Identified! MI - Saginaw Co, Remains w/ Boots in Woods off Chapin Rd, Sep'18 - Xin Rong

[Gardener1850]

The Saginaw County Sheriff’s Office was called to the 14800 block of S. Chapin Road in Chapin Township at around 4 p.m. on Sept. 9.
A man alerted officials after he said he was checking on his trail cams, and followed a deer through a wooded area.

He said he then found a boot, and what appeared to be human remains.
Investigators said the remains appear to have been at the location for a long time.

Man checking trail cams finds human remains

 

[Cookiegirlandi]

Eric Franks has been missing from Saginaw. He and his car disappeared without a trace. Prayers for the family.

 

[KJ's Mamu]

NamUs for Eric Franks: Missing Person Case

Missing since March 21, 2011. It should be easy to rule him in or out as he wore full dentures and had only a partial toe.

I will be watching for a new UID file on NamUs.

 

[KJ's Mamu]

Man checking trail cams finds human remains

Investigators believe the remains have been on the property for years.

Also found a couple of older NamUs files for Saginaw County.

Bruce Whelton missing since 7/6/2006. Missing Person Case

Daniel Muttscheller missing since 2/13/1982 Missing Person Case

Jerel Simmons missing since 10/10/1980 Missing Person Case

 

[carbuff]

Approximate location given in the news article:

Google Maps

 

[Akweks]

I just moved to the area. It’s about 5 miles down the road from me. I haven’t gone down there. Initially th authorities made it seem the bones had been there quite sometime. Now they are limit it to up to five years and are deciding whether it is a homicide.
Investigation deepens on bones found in Saginaw County woods

 

[Akweks]

The ME sent police back to check for more bones which were then recovered.
More bones found near human remains in Chapin Township

 

[carbuff]

Thanks! It's always so helpful to have local input on a case.

 

[doodles1211]

Sheriff frustrated as human remains found in woods sit in storage

Sheriff frustrated as human remains found in woods sit in storage
Saginaw County Sheriff Bill Federspiel is frustrated seven weeks after human remains were found in a Chapin Township woods because the bones haven't been taken to a forensic anthropologist for help determining an identity yet.

Video at link...

 

[silverjug]

Sheriff frustrated as human remains found in woods sit in storage

Sheriff frustrated as human remains found in woods sit in storage
Saginaw County Sheriff Bill Federspiel is frustrated seven weeks after human remains were found in a Chapin Township woods because the bones haven't been taken to a forensic anthropologist for help determining an identity yet.

Video at link...

I understand his frustration, someone needs to be chivied along.

 

[iulia]

NamUs page for this UID
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Sex Male
Race/Ethnicity White/Caucasian, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian/Alaska Native
Estimated Age Range 25-55
Height 5' 2"-5' 10"(62-70 inches) , Estimated
Hair Color Black
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton

Circumstances of Recovery
Body was found 1/4 mile into the woods, located on the ground off a trail, when the property owner checked on game cameras. The body was clothed and skeletonized.

 

[Cagle]

...SBM

Investigators believe the remains were there from one to five years before being found.

...SBM

The Saginaw County Sheriff’s Office received the report on Aug. 14, which revealed the victim was a white or Hispanic male between 25 and 55-years-old, Sheriff William Federspiel said.

The report estimates his height between 5’2” and 5’10”.

The victim showed trauma consistent with blunt force to most of the bones in his upper body, Federspiel said.

The death is being investigated as suspicious.

The remains have been sent to Fortworth, Texas for a DNA analysis.

Suspicious death being investigated after human remains found in 2018

 

[Akweks]

Wow! Severe blunt force to most of the bones in the upper body! I can see why they’re investigating the death as suspicious.

 

[Gardener1850]

There are a lot of men missing in Michigan that could fit the description. Here are some threads:

MI - MI - William Ellis, 25, Wyandotte, 21 Nov 2017

MI - MI - Justin Holt, 35, Twin Lake, 3 Jan 2018

MI - MI - Brian Farrell, Adult, Taylor, 16 Feb 2018

MI - MI - Joseph Wurfel, 59, Marlette, Dec 2017

MI - Mi - James Miller, 31, Detroit, 6 May 2018

 

[Akweks]

The remains were found on Sept. 9, 2018, so several of these can be ruled out. The article said they were 1-5 years old. So probably would have to start looking for missings in 2017 or earlier.

 

[Gardener1850]

The remains were found on Sept. 9, 2018, so several of these can be ruled out. The article said they were 1-5 years old. So probably would have to start looking for missings in 2017 or earlier.

Oops, you're right. I edited the list to remove any cases after Sept 2018. I'll check the 2010's missing forum next for older cases.

 

[Gardener1850]

More cases:

MI - MI - Eric Franks, 40, Buena Vista Twp, 21 March 2011 - #2

MI - MI - Gerardo DeJesus Hipolito-Lopez, 56, Wyoming, 20 Nov 2011

MI - MI - Aaron Idle, 30, Owosso, 23 March 2013

MI - MI - William Busch, 28, Flowerfield Twp, 24 Nov 2016

MI - MI - Frinnie Williamson, 49, Southfield, 8 Nov 2016

MI - MI - Luis Cuevas Martinez, 32, Pontiac, 6 June 2015

MI - MI - Kyle Mosher, 27, Kalkaska County, 20 July 2013

MI - MI - Carl Jones, 53, Fraser, 12 Aug 2017

MI - MI - Matthew 'Adam' Etheridge, 34, Lansing, 23 Feb 2017

MI - MI - Andrew Alexander, 41, Summit Township, 24 July 2016

MI - MI - Nathaniel Ratliff, 22, Kalamazoo, 30 Oct 2016

MI - MI - Mikel (Michael) Schepke - 47, Rogers City, 10-Nov-2013

MI - MI - Paul Atchley, 53, Battle Creek, 1 Sept 2011 - *H. Ordway guilty*

MI - MI - Todd Treadeau, 50, Marquette, 14 Oct 2014

MI - MI - John Lanning, 40, Detroit, 12 July 2014

 

[Akweks]

Wow, that’s a lot to look at. Thanks for posting them Gardener.

 

[Luckyzmom]

That's so sad, isn't it ? So many cases in the lower peninsula of adults that simply vanish ! Lots and lots of woods and farms, secluded dirt roads, ponds, lakes,rivers and creeks. Then there's miles of coastline on the big lake. Hope this person can be identified and returned to their family. MOO

 

[PastTense]

Identity of man’s remains still a mystery after almost a year
Identity of man's remains still a mystery after almost a year | Tri-County Citizen