GA ATLANTA JOHN DOE: WM, 20-30, found on the side of I 75 in Atlanta, GA - 20 Jul 1995 *STEVEN SHELTON*

178UMGA - Unidentified Male​


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Reconstructions of the victim by Marla Lawson and Wes Neville; victim's tattoos.

Date of Discovery: July 20, 1995
Location of Discovery: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
Date of Death: June 24, 1996
State of Remains: Recognizable face
Cause of Death: Hit and run vehicle accident

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 20-30 years old
Race: White
Sex: Male
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 85 lbs. (after hospitalization)
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Light brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: A serpent or dragon on the chest and stomach. The word "Virgo" in blue on the left shoulder. A red and blue flaming Star or planet in the web between the thumb and index finger. A globe surrounded by letters on the left forearm. The tattoos were somewhat recent.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Unknown.
Fingerprints: Unknown.
DNA: Available.

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Unknown.
Jewelry: Unknown.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown.

Circumstances of Discovery​

Atlanta police picked up the unidentified man on the side of Interstate 75 late at night on July 20, 1995, and took him to Grady Hospital with severe head injuries. He was hospitalized for almost one year and died in the hospital on June 24, 1996.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office
Agency Contact Person: Dumonder Dawson
Agency Phone Number: 404-613-4400
Agency E-Mail: fcme(at)co.fulton.ga.us
Agency Case Number: 96-1115

NCIC Case Number: U194513653
NamUs Case Number: 691

Information Source(s)​

NamUs
FCMEO
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Maryland Missing
 
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ariel said:
Should this be kinda sentimental? He wasn't my own family but I do care a lot so I'm not sure. Idk if I should pick out a flower and a cross that means something or not.
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Why not? Do whatever feels right to you and has meaning. You can't do it wrong as you care and you aren't bothering anyone else just doing something with meaning for him. Personally a cross and a flower I think sounds perfect.
 
ariel said:
I just wanted to let y'all know that I'm on my way right now to TN and traveling the rest of the way to Atlanta tomorrow to put a cross and some flowers near where Jessie doe was found💙
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I'm a parent and a grandparent so forgive me for sounding like one when I ask you if you are traveling with a parent or at least with your school's and parents' knowledge and permission?

Sorry, it comes naturally. And I want you safe.
 
GrandmaBear said:
I'm a parent and a grandparent so forgive me for sounding like one when I ask you if you are traveling with a parent or at least with your school's and parents' knowledge and permission?

Sorry, it comes naturally. And I want you safe.
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It's alright! I really do appreciate the concern. Yes, my mom is taking me. Were seeing family in Georgia so we though I may as well do what's right. For a while I thought about going on my own because it's an emotional thing for me but really it's not me to just leave home like that and my mom would be worried sick.
 
ariel said:
It's alright! I really do appreciate the concern. Yes, my mom is taking me. Were seeing family in Georgia so we though I may as well do what's right. For a while I thought about going on my own because it's an emotional thing for me but really it's not me to just leave home like that and my mom would be worried sick.
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She definitely would be. Speaking as a parent. Glad to hear it.

You are an awesome person to do that and all the work and care you put into his case.

I hope you also have some fun on this trip to see family. I am betting your weather will be far nicer than ours. Our high today I think was 16 and I won't even discuss the night temp. Raw, cold with a wicked cold wind for this early.
 
GrandmaBear said:
Why not? Do whatever feels right to you and has meaning. You can't do it wrong as you care and you aren't bothering anyone else just doing something with meaning for him. Personally a cross and a flower I think sounds perfect.
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I might do a green flower for homeless youth awareness because he was/looked so young and a pretty cross. I think everyone deserves at least one pretty thing in their life so just in case he never had one im going to leave a very shiny thing. Im going to leave a rock that says john Doe 1996. My only ethical problem here is feeling bad for his family, whoever they may be. John Doe wasnt my family, and I feel like his real family should be the one to do this. He needs a memorial after 27 years, but I just wish he had a confirmed family to do it. It's not that I'm not happy to, because I'm really over the moon about it, but I know I'm gonna think about the family. I think after all these years it might bring me a little peace because I've lived so angry that nobody cared.
 
GrandmaBear said:
She definitely would be. Speaking as a parent. Glad to hear it.

You are an awesome person to do that and all the work and care you put into his case.

