The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office’s Major Crimes Unit is currently
seeking the assistance of relatives and friends of James “Crab Daddy” Whiting, Jr. (1916 –
2011). Mr. Whiting was an Atlantic County resident who lived and worked in the Atlantic
City/Pleasantville areas. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, with the assistance of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, is currently working to identify human remains of a woman that
were recovered in Mullica Township, New Jersey in July of 1988. Based upon our investigation
to date, Mr. Whiting is the biological father of this unknown woman.
The unidentified woman is believed to be a black female who was estimated to have been born
approximately between the years 1953 and 1963. She was estimated to be 5’2” in height and
had given birth at least once in her lifetime.
Anyone who may have information to assist in identifying the person Mr. Whiting had a child
with consistent with this time frame, or can help in identifying the female, is strongly encouraged
to contact the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office or Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office at 609-909-7666
or go to ACPO.Tips and provide information by filling out an anonymous form.
