Unidentified Persons

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LSU’s FACES Laboratory maintains the Louisiana Repository for Unidentified and Missing People. This project is not affiliated with the repository. If you have information about one of the facial reconstructions below, please contact them directly at (225) 578-4761.

PMI (postmortem interval) is the estimated time between a person’s death and the discovery of their remains. Select a case number to view its FACES profile, which may include additional reconstructions, photos of recovered items, and other case details.

Case statuses were last verified on 11/07/2026. Best displayed on a tablet, laptop, or desktop computer.

Unidentified Women

Unidentified 11-24

Case #: 11-24
black female, age 30-43
Found: 06/30/2011
PMI: 1-8 months
Bossier Parish

Possible previously broken nose.

Found in a wooded area near US Hwy 80.

Unidentified 07-39-3

Case #: 07-39-3
race/age unknown
Found: 01/13/1992
PMI: unknown
Caddo Parish

Unidentified 07-51-1

Case #: 07-51-1
black female, age 24-32
Found: 03/02/1995
PMI: 2-8+ years
Caddo Parish

Previously broken nose, jaw and ribs.

Found in a demolished house.

Unidentified 07-37

Case #: 07-37
black female, age 18-25
Found: 02/07/2007
PMI: 1-9 months
Caddo Parish

Found in a vacant lot.

07-42

Case #: 07-42
black female, age 10-14
Found: 09/11/2007
PMI: 5-15+ years
Caddo Parish

Unidentified 92-16Case #: 92-16
multiracial, age 22-29
Found: 12/22/1991
PMI: 3-4 weeks
Calcasieu ParishHeritage: native american, black, white, hispanicFound in a wooded area.
Unidentified 21-31Case# 21-31
female, age 45-75
Found: 03/10/2021
PMI: 1-3 weeks
E Baton Rouge ParishFound beneath a tarp in an abandoned parking lot.
Unidentified 08-29-11Case #: 08-29-11
white female, age 18-25
Found: 09/11/1979
PMI: < 1 day
Jefferson ParishFound with serious injury near the Metairie Country Club, later died at hospital.
Unidentified 93-28Case #: 93-28
black female, age 25-38
Found: 10/22/1993
PMI: 3-12 months
Jefferson ParishFound in lightly wooded area.
Unidentified 13-16Case #: 13-16
Multiracial female, 38-48
Found: 06/30/2011
PMI: < 1 day
Jefferson ParishHeritage: black, hispanicPassed away in hospice but was using a stolen identity.
Unidentified 83-10Case #: 83-10
white female, age 34-44
Found: 12/03/1982
Orleans ParishPreviously broken nose, dentures, possible amputation of left forearm.
Unidentified 94-24Case #: 94-24
black female, age 25-38
Found: 06/01/1994
PMI: 2-24 months
Orleans Parish
Unidentified 97-12Case #: 97-12
black female, age 30-40
Found: 06/16/1997
PMI: 24-48 hours
Orleans ParishFound in an urban warehouse.
Unidentified 98-28Case #: 98-28
black female, age 25-35
Found: 08/24/1998
PMI: 2-4 weeks
Orleans ParishPreviously injured right shoulder.Found under a house.
Unidentified 99-21Case #: 99-21
black female, age 28-38
Found: 09/30/1999
PMI: 1-2 weeks
Orleans ParishFound behind a business.
Unidentified 04-27Case #: 04-27
black female, age 35-45
Found: 05/04/2004
PMI: 1-4 weeks
Orleans ParishPrevious nose injury; tattoo on lower back of ‘Ananias’ in black script with curling lines and a heart over the letter ‘I.’Found in a lot.
Unidentified 07-26Case #: 07-26
white female, age 40-55
Found: 02/19/1982
PMI: 2 weeks-3 months
St Martin ParishPreviously injured nose, left rib, and three vertebra.Found by levee near Stevensville.
Unidentified 85-01

Case #: 85-01
white female, age 25-33
Found: 02/20/1985
PMI: 3+ months
W Baton Rouge ParishBuried on Mississippi River bank.

