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TAMPA JOHN DOE: WM, 25-40 - Found in abandoned pool at 10010 Nor
th Lantana St - May 29 1989
By: Scorpio Date: February 12, 2020, 2:14 am
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The victim was located in an abandoned residential pool at 10010
North Lantana Street, in Tampa, Florida on May 29, 1989.
His death was originally classified as an accidental drowning.
Following exhumation, examination of his remains indicated he
was the victim of homicide.
Chemical isotope testing indicated he was originally from the
Southeastern United States but moved to the northern part of
this region a few years after his birth. He did not spend a
significant amount of time in the Tampa area before his murder.
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Re: TAMPA JOHN DOE: WM, 25-40 - Found in abandoned residential p
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By: Scorpio Date: February 12, 2020, 2:14 am
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Clothing: Blue jeans; long sleeve shirt; black belt. Blue or
white tennis shoes.
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Re: TAMPA JOHN DOE: WM, 25-40 - Found in abandoned residential p
ool at 10010 North Lantana St - May
By: Scorpio Date: February 12, 2020, 2:14 am
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Date of Discovery: May 29, 1989
Location of Discovery: Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
Estimated Date of Death: 1989
State of Remains: Decomposed
Cause of Death: Homicide
Physical Description
Estimated Age: 20-45 years old
Race: White
Sex: Male
Height: 5'8" to 6'2"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Identifiers
Dentals: Unknown.
Fingerprints: Unknown.
DNA: Unknown.
Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Blue jeans; long sleeve shirt; black belt. Blue or
white tennis shoes.
Jewelry: White-metal Timex watch with black plastic band.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Circumstances of Discovery
The victim was located in an abandoned residential pool at 10010
North Lantana Street, in Tampa, Florida on May 29, 1989.
His death was originally classified as an accidental drowning.
Following exhumation, examination of his remains indicated he
was the victim of homicide.
Chemical isotope testing indicated he was originally from the
Southeastern United States but moved to the northern part of
this region a few years after his birth. He did not spend a
significant amount of time in the Tampa area before his murder.
Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Tampa Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Sgt. Greg VanHeyst
Agency Phone Number: 813-276-3559
Agency E-Mail: Gregory.VanHeyst(at)tampagov.net
Agency Case Number: 89-045512
Agency Name: Hillsborough County Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Amanda Whidden
Agency Phone Number: 813-914-4500
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 89-00408
NCIC Case Number: U960016045
NamUs Case Number: 195
Former Hot Case Number: 626
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Re: TAMPA JOHN DOE: WM, 25-40 - Found in abandoned residential p
ool at 10010 North Lantana St - May
By: Scorpio Date: February 12, 2020, 2:15 am
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1989 drowning reclassified as homicide after exhumation
TAMPA (FOX 13) - They stumbled onto it by accident in the
backyard of a North Tampa house. It was a gruesome discovery.
"He was floating in the pool," Tampa Police Homicide Sergeant
Greg Van Heyst said.
It was May of 1989, and the man was face-down in the shallow end
behind the vacant house.
Investigators determined the death was an accidental drowning,
but they couldn't figure out who the man was.
"They never got the man identified, there were never any reports
of a missing person that matched this male,” said Van Heyst.
The man was buried in a John Doe grave, and over the last 29
years, the case went cold.
In 2017, the unidentified man's body was exhumed from the grave.
One of 110 unsolved cases across the country getting a second
review through a cold case initiative by the University of South
Florida's Institute of Forensic Anthropology and Applied
Science.
Dr. Erin Kimmerle and her team essentially re-analyze unsolved
deaths to hopefully unmask the dead.
"We just try to throw everything modern science has at these
cases, a lot of them have been buried in John Doe graves for
decades, and they don't have facial reconstructions or any
updated information," Kimmerle said.
The skeletal remains are meticulously analyzed for clues.
Chemical isotope and DNA testing reveal vital details.
RELATED: Unidentified remains given faces at Tampa Bay History
Center
Including new information about the mystery murder victim from
1989.
"We think he was probably born in the Southeast, but North of
here, North of Florida,” said Kimmerle. “Maybe Tennessee, the
Carolinas type of area, and then ended up here closer to the
time when he died."
Using all of those details, Kimmerle was able to digitally
re-create what John Doe likely looked like. A man between 25 and
35-years-old, who investigators now know was murdered.
"Through that examination, they were able to determine that the
person in-fact died from homicidal violence," Van Heyst said.
Police hope the man's picture can help crack the cold case, and
they can finally figure out his name as well as who killed him.
"Our hope would be that maybe some of these details will refresh
somebody's memory, they think about someone they know, they
love, that went missing they never heard from," said Van Heyst.
Officials say the key to closing many of these cases are for
people to make sure their loved ones are reported missing, no
matter how long ago they disappeared.
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Re: TAMPA JOHN DOE: WM, 25-40 - Found in abandoned residential p
ool at 10010 North Lantana St - May
By: Scorpio Date: February 12, 2020, 2:15 am
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The victim was located in an abandoned residential pool at 10010
North Lantana Street, in Tampa, Florida on May 29, 1989.
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Crime scene photographs
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Re: TAMPA JOHN DOE: WM, 25-40 - Found in abandoned residential p
ool at 10010 North Lantana St - May
By: Scorpio Date: February 12, 2020, 2:15 am
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10010 N Lantana Ave
Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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