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SMITHFIELD JOHN DOE: WM, 25-35, found floating in Smithfield,
RI pond - 18 June 1987
DIR By: Akoya
Date: June 11, 2020, 4:46 pm
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The victim was found floating in Stump Pond, Smithfield, RI in
1987. His body was weighted down and riddled with 21 stab
wounds. The man was festooned in chicken wire and ballasted by
90 pounds of rocks and barbell weights, all fastened by coaxial
cable. He had 7 wounds on his head, 14 on his chest. The weapon
was thought to have been an ice pick or similar instrument.
Anchored by the weights, he had presumably lain out of sight on
the floor of the pond for one to three weeks. There was neither
wallet nor identification.
Smithfield, Rhode Island is close to Massachusetts and
Connecticut. The victim and the killer could be from anywhere in
New England.
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Re: SMITHFIELD JOHN DOE: WM, 25-35, found floating in
Smithfield, RI pond - 18 June 1987
DIR By: Akoya
Date: June 11, 2020, 4:47 pm
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NamUs UP # 12497
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ME/C Case Number: 2111-87A
Providence County, Rhode Island
25 to 35 year old White Male
Case Report - NamUs UP # 12497
Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number 2111-87A
Date found June 18, 1987 18:11
Date created May 20, 2014 13:30
Date last modified February 03, 2015 15:43
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed
Local Contact (ME/C or Other)
Agency Rhode Island State Med Exams Ofc
Phone 401-222-5500
Case Manager
Name Gregg Catlow
Phone 401-231-2500
Demographics
Estimated age Adult
Minimum age 25 years
Maximum age 35 years
Race White
Ethnicity
Sex Male
Weight (pounds) 122, Measured
Height (inches) 65, Measured
Body Parts Inventory (Check all that apply)
All parts recovered
Body conditions
Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Probable year of death 1987 to
Estimated postmortem interval 2 Weeks
Circumstances
Location Found
GPS coordinates 41.908919, -71.542483
Address 1 307 Farnum Pike
Address 2
City Smithfield
State Rhode Island
Zip code 02917
County Providence
Circumstances
Subject was found deceased in Stump Pond. Victim suffered
multiple stab wounds, was found clothed, wrapped in chicken
wire, and was weighed down.
Physical
Hair color Brown
Facial hair
Mustache
Left eye color Brown
Right eye color Brown
Eye description
No other distinctive body features
Fingerprints
Status: Fingerprint information is available and entered
Clothing and Accessories
Clothing and accessories are described below
Clothing on body
Black sleeveless mid-riff muscle shirt with "San Juan" printed
horizontally and vertically on the back in white. Grey XS
sweatpants and blue undershorts.
Clothing with body
Footwear
Size 7.5 McGregor Tristar sneakers, no socks
Dental
Status: Dental information / charting is available and entered
DNA
Status: Sample submitted - Tests complete
Images
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Artist Rendering
Public viewable
1988 FBI Sketch
Documents
There are currently no documents available for this case
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Re: SMITHFIELD JOHN DOE: WM, 25-35, found floating in
Smithfield, RI pond - 18 June 1987
DIR By: Akoya
Date: June 11, 2020, 4:49 pm
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HTML http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/406umri.html
Case File: 406UMRI
The Doe Network
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Reconstruction of Victim by FBI
Unidentified Male
Date of Discovery: June 18, 1987
Location of Discovery: Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode
Island
Estimated Date of Death: 1-3 weeks
State of Remains: Not stated
Cause of Death: Homicide
Physical Description
** Listed information is approximate
Estimated Age: 25 - 35 years old
Race: Possibly Hispanic
Gender: Male
Height: 5'5
Weight: 122 lbs
Hair Color: He had receding, straight hair; brown mustache. He
also had a scruffy beard
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Dentals: There are dentals, but of no value.
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Available
Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: A black muscle shirt bore the inscription "San Juan"
on front and back. He was clad in gray sweatpants, and wore no
socks under his size 7 1/2 McGregor Tristar sneakers.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Case History
The victim was found floating in Stump Pond, Smithfield, RI in
1987. His body was weighted down and riddled with 21 stab
wounds. The man was festooned in chicken wire and ballasted by
90 pounds of rocks and barbell weights, all fastened by coaxial
cable. He had 7 wounds on his head, 14 on his chest. The weapon
was thought to have been an ice pick or similar instrument.
