CA CA - Humboldt Co, Uknsex&Race UP53984, 14-31, skeletal remains found on Houda Point Beach, Feb'91

[Romulus]

UNIDENTIFIED
Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP53984
Unsure, White / Caucasian
Date Found: February 9, 1991
Location Found: Trinidad, California
Estimated Age Range: 14-31 Years

General Location: Houda Point Beach
Trinidad, California 95570
County: Humboldt County

Circumstances of Recovery: Skeletal human Mandible found on Houda Point Beach, 2 miles South of Trinidad, Ca. No other Skeletal remains found.
Details of Recovery

Inventory of Remains
Head not recovered Torso not recovered
One or more limbs not recovered
One or both hands not recovered
Condition of RemainsNot recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only
Physical Description
Hair Color
Unknown or Completely Bald
Head Hair Description--
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye ColorUnknown or Missing
Right Eye ColorUnknown or Missing
Eye Description--
Distinctive Physical Features
No Information Entered

Clothing and Accessories
No Information Entered

Unidentified Person Case

 

[YaYa_521]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
No photo

Exclusions -
-- Eugenia Cortez 01/01/1988 San Francisco CA
-- Michael Masaoay 01/01/1989 San Francisco CA
-- Muhleman Sheri Lynn 01/01/1989 Alameda CA

 

[Romulus]

Race is white, but sex in Unsure.

 

[SimsGuy67]

I wonder if there's any possibility of this case being related to the discovery of a partial upper skull in Trinidad two years later?

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[SimsGuy67]

I wonder if there's any possibility of this case being related to the discovery of a partial upper skull in Trinidad two years later?

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I contacted the coroner and they'll be looking into the possibility, and should have some news by the end of the week.

 

[SimsGuy67]

I got an email back, and DNA was tested between this skull and two jaws, one being the Houda Point discovery I inquired about. The other was UP54090, found on Moonstone Beach the same month as the Houda Point discovery.

To be certain, they are going to run a human review of these cases.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

John Stewart Campbell?

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[SimsGuy67]

We can now confirm that none of these remains, including this case, the Moonstone Beach case, and the Pacific Ocean Beach case are not the same person. I still have an inkling they're related cases, however.

 

[iulia]

The Namus page for this Doe has been removed.

 

[HmmMysterious]

Identified by @othram as 20-year-old Milton Leon Pelligrini Jr., born November 12, 1966. He was a crew member on board the commercial fishing vessel, "Midnight Sun", when it capsized in Humboldt Bay in December 1987 during a storm. Although the boat's skipper survived, Milton and another crew member vanished. The other crew member was later confirmed dead, but Milton's body couldn't be located at the time.

Humboldt County Doe (1991) is now Identified

 

[SimsGuy67]

Identified by @othram as 20-year-old Milton Leon Pelligrini Jr., born November 12, 1966. He was a crew member on board the commercial fishing vessel, "Midnight Sun", when it capsized in Humboldt Bay in December 1987 during a storm. Although the boat's skipper survived, Milton and another crew member vanished. The other crew member was later confirmed dead, but Milton's body couldn't be located at the time.

Humboldt County Doe (1991) is now Identified

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Well, that rules out a link to the other Trinidad case. Very glad he's been identified!

Rest in peace, Milton.