Homemade zip gun found near victim
Homemade zip gun found near victim
Date of Discovery: April 18, 1982
Location of Discovery: Henderson, Clark County, Nevada
Estimated Date of Death: 6 to 12 months prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only
Cause of Death: Unknown
Estimated Age: 25-30 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Light brown to blond with a slight wave and 2.5" to 3" in length.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Dentals: Available. Features: #31-30 D. amalgam; #22 - post mortem fracture; #19-18-D. amalgam.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Not available.
Clothing: Remnants of heavy cotton blue pants, long sleeved western style shirt, blue wool jacket, remnants of underwear and socks, and a brown belt - 36 inches between belt buckle and point of normal pressure on tongue of the belt.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Home-made zip gun found at the location.
Hikers going to the tower on Black Mountain found the victim's remains in open desert 0.6 miles west of Green Valley Parkway and 1 mile north of SR 146. Head, torso, limbs, and hands not recovered.
Agency Name: Clark County Coroner's Office
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 702-455-6649
Agency Case Number: 82-0537
NCIC Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: UP #390
Former Hot Case Number: 653
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Clark County Coroner's Office
Added: Prior to 2013; Last Updated: 11/4/2019
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information may be estimated.
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