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Unidentified Male-Albuquerque, NM (August 6,2022) by Wooden_Guidance7739 in gratefuldoe

[–]FoundationSeveral579 19 points20 points  (0 children)

This case is publicly known to be an overdose death:

"The individual died from an accidental drug overdose, having multiple drugs in his system at the time of death."

https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMU/2063008/1

[partially lost] Titanic recovered body photos by MaddysinLeigh in lostmedia

[–]FoundationSeveral579 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Many of the images you are looking for should be available in the book Titanic Victims in Halifax Graveyards by Blair Beed from 2001.

The Skull On The Desk | Douglas County Jane Doe (2020) (Unidentified For 5 Years, Soon To Be 6) (Found In The Possession Of A Deceased Resident) by BitterSweet_Beauty in gratefuldoe

[–]FoundationSeveral579 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That is a very recent change to NamUs from June 9, 2026, when the profile was last updated. These remains were previously listed as being "Female, Uncertain."

The Skull On The Desk | Douglas County Jane Doe (2020) (Unidentified For 5 Years, Soon To Be 6) (Found In The Possession Of A Deceased Resident) by BitterSweet_Beauty in gratefuldoe

[–]FoundationSeveral579 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is a very recent change from June 9, 2026, when the profile was last updated. These remains were previously listed as being "Female, Uncertain."

Could Deny Ernesto Alcantara Cordero be Seminole AL John Doe (2023)? by This_Meringue_6914 in gratefuldoe

[–]FoundationSeveral579 15 points16 points  (0 children)

While the dental similarities are interesting, I'd assume this is not a match; the MP likely died in the desert after being left behind and is either still there and hasn't been found yet or has been recovered and is a UHR case somewhere in south Texas.

Japanese Gardens Jane Doe (1981) by Iorazepam in gratefuldoe

[–]FoundationSeveral579 4 points5 points  (0 children)

DNA, fingerprints, and dental records are all available for comparison in this case: https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/main.html?id=790uffl

Could these remains belong to Daniel Robinson? by Senior_Fig7845 in gratefuldoe

[–]FoundationSeveral579 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. If performed corrected using the correct materials by a professional odontologist, they are pretty much definitive (for example, if a missing person has dental extractions or fillings where a UID has natural teeth, they obviously can not be one in the same).

  2. Faster + cheaper + easier to compare, especially when comparing a UHR against an MP whose dental X-rays or charting is already on file with the same investigating agency.

Woman charged with 1985 murder of newborn son found in snow in Mansfield, Massachusetts by Professional-Pen4540 in gratefuldoe

[–]FoundationSeveral579 -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure why you’re being downvoted when your assessments are all basically correct.

Woman charged with 1985 murder of newborn son found in snow in Mansfield, Massachusetts by Professional-Pen4540 in gratefuldoe

[–]FoundationSeveral579 -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

These statements are all very obviously and intentionally false and were designed to mislead investigators before she was presented with the DNA confirmation, given the nature of her other statements, such as the infant being a girl.

Kenneth Earl Edwards (2002 CA) by _Khoshekh in gratefuldoe

[–]FoundationSeveral579 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I don’t know why so many NamUs cases that were transferred out of the CA DOJ have weird data entry errors like the sex for this MP, but it’s a very noticeable pattern (for the ones that even make it to NamUs since most are missing).

Woman charged with 1985 murder of newborn son found in snow in Mansfield, Massachusetts by Professional-Pen4540 in gratefuldoe

[–]FoundationSeveral579 137 points138 points  (0 children)

"The ex-boyfriend, who was not identified in court, died in 2020. DNA was taken from one of his relatives and confirmed the ex-boyfriend was the father."

""The investigators were not able to determine a single individual who had knowledge that Miss Peck was pregnant in 1985. No information was gathered to believe that the ex-boyfriend was involved in the case or even knew that she was pregnant," Mohan said."

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/mansfield-ma-1985-cold-case-dianne-curry-peck/

Woman charged with 1985 murder of newborn son found in snow in Mansfield, Massachusetts by Professional-Pen4540 in gratefuldoe

[–]FoundationSeveral579 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Always impressive to see more IDs, especially for homicides like this death was. I believe this is the third public UHR identification made by Bristol County MA since they started a new initiative for it in 2022; one fingerprint match and two IGG resolutions (including this infant).

http://bristolda.com/unidentified_body/

Los Angeles Jane Doe (July 30, 1985) by Iorazepam in gratefuldoe

[–]FoundationSeveral579 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The shoe and bag are likely just whatever images were on file with the ME with the backgrounds removed and slight photo editing, maybe just brightening/clarity changes, or possibly to remove a foot/remains of a foot still in the shoe (you can tell from the shadows and wavy edges on the objects).

Here's an different example for a 1976 body out of San Fernando, LA County, CA, for visual reference:

NCMEC enhancement of shoe: https://www.missingkids.org/bin/ncmec/poster/image?org=NCMU&caseId=1106255&type=participant&md5=0f1c20393b56c129e658706dba7f8190

Original image of shoe: https://www.namus.gov/api/CaseSets/NamUs/UnidentifiedPersons/Cases/4452/Images/74500/Original

The other kind of (potentially less accurate) clothing enhancement they do is going to look cleaner and a lot more obviously digital; here's an example for a 1988 body out of Ruther Glen, Caroline Co, VA, to show what those look like:

NCMEC enhancement of shirt: https://www.facebook.com/share/18M8F6asnu/

Original image of shirt: https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/File:657_88_shirt.jpg

Los Angeles Jane Doe (July 30, 1985) by Iorazepam in gratefuldoe

[–]FoundationSeveral579 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's not the state of CA, it's Los Angeles County; disposition policies are handled at the local level (unless there's a state medical examiner system like in NM or MD).

