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John J. Ashley, Jr. Went Missing In Wilmington Delaware in December 1971

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Last seen alive: December 14, 1971

Circumstances: John J. Ashley, Jr. was last seen walking home after attending school and basketball practice. Another 17 year old Wilmington boy disappeared the same night and was later found drowned, Feb 1972 in Wilmington. NOTE: Mitrochondrial DNA testing of three siblings and the mother of John Ashley has excluded him from from any biological connection to OCME skeletal remains case 78-N-253 (dated 4-4-1978) which is NAMUS unidentified case #2185; these skeletal remains were strongly suspected of being the remains John Ashley.
First Name: John J.
Middle Name: J.
Last Name: Ashley, Jr.

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Age When Last Known Alive: 18
Race: Black/African Americ
Ethnicity: Other
Sex: Male
Height: 64.0
Weight: 130.0

Location

City: Wilmington
State: Delaware
Zip: 19801
County: New Castle

Appearance

Hair: Black
Head Hair: Black, short cropped.
Eye: Black
Deformities: Right hip congenital defect. Previous transverse (1-17-67) fracture of second metatarsal involving proximal portion.
Skeletal Information: Previous transverse (1-17-67) fracture of second metatarsal involving proximal portion.

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big guy: who was the other boy that went missing that year? where they friends ? in the same area?
12 17, 2012 | 23:16
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