Anchored by the weights, he had presumably lain out of sight on
the floor of the pond for one to three weeks. There was neither
wallet nor identification.
Smithfield, Rhode Island is close to Massachusetts and
Connecticut. The victim and the killer could be from anywhere in
New England.
Investigating Agency(s)
If you have any information about this case please contact;
Agency Name: Smithfield Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Detective Sgt. Kenneth A. Brown
Agency Phone Number: 401-231-2500
E-Mail
Agency Case Number: Unknown
NCIC Case Number: U347787907
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with
information regarding this case.
Information Source(s)
Smithfield Police Department
Reconstruction of Victim by FBI
Unidentified Male
Date of Discovery: June 18, 1987
Location of Discovery: Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode
Island
Estimated Date of Death: 1-3 weeks
State of Remains: Not stated
Cause of Death: Homicide
Physical Description
** Listed information is approximate
Estimated Age: 25 - 35 years old
Race: Possibly Hispanic
Gender: Male
Height: 5'5
Weight: 122 lbs
Hair Color: He had receding, straight hair; brown mustache. He
also had a scruffy beard
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Dentals: There are dentals, but of no value.
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Available
Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: A black muscle shirt bore the inscription "San Juan"
on front and back. He was clad in gray sweatpants, and wore no
socks under his size 7 1/2 McGregor Tristar sneakers.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Case History
The victim was found floating in Stump Pond, Smithfield, RI in
1987. His body was weighted down and riddled with 21 stab
wounds. The man was festooned in chicken wire and ballasted by
90 pounds of rocks and barbell weights, all fastened by coaxial
cable. He had 7 wounds on his head, 14 on his chest. The weapon
was thought to have been an ice pick or similar instrument.
Anchored by the weights, he had presumably lain out of sight on
the floor of the pond for one to three weeks. There was neither
wallet nor identification.
Smithfield, Rhode Island is close to Massachusetts and
Connecticut. The victim and the killer could be from anywhere in
New England.
Investigating Agency(s)
If you have any information about this case please contact;
Agency Name: Smithfield Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Detective Sgt. Kenneth A. Brown
Agency Phone Number: 401-231-2500
E-Mail
Agency Case Number: Unknown
NCIC Case Number: U347787907
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with
information regarding this case.
Information Source(s)
Smithfield Police Department
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Re: SMITHFIELD JOHN DOE: WM, 25-35, found floating in
Smithfield, RI pond - 18 June 1987
DIR By: Akoya
Date: June 11, 2020, 4:52 pm
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Stump Pond, Smithfield, Rhode Island
At the Stump Pond launch on Log Road in Smithfield RI.
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Re: SMITHFIELD JOHN DOE: WM, 25-35, found floating in
Smithfield, RI pond - 18 June 1987
DIR By: Akoya
Date: June 11, 2020, 4:53 pm
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PS coordinates 41.908919, -71.542483
307 Farnum Pike
City Smithfield
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Re: SMITHFIELD JOHN DOE: WM, 25-35, found floating in
Smithfield, RI pond - 18 June 1987
DIR By: Akoya
Date: June 11, 2020, 4:55 pm
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Re: SMITHFIELD JOHN DOE: WM, 25-35, found floating in
Smithfield, RI pond - 18 June 1987
DIR By: Akoya
Date: June 11, 2020, 4:56 pm
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Cold Case: Mystery kept alive
Sixteen years after a weighted body riddled with stab wounds
surfaced in a Smithfield pond, investigators are appealing for
new clues to determine the man's identity.
07/27/2003
BY THOMAS J. MORGAN
Journal Staff Writer
SMITHFIELD -- When the body was laid to rest, no one knew what
name to chisel on the tombstone, and so today the short, slender
man who floated to the surface of Stump Pond with 21 stab wounds
16 years ago lies in an unmarked grave, its location known only
to the investigators who have kept his case alive.
