Identified! CA - Humboldt Co., Male Skeletal Remains @ Cuneo Creek, Aug'14 - Luis Raya

[Laughing]

Surely we'll be told if there are veneers or implants.

 

[Lilibet]

does not appear to match Sheila Franks, IMO.

Sheila has a distinctive gap between her two upper front teeth. To me this appears to be the lower teeth and I haven't seen a photo of her showing those. In most photos her teeth appear pretty white. IMO

I just hope this is either Sheila or Danielle.

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...7-Fortuna-11-Jan-2014&p=10877973#post10877973

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...3-Fortuna-29-Jan-2014&p=10750748#post10750748

 

[Lilibet]

This campground is open from mid-April to October, so when Sheila and Danielle disappeared in Jan/Feb it was closed. The road that the campground is on is open all year so it would certainly be possible to dump a body and not have it discovered until later (or ever). I'm a former resident of the area.

http://www.campingroadtrip.com/camp...dt-redwoods-state-park-cuneo-creek-horse-camp

 

[DrDMike]

It's worth noting that it's not unusual for the teeth to appear "bright" after death. Teeth do not decompose after death because tooth decay bacteria cannot survive. That is why you see mummies with their teeth. I bet if you took a closer look at the found mandible, it would almost look pink. Plus teeth's light color would stand out more in contrast to the decaying flesh and bone.


WARNING. Photo of human remains at link.

http://morthouse.com/post/6033103096/thetemperamentalgoat-post-mortem-pink-teeth

 

[carbuff]

Yeah, I've looked at other post-mortem mandibles before -- this one's still especially white. I'm willing to believe the extraordinary whiteness is lighting and contrast, but look at the bone in the found mandible. It doesn't appear to have any flesh left anywhere. The photo is very clear -- I can even make out tartar along the gum line on some of the teeth, and a little bit of the pinkness you mention.

As I said, it's probably normal, just unusual...

 

[Lilibet]

Bones haven't been identified yet, but belong to an adult male, as do the other bones found in three separate incidents. One had been identified. About 35% of the Cuneo Creek bones have been found.

Updated Information: Searchers have now recovered approximately 35% of the remains. These have been identified as belonging to a male adult. The death is believed to have occurred within six months prior to the discovery. Deputy Coroner Roy Horton explained that the DNA has been sent in and his office is waiting on results.

http://lostcoastoutpost.com/2014/oct/7/unidentified-bodies/

 

[OkieGranny]

http://www.krcrtv.com/north-coast-n...e-park-land-suspect-gang-involvement/39502478

Rangers said the grow site may also be associated with human remains that were found in a nearby campground in 2014. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office said the remains were found on August 10, 2014 by a hiker on a trail in Cuneo Creek Campground in Humboldt Redwoods State Park. The remains were confirmed to be that of a male human.

In August 2015, the Humboldt County Coroner’s Office identified the remains as Luis Edwardo Raya. Investigators said Wednesday that he was a citizen of Mexico. They said relatives reported him missing in June 2014 from Arcata. Investigators said there is currently no known cause of death.