The man has never been identified, and the investigation remains open (June 2018).
(meta data) TITLE: These are the three bodies found in Notts which have never been identified - Nottinghamshire Live (meta data) AUTHOR: Nottinghamshire Live (meta data) PUBLISHED DATETIME: 2018-06-30T07:00:00Z # These are the three bodies found in Notts which have never been identified The cases will not be closed until police know who they are ByNottinghamshire Live08:00, 30 JUN 2018Updated13:14, 30 JAN 2019NewsVideo LoadingGet the biggest Daily stories by emailSee our privacy noticeMore newslettersThank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee our privacy noticeCould not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email Every month, around 15 bodies are found in the UK which are not identifiable. Sometimes these cases will be solved, perhaps through DNA discoveries, or as the families of missing people come forward to claim the bodies of their loved ones. But sadly there are three bodies which have been discovered in Nottinghamshire which have never been identified. Two were found in the River Trent and the third was discovered in Beckingham. Here are the cases which police still hope to be able to solve: ### Beckingham, 2014 The remains of a man, believed to be aged between 23 and 57, were found in a caravan in a rural location in Beckingham on March 13, 2014. He was found in a caravan at the back of a derelict farm building that had not been used for years. There was an advanced state of decomposition and police believe the body had been there for longer than six months. Detective Inspector Ash Wilson next to the caravan in Beckingham where the body of a man was discovered in March 2014 Following a post mortem examination, the force was reasonably content the male had died of natural causes – either after a tragic accident or following an underlying medical condition. The area was known for migrant farming workers and the male was wearing jeans which are not readily available in the UK, but can be found in Eastern Europe. #### Read More ### CRIME IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE City's safest and most dangerous areas What happens after your house is burgled These 16 murders are still unsolved Are you living next to a cannabis farm? In a bid to trace the man's family, police took his fingerprints to Interpol, launched a media appeal in several different languages and circulated a facial reconstruction image. A man's body was found in a caravan at this site in Beckingham on March 13, 2014 The police force also attempted to determine the origins of the fillings in the man's teeth and took a sample of bone marrow for DNA - but it did not narrow down their search. The man was buried in an unmarked grave in Worksop. ### Cottam, 1987 The decomposed body of a man was found floating in the River Trent in Cottam on July 15, 1987. It is believed the man, aged between 50 and 60, had been in the water for several weeks. He was also possibly wearing swimming trunks. His hair was described as fair and greying and he had stubble as well as false teeth. The man was 178cm in height and had a stocky build. #### Read More ### Latest news from Nottingham's courts Pregnant shoplifter in court Jail sentence reduced for drugs lord Prison officer in court Suspended sentence over street attack ### Averham, 1981 On April 21, 1981, the decomposed body of a man, believed to be aged between 40 and 55, was found in the River Trent. It is believed the man, of a stocky build, had been in the water for at least four weeks. He was wearing a maroon crew neck jumper with elbow and shoulder patches and a dark blue T-shirt with blue Levi jeans. He was also wearing size nine black shoes. According to the Missing Persons Bureau, the man had £31.97 in cash on him, as well as a white pen knife, Yale key and a small suitcase. Detective inspector Ash Wilson, of Nottinghamshire Police, told the Post the force would never fully close an unidentified missing person's case. He said: "Because of advances in DNA, no one knows what that will bring in the future. We were unaware of its existence until 1989 and as a force, we didn't start actively profiling people until around 1994." Notts Police issued this e-fit in a bid to help identify a man found dead in a caravan in Beckingham in 2014 The three cases above are listed by the National Crime Agency UK Missing Persons Bureau, which aims to publicise information about unidentified people and remains to help maximise the chances of identification. A spokesman for the organisation said: "Each month we record around 15 unidentified body cases and we have about 1,000 cases on our database. "It is hoped the website will empower families of missing people to play an active part in searching for their loved ones and bring vital closure if they are identified." 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According to the National Crime Agency, a man was found floating in the River Trent in Cottam on 15 July 1987. The body was decomposed, but described by police as being aged between 50 and 60, fair and greying, with stubble and false teeth. He was 178 cm in height and had a stocky build.