(Cherokee County Sheriff’s Workplace)
CANTON, Ga. – The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Workplace is renewing efforts to determine a person whose skeletal stays had been found practically 12 years in the past in a wooded space off South Cherokee Lane in Woodstock.
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The backstory:
The stays had been present in July 2013 and despatched to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which decided they belonged to a Black male estimated to be between 40 and 60 years outdated. An post-mortem indicated the person probably died someday between February and July of that yr. Investigators stated he might have been homeless.
What we do not know:
In 2016, the GBI launched a forensic facial reconstruction in hopes of producing new leads. Regardless of these efforts, the person’s identification stays unknown.
What they’re saying:
“We nonetheless haven’t gotten any leads, so we’re revisiting this as a chilly case,” stated Capt. Jay Baker of the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Workplace.
Baker stated the stays had probably been within the woods for about 4 months earlier than they had been found, which left detectives with little proof.
Because the 12-year anniversary of the case approaches subsequent month, Baker stated officers try each doable avenue to determine the person.
“Opening up the case with some recent eyes, placing it out within the public—possibly somebody that is aware of this particular person moved again to the world will see it,” he stated.
What we do not know:
The sheriff’s workplace launched further particulars this week, together with photographs of the sneakers believed to have belonged to the person and a photograph of the facial reconstruction. Investigators additionally famous {that a} collapsible baton was present in a nylon pouch on the person’s belt, suggesting he might have had some type of safety or legislation enforcement expertise.
“There are Adidas sneakers, and are very particular,” Baker stated. “A police baton—however it expands—that was additionally situated with the stays. One thing type of uncommon for somebody to be sporting that.”
What’s subsequent:
Along with the bodily proof, investigators are actually turning to DNA for solutions. The sheriff’s workplace is working with an organization that makes a speciality of utilizing genetic knowledge to determine lacking individuals and unknown stays.
“We’re additionally working with an organization that makes a speciality of lacking individuals or stays by way of DNA discovery,” Baker stated.
What you are able to do:
Through the years, investigators have obtained suggestions, however none have led to a breakthrough.
Anybody who acknowledges the reconstruction or has data is requested to contact the company.
The Supply: The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Workplace is the supply of this text.
