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After 25 years, the Massachusetts State Police Unresolved Case Unit recently identified “Chelsea Jane Doe.” Now, they are asking for the public’s help in identifying an unknown homicide victim found in Sandwich 12 years ago.
Chelsea Jane Doe
Massachusetts State Police Colonel Geoffrey Noble, alongside Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden and FBI Special Agent in Charge Ted Docks, recently announced a long-awaited breakthrough in the decades-old homicide investigation known as the "Chelsea Jane Doe" case.
Earlier this month, investigators stood alongside the victim's family to finally identify the young woman as Tiffany Bradley, a 16-year-old who had been reported missing from Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 2000.
In November 2000, Tiffany's body was discovered on the grounds of the Soldiers' Home in Chelsea. Investigators determined she had been brutally murdered before her remains were abandoned at the site.
Although law enforcement secured a confession from her killer, Eugene McCollum, Tiffany's identity remained unknown for more than two decades.
Investigators never stopped searching for answers. Through persistence, collaboration, and advances in forensic science, the FBI was ultimately able to identify Tiffany, bringing long-awaited answers to her family and closing a chapter in a case that had remained unresolved for nearly 25 years.
Unknown homicide victim
The Massachusetts State Police Unresolved Case Unit is asking for the public’s help in identifying an unknown homicide victim found in Sandwich, Massachusetts.
On June 4, 2014, the dismembered remains of an unidentified Black male were discovered in the parking area of Town Neck Beach in Sandwich. His torso had been wrapped in a plastic tarp and secured to a blue moving dolly.
Investigators determined the victim was approximately 5’8” to 6’0” tall, weighed 220–230 pounds, and was likely between 20 and 40 years old. He had a prominent 3–4 inch surgical scar that may have been the result of hernia surgery.
The victim was wearing a navy-blue T-shirt from Cranston Windustrial Company, a Rhode Island-based business. The shirt displayed the slogan “I Got Serviced” and was distributed between 2006 and 2008.
Today, investigators continue to pursue every available lead. The Massachusetts State Police are actively utilizing Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy (FIGG) in an effort to identify this victim and return his name to him.
Current genealogical research suggests the victim may have family connections to:
• Darlington County, South Carolina
• Baltimore, Maryland
• Brooklyn, New York
• Rhode Island
Researchers are also examining family lines associated with the surnames: Gee, Lighty, Scott, Harrison, and Brown
Even if these names seem familiar only through extended family, old neighbors, former coworkers, schoolmates, or someone who disappeared from your life years ago, your information could be significant.
A facial reconstruction developed from the victim’s DNA profile is shared here.
If you have any information, please contact the Massachusetts State Police Unresolved Case Unit at 855-MA-SOLVE or Trooper Diana Barnard at 508-790-5799.
Republished courtesy of MSP