Location: Inkster and King Road, Brownstown Township Date found: 10/29/2014 Age: 35-66 Description: White male, estimated to be 6 foot 1 inches tall Body conditions: Fully recovered Circumstances: Found in the woods with a transistor radio. Time of death: Within a year of being found. |
Location: Ecorse Date found: 09/14/2014 Age: 25-35 Description: Black male, 5 foot 9 inches tall, weighing 160 pounds Body conditions: Fully recovered Circumstances: The body was found by the U.S. Coast Guard off Mud Island. Time of death: Within two weeks of being found. |
Location: Ecorse Date found: 04/01/1996 Age: Adult Description: Cannot be estimated. Body conditions: Partial recovery of skeletal remains Circumstances: A specific location was not defined within the Michigan State Police case file. Time of death: Not estimated. |
Location: Ecorse Date found: 08/29/1990 Age: 30-45 Description: Black male, 6 foot 4 inches tall, weighing 149 pounds. He had a mustache and a goatee with dark brown and wiry medium to long hair Body conditions: Fully recovered Circumstances: Found by recreational boaters off Mud Island. Time of death: Not estimated. |
Location: Ecorse Date found: 06/17/1990 Age: 35-45 Description: Black male, 5 foot 11 inches tall, weighing 210 pounds, with short hair and a slight mustache. The body was noted to have a scar on the wrist. Body conditions: Fully recovered Circumstances: It appeared the body had been in the river for one to two weeks and was clad only in underwear and socks. Time of death: Within one week of being found. |
Location: Ecorse Date found: 05/02/1977 Age: 35-45 Description: Black male, 5 foot 11 inches tall, weighing 214 pounds Body conditions: Fully recovered Circumstances: The body was found in the river on the Canadian side of Fighting Island Time of death: Within a year of being found. |
Location: Ecorse Date found: 06/15/1973 Age: 20-35 Description: White male, 5 foot 6 inches tall, weight could not be estimated. Body conditions: Fully recovered Circumstances: The body was found in the river behind Great Lakes Steel. Time of death: Not estimated. |
Location: Grosse Ile Date found: 06/24/1977 Age: 40-60 Description: White female, 5 foot 3 inches tall, weighing 95 pounds, with graying, shoulder-length hair that was pinned up with bobby pins. She had a 14-inch vertical scar on her abdomen. Body conditions: Fully recovered with a recognizable face Circumstances: Found in the Detroit River. Time of death: Within a day of being found. |
Location: Grosse Ile* Date found: 06/06/1968 Age: 20-30 Description: White male, 5 foot 9 inches tall, weighing 156 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Body conditions: Fully recovered Circumstances: Found in the Detroit River near Buoy No. 8. *This particular case was handled by the Grosse Ile Police Department and does not necessarily indicate that the body has a connection to the township. Time of death: Not estimated. |
Location: Melvindale Date found: 07/27/1972 Age: Cannot be estimated Description: Cannot be estimated Body conditions: Partial recovery of skeletal remains Circumstances: These remains were found in a 1937 Dodge found west of the Greenfield bridge in the Rouge River. The river was being drained at the time of the discovery. 1957 license plates were found with the vehicle. Time of death: Not estimated. |
Location: 1 Belanger Park Dr., River Rouge Date found: 05/11/2005 Age: 40-55 Description: Male, 6 foot 1 inches tall, weighing 263 pounds. Possibly a black man with some indication of a beard or goatee. Had a 3 1/2 inch scar on the left side of his chest Body conditions: Fully recovered Circumstances: Found in Belanger Park. Time of death: Not estimated. |
Location: River Rouge Date found: 11/17/2001 Age: 30-50 Description: Black female, 4 foot 9 inches tall, weighing 194 pounds Body conditions: Fully recovered Circumstances: Found in the Detroit River near Zug Island Time of death: Not estimated |
Location: River Rouge Date found: 12/28/1992 Age: 25-35 Description: White male, 5 foot 8 inches tall, weighing an estimated 168 pounds, with graying hair. Body conditions: Fully recovered Circumstances: Found in the Detroit River near Great Lakes Steel Time of death: Not estimated. |
Location: River Rouge Date found: 04/17/1972 Age: 35-45 Description: White male, 5 foot 9 inches tall, weighing 185 pounds. Found in a dark suit Body conditions: Fully recovered Circumstances: Found in the Detroit River behind the Edison Plant. Time of death: Within two weeks of being found. |
