The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office need help in the case of an unidentified man I called the Conroe Lake John Doe.
UPDATE: In December 2023, the victim was identified as Clarence Wilson. He was born on February 18, 1952. The authorities ask if you have any information, no matter how small the detail, to call the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office at 936-760-5800.
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On August 3, 1986, his body was found floating in Conroe’s Crater Lake. He was bound to two concrete cinder blocks with an electrical cord.
Authorities said he was white, approx. 30 years old, 5 feet 6, and may have been known under the street name “New York Billy.” I don’t know why they think this nickname applies but it could mean they have thoughts about this case but nothing concrete.
This man has three distinctive tattoos: two on the left arm and one on the right arm. I think they may represent the woman who gave him a daughter.
- The right upper arm says “Baby Dawn.” The left upper arm says “Liz.” Mother and daughter?
- The flower under “Baby Dawn” looks like a ‘she loves me – she loves me not’ drawing. It might be a child’s design.
- The left lower arm seems to be an unfinished tattoo. I see a cartoon figure’s head with pointy ears.
Honestly, it looks like a self-designed tattoo of a fantasy island where the shoreline has characteristics that resemble dragon tails (right), a partial claw (left), and the mountain looks like a cartoon figure with maybe the onset of scales on the left?
I turned the picture of the tattoo upside down to see is it made sense. Then I saw a bird in the upper right corner. Someone else saw two sets of initials in the tattoo: VS and BK.
What do you see? Do you think this is a professionally designed tattoo or a self-design? Do you recognize anything in these tattoos?
If you have any information about Clarence Wilson, the tattoos or if you know who “Liz and Dawn” are, please call Montgomery County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-392-STOP (7867) or check their website.
You can also contact the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Squad directly at 281-297-6508 or ask for these detectives:
- Detective Terance Greenwood at (936) 538-3781
- Detective Ken Bivens at (936) 538-3765
P.S.: The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office has a great website with many cold cases, click here.