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Sketch of the victim
Demographics
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White / Caucasian [NOTE: Newspaper reports state he could also be Hispanic/Latino]
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 40
Estimated Age Range (Years): 25-40
Estimated Year of Death: 1975
Estimated PMI: 24 Hours
Height: 5'9" (69 inches), Measured
Weight: 185 lbs, Measured
Cause of Death: Homicide by gunshot
Circumstances
Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: August 20, 1975
NamUs Case Created: October 10, 2013
ME/C QA Reviewed: N/A
Location Found: Tucson, Arizona
County: Pima County
Circumstances of Recovery: At around 7:30 a.m. on August 20, 1975, a construction worker driving on the south side of Interstate 10 spotted a body lying facedown in a ditch near Rita Road in the desert southeast of Tucson.
Officers responded to the scene and discovered the body, believed to be that of a young man in his 20s, about 25 feet down an embankment off Rita Road, approximately 100 yards from Interstate 10. He had been shot execution-style and was possibly the victim of a "drug rip-off." The man carried no identification and was clad in white pants and a white t-shirt, similar to the type worn by carpenters or painters.
There were no signs of struggle at the scene and deputies speculated that the man had been shot elsewhere and his body later dumped alongside the road. It is believed the man was killed less than 24 hours prior to his body being found, possibly during the previous night.
Pima County sheriff's deputies released a sketch of the victim in the hopes that someone would recognize him. They also sent the man's fingerprints to the FBI in Washington, D.C. for analysis, but the man's identity remained elusive.
The man's remains were later exhumed in a renewed effort to identify him, which resulted in the age range being increased to 25 to 40.
Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Physical Description
Hair Color: Black
Head Hair Description: Medium length, wavy
Eye Color: Brown
Distinctive Physical Features: Scar above right eye, 4-inch long scar on right forearm, 4-inch long scar on abdomen, and a 3-inch long appendectomy scar on abdomen
Clothing and Accessories
- White pants (with some change in the pockets) and a white t-shirt, similar to the kind worn by carpenters or painters (On the Body)
- Short boots and socks (On the Body)
News Coverage
"Body found near Tucson," Tucson Citizen, 20 August 1975, 12.
The body of an unidentified young man who was shot to death was found early today in a ditch off Rita Road near Interstate 10 southeast of Tucson.
Sheriff's Det. Jim Barkman said the shooting was an apparent homicide, although there were no signs of a struggle.
The body was of a Mexican-American man in his 20s, of medium build and height and dressed in the workclothes [sic] of a carpenter or painter. There was a 4-inch scar on the right forearm.
The body was discovered at 7:30 a.m. by a passing motorist about 25 feet down an embankment of Rita Road about 100 yards from the freeway.
Authorities said the victim had been dead for several hours and apparently had moved or been moved after being shot.
"Man Found Killed South Of Tucson," Arizona Daily Star [Tucson, AZ], 21 August 1975, 11A.
An autopsy was performed, but sheriff's detectives would not release the results, claiming that it could hamper their investigation. Detective Jim Barkman said the man had been shot.
The man was a Caucasian who appears to be in his 20's. He was dressed in a white T-shirt and white pants of the type usually worn by carpenters and painters.
The man had short, curly black hair, brown eyes and a four-inch scar on his right forearm. He was about five feet eight and of medium weight.
Barkman said there was nothing in his pockets except some change.
The body was found face down along an embankment about 25 feet below Rita Rd. and about 100 yards from the interchange at I-10. Barkman said the man was killed during the night.
A construction worker discovered the body at 7:30 a.m. while driving to dump on the south side of the freeway.
"Unidentified," Tucson Daily Citizen, 22 August 1975, 41.
Pima County sheriff's deputies say this is the young man whose body was found Wednesday morning near Interstate 10 and Rita Road on the South Side. The Sheriff's Department sketch was prepared in hopes a Tucson Daily Citizen reader might identify the victim. Officers said the man was shot to death "execution-style," and the body left near the interstate route. Fingerprints from the body are being studied by the FBI in Washington, D.C.
"Identification expected as fifth body recovered," Tucson Daily Citizen, 7 November 1975, 10.
Meanwhile, an entire corpse found August 21 near Interstate 19 and Rita Road remains unidentified. Officials suspect the body is that of a victim of a drug rip-off.
