The man was identified as Earl Cliff McSpadden from a social security card which was issued in Baltimore, Maryland. McSpadden's brother, R. C. McSpadden, contacted an attendant at the Ashdown Funeral Home after hearing about Earl's death over the radio. His brother reported that Earl was employed by a company that "travels around a lot". Earl was said by his brother to be a transient oil storage tank builder. His brother was not sure where Earl was living at the time. It was also found that Earl had registered at the United States Employment Service in Shreveport. The body was taken by a Prewitt Funeral Home ambulance from the funeral home to Dallas.