Coos County John Doe

The skeleton of a man between the ages of 50 and 80 was discovered on August 26, 1972 in Bandon, Coos County, Oregon. The victim had been killed by two gunshots; both were located on the skull, which still contained the bullets. The victim had died between 1967 and 1969, as the condition of his remains indicated. At the scene, which was near highway 101, three coins and two unfired bullets were found along with the man's clothing and dentures. He wore a hat, socks made from wool, a car key on a ring, a belt and a pair of leather boots which had white soles. It is possible that his dentures may have been from a local establishment serving veterans in 1966, as inscriptions on them indicated. In 2007, the DNA of the "John Doe" was tested against the family members of a missing Idaho man Fred Miller {Missing since August 1968}; however there was no match.