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the photographs, is described as having been a white male with wavy blond hair and brown eyes, standing between 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 meters) and 6 feet (1.83 meters) tall, and weighing about 160 pounds (70 kilograms). Callahan, if he was alive, would have been 38 at the time. Callahan was not reported missing by his mother until 2015.
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January 2015, law enforcement conducted a DNA test to see if the John Doe was the same man as Jason Patrick Callahan, the son of a 63-year-old woman who had not seen or heard from him since June 1995, when he left home to "follow the Grateful Dead". Callahan, who was identified as the young man in
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in their bodies and there was no discernible external cause for the crash, so authorities hypothesized that Hager could have fallen asleep at the wheel. It has been suggested that Hager may have agreed to transport
Callahan because of their similar styles of dress, as they both appeared to be fans of
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Lt. Joey Crosby, spokesman for Myrtle Beach police, stated that
Callahan's mother failed to file a report with police due to the nomadic nature of Grateful Dead fans. "She attempted to report it when he went missing but didn't know which jurisdiction to report it to," he said. Callahan's family also
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In 2015, photographs surfaced of a young man wearing similar clothes to those worn by the then-unidentified
Callahan, and who bore a strong resemblance to the reconstruction images. The person in these photographs was named Jason and was described to have been a fan of the Grateful Dead. He had not
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lighter. A letter was found, depending on sources either in
Callahan's pocket or near the crash site, reading: "Jason, Sorry we had to go, see ya around, call me #914-XXXX. Caroline T. & Caroline O. Bye!!!!". The phone number on the letter lacked an area code and never led to any additional
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but he was not wearing an earring. There was a scar found on his back. He was a
Caucasian, had no apparent dental work as his third molars were visible, and his teeth were fairly well cared for. At the time of the accident, he was wearing a red,
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been heard from since 1995 and was known to have lived in both
Illinois and South Carolina. It had not yet been verified whether this was indeed the John Doe as his former roommates and other friends did not recall Jason's last name. The
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Due to the severity of the lacerations on
Callahan's face, mortuary photographs were not released to the public, although a facial reconstruction was later released. In 2012, another facial reconstruction was created by the
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of a star on his upper-left arm and another possible tattoo, which was faded, on his right arm, both of which appeared to have been amateurishly executed. He was wearing a beaded necklace and his left ear had been
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504:Li, David K. (15 January 2015).
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438:"Case Report – NamUs UP # 6095"
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