside the bag and dumped hours or a day prior to the discovery, as it had rained the night before yet the bag was still dry. It is speculated the boy was killed elsewhere and transported to the site. The boy had no signs of trauma aside from bruising and two cuts on his head possibly received postmortem. His cause of death was undetermined. The condition of the child's body has been listed as being too decomposed to recognize, yet a 1951 state bulletin, released in 2021, includes a photograph depicting him in a state where visual identification could have been possible.
+It was determined the boy had been dead for about a week and was placed inside the bag and dumped hours or a day prior to the discovery, as it had rained the night before yet the ground underneath the bag was still dry. It is speculated the boy was killed elsewhere and transported to the site. The boy had no signs of trauma aside from bruising and two cuts on his head possibly received postmortem. His cause of death was undetermined. The condition of the child's body has been listed as being too decomposed to recognize, yet a 1951 state bulletin, released in 2021, includes a photograph depicting him in a state where visual identification could have been possible.
 == Characteristics ==