The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Cold Cases in Courier Country
COLD CASE #1
Location: Dundee
Gender: Unknown
Age range: 20-60
Ethnicity: Unknown
Date found: 4 June 1985
Body or remains: Remains Circumstances: Right foot in shoe washed ashore at Dundee. Eye colour: Unknown Clothing: Brown lace-up size 8 “Clarks Nature-Trek” walking shoes with a worn sole featuring motif of hiker on sole/heel, blue ankle socks featuring grey diamonds and a blue dot pattern.
COLD CASE #5
Location: River Tay at Glencarse Gender: Male
Age range: 60s
Ethnicity: Unknown
Date found: 24 June 1989
Body or remains: Remains Circumstances: Decomposed remains found on the bank of the River Tay at Glencarse. Believed he may have been wearing a white or fawn coloured jumper.
Eye colour: Unknown
Build: Medium
Clothing: Fawn or white coloured jumper, brown checked or black with a red line ‘Falmers’ trousers.
COLD CASE #4
Location: Tayport
Gender: Male
Age range: 20-30 Ethnicity: White European Height: 177cm - 177cm Build: Medium
Date found: 3 August 1984 Body or remains: Body Circumstances: Found in the River Tay at Tayport. Believed he may have been dead between 2 and 3 weeks and may have been to the Open Golf Championship.
Hair: Dark Brown, Short
Eye colour: Unknown
Distinguishing features: Lacking one testicle Clothing: Tanned colour nylon/cotton jerkin Size 44 ‘Yorkers’ label with zip up front, elasticated waist, two side pockets and left breast pocket; 16” collar regular fit polyester cotton ‘Keynote’ label white shirt, white cotton t-shirt, brown size 41-43 ‘St Michael’ label brown vest with orange pattern; black with gold-striped nylon socks; one left brown size 8.5 leather slip-on made in Spain with two orange bands.
COLD CASE #3
Location: Kingsbarns
Gender: Female
Age range: 60s
Ethnicity: Unknown
Height: 147cm - 152cm
Build: Medium
Date found: 8 June 1971
Body or remains: Body Circumstances: Found on foreshore at Kingsbarns, Fife. No teeth but no evidence of denture wear. Two burr holes exist in the skull above and behind each ear as a result of surgery.
Eye colour: Unknown
Clothing: Underwear – Unknown.
COLD CASE #2
Location: Broughty Ferry Gender: Male
Age range: 16-25
Ethnicity: Unknown
Date found: 20 March 2007 Body or remains: Remains Circumstances: Partial left lower leg washed ashore at Broughty Ferry Beach. Believed to have been in the water for months rather than weeks. Eye colour: Unknown Clothing: Black ‘Umbro’ socks, ‘Reebok’ size 9 black trainers.