Decedent's clothing
Decedent's clothing
Date of Discovery: April 6, 2009
Location of Discovery: 17 miles north of Sasabe, Pima County, Arizona
Estimated Date of Death: 2006-2009
State of Remains: Skeletal. Only the cranium was recovered.
Cause of Death: Unknown
Estimated Age: 18-50 years old
Race: Hispanic
Sex: Male
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Inferred large scar on right side of head due to surgical intervention. Healed evidence of prior parietal flap on the right side of the cranium involving parietal and temporal bones. The surgical procedure may have been known to persons familiar with the decedent.
Dentals: Available - X-rays and photographs. Right maxilla and mandible not recovered. #12, root remnant present. #15 - postmortem fragmentation on facial surface.
Fingerprints: Not Available.
DNA: Available.
Clothing: Iceberg Jeans denim pants, size 36; Fat Albert and the Junkyard Gang shirt fragment; JG DXTS short-sleeved shirt; White leather belt and buckle; White Adidas hat; GBX brown leather shoes, size 7.5
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
The decedent's cranium was found by the U.S. Border Patrol in an Arizona desert. The initial assessment of the remains indicated the decedent's sex was female, but DNA results indicated the decedent was a male.
Agency Name: Pima County Sheriff's Department
Agency Contact Person: None listed
Agency Phone Number: 520-351-4600
Agency E-Mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: 09 04 06 151
Agency Name: Pima County Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Bruce Anderson, Forensic Anthropologist
Agency Phone Number: 520-724-8600
Agency E-Mail: bruce.anderson(at)pima.gov
Agency Case Number: ML09-00755
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 6351
Former Hot Case Number: 2371
Added: Prior to 2015; Last Updated: 10/25/21 - By: kw
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** Listed information may be estimated.
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