Victim in Fatal Crash Still Unknown After Eleven Years

Mystery Still Lingers Regarding Identity of Deceased Concert Fan

Terry Sutton
There are still few clues to the identity of a man who died as a passenger in a fatal car accident on June 26, 1995 in Greensville County in Virginia. The accident occurred as the Driver fell asleep in his van on his way to South Carolina. The driver was identified after his death, but his family had no idea who the deceased passenger was.

At the time of his death the unidentified passenger of the van was wearing blue jeans, blue FILA Athletic shoes that were size 11 1/2, a necklace and a red concert T-shirt of the Grateful Dead, Tour 30th Anniversary 1995. He also had in his possession two ticket stubs to a Grateful Dead concert that took place the day before at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. It is believed that this man had been hitchhiking when the driver of the van picked him up.

The unknown victim was described as being around 5'8 inches and 169 pounds. He had all his teeth and no restoration work done on them. He had shoulder length red hair and brown eyes. On his left arm, he had a small homemade tattoo of a five-pointed star. His age has been estimated to be between the ages of sixteen and twenty-one.

It is possible that the victim was following the Grateful Dead Tour that summer. He did leave behind one important clue that could point to his identity. A note was found in his pocket; it read, "To Jason, Sorry we had to go. See you around. Caroline O. and Caroline T."
The note also contained a phone number with a 914 prefix but no area code.

This man's case has been listed on several well-known websites such as the Nation Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Doe Network. He has even been the discussion of several Internet forums where posters try to match his information to that of known missing persons. So far neither they, nor Law Enforcement has had any luck.
If you have any idea who this young man may be, please contact the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Virginia at 1-800-447-1706.

Published by Terry Sutton

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  • Terry Sutton5/24/2012

    There is a new facebook page for this person. IT even has a new sketch of what he may have looked like.
    https://www.facebook.com/GratefulDoe

  • jadeite3/21/2012

    I have to agree with Ryan, people back then did not use cell phones so the prefix number 914 has to be a to be someones telephone number. I didn't bet my first cell phone till 98 and it was big. Since they were coming from Greensville, Virginia. I would look at places on the east coast such as NY, Jersey, PA, VA, MD, WV areas. If he is that young, common sense would be he diffenently is not that far from home. More than likely he is from Virginia out in the boonies somewhere. Caroline O. and Caroline T. I would guess are female friends with the same name but different last names. I would check facebook though.

  • Petsinn Paradiseisland5/8/2011

    the 5 star tatoo is a pagan symbol somone should cosult with a psychic that works with missing persons.

  • probably not cole3/26/2011

    Jimmy Cole on the amw site went missing in April 1994, this man was killed June 1995...unless he just left without getting his paycheck or saying goodbye to anyone, then lived like that for over a year before the accident.

  • guest1/29/2011

    My goodness wasnt there any Identification on the youn man?

  • i saw it on craisglist too1/28/2011

    apparently this case WAS on Unsolved Mysteries, back in 1997, or so I read in a forum about this topic.

  • guest1/17/2011

    im pretty sure authorities know 914 is in New York and as for the link given I dont think thats him, the guy missing on the link has a tat of a spider, not a star like authorities say about "jason" lol

  • 731 sunflower12/27/2010

    there is a knapp boy who went missing in york county, pa his car was found at some state park, but no sign of him, they have looked for yrs, i think he ws going to college out of state, va, nc, one of them

  • joe wilson6/22/2010

    he was not human that is why you cannot find his identity.he was an alien.check his dna its not human

  • Ryan1/20/2010

    You are thinking of an area code not prefix.

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