Pennsylvania Missing Persons

Unidentified Male
Found December 26, 2011 in Paradise Twp, Monroe County

Vital Statistics
State of Remains: torso only, decomposed
Estimated Age: 25-60
Race: Unknown
Height & Weight: cannot estimate

Medical: scar on chest indicating past thoracic surgical procedure.  The sternum had been fused together with wire and surgical clips.

 

On the afternoon of Monday, December 26, 2011, a motorist travelling on State Route 191 in Paradise Township, south of Henryville, discovered a man's torso along the southbound lane of the road.  The torso was inside four black trash bags with red ties, tied together with a white cotton clothesline. The rope had been fashioned into a handle (see photo above). The head, arms and legs had been removed from the body and were not present with the torso. 

Authorities spent several days searching the heavily wooded area but no additional body parts were found.  It is estimated that the man had died 2 weeks to 2 months prior to the torso being found.

 

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