Unidentified people · Jackson Township, Ocean County
The unidentified man found in Jackson Township (1978)
Unresolved · Remains unidentified
A young man with old scars on his hands and forearms was found dead in Jackson Township in July 1978; the New Jersey State Police still list him as unidentified.
A body found in Jackson Township
The state police record says the man was found on July 22, 1978, in Jackson Township, an Ocean County municipality that includes a large area of Pine Barrens forest. The record does not say where in the township he was found. The New Jersey State Police carry the case as number H207834, with NIC number U640781053. The estimated date of death on the listing is the same day he was found.
What the record describes
According to the listing, he was a white male with an estimated birth year between 1945 and 1955, which would have made him roughly 23 to 33 years old. His height is given as 5 feet 6 to 5 feet 7 inches, his weight as 170 pounds, and his hair as brown. His eye color is listed as unknown. He had old scars on his left hand and on both forearms. The only clothing listed is blue bikini-style underwear.
The listing says full x-rays and some fingerprints are available for comparison.
What remains unknown
The listing gives no name, cause of death, or account of the circumstances. Anyone with information is asked to contact the New Jersey State Police at 1-800-709-7090 or missingp@gw.njsp.org, or the NJSP Criminal Investigation Bureau at 609-882-2000, the contacts given on the official case page.
Sources and research limits
- New Jersey State Police, Unidentified Persons/Bodies — Ocean County, case H207834 / NIC U640781053 — Official case page, reopened and checked September 11, 2026, for the date found, location, biological profile, scars, clothing, available comparison records, and tip contacts. The page gives no cause of death and no detail about where in Jackson Township the body was found. No contemporary 1978 newspaper account was located.