🕊️ Unidentified Person — NamUs #UP150023
📍 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
📅 Body Found: September 8, 2025
👤 Sex: Male
🎂 Estimated Age: 20–35 years
⚰️ Estimated Year of Death: 2023–2024
🔎 CASE OVERVIEW
An unidentified male was discovered in a wooded area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 8, 2025. The remains were found by a homeless individual and were later examined by the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office.
The remains were near-complete or complete skeletal remains and were not recognizable at the time of recovery.
📋 CASE INFORMATION
• NamUs Case: UP150023
• ME/C Case Number: 25-4248
• Case Created: September 9, 2025
• Case Type: Unidentified Deceased
• Location: Philadelphia, PA 19134
• County: Philadelphia County
• Found on Tribal Land: No
👤 DEMOGRAPHICS
• Biological Sex: Male
• Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian, Black/African American
• Estimated Age Group: Adult
• Estimated Age Range: 20–35 years
• Estimated Year of Death: 2023–2024
📏 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
• Hair Color: Unknown
• Eye Color: Unknown
• Facial Hair: Unknown
🦴 ANTHROPOLOGICAL FINDINGS
According to the anthropology report, several notable skeletal characteristics were documented:
• Evidence of hard-labor activity involving the arms, reflected in the formation of the articular rims of the shoulders, elbows, and wrists.
• Stenosis involving portions of the temporal and coronal sutures.
• Full sacralization of the fifth lumbar vertebra.
• The 12th thoracic vertebra had transitionalized into a full lumbar vertebra.
• The individual had only 11 thoracic vertebrae.
👕 CLOTHING & PERSONAL ITEMS
At the time the remains were recovered, the following clothing was documented:
🧥 Black sweatshirt
👕 Shirt
👟 Sneakers
📍 CIRCUMSTANCES OF RECOVERY
The individual was found in a wooded area in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by a homeless individual.
The condition of the remains made visual identification impossible, and the person remains unidentified.
📞 INFORMATION / CONTACT
Anyone who may have information that could help identify this individual is encouraged to contact:
🏥 Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office
📞 (215) 685-7445
🚔 Philadelphia Police Department — East Detective Division
📞 (215) 685-3298
If you recognize the clothing, physical characteristics, or circumstances described in this case, please consider contacting the appropriate authorities.
🕯️ Someone knew him. Someone may still be looking for him.
Sources:
https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/150023/contacts?nav
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