Investigators announce the identification of "John Doe #4", a skull found in
the Clinton River in Harrison Township in 1992. The victim was identified last
week as Shawn Patrick Raymond, a 21year old Clay Township resident who was
reported missing in 1983 by his mother. The skull was identified by a "tip"
given by Sgt. Tim Brown, a Michigan State Police Accident Reconstructionist who
recognized Shawn's face in the reconstruction. This ended a 21 year old mystery
as to where Shawn had disappeared. Now a joint effort with the Macomb County
Sheriff's Office and the Michigan State Police - Richmond Post will investigate
Shawn's death. Shawn Raymond was last seen July 23, 1983 when he left his
mother's home just outside of Algonac to go to a bar in Detroit. Neither Shawn
nor his vehicle were seen again.
In September 1992, a skull was found in the Clinton River, Harrison Township
in Macomb County. Although many leads were investigated, the skull was never
identified. A facial reconstruction was done on this individual in 2003.
The statistics of this skull are as follows:
Age: 18-35
Race: Caucasion
Gender: Male
If you have any information to help solve Shawn's disappearance, please
contact D/Sgt. Jim Haggerty at the Michigan State Police - Richmond Post, (586)
727-0200.