Identified! NV - Washoe County, WhtMale, 35-45, UP2104, Keno ticket stamped with 1982, found at campsite, charred, Nov'84 - Robert Smithcamp

[heartanium]

Don't think this fellow has a thread

Unidentified Male
Namus UP2104
Doe Network 2040UMNV
D.B.F: November 18, 1984
Estimated PMI: Years
Estimated year of death: 1982-1984
Location Found: Rural Washoe County, Nevada

Vital Information:
Race: White/Caucasian
Age: 35-45 yrs old
Height: 5'4"-5'5"
Weight: Unknown
Hair: Unknown
Eyes: Unknown
Scars/Marking: Three teeth had incomplete healing probably due from a recent extraction.
Clothing: Unknown
Accessories: Pink blanket. Holiday Hotel/Casino Keno ticket stamped 05/04/1982. Combs, can openers and four pennies dated 1980.
Circumstances:
Hunters discovered the victim's skeletal remains in what appeared to be a campsite north of Tracy Clark Power Station in rural Washoe County.

The remains appeared to have been partially charred indicating that death was before a range fire in the area sometime in July of 1983.

Identifiers:
Dentals: Available. Three teeth had incomplete healing probably due from a recent extraction.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Not available. Sample not retained.

Contacts:

ME/C Case Number: 1060-84

Washoe County's Sherriff's Office - (775) 328-3001
Agency number: K84-0576

This doe has a 81 exclusion!

 

[cheemsg]

Reno Gazette-Journal 08 Sep 1991, page Page 15 - Newspapers.com

Article about all UIDs in Washoe County.
4 men found in 1984, two are skeletal remains but I'm not sure which one refers to him.

 

[Bit of hope]

Reno Gazette-Journal 08 Sep 1991, page Page 15 - Newspapers.com

Article about all UIDs in Washoe County.
4 men found in 1984, two are skeletal remains but I'm not sure which one refers to him.

This is this UID I guess.

 

[SimsGuy67]

Now an Othram case:

Who is Washoe County John Doe (1984)?

Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office Teams with Othram to Identify 1984 John Doe

dnasolves.com

 

[othram]

We are crowdfunding the case and then we will get going on the casework!

You can help here: Who is Washoe County John Doe (1984)?

 

[heartanium]

We are crowdfunding the case and then we will get going on the casework!

You can help here: Who is Washoe County John Doe (1984)?

Happy to see his case is getting attention!

 

[heartanium]

Can't find much on this guy

Reno Gazette Journal, Nov. 18, 1984, pg 27. https://www.newspapers.com/article/reno-gazette-journal-up2104/135543630/

"Investigators believe a skeleton found in the hills near Tracy Power Plant...was that of a male transient"

"Among other items found were a spoon and a steak knife"

"There was no indication on cause of death, which may have happened up to four years ago."

 

[dotr]

Washoe County John Doe (1984) is now Identified

Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office Teams with Othram to Identify 1984 John Doe

dnasolves.com

''A DNA sample from the relative was collected and compared to the DNA profile of the unknown man, confirming their relationship. The Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office (WCRMEO) has now positively identified the man as Robert Smithcamp. Smithcamp was 46 at the time of his death. The cause and manner of Mr. Smithcamp's death could not be determined due to the severe skeletonization of the remains. Mr. Smithcamp’s next of kin has been notified and is now able to claim his remains.''

Washoe County identifies man found dead in 1984

The Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a man found dead in Reno in 1984.

www.kolotv.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

A pink blanket was also near the body, which was found at what looked like a campsite near Tracy Clark Power Station, Othram said.

A dental autopsy showed the man had recently undergone a dental procedure, Othram said.

More than two decades after the remains were found, Othram said the case was entered in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System in 2008.

Despite ongoing investigation, Othram said law enforcement was not able to identify the man, “and the case went cold.”

After the medical examiner’s office sent DNA evidence to Othram, the company said its scientists worked to create “a comprehensive DNA profile for the unidentified man.”

The profile was then uploaded to “consumer genealogical databases,” the medical examiner’s office said.

“This analysis provided a lead to a family member who had taken an at-home genetic test,” the medical examiner’s office said.

The medical examiner’s office and Othram contacted the family, who provided a DNA sample, leading to the remains being identified as Smithcamp.

“We are thankful to be able to identify Mr. Smithcamp and give his family closure after nearly 40 years,” Laura D. Knight, the county’s chief medical examiner and coroner, said in the release.

https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article288203890.html

 

[MadMcGoo]

Rest peacefully now Robert.