Unidentified Men

Unidentified 05-35
Case #: 05-35
white male, age 20-40
Found: 10/27/2005
PMI: 2-10 yearsCaddo ParishFound in a wooded area.
Unidentified 06-12-c

Case #: 06-12-C
white male, age 30-45
Found: 04/18/1986
PMI: 6 months-1 year
Sabine Parish

 

Unidentified 06-17-a

Case #: 06-17-A
Multiracial male, age 35-50
Found: 12/01/1986
Bossier Parish
Race: A mixture, hispanic

tooth wear; possible neck problems

 

Unidentified 08-02

Case #: 08-02
black male, age 45-60
Found: 01/04/2008
PMI: 3 months-2 years
Orleans Parish

Found in an abandoned building in housing project.

 

Unidentified 09-12

Case #: 09-12
white male, age 40-50
Found: 06/26/2009
PMI: 2 days-2 weeks
Marksville, Avoyelles Parish

Healed fracture to nose and several ribs. Found in Little River.

Unidentified 19-16

Case #: 19-16
black male, age 25-40
Found: 12/01/2018
PMI: 1-12 months
Belle Chasse, Plaquemines Parish

Remains found in Mississippi River near Belle Chasse (mile marker 83).

 

Unidentified 15-59

Date found: 1990-02-04
PMI: 1 day
Location: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 50 to 60
Sex: male
Race: White
Hair color: Gray
Height: 67 to 68 inches
Scar: Yes
Dental Records: Unavailable
DNA Records: Available
Case #: 15-59

 

Unidentified 11-11

Date found: 2011-03-28
PMI: 3-12 months
Location: Mississippi River, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 38 to 50
Sex: male
Race: White
Dental Records: Available
DNA Records: Available
Case #: 11-11

Previous broken nose and possible jaw injury.

Found in Mississippi River.

 

Unidentified 97-05

Date found: 1997-02-26
Location: Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 35 to 45
Sex: Male
Race: black
Dental Records: Available
DNA Records: Unavailable
Case #: 97-05

 

Unidentified 12-42

Date found: 2012-11-20
PMI: 6 months – 2 years
Location: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 55 to 70
Sex: male
Race: Black
Height: 71 to 74 inches
Dental Records: Available
DNA Records: Available
Case #: 12-42

Previously broken left 3rd rib.

Found in an abandoned house on Elysian Fields Ave.

 

Unidentified 15-49

Date found: 2015-08-10
Location: Belle Chase, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 50 to 100
Sex: male
Race: Black
Hair color: Gray
Height: 68 to 73 inches
Dental Records: Unavailable
DNA Records: Available
Case #: 15-49

Found in Mississippi River near Belle Chase.

 

Unidentified 19-15

Date found: 2019-03-14
PMI: 5-20 years at time of initial recovery
Location: Slidell, Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 18 to 40
Sex: male
Race: Black, White
Dental Records: Available
DNA Records: Available
Case #: 19-15

Possible disturbed burial. Curated at Slidell Memorial Hospital for over 40 years prior to anthropological and DNA analyses. “Date found” refers to the date that Coroner’s office requested an anthropological analysis. No information about initial discovery or context.

 

Unidentified 20-41

Date found: 2020-07-03
PMI: 3 days to 1 month
Location: Reserve, Saint John The Baptist Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 35 to 55
Sex: male
Race: Black
Height: 64 to 70 inches
Tattoo: Yes
Dental Records: Available
DNA Records: Available
Case #: 20-41

Recovered from a train car that may have originated in Indiana.

 

Unidentified 21-06

Date found: 2021-01-16
PMI: 3 days to 3 weeks
Location: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 30 to 50
Sex: male
Race: Black
Hair color: Bald
Height: 64 to 70 inches
Dental Records: Available
DNA Records: Available
Case #: 21-06

Found inside abandoned apartment.

