Described as an adult Asian male of medium build between the ages of 25 and 40 and standing approximately 5-5, police say the man was found deceased on Aug. 25, 1994, in the North Vancouver park.
The death is considered suspicious.
RCMP estimate the man may have died several months prior to the discovery of his remains, according to a news release.
The remains revealed the man had a healed fracture to his right wrist and may have had an old injury to his lower back.
At the time of his death, the man was wearing a blue tank shirt, green denim pants, a Casio black watch, a gold necklace and a brown tweed Le Chateau-brand sports coat, according to the release.
The cold case is one of 14 unidentified human remains investigations that was included in a facial reconstruction project last year that involved the RCMP, B.C. Coroners Service and students from the New York Academy of Arts, who helped develop the sculpture renderings in order to assist in identifying the deceased.
Students applied clay directly to 3D-printed replicas of the real skulls of cold cases dating back to 1972, according to police.
North Van police sought the public’s assistance in the Cates Park cold case last year. Following no new information coming to light, police are now renewing their appeal for information.
Anyone with information that may help identify this individual is asked to contact either the North Vancouver RCMP at 604-985-1311, or the B.C. Coroners Service’s Special Investigations Unit at 1-877-660-5077 or by email, [email protected].
In addition to the Cates Park cold case, two unidentified deceased males discovered in West Vancouver in 1984 and 1996 are also included in the facial reconstruction project.
