Do you recognize this man? PBSO seeking to identify victim in 1979 cold-case homicide
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office and Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County are offering a $3,000 reward for information leading to the identity of a man who was killed 46 years ago in a homicide in The Glades.
The agency released an artist's rendering of the man on May 8, describing him as 5-foot-6 and 180 pounds and having brown hair. It is believed he was under the age of 40, the sheriff's office said.
On April 13, 1979, unidentified human remains were found floating in the New River Canal, about 11 miles from South Bay. Medical examiners ruled the death a homicide.
The man was clothed in Canadian labeled jeans and Arthur Ashe-style white sneakers, the sheriff's office said. Investigators did not say whether he had been shot or died by some other means.
Anyone with information about his identity is asked to call Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County at 800-458-TIPS (8477).
Tips can also be submitted to Detective John Cogburn of the PBSO Cold Case Unit at 561-688-4063, or cogburnj@pbso.org.
Julius Whigham II is a criminal justice and public safety reporter for The Palm Beach Post. You can reach him at jwhigham@pbpost.com and follow him on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, at @JuliusWhigham. Help support our work: Subscribe today.
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