Resolved NM - McKinley Co, MultMale, Adult- Pre50, UP98231, Found in a residential area south of convenience store, Oct '22 - namus removed

[phantomstrider]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)​

Date Body Found October 7, 2022​

Location Found Zuni, New Mexico​

Estimated Age Range 56-57 years​

Sex Male​

Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native​

Estimated Age Group Adult- Pre 50​

Height Cannot Estimate​

Weight Cannot Estimate​

Location Zuni, New Mexico 87327​

County McKinley County​

Found On Tribal Land Yes​

Circumstances of Recovery Decedent was found in Zuni, New Mexico on 10/07/2022 in a residential area just south of the Speedway Convenience Store on SR-53.​

Inventory of Remains All parts recovered​

Condition of Remains Not recognizable- Decomposing/putrefaction​

Hair Color Black​

Eye Color Brown​

 

[victoriarobinson642]

He was found on the Zuni Reservation so I can understand why they thought he was indigenous

 

[iulia]

The NamUs page for this Doe has been removed.

 

[iulia]

I think this Doe was the victim in this articles:

Zuni Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Voluntary Manslaughter

Brian Wallace was sentenced to 9 years in prison.

www.justice.gov

Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Brian Wallace was sentenced to 9 years in prison. Wallace, 44, of Zuni, and an enrolled member of the Zuni Pueblo, pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter on May 3, 2023.

https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article278480724.html

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According to prosecutors, sometime between July 5, 2022, and Aug. 9, 2022, Wallace and his uncle were using methamphetamine and drinking together when Shelendewa said he had sex with Wallace’s mother and was his father. Wallace “felt (Shelendewa) was speaking ill of (his mother),” instigated a fight and began beating him with his fists before hitting him in the chest with a wood splitter, according to the government’s sentencing memo and release. Instead of calling for help, Wallace left Shelendewa before returning to bury his body in a shallow grave with his friend’s help, according to the sentencing memo.
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In October, Wallace notified authorities of Shelendewa’s death and told them where to find his body, according to the release. The Office of the Medical Investigator in Albuquerque determined Shelendewa “died from blunt force trauma to his chest,” prosecutors said.