Sketch of the victim
Demographics
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White / Caucasian [NOTE: Newspaper reports state he could also be Hispanic/Latino]
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 40
Estimated Age Range (Years): 25-40
Estimated Year of Death: 1975
Estimated PMI: 24 Hours
Height: 5'9" (69 inches), Measured
Weight: 185 lbs, Measured
Cause of Death: Homicide by gunshot
Circumstances
Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: August 20, 1975
NamUs Case Created: October 10, 2013
ME/C QA Reviewed: N/A
Location Found: Tucson, Arizona
County: Pima County
Circumstances of Recovery: At around 7:30 a.m. on August 20, 1975, a construction worker driving on the south side of Interstate 10 spotted a body lying facedown in a ditch near Rita Road in the desert southeast of Tucson.
Officers responded to the scene and discovered the body, believed to be that of a young man in his 20s, about 25 feet down an embankment off Rita Road, approximately 100 yards from Interstate 10. He had been shot execution-style and was possibly the victim of a "drug rip-off." The man carried no identification and was clad in white pants and a white t-shirt, similar to the type worn by carpenters or painters.
There were no signs of struggle at the scene and deputies speculated that the man had been shot elsewhere and his body later dumped alongside the road. It is believed the man was killed less than 24 hours prior to his body being found, possibly during the previous night.
Pima County sheriff's deputies released a sketch of the victim in the hopes that someone would recognize him. They also sent the man's fingerprints to the FBI in Washington, D.C. for analysis, but the man's identity remained elusive.
The man's remains were later exhumed in a renewed effort to identify him, which resulted in the age range being increased to 25 to 40.
Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Physical Description
Hair Color: Black
Head Hair Description: Medium length, wavy
Eye Color: Brown
Distinctive Physical Features: Scar above right eye, 4-inch long scar on right forearm, 4-inch long scar on abdomen, and a 3-inch long appendectomy scar on abdomen
Clothing and Accessories
- White pants (with some change in the pockets) and a white t-shirt, similar to the kind worn by carpenters or painters (On the Body)
- Short boots and socks (On the Body)
News Coverage
"Body found near Tucson," Tucson Citizen, 20 August 1975, 12.
The body of an unidentified young man who was shot to death was found early today in a ditch off Rita Road near Interstate 10 southeast of Tucson.
Sheriff's Det. Jim Barkman said the shooting was an apparent homicide, although there were no signs of a struggle.
The body was of a Mexican-American man in his 20s, of medium build and height and dressed in the workclothes [sic] of a carpenter or painter. There was a 4-inch scar on the right forearm.
The body was discovered at 7:30 a.m. by a passing motorist about 25 feet down an embankment of Rita Road about 100 yards from the freeway.
Authorities said the victim had been dead for several hours and apparently had moved or been moved after being shot.
"Man Found Killed South Of Tucson," Arizona Daily Star [Tucson, AZ], 21 August 1975, 11A.
An autopsy was performed, but sheriff's detectives would not release the results, claiming that it could hamper their investigation. Detective Jim Barkman said the man had been shot.
The man was a Caucasian who appears to be in his 20's. He was dressed in a white T-shirt and white pants of the type usually worn by carpenters and painters.
The man had short, curly black hair, brown eyes and a four-inch scar on his right forearm. He was about five feet eight and of medium weight.
Barkman said there was nothing in his pockets except some change.
The body was found face down along an embankment about 25 feet below Rita Rd. and about 100 yards from the interchange at I-10. Barkman said the man was killed during the night.
A construction worker discovered the body at 7:30 a.m. while driving to dump on the south side of the freeway.
"Unidentified," Tucson Daily Citizen, 22 August 1975, 41.
Pima County sheriff's deputies say this is the young man whose body was found Wednesday morning near Interstate 10 and Rita Road on the South Side. The Sheriff's Department sketch was prepared in hopes a Tucson Daily Citizen reader might identify the victim. Officers said the man was shot to death "execution-style," and the body left near the interstate route. Fingerprints from the body are being studied by the FBI in Washington, D.C.
"Identification expected as fifth body recovered," Tucson Daily Citizen, 7 November 1975, 10.
Meanwhile, an entire corpse found August 21 near Interstate 19 and Rita Road remains unidentified. Officials suspect the body is that of a victim of a drug rip-off.