"We never closed the case. We just ran out of leads," said
Detective Sgt. Kenneth A. Brown Jr.
Retired Smithfield Detective Capt. Gregg L. Catlow, left, was
the first to investigate the death of a man found floating in
Stump Pond in 1987. Detective Sgt. Kenneth A. Brown, right, now
handles the case. Catlow holds an FBI sketch of the victim.
Gregg L. Catlow was the first detective to investigate the case.
Over the intervening years Catlow rose to the rank of captain,
and has since retired. The file he started is now several inches
thick.
Brown is the latest in the series of officers who have tried to
puzzle through a maze of vague clues in search of an identity
even as the calendar moves on. He's optimistic, however. "Time
is always on the side of the investigators," he said.
One thing is for sure: Whoever last saw him didn't want the body
found.
It was on June 18, 1987, on scenic Stump Pond, whose shore,
ironically, is home to police headquarters, when a boater came
across a decomposing corpse floating near a dam.
The man was festooned in chicken wire and ballasted by 90 pounds
of rocks and barbell weights, all fastened by coaxial cable. He
had 7 wounds on his head, 14 on his chest. The weapon was
thought to have been an ice pick or similar instrument.
FBI sketch
1987 VICTIM: An FBI artist sketched the man's face as he
presumably appeared in life.
Anchored by the weights, he had presumably lain out of sight on
the floor of the pond for one to three weeks, according to the
state medical examiner's office. As time went by, the gases of
decomposition brought the body to the surface.
Five feet, five inches tall, the mystery man weighed 122 pounds
and had a scruffy beard. He was between 25 and 35 years of age.
He had receding, straight hair, brown eyes and a brown mustache.
A black muscle shirt bore the inscription "San Juan" on front
and back. He was clad in gray sweatpants, and wore no socks
under his size 7 1/2 McGregor Tristar sneakers.
No tattoos adorned the body. There was neither wallet nor
identification. There were no scars or jewelry.
The police were looking at a blank slate.
"Other than the physical description, there wasn't much to go
by," Brown said. "He could be from out West. He could be from
Mexico. We don't know."
Brown said that in his six years as a detective, the aging
mystery "was one of those cases that always sat on the back
burner."
As new technology became available, it was employed at intervals
in a bid to find a lead.
DNA samples were available. But DNA, which was only just
becoming a tool for criminologists when this man was killed, is
useless unless it matches something already in a data bank. The
DNA trail was a dead end.
New advances in fingerprint identification were developed in the
past 16 years by the FBI. A computerized system now makes it
possible to examine fingerprint records across the country.
But periodic checks have turned up nothing to provide a further
clue to the man's identity. Like DNA, fingerprints only work if
they have been recorded previously. This John Doe evidently
never came to the attention of law enforcement, the immigration
system or the military, all of which are assiduous in collecting
fingerprints.
Because the body was gruesomely decomposed, Smithfield
investigators turned to an FBI artist, who sketched the man's
face as he presumably appeared in life.
Flyers were distributed. No response.
Brown said he decided to try again because so much time was
passing, and the chances for a connection were slipping away.
He decided to appeal to the media, he said, before time erases
all opportunity.
If the case fails to yield to Brown's persistence, it presumably
will pass into the hands of his successor. If so, the trail can
only grow longer, and likely colder.
COLD CASE CONTACT: Anyone with information on this case may
contact Detective Sgt. Kenneth A. Brown at (401) 231-2500, ext.
35, or e-mail: dets@smithfieldpd.com
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Re: SMITHFIELD JOHN DOE: WM, 25-35, found floating in
Smithfield, RI pond - 18 June 1987
DIR By: Akoya
Date: June 11, 2020, 4:58 pm
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Mystery Of John Doe
It's a murder that's gone Unsolved for sixteen years. But
there's more to this mystery than finding a killer. Smithfield,
Rhode Island police are desperately trying to identify the
victim. In tonight's New England's Unsolved, FOX25's Bob Ward
tells us this is a case that detectives are determined to break.
