The Nameless
Milford, Delaware John Doe (1995)



🧩 WHO WAS THIS MAN? UNIDENTIFIED REMAINS FOUND IN DELAWARE 🧩
More than 30 years later, the identity of a man whose remains were discovered near Milford, Delaware, remains unknown.
On October 18, 1995, a 72-year-old local man was fishing near Brockham Bridge Road on County Road 418, approximately 10 miles east of Milford.
While throwing his fishing net into a nearby creek, he made a shocking discovery. A human skull was caught in the net.
Authorities recovered additional partial skeletal remains from the area, but the remains were too incomplete to provide a visual identification.
According to the NamUs case information, the unidentified individual was:
• Male
• Estimated to have been between 18 and 35 years old
• Estimated year of death: 1995
• Partial skeletal remains recovered
• Remains were not recognizable
The case was entered into the NamUs system in 2009 and remains unidentified.
🔎 Who was he?
Was he someone who had been reported missing? Did he have family or friends who were searching for him? Could someone recognize the circumstances surrounding his disappearance?
After all these years, his name and story remain unknown.
📣 Please share this post. Someone may recognize the details and finally be able to give this unidentified man a name.
🕯️ Every unidentified person has a story, a family, and a life that mattered. He deserves to be identified and remembered.
If you have any further information, please contact the Delaware Division of Forensic Science at 302-577-3420.
Sources:
https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/6276/details?nav
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