Headless-Handless-Body Dumped in Upstate New York Identified: Who Killed Clyde Coppage?

A headless, handless, nude body with an "X" carved into his chest is found in rural New York state on March 20, 1970. As the body has no head, no hands, no identification or clothing, the case goes cold quickly and the body is laid to rest as Allegany County John Doe 1970. No "Missing Person" report was filed, ever. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack take a look at an almost impossible to solve case, that got cracked wide open 56 years later changing the name from John Doe, to Clyde Coppage, age 35, when he was murdered in 1970. His killer has never been caught and the case remains "Active". Transcribe Highlights 00:00.05 Introduction - Treasure Island 01:44.63 X marked the spot 04:13.46 Unidentified body 07:06.71 Headless, handless, Nude body, X carved in chest, found on side of road 10:34.01 Smell of human decay difficult to defeat 14:58.98 Cold area 20:21.90 Allegany County John Doe 25:00.38 Missing person report never filed 30:15.24 Body placed in inexpensive casket 35:13.62 Using tissue builder to restore finger prints 38:50.59 Creating timeline 43:21.90 Don't know the nature of injuries 45:00.38 Conclusion

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Headless-Handless-Body Dumped in Upstate New York Identified: Who Killed Clyde Coppage? is an episode from Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan by CrimeOnline and iHeartPodcasts.

This episode is 45:13 long.

This episode was published on Mar 25, 2026.

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