Unidentified Person

Unidentified person — Birmingham (1997-11-01)

NamUs records the November 1, 1997 discovery of decomposing remains beneath steel beams in a railroad car at O’Neal Steel. The case is listed as open and unresolved.

Incident date: November 1, 1997
Location: Birmingham, Jefferson County
Independent sources: 1

The record

Unidentified Person, Birmingham (1997)

On November 1, 1997, employees unloading steel beams from a railroad car at O’Neal Steel discovered decomposing remains beneath the beams inside the car. The railroad car had been loaded at Northwestern Steel and Wire Company in Sterling, Illinois, on September 29, 1997, and had reportedly been on the O’Neal Steel lot since approximately October 28, 1997. NamUs lists case UP15001 as open and unresolved. The primary investigating agency is not published in the record. 1

Timeline

September 29, 1997Confirmed
The railroad car was loaded at Northwestern Steel and Wire Company in Sterling, Illinois.
Approximately 1997-10-28Confirmed
The railroad car had been sitting on the O’Neal Steel lot since approximately this date.
November 1, 1997Confirmed
Employees unloading steel beams discovered decomposing remains beneath the beams inside the railroad car.

Documented claims

Employees unloading steel beams at O’Neal Steel discovered decomposing remains beneath the beams inside a railroad car on November 1, 1997.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
The railroad car was loaded at Northwestern Steel and Wire Company in Sterling, Illinois, on September 29, 1997.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
The railroad car had been on the O’Neal Steel lot since approximately October 28, 1997.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
NamUs case UP15001 is 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 Unidentified Person Case UP15001 — 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.