Veteran Doe organization works to identify “Paratrooper” John Doe, found in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, over Memorial Day weekend 1984. The Ft. Lauderdale Police Department is handling the case.
“I look at the old newspaper articles, look at what’s the information available online and kind of try to run with that,” Amelia Pearn told Dateline. “Sometimes it’s very helpful. Sometimes not so much.” Pearn, a New Jersey native, created Veteran Doe in 2015. It’s an organization that, according to her website, focuses on bringing attention to the “many missing veteran/active duty cases and unidentified person cases where there is a possible military connection.
A public information specialist responded that they did not have anyone “who is familiar enough with the case to provide an interview,” but they were able to answer a few questions about the case by email. The John Doe was found by a boat captain in the “intracoastal waterway on May 26, 1984 at approximately 7:30 a.m.,” the FLPD wrote. He was believed to be about 20 years old, 5’9” tall, and 160 lbs. with brown hair and brown eyes.
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