page_title: List of unidentified murder victims in the United States
section_title: "One-Eyed Jack"
hierarchical_section_title: List of unidentified murder victims in the United States / Alaska / "One-Eyed Jack"
caption_attribution_description: English: Forensic facial reconstruction of "One Eyed Jack," an unidentified man found in 1979, in Tok, Alaska. The mandible was not recovered and the jawline depicted is an estimation.
context_page_description: Of the thousands of people murdered every year in the United States, several remain unidentified. Many of these individuals remain unidentified for years or even decades after their deaths. Cases include that of Tammy Jo Alexander, who was murdered in 1979 and remained an unidentified decedent until 2015, and Reet Jurvetson, who was murdered in 1969 and whose body remained unidentified for 46 years.
  Including murder victims and those who died via natural causes or otherwise, approximately 40,000 decedents remain unidentified in the United States.
context_section_description: On August 20, 1979, the skeletal remains of a man were discovered in Tok, Alaska. The decedent had apparently hitchhiked to Alaska in 1978 with another man and was then murdered by his companion. He was 6 feet tall, weighed approximately 185 pounds, and was less than 40 years old when he was murdered. The man's left eye was missing, and he wore a distinctive leather eye patch, which may play a crucial role in his future identification. Another feature pertaining to his identity is that he had long brown hair worn with a headband.
caption: Facial reconstruction of One-Eyed Jack. The decedent's mandible was not found; the jawline depicted is an estimation.
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