MI TROUT LAKE JOHN DOE: WM, 19-25, found in wooded area in Trout Lake, MI - 13 Nov 1966 - Maybe from Canada

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948UMMI - Unidentified Male​

Artistic rendering of the victim by Heather Clark; Victim's personal effects

Date of Discovery: November 13, 1966
Location of Discovery: Trout Lake, Chippewa County, Michigan
Estimated Date of Death: 1965 to 1966
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Cause of Death: Homicide

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 19-25 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'9" to 5'11"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Brown with a slight reddish cast, up to 4 inches in length.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available. Upper front teeth (unrecovered) may have protruded (buck teeth).
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Not available.

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Tan lightweight cowboy style shirt (size 15 1/2-inch neck, 32-inch sleeve) with immitation pearl snaps and blue Lee jeans (size 30-inch waist).
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: US and Canadian currency. A gold-tone and chrome butane lighter. A key ring with a snap and strap attached with five keys, one of which had "330" etched into it.

Circumstances of Discovery​

Hunters found the victim's remains near their deer camp in a wooded area 4.5 miles north and 5 miles west of Trout Lake off a dirt trail.

The Canadian coins found in the victim's pocket led investigators to believe the victim was from the Ontario side of the border. A type of key ring found, more common in Canada, reinforced the theory.

Evidence gathered during the recovery - including the victim's clothing and personal possessions - have been destroyed.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: Michigan State Police - St. Ignace Post
Agency Contact Person: Detective Robin Sexton
Agency Phone Number: 906-643-7582
Agency E-Mail: MSP-UnidentifiedRemains@michigan.gov
Agency Case Number: 83-1352-05

Agency Name: Chippewa County Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Joseph Garlinghouse
Agency Phone Number: 906-635-1568

NCIC Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: UP #8378

Information Source(s)​

NamUs
Michigan State Police
Canada.com

948UMMI

#JohnDoe was found in Trout Lake #MICHIGAN in 1966. He wore western style clothes and had protruding front teeth. Was he from #CANADA?

Hunters found the victim's remains near their deer camp in a wooded area 4.5 miles north and 5 miles west of Trout Lake off a dirt trail. Canadian coins found in the victim's pocket led investigators to believe the victim was from the Ontario...

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