 

Unidentified 21-22

Date found: 2020/02/01
PMI: 1 day to 1 month
Location: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 25 to 40
Sex: male
Race: Asian, White
Hair color: Black
Height: 68 to 76 inches
Tattoo: Yes
Dental Records: Available
DNA Records: Available
Case #: 21-22

Found in the Mississippi River near the Spanish Plaza in New Orleans.

 

Unidentified 23-132

Date found: 2023/11/02
PMI: 1 to 6 weeks
Location: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 33 to 55
Sex: male
Race: White
Hair color: Brown
Height: 68 to 74 inches
Dental Records: Available
DNA Records: Available
Case #: 23-132

Found beneath the Chartres Street Wharf in New Orleans.

Unidentified 91-12

Date found: 1991-10-04
PMI: 6 months to 12 months
Location: Saint Charles Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 26 to 36
Sex: male
Race: White
Height: 63 to 65 inches
Dental Records: Available
DNA Records: Available
Case #: 91-12

extensive dental work.

located at the edge of a wooded area behind levee

 

Unidentified 07-34

Date found: 1997-08-16
PMI: 2 days
Location: Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 30 to 45
Sex: male
Race: Black, Hispanic
Height: 68 to 74 inches
Dental Records: Available
DNA Records: Available
Case #: 07-34

Previous injury to nose and left cheek.

Found in Gulf of Mexico.

 

Unidentified 81-03

Date found: 1981-06-15
PMI: 1 month to 3 months
Location: West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 44 to 54
Sex: male
Race: black
Height: 66 to 70 inches
Dental Records: Available
DNA Records: Available
Case #: 81-03

surgical wire in jaw, previously broken nose

found in cane field.

 

Unidentified 96-03

Date found: 1993-01-04
PMI: 3 weeks to 4 weeks
Location: Beauregard Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 25 to 35
Sex: male
Race: Black
Height: 68 to 70 inches
Dental Records: Available
DNA Records: Available
Case #: 96-03

Found in wooded area.

 

Unidentified 84-10

Date found: 1984-10-12
PMI: 1.5 months to 6 months
Location: Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 26 to 36
Sex: male
Race: White
Height: 65 to 68 inches
Dental Records: Available
DNA Records: Available
Case #: 84-10

 

Unidentified 24-51

Date found: 2024/04/03
PMI: 1 to 6 months
Location: Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 50 to 70
Sex: male
Race: White
Hair color: Gray
Height: 64 to 71 inches
Dental Records: Unavailable
DNA Records: Available
Case #: 24-51

Found in a wooded area off Mansfield Road in Shreveport.

 

Unidentified 22-05

Date found: 1975-02-14
Location: Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 16 to 18
Sex: male
Race: White
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Height: 70 to 72 inches
Weight: 150 to 160 pounds
Dental Records: Unavailable
DNA Records: Unavailable
Case #: 22-05

Slightly protruding front teeth.

The UnID was found near a farm road off of Hwy 23 that runs between Hwy 23 and the MS River.

 

Unidentified 80-01

Date found: 1980-08-28
Location: Ascension Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 35 to 45
Sex: male
Race: White
Hair color: Sandy, Blonde
Height: 68 to 70 inches
Dental Records: Available
DNA Records: Available
Case #: 80-01

Found near I-10 close to New Orleans

 

Unidentified 82-16

Date found: 1982-11-14
PMI: 6 months to 24 months
Location: Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 42 to 50
Sex: male
Race: White
Hair color: Light, Blonde/sandy
Height: 69 to 71 inches
Dental Records: Available
DNA Records: Available
Case #: 82-16

Found in wooded area.

Unidentified 85-20

Date found: 1985-12-05
PMI: 4 months to 6 months
Location: Saint James Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 40 to 50
Sex: male
Race: White
Hair color: Brown
Height: 65 to 70 inches
Dental Records: Available
DNA Records: Available
Case #: 85-20

previous injuries to nose and face, possible back/neck/shoulder injury

Unidentified 14-35

Date found: 2014-10-20
PMI: 1 month to 2 years
Location: Belle Chase, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 35 to 50
Sex: male
Race: Asian, Hispanic
Height: 62 to 66 inches
Dental Records: Available
DNA Records: Available
Case #: 14-35

Found in an abandoned house.

