Poinsett County John Doe.

MUS-2026-0330

Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.

A partial skull of a teenage boy was found by a fisherman in a ditch off the St. Francis River near Marked Tree, Arkansas, in August 2001. No other remains matched to him were ever recovered. Investigators believe he died more than a year before discovery and that his death was possibly a homicide. He was estimated 16 to 19, Black, with a slightly healed fracture to the nasal bones. He remains unidentified; forensic-DNA work via Othram is listed as in progress.

1. Aug 2001

   A fisherman finds a partial skull in a ditch off the St. Francis River, in a wooded area near the old siphons on Lock and Dam Road, Marked Tree. No additional matched remains are recovered.

2. Sep 2009

   The case is entered into NamUs as UP5876.

3. 2023

   The DNASolves and Othram partnership lists the case, almost twenty-two years later; a forensic artist composite sketch had previously been created. The case had gone cold for lack of leads.

4. Oct 2026

   He is still listed as in-progress and unidentified on the DNASolves In Progress page.

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