Gorodovikovsk John Doe

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Gorodovikovsk John Doe
Discovered	3 September 1978
Unidentified for	46 years
Sex	Male
Location	Gorodovikovsk, Russia
Age	60-69
Race	White
Height	162-163 cm
Body condition	Decomposed
Postmortem interval	25-35 days
Cause of death	Suspected homicide

Gorodovikovsk John Doe was a man whose decomposed and partially charred remains were found in a forest belt 18 kilometers away from the highway in Gorodovikovsk, located in Russia's Kalmykia Republic.

The decedent, who was barefoot, was decomposed and partially charred with burn marks on his head, neck and chest, as well as burnt grass in the area surrounding his head. The body was tied with a long tarpaulin belt from the chest to legs, and his hands were bound behind his back with a rope. A medical examiner noted a blunt force injury to the decedent's left temporal bone. Due to the decomposition, any other burn marks and the cause of death went undetermined however, due to the circumstances his death was ruled a homicide.

Characteristics

• Missing seven teeth in his lower jaw.
• Missing eight teeth in his upper jaw.

Clothing and accessories

• Black cotton fabric pants.
• Partially burnt gray cotton fabric jacket.
• Dark-colored cotton fabric shirt.
• Cotton fabric underwear.

Sources

• Russian Investigative Committee (Russian) ^{GRAPHIC POSTMORTEM WARNING}