Ambercat
Well-Known Member
There are two rule outs listed on NamUs -- Wesley Aaron and Angelo Gatti.
I thought he could be someone who traveled from Europe to Mexico, then crossed the border illegally. There is a small population of Germans and other West Europeans who immigrated to Latin America, so while it is not likely he is from Latin America, it isn't completely impossible.
Have these boys been looked at?
Mark Himebaugh kidnapped from New Jersey
charleyproject.org/cases/h/himebaugh_mark.html
David Borer kidnapped from Alaska
charleyproject.org/cases/b/borer_david.html
Nicholas Barclay last seen in Texas
charleyproject.org/cases/b/barclay_nicholas.html
The area where he was found is a little known hiking corridor between Riverside and Orange County. Near the end of Trabuco Creek Road, you take Holy Jim Hiking Trail which takes you right into Riverside County. From the end of that trail, you go up and over the divide and can descend into the South Corona area. The trails are well marked and the hike can be done easily within a day. I believe that this person's intentions were either to enter South Orange County or enter Riverside County via this alternative route; the conventional route would take much longer as you would basically shadow the interstates. I do not think that this young man would travel to that specific area to live in a known transient camp as the surrounding area was not urbanized; there were plenty of places to set up camp closer to Interstate 5 where food resources etc. are more available.
Using this logic, I submitted James Mulley (NAMUS#17470) from Chino, CA as a potential match. Profile has hardly information-- no dental, DNA, or helpful descriptors. MP matches height range, hair colour and approximate weight. UID has consistent dental decay from absence of personal care from 1.5-3 years. MP disappeared July 13, 1993; UID died between 1/95 and 6/96. One determining factor is whether or not James Mulley had occlusal restorations on teeth #19, 18, or 30. I will be following up with the detective to see if I can get any more descriptive information.
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/17470/6/
A long shot, considering the circumstances this poor guy probably didn't make it that far, but there is some resemblance with his mouth...very small...comparing to the rest of his face. Chin is off in his pictures, I think. Distance between missing county an found county is maybe questionable..... Stats are quit ok... nothing about MP's dentals...partial skeleton remains..MP missing fingers and toes...
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/876dmca.html