Doe Network

1978UMAZ - Unidentified Male


Date of Discovery: May 21, 2007
Location of Discovery: Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
Estimated Date of Death: Months prior
State of Remains: Partial skeletal parts only
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 18-30 years old
Race: Hispanic
Sex: Male
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers

Dentals: Available, mandible not recovered
Fingerprints: Unavailable
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: None
Jewelry: None
Additional Personal Items: None

Circumstances of Discovery

The decedent's cranium was found in the desert near by a man on horseback riding near Hermans Road and South Comanche Road near Tucson.

The decedent was initially listed as female, but DNA analysis concludes that the decedent is male.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Pima County Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Bruce Anderson, Forensic Anthropoligist
Agency Phone Number: 520-724-8600
Agency E-Mail: banders(at)arizona.edu
Agency Case Number: ML07-0895

Agency Name: Pima County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Unknown
Agency Phone Number: 520-351-4600
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 07 05 21 354

NCIC Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: 5355
Former Hot Case Number: 2352

Information Source(s)

NamUs

Admin Notes

Added: prior to 2014; Last Updated: 3/9/21


Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team

** Listed information may be estimated.

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