Nashville John Doe (1947)

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Nashville John Doe
Discovered	May 3, 1947
Unidentified for	78 years
Sex	Male
Location	Nashville, Tennessee
Age	Newborn
Postmortem interval	Same day
Cause of death	Strangulation

Nashville John Doe was an infant who was found in the restroom of Phillips Service Station at 220 4th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee on May 3, 1947. He was strangled to death by his umbilical cord when he was born.

He was buried at the Davidson County Cemetery in Nashville two days after his discovery. Few details are available in his case.

Sources

• Nashville John Doe at Find a Grave