Tan belt with large oval, brown lizard skin buckle
Date of Discovery: July 10, 2003
Location of Discovery: Pima County, Arizona
Estimated Date of Death: Months prior; 2002
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only
Cause of Death: Unknown
Estimated Age: 35-55 years old
Race: Hispanic
Sex: Male
Height: 5'7"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Lipping (bone spurs) of the superior and inferior borders of the sacral (base of lower vertebrae) and some of the thoracic (middle back) vertebral centra are observed (possibly arthritis).
Dentals: Available, shovel-shaped incisors #7, #8, #9, #10; no restorations; caries (decay) #12, #14.
Fingerprints: Unavailable
DNA: Available, located at UNT
Clothing: Blue jean shorts, size unknown; tan International Silver-Wagner cargo pants, size 34; cloth fragment of a shirt, green with thin tan or white horizontal stripes; belt, light tan with large oval brown lizard skin buckle (see photo).
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Mexican currency
The decedent's skeletal remains were found by the US Boader Patrol. The remains were scattered in a radius of 80-100 yards, 17 miles west of Charlie Bell Pass. One or more limbs and one or both hands were not recovered.
Agency Name: Pima County Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Bruce Anderson, Forensic Anthropologist
Agency Phone Number: 520-724-8600
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: ML03-1194
Agency Name: Pima County Sheriff's Department
Agency Contact Person: Unknown
Agency Phone Number: 520-351-4600
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 09 07 10 183
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 6465
Added: 1/16/10; Last Updated: 1/6/21
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information may be estimated.
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