Accident Victim Still Unidentified Decades Later

A Mystery still surrounds October 18th 1984 in the small town of Malvern, Arkansas. An Unidentified white male died as a result of a car accident when the vehicle he was in landed in a body of water. The other occupant of the car (the owner) managed to get out safely. The victim had been under water for as long as 30 minutes and died two days later in a hospital.

Not much is known about the victim, he had been hitchhiking when he was picked up by the owner of the vehicle in Louisville, Kentucky. At the time the drive of the car was heading to Houston, Texas and allowed the hitchhiker to come along. At some point in their travels, the owner of the vehicle allowed the victim to drive while he (the owner) went to sleep. Shortly after the victim took the wheel, the two got into a car accident.

What is known about the Unidentified Accident Victim:

He was a

White male 5'8"; 167 lbs

He was around 25 to 35 years of age.

He had medium to dark brown hair which measured about measuring 6 inches.

He had a bushy, brown beard and had brown eyes.

The Victim also had a small circular scar on his left ankle .

At the time of his death he wore the following clothing: Brown boot shoes; a pair of red, black and white sweat socks sized M8; a cut brown sweater; 28 x 32 Corduroy trousers; and multicolored long sleeved shirt " John Henry " (his neck size was 14 1/2 inches (32-33)).

The most important clue about the Malvern John Doe is that he may have been from the New Haven, Connecticut area. He may have also been travelling from Connecticut to get to California.

If anyone has any information as to who please contact the Hot Spring County Coroners Office at 501-732-0561 . Or email them at chris.edwards@crimelab.arkansas.gov .