Case :

ON-UM-1997-03-00038

Summary

Gender : Male
Date Of Discovery : March 21, 1997
Location Of Discovery : Toronto, Ontario
Death Interval (estimate) : Unknown
Race : Caucasian
Age : 35 – 60
Height (estimate) : 175 cm (5’9”)
Weight (estimate) : 68 kg (150 lbs)
Hair Colour : Grey – grey/white, wavy, medium length
Eye Colour : Unknown

Details

Dental Information :

Dental hygiene – poor
Restoration – one restoration
Medical Information :

Ankle – previous surgery to repair broken right ankle with a plate and screws
Notable Identifiers :

Ankle – plate and screws in right ankle to heal a previous break
Facial hair – grey moustache and beard
Clothing/Jewelry :

Jacket – corduroy, blue and red
Jacket – hooded winter jacket, blue in colour

Sweater – black and grey, knitted
Sweatshirt – blue
T-shirt – white

Pants – corduroy, green in colour
Belt – brown
Footwear – black boots

Watch – worn on left wrist
Other Personal Items :

Wine bag – containing a bottle of Andres Golden Cream Canadian Sherry (750 ml)
Other items in bag – 2 pieces of bread and bag of chips
Utensil packet – from Kentucky Fried Chicken with plastic utensils and a ‘wet nap’ type packet
Additional Information :

The body of this male was located in a laneway behind 1556 Bloor Street West near Dundas Street. It is believed that he may have been a homeless person who frequented the area on a daily basis.

Although this man looks older than his estimated age, no arthritic changes were observed at autopsy.

The height and weight estimates listed above were noted at autopsy as well. However, due to these estimates may not represent living measurements due to post-mortem changes.

Post-mortem photo(s) can be viewed at the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains.
Contact :

Ontario Provincial Police
Additional Details and Contacts
Case Reference : ONCMPUR 20060029 – NCMPUR 2006002999
Source Links :

National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains

Last Modified :
January 10, 2023