Location: 38395 Tyler Road, Romulus Date found: 04/29/2013 Age: 45-65 Description: White male, 5 foot 8 inches tall. Weight cannot be estimated. Body conditions: Not fully recovered. Circumstances: Found in the woods, where it appears the decedent had been living Time of death: Within a year of being found. |
Location: Romulus Date found: 04/20/2004 Age: 25-35 Description: White male, height and weight cannot be estimated. Body conditions: Partial recovery of skeletal remains Circumstances: A railroad worker found a human jawbone near the railroad tracks north of Pennsylvania. It appears this may have been the victim of a train accident of someone who fell from the undercarriage of the train as the maxilla appears to have been sheared off. No other remains were found. Time of death: Not estimated. |
Location: 37300 Wick Road, Romulus Date found: 04/21/1988 Age: 35-55 Description: White male, estimated to be 5 foot 7 inches tall and 160 pounds. Body conditions: Fully recovered Circumstances: Found in a swamp. Time of death: Not estimated. |
Location: Southgate Date found: 11/05/1986 Age: 17-30 Description: White male, estimated to be 5 foot 1 inches tall with brown hair. Weight cannot be estimated. Body conditions: Fully recovered Circumstances: Found one-quarter mile south of Goddard, 300 feet east of I-75 in a field used for growing soy beans. Time of death: Within five months of being found. |
Location: Taylor Date found: 05/07/1999 Age: 25-40 Description: White male, estimated to be 5 foot 7 inches tall. Weight cannot be estimated. Body conditions: Fully recovered Circumstances: Found in the 8000 block of Katherine Street. A homeowner unearthed the remains while digging in the dirt behind his garage to plant a tomato garden. The analysis of the remains concluded that this individual had been once autopsied, but it appears that the body was buried at this location. It is believed that the body may have been at this location for 20-30 years. Time of death: Twenty years before discovery. |
Location: Taylor Date found: 10/14/1982 Age: 30-60 Description: Black male, estimated to be 5 foot 9 inches tall and 165 pounds. Body conditions: Fully recovered Circumstances: The skeletonized body was found in a ditch off the I-94 freeway in Taylor. Time of death: Not estimated. |
Location: Trenton Date found: 09/12/2011 Age: 20-37 Description: Black female, estimated to be 5 foot 7 inches tall and weighing 168 pounds. Body conditions: Fully recovered with a recognizable face Circumstances: The body was found in the Detroit River near Meyer Elias Park. Time of death: Several hours before discovery. |
Location: Trenton Date found: 04/29/1994 Age: 35-45 Description: Black female, 5 foot 4 inches tall and weighing 203 pounds. Body conditions: Fully recovered. Circumstances: Found near Elizabeth Park in the Detroit River. Time of death: Not estimated. |
Location: Wyandotte* Date found: 06/15/1987 Age: 42-62 Description: White male, estimated to be 5 foot 11 inches tall and 180 pounds. Body conditions: Fully recovered. Circumstances: The body was found in the Detroit River near Buoy No. 2 by a private boater. *This particular case was handled by the Wyandotte Police Department and does not necessarily indicate that the body has a connection to that city. Time of death: Within two months of being found. |
Location: Wyandotte Date found: 06/21/1984 Age: 30-50 Description: A male, 6 foot 4 inches tall, with an estimated weight of 178 pounds. Race could not be identified. Body conditions: Fully recovered. Circumstances: The body was found in the Detroit River near the former Pier 500 restaurant and appeared to have been in the water for several months. Time of death: Not estimated. |
Location: Wyandotte Date found: 05/30/1977 Age: 25-35 Description: White male, 6 foot 3 inche tall. Weight could not be estimated. Body conditions: Fully recovered. Circumstances: The body was found in the Detroit River at the foot of New Street in Wyandotte. Time of death: Not estimated. |
Location: Wyandotte Date found: 05/06/1977 Age: 50-65 Description: White female, 5 foot 6 inches tall, weighing an estimated 142 pounds. Body conditions: Fully recovered with a recognizable face Circumstances: The body was found in the Detroit River about a half mile east of Grassy Island in the Fighting Island Channel. Time of death: Within one week of discovery. |
Location: Wyandotte Date found: 07/08/1974 Age: 30-50 Description: White male, estimated to be 5 foot 8 inches tall. Weight could not be estimated. The body had blondish-brown balding hair with sideburns. Body conditions: Fully recovered. Circumstances: The body was found near Fighting Island in the Detroit River. Time of death: Not estimated. |