Register entry · Case file · Unidentified victim · Park Forest IL
Will County John Doe.
MUS-2026-0450
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MUS-2026-0450
Unidentified victim
- Incident
- 2008
- Indexed
- Oct 24, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Will County Coroner's Office
- Location
- Park Forest IL
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Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
An unidentified man estimated at 50 to 60 years old and 6 feet 3 inches to 6 feet 5 inches tall was found in October 2008 hanging from a tree in Thorn Creek Nature Preserve in Park Forest, Illinois. He had been dead about three months, wearing khaki pants, a striped shirt, and size 13 loafers, with a green day pack and a Zippo lighter marked Poland nearby. Fingerprint and missing person checks found no match, and the case went cold as NamUs UP5263.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2008
An unidentified man estimated at 50 to 60 is found in October hanging from a tree in Thorn Creek Nature Preserve in Park Forest.
- 2026
Fingerprint and missing person checks found no match. The case remains cold as NamUs UP5263.
Key people
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Man estimated at 50 to 60 years old. Found in October 2008 in Thorn Creek Nature Preserve in Park Forest.
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