https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/identify/Recent content in identify on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usThu, 04 Jun 2026 04:30:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/forty-year-mystery-of-the-coronation-wood-man-prompts-police-and-charity-appeal-for-identification/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:30:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/forty-year-mystery-of-the-coronation-wood-man-prompts-police-and-charity-appeal-for-identification/Detectives are renewing their appeal to uncover the identity of a man found deceased in Midland woodland in 1987, hoping to finally bring him dignity and closure. On Sunday, April 5, 1987, two men shooting in Coronation Wood near Lichfield discovered a man hanging from a tree. Believed to have died about a week prior, his identity has remained unknown despite extensive investigations by Staffordshire Police. Now, volunteer investigators from Locate International, a charity dedicated to solving cold cases involving missing and unidentified persons, are partnering with the police to breathe new life into the long-standing mystery.