Knottingley John Doe

Knottingley John Doe
Discovered	13 December 1978
Unidentified for	46 years
Sex	Male
Location	Knottingley, West Yorkshire, England
Age	35-50
Race	White
Height	170cm
Body condition	Decomposed
Postmortem interval	4-6 weeks
Cause of death	Not stated

Knottingley John Doe was a man whose decomposed body was found in the River Aire at Knottingley.

He is believed to have been in the water for 4 to 6 weeks.

Characteristics

• Medium build.
• Brown greying hair.

Clothing and accessories

• Green William Dixon trousers, made in England.
• Leather belt.
• Two green socks on left foot.
• Chain with crucifix.

Sources

• Knottingley John Doe at the UK Missing Persons Unit^{GRAPHIC POSTMORTEM WARNING}
• Knottingley John Doe at the Doe Network