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OHM970518; Butler County May 18 1997
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Unidentified White Male

Located on May 18, 1997 in Butler County, Ohio.
Cause of death is unknown
State of Remains: Decomposed


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Vital Statistics


Estimated age: 45 - 60 years old
Approximate Height and Weight: 5'10"; 120 - 140 lbs.
Distinguishing Characteristics: Eye color, hair color and hair style are unknown. He had a surgical scar on the bone over the right eye. The bone in the upper orbit of the right eye was found to have a fracture repair made with surgical wire. He had an unusual, protruding chin. He had a slender waist (33 inches).
Dentals: All his teeth had been extracted within a year before his death.
Clothing: He was wearing Structure type blue jeans, white jockey type under shorts, Fruit of the Loom" brand, size: small, a brown belt (overall length is 38" with wear mark at 33", maroon nylon strap watch band, watch outer frame present, but inside case and face gone, and a beaded necklace 16 1/2" in overall length.


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Case History
The victim was found in the Great Miami River in Butler County, Ohio on May 18, 1997.
Investigators suspect the man might be a hit-and-run victim.



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Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Butler County Sheriff's Office
Specialist Frank Smith
513-785-1236
E-Mail
Crime Stoppers
342-3040
You may remain anonymous when submitting information.

NCIC Number: Not Entered
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Agency Case Number: 97-02699

Source Information:
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Thursday, May 18, 2000
Man's identity elusive


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By Janice Morse
The Cincinnati Enquirer
HAMILTON — Three brick-red accordion files, each 3 inches thick, contain the paperwork that Detective Carrie Schultheiss has painstakingly collected in case No. 97-02699.

The files always sit prominently on the Butler County sheriff deputy's desk — a reminder that, if she has a few extra minutes, they demand any attention she can spare.


Butler County Sheriff's Detective Carrie Schultheiss has been working on the "John Doe" case for almost three years.
(Michael Snyder photo)
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“I can't stop wondering: Why hasn't anybody missed him?” Detective Schultheiss says, referring to “John Doe,” whose bloated corpse was pulled from the Great Miami River on May 18, 1997. It is the only active investigation of a John Doe in Butler, Warren, Hamilton, Clermont or Clinton counties, coroners say.

“It's just sad.... Maybe nobody's missed him because he didn't have anybody,” she said.

“Or maybe somebody's out there praying for closure,” said her supervisor, Detective Sgt. Mike Craft. “I know Carrie wants to bring this to closure. You can't match the level of dedication that she has. I can't imagine many detectives that would work as long and as hard as she has on this.”

On the three-year anniversary of the mystery man's discovery today, Butler County investigators are frustrated. They have solved other cases that began with only body parts, yet they can't seem to identify this man's intact — albeit decomposed — body. And although investigators suspect the man might be a hit-and-run victim, they still are unsure how he died.

Still, Detective Schultheiss, who

has been working on the case since August 1997, has renewed hopes of solving it.

He had unusual chin
A clay likeness of the man has been given a makeover of sorts, on the suggestion of a Fairfield dentist. In March, Dr. Lewis R. Kunzler examined the man's jawbone and noted he has an unusual, protruding chin — one that some men would conceal beneath a beard. So forensic artists used a computer to add facial hair to the previous composite.

“Maybe the changes will be enough that someone will finally recognize him,” Detective Schultheiss said, noting that adding or taking away facial hair or eyeglasses can greatly affect a person's recognizability.

Butler County Coroner Dr. Richard P. Burkhardt said that in his 20 years in office, this is the longest a corpse has remained unidentified.

Detective Schultheiss has checked hundreds of missing-persons reports from Canada to California. None matched John Doe.

“To me, it became a personal quest to find out who this is,” Detective Schultheiss said.

She also entered information about the man — including a partial thumb print — in national and international crime databases.

The National Crime Information Center's computer lists more than 4,400 active unidentified-persons cases, including corpses as well as partial remains, said Paul Bresson, FBI spokesman.

Other cases solved
Given that Butler County authorities have identified two dismemberment victims in recent years, they're puzzled as to why the identity of John Doe has been so elusive.

“We could find the identity of Tina Mott. We could find the identity of Cheryl Durkin. But we couldn't find the identity on this one, even though we've got a lot more to work with,” Dr. Burkhardt said.

Ms. Mott, 22, was identified from a nearly toothless skull two boys found while fishing in Hamilton's Linden Lake in August 1996. Her boyfriend, Timothy Bradford, was sentenced to 12 to 25 years in prison for killing her.

Ms. Durkin, 33, was identified from a torso found in the Great Miami River near Hamilton in April 1998. An acquaintance, James Lee Lawson, 30, of Middletown, is serving a 20-years-to-life sentence. Two of Mr. Lawson's relatives who helped hide Ms. Durkin's other body parts also were convicted.

To solve those cases, authorities compared the remains' characteristics with local missing-persons reports for possible matches. Then investigators confirmed the women's identities using relatives' DNA samples.

Was he a drifter?
Dr. Burkhardt has a theory about John Doe. If the man was a drifter from outside the local area, there might have been no missing-person report filed on him. Therefore, investigators would have no description that could be matched to his remains.

Although John Doe was buried in Hamilton's Greenwood Cemetery in November 1997, Dr. Burkhardt saved samples of the man's DNA for possible comparisons.

Andy Willis, coroner's investigator, said the man has some unusual characteristics that one day might help reveal his identity. Prominent among them: extractions of all his teeth within a year before his death, and evidence of surgery on the bone over his right eye.

“It's not a common John Doe,” Mr. Willis said. “At first, I was getting phone calls from all over the country about possible matches with missing persons reports. And one of the first things I would ask was: "Did he have teeth?' That eliminated a lot of possible matches right there.”

Mr. Willis said the chances of identifying John Doe seem to be diminishing as more time elapses.

Still, he said, “You always have hope, and nothing would make me happier than that one phone call.”
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