Headless-Handless-Body Dumped in Upstate New York Identified: Who Killed Clyde Coppage?

A headless, handless, nude body with an "X" carved into his chest is found in rural New York state on March 20, 1970. As the body has no head, no hands, no identification or clothing, the case goes cold quickly and the body is laid to rest as Allegany County John Doe 1970. No "Missing Person" report was filed, ever. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack take a look at an almost impossible to solve case, that got cracked wide open 56 years later changing the name from John Doe, to Clyde Coppage, age 35, when he was murdered in 1970. His killer has never been caught and the case remains "Active". 

 

 

 

 

 

Transcribe Highlights

00:00.05 Introduction - Treasure Island

01:44.63 X marked the spot

04:13.46 Unidentified body

07:06.71 Headless, handless, Nude body, X carved in chest, found on side of road

10:34.01 Smell of human decay difficult to defeat

14:58.98 Cold area

20:21.90 Allegany County John Doe

25:00.38 Missing person report never filed

30:15.24 Body placed in inexpensive casket

35:13.62 Using tissue builder to restore finger prints

38:50.59 Creating timeline

43:21.90 Don't know the nature of injuries

45:00.38 Conclusion

 

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