Still No ID on Body Found in South Whitehall

Authorities are still trying to identify the man whose smoldering body was found Nov. 1 along Applewood Road in South Whitehall.

The Lehigh County District Attorney's Office and Coroner released  of the man a month ago, as they sought the public's help in identifying the man found roadside by a township public works employee.

Coroner Scott Grim said this week that he is confident the man will be identified, though there are no strong leads at this time.

The man is believed to be white, between 18 and 30 years old. He is estimated at 6-foot-1 to 6-foot-3 and weighing about 160 to 170 pounds. He is described as having short light brown hair. He was wearing eye glasses and appeared to be wearing a plaid shirt and purple and black checkered socks.

The coroner has ruled the man's death a homicide.

District Attorney James Martin has said that the man was possibly and his body dumped in South Whitehall.

Any individual or agency with information about the identity of the victim is asked to contact Police Detective Tom Gersbach or Lehigh County Homicide Task Force Detective Lou Tallarico at 610-437-5252 or the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office at 610-782-3426.

The body will be buried as a "John Doe" unless the man is identified and next-of-kin found, the coroner has said. No burial has been scheduled.