In 2006, a family found a skull floating in the Wando River in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. After years of testing, missing person exclusions, and fading public interest, the case of the boy in Wando River still remains unidentified. Listen now for all the details of the case!
Linked below are the photos discussed in the episode and the sources used for this episode.
If you have any information about the case of the Boy in Wando River, please contact the Charleston County Coroner’s Office at (843) 746-4030.
Slide 1: map where John Doe’s skull was found
Slide 2 & Slide 3: side profiles of facial reconstruction
Slide 4: complete facial reconstruction for John Doe
Slide 5: Farrika Brown photo
Slide 6: Desmond Dix photo
Slide 7: Desmond Dix age progression
Slide 8: Dale Leary photo
All photos are from NamUs or The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Sources:
- https://doenetwork.org/cases/3710umsc.html
- https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/830umsc.html
- https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/8421/details
- https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMU/1265773/1
- https://www.foxcarolina.com/2023/05/25/photos-dozens-children-remain-missing-south-carolina/
- https://www.postandcourier.com/archives/floating-skull-mystery-image-may-help-id-man-found-dead/article_dd36baaa-5f69-5739-8a5f-93080704cb3a.html
- https://www.facebook.com/HelpIDMe/posts/pfbid02HyqdPJwoPm6cF6CsNQmwTGeV93Q5GXpiT4tyrW7Qpbws2C7vVGR6Kv1zhc8dV67Sl
- https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Mount_Pleasant_John_Doe
- https://news.uchicago.edu/explainer/what-is-carbon-14-dating
- https://ganzkowdds.com/p/dentist-Shoreline-WA-Tooth-Charts-p1659.asp
- https://realestate.usnews.com/places/south-carolina/charleston/crime
- https://crimegrade.org/violent-crime-mount-pleasant-sc/
- https://crimegrade.org/safest-places-in-wando-sc/
- https://charleyproject.org/case/farrika-brown
- https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/4404dmsc.html
- https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/1169922/1/screen
- https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/9858/details?nav
- https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/ga-desmond-santonio-dix-17-atlanta-31-jan-1996.264321/
- https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ga-court-of-appeals/1448223.html
- https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/17626/details?nav
- https://charleyproject.org/case/desmond-santonio-dix?fbclid=IwAR3DxrQIwL5QCOkZm1d6tTCb2XayILMubicr6nwZ268bDwluB2wmAXLrjUI
- https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/276/details?nav
- https://charleyproject.org/case/dale-leary









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