Date of Discovery: July 30, 1989
Location of Discovery: Sun Valley, Washoe County, Nevada
Estimated Date of Death: Years prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only
Cause of Death: Unknown
Estimated Age: 30-35 years old
Race: White
Sex: Male
Height: 5'7" to 5'9"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Reddish-brown or brown, long.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Mandible would have been skewed to the left.
Dentals: Available.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Not available. Sample not retained.
Clothing: Pair of white, blue and gray Reebok running shoes (size 9M) with holes to the big toe area, faded blue or blue-gray Levi jeans (size 30W 34L), dark blue Swingster, Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66201 long-sleeve jacket (size medium) with "PCC" in silver on the left front and "Shute Creek Gas Plant" in silver on the back with a design of rigging material.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Small, gray Western Nevada Supply Company, Sparks, Nevada, 359-5800 multi-purpose tool containing a small knife, fingernail file, and can opener found in pant pocket. A 6.5" x 4.25" irregular shaped fragment of blue cloth was found loose inside the heel area of one of the shoes.
Hikers discovered the victim's partial skeletal remains (skull, mandible and right tibia/fibula) on a dirt trail in the Castle Pits located northwest of Chimney Drive in Sun Valley.
Agency Name: Washoe County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: (775) 328-3001
Agency E-Mail: sheriffweb@washoecounty.us
Agency Case Number: 5944-89
Agency Name: Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Rudolph Bein
Agency Phone Number: (775) 785-6114
Agency E-Mail: rbein@washoecounty.us
Agency Case Number: 0739-89
NCIC Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: #UP7516
Former Hot Case Number: 721
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Washoe County Medical Examiner's Office
Added: Prior to 2009 ; Last Updated: 8/27/2021
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** Listed information may be estimated.
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