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The Bones at Toscana

An open unidentified case involving Unidentified man from Palm Coast, Florida, Jul 18, 2022. Flagler County Sheriff's Office is the investigating agency (case no. 22-64495). Tips: Flagler County Sheriff's Office (non-emergency; online tip form on the case page, anonymous allowed), 386-313-4911.

Who
Unidentified man
When
Where
Palm Coast, FloridaFlagler County
Investigating
Flagler County Sheriff's Office

The case

Our summary of the public record. The small numbers show where each fact comes from.

On July 18, 2022, construction workers clearing land near New Leatherwood Drive in Palm Coast's Toscana community found a human bone. FCSO, FDLE, the District Medical Examiner and the University of South Florida's Florida Institute for Forensic Anthropology & Applied Science then excavated the site and recovered most of a skeleton.

In October 2022 the USF team, led by Dr. Erin Kimmerle, released a computer-generated facial approximation. They described a Black or mixed-race man, roughly 35 to 50 years old. Reporting at the time said the remains were thought to have been there for years, possibly 10 to 20, and that he did not match the people then listed as missing in Flagler County.

How he died has not been determined, and FCSO lists the case type as undetermined. The bones were sent for DNA testing in hopes of identifying him. FCSO tracks the case as #22-64495.

Timeline

  1. Construction workers in the Toscana community find a human bone.23

  2. FCSO, FDLE, the Medical Examiner and USF forensic anthropologists excavate the site and recover additional bones.24

  3. A USF facial approximation is released; investigators describe a man about 35 to 50.45

Key facts

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  • FCSO cold case number 22-64495; case type listed as undetermined.2
  • About 90% of a skeleton was recovered.4
  • USF's Florida Institute for Forensic Anthropology & Applied Science produced the facial approximation.45
  • Cause of death has not been determined.45
  • News reports said the remains were estimated to have been there 10 to 20 years.5

Open questions

  1. Who was living or camping in the wooded land off Old Kings Road in the early 2000s to 2010s?
  2. Does the approximation resemble someone who stopped being seen in the area?
  3. Will DNA testing produce a match or a genealogy lead?

Photos and video

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Facial approximation of the man whose remains were found at Toscana in 2022
Facial approximation of the man whose remains were found at Toscana in 2022Approximation by the USF Florida Institute for Forensic Anthropology & Applied Science, released by the Flagler County Sheriff's Office · Official release
FCSO Cold Case Unit case card for the 2022 unidentified male
FCSO Cold Case Unit case card for the 2022 unidentified maleFlagler County Sheriff's Office · Official release

Sources

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Official records

  1. 1Cold Case (unsolved homicides and missing persons)Flagler County Sheriff's Office
  2. 22022 Unidentified Male (Cold Case #22-64495)Flagler County Sheriff's Office

News coverage

  1. 3Human remains unearthed during construction at Toscana developmentPalm Coast Observer, Jul 19, 2022
  2. 4Forensic approximation released of man whose remains were found at ToscanaFlaglerLive, Oct 19, 2022
  3. 5A.I. analysis of Toscana Reserve remains produces facial approximationAskFlagler, Oct 19, 2022
  4. 6Sheriff's office asks for help to ID remains found at Palm Coast construction siteNews4Jax, Oct 19, 2022

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