 

Unidentified 25-26

Date found: 2025/04/09
PMI: <1 day
Location: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 30 to 50
Sex: male
Race: Hispanic
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Gray, Black
Height: 64 to 69 inches
Tattoo: Yes
Dental Records: Available
DNA Records: Available
Case #: 25-26

Found inside of vehicle behind house on Harco Drive in Baton Rouge.

 

Unidentified 07-08

Date found: 2007-01-11
PMI: 1 month – 1 year
Location: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 60 to 70
Sex: male
Race: Black
Hair color: Dark
Height: 70 to 72 inches
Dental Records: Available
DNA Records: Available
Case #: 07-08

previous injury to right skull and right humerus

 

Unidentified 21-69

Date found: 2021-09-14
PMI: 3 days – 3 weeks
Location: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 45 to 65
Sex: male
Race: White
Hair color: Light colored
Height: 68 to 74 inches
Dental Records: Available
DNA Records: Available
Case #: 21-69

Found behind an abandoned Shell Food Mart.

 

Unidentified 93-18

Date found: 1993-06-18
PMI: 1 year to 8 years
Location: English Turn, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 22 to 29
Sex: male
Race: Native American, White
Height: 65 to 67 inches
Dental Records: Available
DNA Records: Available
FCase #: 93-18

found on bank of Mississippi River

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Unidentified 91-06

Date found: 1991-01-01
PMI: Few days
Location: Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 35 to 45
Sex: male
Race: Asian
Height: 65 to 67 inches
Dental Records: Available
DNA Records: Available
Case #: 91-06

Found in the river in 1991.

 

Unidentified 01-08

Unidentified 01-08.

 

 

Unidentified 06-12-e

Date found: 1992-06-01
PMI: 1-10 years
Location: Red River Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 25 to 40
Sex: male
Race: Admixture, White, Hispanic
Dental Records: Unavailable
DNA Records: Available
Case #: 06-12-E

previously broken nose and left cheek, possible neck problems

 

 

Unidentified 10-30

PMI: >1 year
Location: Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 23 to 33
Sex: male
Race: White
Dental Records: Available
DNA Records: Available
Case #: 10-30

May have some Hispanic or Asian ancestry.

 

Unidentified 17-03

Date found: 2016/08/12
PMI: <1 day
Location: Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death: 35 to 55
Sex: male
Race: Hispanic
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Height: 60 to 65 inches
Tattoo: Yes
Dental Records: Available
DNA Records: Available
Case #: 17-03

Had a medical emergency and died at hospital.
Unidentified 98-32
Case #: 98-32
black male, age 22-28
Found: 10/21/1998
PMI: 1-6 months
Orleans Parish

Unidentified 00-29

Case #: 00-29
white male, age 45-55
Found: 08/19/1998
PMI: 2-7 days
Jefferson Parish

Dental bridge on upper front teeth, arthritis of lower back.

Found in Mississippi River.

 

Unidentified 01-24

Case #: 01-24
black male, age 28-38
Found: 2001-03-06
PMI: 1 day-2 weeks
Orleans Parish

Previous lower back injury. Found in burned apartment building.

Unidentified 04-23

Case #: 04-23
white male, age 19-28
Found: 05/09/1987
PMI: 2-5 weeks
Saint James Parish

Found on bank of Mississippi River.

Unidentified 05-23

Case #: 05-23
black male, age 45-55
Found: 09/06/2004
PMI: 1-24 weeks
Garyville, Saint John the Baptist Parish

Found in Mississippi River.

Unidentified 05-34

Case #: 05-34
black male, age 18-30
Date found: 10/16/2005
PMI: 1-25 years
Natchitoches Parish