Pennsylvania Missing Persons

Unidentified Black Male
Found November 27, 1997 in Bensalem, Bucks County

Vital Statistics

Estimated Age: late teens to early 20s
Estimated Height: 6'1"-6'2"
Estimated Weight: 225 lbs, slim
Hair: close-cropped or shaved
Clothing: green sweatshirt with Tommy logo on the front (size XL),
green Tommy Hilfiger slacks,
belt (size 32),
Ellesse XL sneakers.
Other: No facial hair.  No apparent tattoos.

Case Details

On Thursday, November 27, 1997, Thanksgiving Day, a woman visiting her boyfriend on the Bristol Township side of Neshaminy Creek was looking for birds through binoculars from her boyfriends house.  She thought she'd spotted a heron on the other side of the creek, but realized what she saw were two sneakers among the rocks.  Her boyfriend watched for a few minutes and, when the body didn't move, called the police.

It was unclear how long the body was in the creek, but a policeman at the scene stated that it didn't appear that the man had been in the water for very long.  Missing persons reports in the area were checked with negative results.  The man remains unidentified.

If you know anything about this case, please contact:

Bensalem Police Department
Detective Chris McMullin
215-633-3726
email

Case Number: 97-22513
NamUs-UP Number: 2242
NCIC Number: n/a

Sources
NamUs
The Intelligencer Record
newspaperarchive.com