Unidentified Smithfield, Rhode Island John Doe
Smithfield, Rhode Island
On 6/18/1987, the remains of a male were discovered in Stump Pond in Smithfield, Rhode Island. His body was found clothed and had 21 stab wounds. The weapon was thought to have been an ice pick or similar instrument. The man was wrapped in chicken wire and weighted by 90 pounds of rocks and barbell weights, all fastened by coaxial cable. Anchored by the weights, he had presumably lain out of sight on the floor of the pond for one to three weeks. The man was wearing a Black sleeveless mid-riff muscle shirt with "San Juan" printed horizontally and vertically on the back in white. Grey XS sweatpants and blue undershorts and had Size 7.5 McGregor Tristar sneakers with no socks. Fingerprints and DNA comparison are available.
Agency Case# CR 87-1268
NamUs# UP12497
Smithfield Police Department Det. Sergeant Gregg Catlow
617-343-5837