Setiabudi 13 case

The Setiabudi 13 case (Indonesian: Kasus Setiabudi 13) is a cold case of unsolved murder of an unidentified mutilated man found on 23 November 1981 on the sidewalk of Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, Setiabudi, South Jakarta. Due to the extreme violence and uncertainty of the case, this case is considered as the first mutilation case in modern Indonesian crime history, one of the most gruesome, and one of the most mysterious cases in Indonesia. The case is called "Setiabudi 13" since the mutilated body was found in 13 pieces and was found in Setiabudi district, South Jakarta.

Mun'im Idris, a forensic expert who performed the autopsy of the body, said that it was the most brutal, vicious, and the most haunting case he had ever handled. According to Idris, this gruesome case is very disturbing, because despite there were plenty of forensic clues, e.g. victim's fingerprints and face was quite intact and it should be identifiable, the police has been unable to uncover the victim's identity.

Chronology

In the morning of 23 November 1981, two security guards of PT Garuda Mataram Motor found two cardboard boxes on the sidewalk of Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, Setiabudi, South Jakarta, right across Wisma Arthaloka building (today Bank Muamalat building). The two cardboard boxes attracted the attention of the two security guards because the boxes emanated a foul stench and was surrounded by flies. The two security guards immediately reported the discovery of the suspicious cardboard boxes to a policeman who was directing the traffic nearby. However, because the policeman was busy, this report was ignored.