Police Seek Help Identifying Remains Found In Manassas

MANASSAS, VA — The Prince William County Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in identifying a body discovered at the American Recycling Center in Manassas on Oct. 13.

The remains were significantly decomposed and have not been successfully identified through current investigative means. At this time, the police department does not believe the victim’s death was the result of a homicide.

At around 8 a.m. on Oct. 13, police officers went to the American Recycling Center at 10220 Residency Road in Manassas to investigate a death. An employee reported to police that a body was located within the facility. The body was decomposed and transported to the Medical Examiner's Office for further examination and autopsy.

Prince William County police detectives are now releasing descriptive information from the autopsy examination in hopes of identifying the person and making notifications to a next-of-kin.

The person is male of unknown race/ethnicity, likely of Hispanic, white, or Asian origin and believed to be in their late 20s to early 40s. The person is approximately 5-feet 1-inch to 5-feet 4-inches tall, weighing between 120 and 140 pounds with a small build, a heart-shaped tribal tattoo on the left outer bicep and an outline of the Playboy bunny tattoo on the lower right waist line area.

The person was wearing a dark-colored New York Hard Rock Cafe long-sleeved shirt, small dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, dark-colored straight-fit Vintage Genes Black denim jeans, and a dark-colored two-prong belt.

Anyone with information on a possible identity of the deceased is asked to contact the Prince William County Police Department tipline at 703-792-7000 or submit a webtip to: pwcgov.org/policetip.