CO CO - Gregory Canyon, WhtMale 25-45, long blond/light brown hair, 5'3''-5'8, Nov'93

[dotr]

April 18 2019
Public asked to help identify man from 1993 cold case

BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. — Twenty-six years after a man’s death in Boulder County, investigators are still trying to uncover who he was and how he died.

"On Nov. 11, 1993, human skeletal remains were found near Gregory Canyon in Boulder County. Investigators have not been able to identify the person since then.

An examination of the remains indicated that the person was a Caucasian male between the ages of 25 and 45 years old. He was between 5 feet, 3 inches and 5 feet, 8 inches tall and, at the time of his death, was wearing Levi blue jeans, a white shirt and white tennis shoes. He had shoulder-length dark blonde to light brown hair."

"His teeth were in poor condition and he may have anemic.

Based on chemical isotope testing, he may have been born in the southeastern United States and likely lived in southern Florida or central Texas. He did not appear to be a Colorado native."
rbbm.

 

[Traymar]

Are there photos of his clothes, shoes? Or do we know sizes, brands (besides Levis jeans)?

 

[Traymar]

What about this guy?
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)



Lawrence Edward Wales III, last seen in Houston, TX in September 1992 at age 29. Shoulder-length brown hair, 5'8" - 5'9", last seen in blue jeans.


Or this one:
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)



Jack Alan Harmons, last seen in Ft. Worth, TX in 1989 at age 28. Brown hair, 5'8", last seen in jeans and white tennis shoes.

 

[dotr]

A bit more info. about the Doe's nose.. rbbm.
Art of Forensics
"A hiker in Gregory Canyon discovered the partially skeletonized remains of a 30-45 year old man of White (European) ancestry. Unknown, he was buried in a John Doe grave until April 2018, when exhumed by the Boulder County Coroner’s Office and sent to IFAAS for analysis.
He had shoulder length, dark blonde - brown hair and was dressed in Levi blue jeans, a white shirt and white tennis shoes. The bridge of his nose was very prominent and likely appeared deviated to the left. He was approximately 5’5” to 5’8” tall. Chemical isotope analysis suggests he was born in the Southeastern U.S. and likely lived in southern Florida or Central Texas, but was not local to the Colorado area. His manner of death remains Unknown.

Date of Discovery: November 21, 1993
Location: Gregory Canyon, Boulder County, Colorado

USF18-012C S93-11920
Coroner No: 1517-93-A NamUs: UP517

Any information that may assist with this case please contact:
Laurissa Lampi, Boulder County Coroner’s Office
(ph.) 303-441-3535 / llampi@bouldercounty.org"

 

[iulia]

Doe Network page 1858UMCO
NamUs page The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[dotr]

 

[Nate_Bro]

That ear is very similar to Ronald David Sisneros
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[PayrollNerd]

Are there photos of his clothes, shoes? Or do we know sizes, brands (besides Levis jeans)?

Not sure if you saw this clothing and shoe info from NamUS:

Accessories
Colorado Rockies ball cap and a Coors Light t-shirt were found in the general vicinity of where the remains were found; unknown if these items belonged to the decedent for certain.
Near the Body

Clothing
blue jeans (32 L), T-shirt (M), white Turntec athletic shoes (8.5)
On the Body

Footwear
white Turntec athletic shoes (8.5)
On the Body

 

[Traymar]

Not sure if you saw this clothing and shoe info from NamUS:

Accessories
Colorado Rockies ball cap and a Coors Light t-shirt were found in the general vicinity of where the remains were found; unknown if these items belonged to the decedent for certain.
Near the Body

Clothing
blue jeans (32 L), T-shirt (M), white Turntec athletic shoes (8.5)
On the Body

Footwear
white Turntec athletic shoes (8.5)
On the Body
View attachment 189212

Thank you, Payroll! I don't think I had seen the shoe brand name.

 

[PastTense]

"New technology is giving Boulder County investigators hope that they can solve a 25-year-old cold case by putting a name to a face and bringing closure for a man known since 1993 only as John Doe...

The University of South Florida’s body farm that specializes in studying what happens to a body after someone dies was enlisted to help.

Through testing, researchers were able to determine the man was born in the southeastern United States and was likely not a Colorado native. Testing showed he was of European ancestry and likely between 30 and 45 years of age.

The team was able to create a sketch of the man and a reconstruction of the man’s head.

“They’ve created these tangible, visible reconstruction that we can look at,” said Lampi. “And now he has a face. And that’s great. Like I said, maybe someone recognizes him.”