This case is both brutal and brazen. The victim was stabbed over
and over, possibly with an ice pick. Then the killer dumped the
man's body into a pond right across the street from the
Smithfield, Rhode Island Police Department. No one knows the
victim's name. But after all this time, police are still not
giving up.
"You would think somebody somewhere would be missing him."
"He died a horrific death, no doubt."
Stump Pond in Smithfield, Rhode Island doesn't look like a crime
scene. But in 1987, a grisly discovery was made here that's left
a mark on investigators still trying to solve a vicious murder.
Det. Sgt. Kenneth Brown, Smithfield, RI Police: "The body was
found out there, and ultimately, pulled up here."
On june 18, 1987, an object floated to the top of Stump Pond.
Capt. Gregg Catlow (Ret.), Smithfield, RI Police: "It was
apparently a white male who was wrapped up in chicken wire. Tied
with some weights, and rocks attached to him."
At first, the chicken wire, and 90 pounds of rock and barbell
weights used to weigh the victim down, hid he fact that the man
was stabbed to death. An autopsy later revealed he was stabbed
21 times..possibly with an ice pick. The brutality of the
victim's final moments, is not lost on investigators.
Det. Sgt. Brown: "It was vicious. There's no doubt. Somebody was
viciously killing him. Perhaps out of anger. Wanted him to pay
for something. Because of the number of stab wounds. We can
speculate this person was hated., and they wanted him to
suffer."
But since 1987, this investigation has run into a brick wall. To
this day police don't know the man's name. Since 1987 he's been
known only as John Doe. And so far, the killer has gotten
exactly what he wanted.
Capt. Catlow: "Given the manner of disposal of this body..the
person didn't want this guy to be found."
All these years, smithfield police have been trying to give john
doe his name back. It has been very frustrating.
Capt. Catlow: "We rolled his fingerprints and sent them to the
FBI. They had no matches. And we've always kept them on file.
Anytime someone had a missing person report, or any kind of
inquiry from another department, we've provided them a copy of
the fingerprints. But we've never had a match."
John Doe was killed before DNA technology was perfected. Still
DNA might be able to help. It's hoped John Doe's DNA might
reveal a family member.....And give this case its first solid
lead...A name.
Det. Sgt. Brown: "By getting a name for the deceased, that will
give us his associates. That will give us where he lived. His
family members. What he did for a living. By getting a name
we'll be able to trace his last steps."
In the meantime, Smithfield, Rhode Island's John Doe remains one
of the state's most baffling cases. Incredibly, since 1987,..no
one has reported this man missing.
Bob Ward: "John Doe was finally given a decent burial in 1992.
And this is where he is..the pauper section of a cemetery in
Providence. He has no name. He's just number 6549. And, as you
can see, no one has been here to mourn him."
Det. Sgt. Brown: "The man is a human being. And somewhere out
there, he has a family. And rightfully so, he deserved to be
buried."
"We're not ruling anything out. We're outside the country
looking for information. We're across the country looking for
information. And were in the neighboring towns looking for
information."
Bob Ward: "If you have any information about this case, please
contact Det. Sgt. Kenneth Brown at the Smithfield, Rhode Island
Police at (401) 231-2500 extension 35. Or you can e-mail him at
dets@smithfieldpd.com. Smithfield, Rhode Island is close to
Massachusetts and Connecticut. The victim and the killer could
be from anywhere in New England.
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Re: SMITHFIELD JOHN DOE: WM, 25-35, found floating in
Smithfield, RI pond - 18 June 1987
DIR By: Akoya
Date: June 11, 2020, 5:00 pm
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Cold Case
Please note that the following article from the Providence
Journal is from 2003 – the case remains unsolved.
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Providence Journal photo / Steve Szydlowski
REFUSING TO GIVE UP: Retired Smithfield police Detective Capt.
Gregg L. Catlow, left, was the first to investigate the death of
a man found floating in Stump Pond, Smithfield, in 1987. Capt.
Kenneth A. Brown, right, is the latest officer to handle the
case. Catlow holds an FBI sketch of the victim.
Cold Case: Mystery kept alive
Sixteen years after a weighted body riddled with stab wounds
surfaced in a Smithfield pond, investigators are appealing for
new clues to determine the man’s identity.
