AZ AZ - Tucson, WhtMale 45-60, UP11044, suicide in hotel, tattoos, alias Richard Braun, "Final Exit" book, maybe from Germany, Apr'92

[Romulus]

Unidentified Person/NamUs #UP11044
Male, White/Caucasian
Date Body Found: April 7, 1992
Location Found: Tucson, Arizona
Estimated Age Range: 45-60 Years
(Warning postmortem photo!)

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 60
Estimated Age Range (Years): 45-60
Estimated Year of Death: 1992
Estimated PMI: Hours
Height: 5' 8"(68 inches) , Measured
Weight: 164 lbs, Measured
Tattoo: Right upper arm has floral design and left upper arm has illegible lettering (See Images Page)

Details of Recovery​

Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered
Condition of Remains: Recognizable face

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Circumstance Notes​

Suicide by combined drug intoxication. Note found. "Final Exit" book present.Case exhumed 7Sept2021 using 2019 Coverdell funding for DNA sample resection and analysis

Circumstances of Recovery: Decedent found in room registered to Richard Braun from Baden Baden, Germany. Inscription on wrist watch in name of RE Brownell.

 

[DS2021]

Unidentified Person/NamUs #UP11044
Male, White/Caucasian
Date Body Found: April 7, 1992
Location Found: Tucson, Arizona
Estimated Age Range: 45-60 Years
(Warning postmortem photo!)

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

View attachment 494182

Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 60
Estimated Age Range (Years): 45-60
Estimated Year of Death: 1992
Estimated PMI: Hours
Height: 5' 8"(68 inches) , Measured
Weight: 164 lbs, Measured
Tattoo: Right upper arm has floral design and left upper arm has illegible lettering (See Images Page)

Details of Recovery​

Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered
Condition of Remains: Recognizable face

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Circumstance Notes​

Suicide by combined drug intoxication. Note found. "Final Exit" book present.Case exhumed 7Sept2021 using 2019 Coverdell funding for DNA sample resection and analysis

Circumstances of Recovery: Decedent found in room registered to Richard Braun from Baden Baden, Germany. Inscription on wrist watch in name of RE Brownell.

Final Exit appears to be a suicide instruction book.

Amazon.com

Book overview
As the legal controversy continues--this newly revised and updated third edition of the landmark bestseller contains new, critically important information for patients, loved ones, and medical personnel.The original publication of Final Exit stunned the nation by offering people with terminal illness a choice on how--and when--to end their suffering. It helped thousands by giving clear instructions to doctors, nurses, and families on how to handle a patient’s request for euthanasia. In the wake of court cases and legislative mandates, this revised and updated third edition goes far beyond the original to provide new information about the legality of euthanasia and assisted suicide, and a thoughtful examination of the personal issues involved. It has become the essential source to help loved ones and supportive doctors remain within existing laws and keep a person’s dying intimate, private, and dignified.With deep compassion and sensitivity, it spells out why a living will may not be sufficient to have a person’s wishes carried out--and what document is a better alternative. It updates where to get proper drugs and exactly how to carry out the quickest, most peaceful way to make a final exit. Finally, it gently talks to a person considering self-deliverance about alternatives, planning, and the means to make every death a "good death" at our time of greatest need.

The book was published by the Hemlock Society

Hemlock Society - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

The Hemlock Society (sometimes called Hemlock Society USA) was an American right-to-die and assisted suicide advocacy organization which existed from 1980 to 2003. It was co-founded in Santa Monica, California by British author and activist Derek Humphry, his wife Ann Wickett Humphry and Gerald A. Larue.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

I wonder if the note held clues or if they will have success identifying him from the DNA extraction mentioned in NamUs from 2021.
I don't think many native Germans will be in any DNA databases, though, unfortunately.

 

[Romulus]

Possible this man?​

408DMITA - Josef Unterhuber​

Name: Josef Unterhuber
Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: January 11, 1988
Location Last Seen: Bolzano, Italy.

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: Circa 1956
Age: 32 years old
Race: Unknown
Gender: Male
Height: 182 cm
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Brown, wavy
Eye Color: Blue
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: He wears glasses or contacts. His facial hair is red. He has a scar on the inside of his right thigh. He has an old fracture on the left arm close to the shoulder.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Josef Unterhuber was a translator when he disappeared on 11 January 1988. On that day, Josef left for a two weeks vacation. He didn't tell anyone where he was going and never returned.

It was discovered that Josef had requested a Visa for New York at the Vienna airport on the day after his disappearance. On July 7th of the same year he left the State of New York.

On February 12, 1989, the Bolzano Police Station was informed by the Italian Consulate that his passport had been found in a facility for homeless people in Boston.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: Chi l'ha visto?
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: N/A
Agency E-Mail: 8262@rai.it
Agency Case Number: N/A

Information Source(s)​

Chi L'ha Visto?

408DMITA - Josef Unterhuber

 

[ChatteringBirds]

@Romulus He's an interesting possibility, but I think he was too young. The photo of the UID looks a lot older than 30-something to me. I did notice on the first post of Josef's thread, it says his favorite author liked to write about the American West. So that would match visiting/ending up in Arizona. They both have blue eyes....But the age just doesn't match... IMO.