It’s Lampi’s hope that the sketch and bust can help her solve the crime "
Boulder Co. investigators hoping to ID man in 1993 cold case

 

[dotr]

My first impression of the uid is that he appeared to be French Canadian, but of course the more one looks, he could be of any heritage, imo.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Has anyone suggested Robert Vanzant yet? A bit far IMO but it's basically a straight shot on the highway from Oklahoma City to Boulder.

 

[Traymar]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Has anyone suggested Robert Vanzant yet? A bit far IMO but it's basically a straight shot on the highway from Oklahoma City to Boulder.

Maybe... But the shoe size is off. Height could work (there's overlap at 5'5") but shoe size seems like it would rule him out. UID was wearing size 8.5, while RV is said to have worn 6.5 - 7. Wonder if the ME could say whether the shoes on our UID seemed to have fit properly or not.

Anther thing is that RV wore glasses, and I don't think glasses were found with our UID (could have been lost, of course). And RV had a car, which was found at his home after he went missing from a house belonging to friends. Seems like if he was going to take off he'd use his car, at least for the initial part of the trip. But maybe he left with someone.

Anyway, none of those things are automatic rule-outs, IMO. I haven't searched up anything on RV yet; anyone know more about his background?

All MOO.

 

[Traymar]

Found this article from 1992 that talks briefly about RV:

City Families Cling To Slender Hopes In Disappearances.

Apparently police believe he was a victim of a drug deal gone bad. The person he was last seen with was still avoiding/evading police at the time of this article.

MOO

 

[MadMcGoo]

UNIDENTIFIED MALE

Reconstructions of the decedent by Sergio Soto and clay renderings.

Date of Discovery: November 21, 1993
Location of Discovery: Gregory Canyon, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado
Estimated Date of Death: Months prior
State of Remains: Partial skeletal
Cause of Death: Unknown

Estimated Age: 25-45 years old
Race: White
Sex: Male
Height: 5'5" to 5'8"
Weight: 160 lbs.
Hair: Dark blond to light brown, straight, shoulder length, course. Full beard.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Bridge of nose prominent and deviated to the left. Possible iron deficit anemia (cribra orbitalia).

Dentals: Available. Restorations and root canal. Other teeth were unrestored with some degree of decay
Fingerprints: Not available
DNA: Unknown.

Clothing: Blue jeans (size L 32), T-shirt, and white athletic shoes (size 8.5)

Circumstances of Discovery
A hiker found the decedent lying face down near some bushes on the north slope of a mountain meadow in Gregory Canyon west of City of Boulder. His body was exhumed in 2018. Chemical isotope testing indicated he was not native to Colorado, but most likely Southern Florida or Central Texas.

2 Missing Person Exclusions
MP13201 Ronald Sisneros 01/28/1993 Denver CO
MP12068 Michael McClure 11/26/1990 Summit CO

his Find A Grave

 

[victoriarobinson642]

How reliable is isotope testing?

 

[MadMcGoo]

How reliable is isotope testing?

I personally don’t put an awful lot of stock in it. It’s been accurate (in the cases I’ve seen) only slightly more times than not. JMO

 

[YaYa_521]

Jerry Woodard disappeared from about 15 hrs away in Texas. His physical descriptors, the clothes he was wearing and the fact that he's been diagnosed with Addison's disease make me wonder if these are his remains. I agree with @MadMcGoo about the reliability of isotope testing but in this case maybe they're correct. @meanmaryjean, can you please share with us any of your knowledge about relationships b/w Addison's and anemia? tia

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Jerry Gayle Woodard – The Charley Project

BBM

• Height and Weight 5'9, 150 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description- A white t-shirt, blue jeans, sneakers and a gold medical alert bracelet.
• Medical Conditions - Woodard has Addison's Disease, a disorder of the adrenal glands, and requires medication for his condition.
• Distinguishing Characteristics - Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes.

Details of Disappearance
Woodard was last seen in College Station, Texas on May 20, 1991. He drove out to the Navasota River in eastern Brazos County, Texas to go hunting, and never returned. His blue 1983 Buick Park Avenue was found abandoned near the end of Long Trussel Road, a quarter of a mile from the Navasota River, on May 22. A photo of the car is posted with this case summary.

Woodard has never heard from seen again. Few details are available in his case, but foul play is suspected.

 

[YaYa_521]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
2 exclusions -
MP12068 Michael McClure 11/26/1990 Summit CO
MP13201 Ronald Sisneros 01/28/1993 Denver CO

 

[ChatteringBirds]

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/ne...tors-hoping-to-identify-man-in-1993-cold-case

Thanks to @lindamichelle1 for finding/posting this article on another thread.

ETA: I guess the article is not new, but it gives hope they will try to solve his case through genetics.