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Unidentified Person

Unidentified person — Bessemer (1998-02-19)

NamUs lists an open, unresolved case involving skeletal remains discovered near Shades Creek.

Incident date
Not documented
Location
Bessemer, Jefferson County
Independent sources
1

The record

Two people fishing in Shades Creek discovered skeletal remains approximately 25 feet from the creek bank. The remains were in an area of overgrown brush across the street from a steel fabrication building. The NamUs case, UP14998, is listed as open and unresolved. The primary investigating agency is not published in the record. 1

Timeline

  1. Confirmed

    Two people fishing in Shades Creek discovered skeletal remains approximately 25 feet from the creek bank, in overgrown brush across from a steel fabrication building.

Documented claims

  • Two people fishing in Shades Creek discovered skeletal remains approximately 25 feet from the creek bank.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • The remains were found in an area of overgrown brush across the street from a steel fabrication building.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • NamUs case UP14998 is listed as open and unresolved.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • The primary investigating agency is not published in the NamUs record.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

Sources

  • NamUs case UP14998 — U.S. Department of Justice NamUsOpen

Single official source. This entry is documented strictly from one official record. No independent reporting on this case was found. Details beyond the record are unverified and deliberately omitted.

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