FLUIDDB Case ID
913
Medical Examiner District
20
Case Number
1982-00223
Date of Death or Discovery
1982-09-17
Estimated Age of Decedent
46-60
Presumed Race
White
Gender
Male
Estimated Height
Unknown
Estimated Weight
Unknown
Details

Location Found: The plane crash occurred at Marsh Harbor, Abaco, the Bahamas

Hair: No details available

Eyes: No details available

Facial Features: No details available

Tattoos: No details available

Scars, Surgeries and Other Dental and Medical Information: No details available

Jewelry: No details available

Clothing and Shoes: No details available

Personal Effects: No details available

Other Details: A death certificate was issued for James Laval Hurst on this case following investigation into a plane theft and crash in the Bahamas. Mr. Hurst was out on bond having been arrested for shooting another individual. Mr. Hurst's ex-wife paid for his plane fare to the Bahamas. Mr. Hurst and another man were reportedly (by an informant) taken to the airport runway in Marsh Harbor, Abacas, Bahamas where they stole a plane belonging to a man from West Palm Beach. The plane crashed shortly after take-off and was allegedly witnessed by the informant. The informant advised Naples Police Department and the bail bondsman who retrieved the remains from the crash and brought them to Naples where they were examined by the medical examiner and later by a forensic anthropologist. The anthropologist determined the co-mingled remains to be those of two males; one an approximately 50 year old white male and the other a younger individual around 20 years old. The passenger of the plane was believed to be a Colombian national. The Naples Police Department does not accept the presumptive identification and consider Mr. Hurst still at large.

Please contact the District office listed below the FLUIDDB number for questions regarding this unidentified person.

 

Direct comments, questions and feedback to:
District 20 Medical Examiners Office
239-434-5020, extension 1 or
naplesme@d20me.net