Unidentified man, Roma, 15/12/2011
Data shown in the record
- Date of recovery
- 15/12/2011
- Case file number
- 2102
- Place of recovery
- Lungotevere Aventino, riverside quay
- Municipality
- Roma
- Province
- Roma
- Region
- Lazio
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- between 40 and 50 years
- Height
- 165 cm Not present in the official register; added from a press source cited below.
- Biogeographic ancestry
- Caucasian Previous version of the register: Caucasoide
- Hair colour
- Greying
- Distinguishing marks
- Beard 3.4 cm, trimmed with a hint of a goatee
- Clothing
- Trekking shoes, blue jeans, two sweaters and a waterproof jacket Previous version of the register: Scarpe da trekking, blu jeans, due maglie e un giubbotto impermeabile. Effetti personali: occhiali da da vista con montatura nera marca "oxyoo".
- Personal effects
- Prescription glasses with black frame, "OXYOO" brand. A bunch of keys with carabiner and metal chain, made up of two common-type keys, "SILCA" and "SPECIALCHIAVI" brands, and a double-bitted "MOTTURA" key. A blister pack of "MAALOX PLUS" chewable tablets. An ATAC metro/bus pass, July 2011. A black Samsung YP-Q3 iPod. Also found on site, a black baseball-style cap
- Presumed cause of death
- Fall from height
- Further information
- Receding hairline, olive complexion, beard 3 to 4 cm, trimmed with a hint of a goatee. Previous version of the register: Stempiato, colorito olivastro, barba cm 3,4 cm con taglio con accennato pizzo,
Where the recovery took place
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Notes on this record
What emerges when the official register data are compared with the press sources collected below.
- The RAI account gives the cause of death as a sudden illness, with bruising noted at the time of discovery, while the record lists the cause as a fall.
- According to the RAI account, the man had no identification documents, mobile phone, keys, or money on him, and investigators suggest he may have been robbed after falling ill; the record, however, lists a set of keys among his personal effects.
Articles and sources
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Trovato morto sul lungotevere, giallo all'Aventino
Article summary: The body was found on lungotevere Aventino, in Roma, near via Santa Maria in Cosmedin. The full text is available only in the publisher's paid archive.
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Roma: lo sconosciuto del lungotevere Aventino
Record from the Corpi senza nome catalogue of Chi l'ha visto?, with the details released to aid identification.