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       LOCKPORT JOHN DOE: WM, 25-35- Found in wooden crate in the Chica
       go Sanitary Ship Canal - Jul 30 1980
       By: Scorpio Date: February 20, 2020, 12:10 am
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       Homicide victim found in a wooden crate in the Chicago Greater
       Area Sanitary and Shipping canal. Peterbuilt  truck keys were
       recovered with this person. Ford car key, AMC car key, several
       padlock type keys, a Briggs and Stratton key and house keys were
       also found with this person.
       #Post#: 2919--------------------------------------------------
       Re: LOCKPORT JOHN DOE: WM, 25-35 - Found in wooden crate in the 
       Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal - Ju
       By: Scorpio Date: February 20, 2020, 12:10 am
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       Demographics
       Sex: Male
       Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
       Possible First Name --
       Possible Middle Name--
       Possible Last Name--
       Possible Nickname--
       Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 50
       Estimated Age Range: (Years) 25-35
       Estimated Year of Death: 1980
       Estimated PMI: 7 Days
       Height 5' 11"(71 inches) , Measured
       Weight: 175 lbs, Estimated
       Circumstances
       Type: Unidentified Deceased
       Date Found: July 30, 1980
       NamUs Case Created: May 13, 2009
       ME/C QA Reviewed: May 14, 2009
       Location Found Map
       Street Address: 1.5 miles south Division St Lockport, Illinois
       60441
       County: Will County
       GPS Coordinates--
       Circumstances of Recovery: Homicide victim found in a wooden
       crate in the Chicago Greater Area Sanitary and Shipping canal.
       Peterbuilt truck keys were recovered with this person. Ford car
       key, AMC car key, several padlock type keys, a Briggs and
       Stratton key and house keys were also found with this person.
       Details of Recovery
       Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered
       Condition of Remains: Not recognizable -
       Decomposing/putrefaction
       Circumstance Notes: This man was dressed consistent with a
       laborer such as a mechanic, truckdriver, laborer and was wearing
       a house slipper.
       Physical Description
       Hair Color: Brown
       Head Hair Description: light brown to blond about 2" long
       Body Hair Description: light brown/blond
       back of neck hair med. brown
       Facial Hair Description: light brown/blond
       Left Eye Color: Unknown or Missing
       Right Eye Color: Unknown or Missing
       Eye Description: decomposition precludes assessment of eye color
       Distinctive Physical Features
       Deformity: Long narrow feet, possibly a smoker. Little toes
       curled under.
       Clothing and Accessories
       Clothing: dark blue work pants, green work type pull over 'T'
       shirt with a pocket, wool socks laundry mark in pants "Jim 5 "
       Footwear: one dark colored herriingbone house slipper
       #Post#: 2920--------------------------------------------------
       Re: LOCKPORT JOHN DOE: WM, 25-35 - Found in wooden crate in the 
       Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal - Ju
       By: Scorpio Date: February 20, 2020, 12:11 am
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       Hosey: The unsolved mystery of the man in the box
       A Lockport Powerhouse worker was poking through a pile of debris
       pulled from the canal when he smelled something rotten.
       The mound of junk had been scooped out of the canal and dumped
       on land. It was routine. Powerhouse workers did this weekly to
       keep the turbine intakes clear. But this time there was a broken
       crate among the refuse, and the strong smell of decay seemed to
       be coming from it.
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       When the worker took a closer look, he found a man’s body curled
       up inside the crate. The dead man was dressed in blue work pants
       and a green work shirt, and he was wearing wool socks and one
       slipper. He was covered with maggots.
       The body had been in the water awhile, maybe a week or so, and
       decomposition had left it unrecognizable.
       The fingerprints had rotted off as well. This was more than 37
       years ago. The man’s identity remains a mystery. But there are
       two guys who are working on that.
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       Gene Sullivan and Joseph Piper are investigators with the Will
       County Coroner’s Office. Sullivan’s retired from the Romeoville
       police and Piper from Lockport. Their caseload with the coroner
       consists of putting names on 11 John and Jane Doe bodies dating
       back to 1968.
       One of those 11 was the man in the box who turned up at the
       powerhouse on Wednesday, July 30, 1980.
       “This is probably one of the strangest,” Sullivan said.
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