Date of Discovery: January 11, 2006
Location of Discovery: Belen, Valencia County, New Mexico
Estimated Date of Death: 2006
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only.
Cause of Death: Unknown
Estimated Age: Unknown
Race: Unknown
Gender: Male
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Dentals: Available for mandible
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Pending
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
An older model Ford F-150 was found parked along the roadside of Highway 116 and Main Street outside of Belen city limits. The New Mexico State Patrol had the vehicle towed to a tow yard in Belen on October 25, 2005.
On January 11, 2006, staff at the yard were contacted by a couple who had come to see the vehicle. When the couple came to the truck, they were overheard saying, "It's still there". The couple informed the staff they would come back and pay for the storage and claim the vehicle at a later date. After they left, the worker who overheard them went to look in the vehicle to see what the couple was talking about. When the worker looked in the truck, he came across the mandible laying on the floor of the cab of the pickup.
The vehicle came back registered to a female from Belen with an address that was not valid. Vin of the vehicle was 1FTC15H7FPBO7739 with plate 324 JYH.
Agency Name: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Agency Contact Person: Wendy Honeyfield
Agency Phone Number: 505-272-3053
Agency E-Mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: 2006-1174
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 8364
Added: 07/16/2022; Last Updated: 07/16/2022
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information may be estimated.
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