I hope you also have some fun on this trip to see family. I am betting your weather will be far nicer than ours. Our high today I think was 16 and I won't even discuss the night temp. Raw, cold with a wicked cold wind for this early.
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Thank you so much! I think it's amazing that people always have parental instincts. It's fascinating. And thank you! I think it gets warm in GA so it won't be so freezing. Hopefully in the 60's.
 
ariel said:
Thank you so much! I think it's amazing that people always have parental instincts. It's fascinating. And thank you! I think it gets warm in GA so it won't be so freezing. Hopefully in the 60's.
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Yep and that parental thing whether instinct and then learned on top of it just gets honed and deeper over time. Plus we never forget (well most of us) what being younger was like. The scenery may change for different generations as may the activities engaged in (some not all) but the issues are the same at their core although I think each generation does have it worse as to what goes on in the world.

Jesse is lucky to have you. As to his family, I am going to bet whoever they are if they learn one day what happened to their son, brother, nephew, etc., they will be glad someone cared and visited him. I can't imagine anyone ever having a problem with that.
 
Sunburst said:
Ariel, I happened to be looking at Canada's missing and saw this MP. Before 9-11-2001, it was pretty easy to cross the border from Canada to the U.S. and for someone in the U.S. to enter Canada.

Canada's Missing | Case details Marcus Laing missing since 1993
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Hey if I'm gonna be honest that's probably him but I'm gonna wait like maybe a week before I touch this because I don't have the emotional capacity for it at the moment. Got any more pictures of him?
 
ariel said:
was Jacob Wetterling connected to kerzes disappearance? or was it just something that stirred the pot?

honestly, i hope Christopher didn't kill himself. i dont think he did but if that was the case my heart would break.

if he was jessie doe, he might have. i think maybe jessie ran out in front of the cars on purpose. i want to be wrong so bad because he could have went home somehow. but, its a theory. he wasnt wearing his glasses so it could have also been an accident.

i want to know about kerzes personality. what music he liked specifically, and if he liked rob zombie because thats probably what he was coming back from. unfortunately, its likely that i wont be able to know. i cant really ask about that kind of stuff because that would be hard for me and im not sure if anyone but his parents know. im wondering if they searched his room or if they couldn't without his permission. he seemed like the type to maybe keep a journal and he would have written down emotions. he was clearly going through it.

i believe the man who said he gave him a ride. that makes me believe he could have hitchhiked his way to Atlanta somehow because he seemed like he wanted to roam. he wasnt scared of hitchhiking so he would have. of course he should have been but that probably didnt get him killed. thats a plus.

i wish we didnt have to talk about his personal life but its detrimental to discuss his habits. i mean, if i went missing and people were putting all of my details on blast i would be embarassed. but i mean, what else can we do?
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"Patty's Wetterling" Was very involved in other missing children cases. So she gave support to other families. But there is no link in the cases. Jacob was 12 and was molested, And killed right near St. Joseph. I always felt he would be. The man who did (Danny Heinrich) was questioned. By the end of October. 9 days after he went missing and by the end of the year. He has a history. When his home was raided they found 19 ring binders of child pornography. The deal was made that he not be charged with his murder in exchange for telling the Wetterling's the complete story and location of his body. It is absolutely horrific. So that's his story. Found 2016. Killed October 1989.
 
ariel said:
Hey if I'm gonna be honest that's probably him but I'm gonna wait like maybe a week before I touch this because I don't have the emotional capacity for it at the moment. Got any more pictures of him?
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Still looking. Take your time. The picture I posted is from his MP page on the canadasmissing site. IIRC, the site is run by the RCMP. I was looking for other MP info and thought Laing resembled Jesse Doe.
 
ariel said:
Should this be kinda sentimental? He wasn't my own family but I do care a lot so I'm not sure. Idk if I should pick out a flower and a cross that means something or not.
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It does. Alot. The fact that someone cares so much and never knew the person is a very wonderful thing. Too many are forgotten. You invested so much in this. Time, Travel, Energy and your heart. I commend you. I love tenacity.
 
ariel said:
It's alright! I really do appreciate the concern. Yes, my mom is taking me. Were seeing family in Georgia so we though I may as well do what's right. For a while I thought about going on my own because it's an emotional thing for me but really it's not me to just leave home like that and my mom would be worried sick.
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I get it. My mom. :LOL: No matter how old I was.
 
I am soooo far behind again.

Yeah the mom thing never goes away. It gets some better when kids are adults, you only seem to worry the most when you have been around them. Like I don't check every day to make sure my kids got home from work or shopping or what happened that day or worry about it, etc. but if I have just seen them then I do. Text me when you get home safe, etc. so I know you made it.

And I never forget what I pulled at what age and what my kids then pulled at what age, etc. so now I guess or figure what my grandkids may pull in their teenage years, etc. So far, so good, that I KNOW OF anyhow. :)
 
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