TX LEE COUNTY JOHN DOE: WM, 29-38, found in wooded area near Giddings, TX - 17 Nov 1984 *JAMES HAMM*

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On November 17, 1984 the skull and other skeletal remains, along with some soft tissue, were found in a wooded area in Giddings, Lee County, Texas. A forensic anthropologist estimated the white male, who was between 29 and 38 years old and stood Height 5′ 8 to 6′ 1, had been deceased for at least six months prior to being discovered. The man had an unusual facial feature: a unique frontal bone which made a sharp dip at his nose bridge which more than likely resulted in a rightward deviating nose. In 2008, a police artist created a sketch from the skull of what the deceased may have looked like when alive.

DNA Doe Project Status: Research in progress




Sex: Male
Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 40
Estimated Age Range (Years): 29-38
Estimated Year of Death: 1983-1984
Height: 5' 8"-6' 1"(68-73 inches) , Estimated

Circumstances
Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: November 17, 1984

Location Found Map
Location: Texas
County: Lee County
Circumstances of Recovery: F0UND IN W00DED AREA

Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains: Torso not recovered, One or more limbs not recovered, One or both hands not recovered
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial remains with soft tissues



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Date Found: 11/17/1984
Estimated Date of Death: 6 plus months prior to discovery
Cause of Death: Unknown
Race: White
Age: 23 - 40
Height: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Sex: Male

Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
City Found: Unknown
County Found: Unknown
State Found: Texas
Country Found: USA

Description:
Prominent frontal bone (above eyebrows) which immediately dips in at the bridge of his nose; nose deviates to the right slightly.

Remains were found in a wooded area in Giddings, Lee County, Texas.

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On October 23 2020 the Lee County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) and the DNA Doe Project (DDP) announced the identity of a man whose remains were found in a field about five miles west of Giddings in November 1984 as James L. Hamm (35). DDP had been working to identify the remains using genetic genealogy since May 2019.

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James L. Hamm, courtesy of Sedalia Democrat
Hamm was born on April 9, 1949 in Escanaba, Michigan and had a career in economic development for different municipalities. He was found as skeletal remains in a wooded area in Giddings, Lee County, Texas on November 17, 1984, however it is believed he died at least six months earlier that year or the year before.

 

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