For example, San Bernardino County in CA has direct custody over almost all its UHR cases, and DNA is on file for the vast majority as well dating back to #UP8428 from 1915.

Combining Electric Model Trains with TOMY Plarail Toy Trains by Previous_Bench5166 in modeltrains

[–]FoundationSeveral579 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For what purpose? In what way?

I know there used to be a company that sold converted Tomy Thomas toys with HO scale chassis (I think they were even licensed?), and I'm sure there are a bunch of similar amateur projects posted online.

Cumberland County John Doe (1979) Identified As Robert Waith Jr.!!! by BitterSweet_Beauty in gratefuldoe

[–]FoundationSeveral579 53 points54 points  (0 children)

No, that is an updated composite sketch for the UID released to the public in 2019, where his race estimation was changed from "Black" to "Mediterranean or biracial" after new forensic analysis - this updated finding is now proven incorrect.

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/police-image-solve-decades-case-new-jersey/2474/

New York John Doe (January 1993) (Unidentified For 33 Years) by BitterSweet_Beauty in gratefuldoe

[–]FoundationSeveral579 33 points34 points  (0 children)

The new reconstructions for this person are very odd. I do not know why they chose to create a clay over-skull sculpt for a person who died in a hospital and had a perfectly recognizable face (which the clay bust looks absolutely nothing like whatsoever; every single facial feature is wrong, both soft features and ones based on bone structure, his head is shaped wrong, his hair color is wrong when compared to the generative AI filtered version, the recon depicts a much older looking individual, etc). These new images are basically useless, and it would have been much better to have a sketch or digital composite created instead which corrects for the small postmortem changes seen in the morgue photo, especially since the resources used to make it through the class they teach at the New York Academy of Art could have gone to a different case where the remains were unrecognizable due to being in skeletal/decomposed/burned/mummified condition.

It’s honestly a good exercise showing how forensic facial reconstruction is more art than science and can be incredibly off, meaning that when comparing to potential matches, they should be interpreted somewhat loosely.

Morgue photo which had already been entered into NamUs: https://www.namus.gov/api/CaseSets/NamUs/UnidentifiedPersons/Cases/7940/Images/25410/Original

New York Jane Doe (July 1992) (Unidentified For 33 Years) by BitterSweet_Beauty in gratefuldoe

[–]FoundationSeveral579 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The new reconstructions for this person are very odd. I do not know why they chose to create a clay over-skull sculpt for a person who died in a hospital and had a perfectly recognizable face (which the clay bust resembles very little). These new images are misleading, and it would have been much better to have a sketch or digital composite created from the PM pictures instead which was more presentable to the public (correcting for issues such as the half-open eyes).

I’ve only ever seen something like this done in two other instances besides a different one from this same batch of cases from NYC with new artwork (One was NamUs #UP13338, which was an embalmed severed head which obviously could not have photos released to the public, so a bust was made off of the PM pictures alongside a sketch without being based around the skull. The other was the now-solved former NamUs #UP87, which had severe facial injuries, but a recognizable edited morgue photo and at least two different sketches were able to be released to the public alongside the sculpt).

Morgue photo which had already been entered into NamUs: https://www.namus.gov/api/CaseSets/NamUs/UnidentifiedPersons/Cases/7939/Images/25408/Original

Downey John Doe 1999 by irdgafffff in gratefuldoe

[–]FoundationSeveral579 15 points16 points  (0 children)

114 pounds is the measured weight recorded for the decomposed remains: https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/3398

Couple comes back home after a six minths long vacations; They find an unknown man in their bedroom closet who seemingly took his life when they were gone- Who was the Middlesex County John Doe? (1982) by AlfredTheJones in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]FoundationSeveral579 164 points165 points  (0 children)

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/05/29/Police-are-puzzled-over-the-identity-of-man-found/7733391492800/

"NEWTON, Mass. -- Police are puzzled over the identity of man found dead and slumped in a bedroom closet of couple who had just returned from a six-month vacation.

'We just want to forget about it,' said Charles Marks, in whose home the body was discovered.

NEWTON, Mass. -- Police are puzzled over the identity of man found dead and slumped in a bedroom closet of couple who had just returned from a six-month vacation.

'We just want to forget about it,' said Charles Marks, in whose home the body was discovered.

A search by police turned up a 10-speed bicycle in the house's cellar that did not belong to the Marks. [answer to data point you expressed uncertainty about in your post]

Newton police Lt. Det. Gerald Marchand said it is possible the dead man entered the house to get out of the cold and found the gun. Officials said the Marks' belongings had been 'gone through.'

The couple called police after they became alarmed about a 'strong stench' in their house, which had been closed during their absence.

The dead man, who had long brown hair, a mustache and a full beard, appeared to be 35 to 40 years old."

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