Who 

• Male, 5ft 8in tall
• Estimated age mid-twenties to late thirties
• Below average build, small hands, well-kept nails
• Short, light reddish-brown hair, much shorter than usual in late sixties
• Very bad teeth for his age, undergone extensive dental treatment
• Prominent underbite – bottom front teeth overlapped top front (bottom jaw protruded)
• Unusual upper partial denture by UK standard common at the time
• Latest dental work likely performed around 6 months before he died, dental records untraceable though
• Potential torticollis (neck condition causing the head to tilt) – only discovered in 2007
• Never reported missing in the UK (not missed by a wife, an employer, a family or friends…)
• Plain cheap golden wedding ring on a “wrong” (right) hand in the UK
• Naked except mustardy nylon socks (not pink)

• March 26, 1971 – discovery of a skull by David Nathan
• March 27, 1971 – full body dug up in presence of a pathologist, police investigation begins
• Post-mortem performed by Keith Mant from King´s College London
• Decomposition suggested death 9 – 18 months before discovery
• Autopsy report:
  • Fingerprints available and intact
  • Red flesh still present in abdomen area
  • Some hair still in place

• Body found in kneeling, squatting position – body upright
• Right arm dragged across the body and left arm behind it
• Wrists loosely tied with the same piece of twine
• Ankles tied similarly – third twine joins the two
• Common industrial light-blue polypropylene twine – made in Yorkshire
• Open coroner verdict = not possible to determine the cause of death BASED ON REMAINS
• No visible injuries, denture still in place (suggesting no blows to the head)
• Pathologist suggested “deviant sexual practice” (binding) leading to asphyxiation as probable cause of death – no twine around the neck though
• Remark of marks on top of his back in the book by Michael Posner
• Causes of death like smothering, drowning, poisoning, heart attack, stabbing without scratching any bone etc. CANNOT BE EXCLUDED

• 9ct gold wedding band – the plainest possible
• Found on right-hand wedding ring finger
• 18mm inside diameter = O1/2 UK ring size
• Considered a common female size, unusually small for a man – lowest 8% of male hands
• UK hallmark present = manufactured in England
• Hallmark date “S” signifies date of manufacturing within last 6 months of 1967 and first 6 months of 1968
• Time needs to be allowed for manufacturer to sell to retailer and retailer to sell ring – probably minimum 3 months
• Not sold BEFORE 1968, earliest possible date of sale spring 1969