07/28/2003
BY THOMAS J. MORGAN
Journal Staff Writer
Reprinted with permission.
SMITHFIELD — When the body was laid to rest, no one knew what
name to chisel on the tombstone, and so today the short, slender
man who floated to the surface of Stump Pond with 21 stab wounds
16 years ago lies in an unmarked grave, its location known only
to the investigators who have kept his case alive.
“We never closed the case. We just ran out of leads,” said
Detective Sgt. Kenneth A. Brown Jr.
Gregg L. Catlow was the first detective to investigate the case.
Over the intervening years Catlow rose to the rank of captain,
and has since retired. The file he started is now several inches
thick.
Brown is the latest in the series of officers who have tried to
puzzle through a maze of vague clues in search of an identity
even as the calendar moves on. He’s optimistic, however. “Time
is always on the side of the investigators,” he said.
HTML https://i.imgur.com/dAgbfri.jpg
FBI sketch 1987 VICTIM: An FBI artist sketched the man's face as
he presumably appeared in life.
One thing is for sure: Whoever last saw him didn’t want the body
found.
It was on June 18, 1987, on scenic Stump Pond, whose shore,
ironically, is home to police headquarters, when a boater came
across a decomposing corpse floating near a dam.
The man was festooned in chicken wire and ballasted by 90 pounds
of rocks and barbell weights, all fastened by coaxial cable. He
had 7 wounds on his head, 14 on his chest. The weapon was
thought to have been an ice pick or similar instrument.
Anchored by the weights, he had presumably lain out of sight on
the floor of the pond for one to three weeks, according to the
state medical examiner’s office. As time went by, the gases of
decomposition brought the body to the surface.
Five feet, five inches tall, the mystery man weighed 122 pounds
and had a scruffy beard. He was between 25 and 35 years of age.
He had receding, straight hair, brown eyes and a brown mustache.
A black muscle shirt bore the inscription “San Juan” on front
and back. He was clad in gray sweatpants, and wore no socks
under his size 7 1/2 McGregor Tristar sneakers.
No tattoos adorned the body. There was neither wallet nor
identification. There were no scars or jewelry.
The police were looking at a blank slate.
“Other than the physical description, there wasn’t much to go
by,” Brown said. “He could be from out West. He could be from
Mexico. We don’t know.”
Brown said that in his six years as a detective, the aging
mystery “was one of those cases that always sat on the back
burner.”
As new technology became available, it was employed at intervals
in a bid to find a lead.
DNA samples were available. But DNA, which was only just
becoming a tool for criminologists when this man was killed, is
useless unless it matches something already in a data bank. The
DNA trail was a dead end.
New advances in fingerprint identification were developed in the
past 16 years by the FBI. A computerized system now makes it
possible to examine fingerprint records across the country.
But periodic checks have turned up nothing to provide a further
clue to the man’s identity. Like DNA, fingerprints only work if
they have been recorded previously. This John Doe evidently
never came to the attention of law enforcement, the immigration
system or the military, all of which are assiduous in collecting
fingerprints.
Because the body was gruesomely decomposed, Smithfield
investigators turned to an FBI artist, who sketched the man’s
face as he presumably appeared in life.
Flyers were distributed. No response.
Brown said he decided to try again because so much time was
passing, and the chances for a connection were slipping away.
He decided to appeal to the media, he said, before time erases
all opportunity.
If the case fails to yield to Brown’s persistence, it presumably
will pass into the hands of his successor. If so, the trail can
only grow longer, and likely colder.
Anyone with information on this case may contact
Capt. Michael Rheaume at 401-231-2500 or e-mail
mrheaume@smithfieldpd.com.
#Post#: 6588--------------------------------------------------
Re: SMITHFIELD JOHN DOE: WM, 25-35, found floating in
Smithfield, RI pond - 18 June 1987
DIR By: Akoya
Date: June 11, 2020, 5:02 pm
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This case is both brutal and brazen. The victim was stabbed over
and over, possibly with an ice pick. Then the killer dumped the
man's body into a pond right across the street from the
Smithfield, Rhode Island Police Department.
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