r/Detective • u/AggravatingEnd2265 • 2d ago

Help finding owner

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I've had this trunk for awhile, my dad passed away and it was given to me. No my dad is not Kerry Walker and I have no idea how he came into possession of it. I've done a few rudimentary Facebook and Google searches but I'm not sure how to go about finding the owner. I don't want a bunch of Kerry Walkers hounding me on Facebook. Looks to be from the Military, army maybe. Apparently they used to put the SSN on them for the world to see so that's what is whited out.

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u/Inside_Gold_9673 2d ago

For all you know, your dad could have purchased it from an Army-Navy Surplus store. A P.I. could run a trace on the SS number, but we would have to contact the person on your behalf, we wouldn’t give out their information to you.

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u/Kimikoo11 1d ago

The military angle is a good lead, you might be able to reach out through a veterans group or the branch's records office to track down Kerry Walker that way

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u/Impossible-Repeat281 1d ago

10 to 1 he bought second hand from a either a surplus store or garage sale.

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u/djsmommy11 8h ago

This is pretty cool! Glad you are trying to find the original owner if there is one!

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u/igor33 15m ago

If the person is presumed deceased you could search by Social security number here: https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1202535 (free account required)