Identified! OR - Linn Co, Hwy 22 MM79, WhtMale 25-45, UP7309, poss from FL, LA, TX, or OK, clothes, Oct'06 - Jesus Ruiz

[JerseyGirl]

http://www.kgw.com/article/news/inv...-a-face-to-unidentified-remains/283-513607993

Investigators analyzed the oxygen isotopes in the victim’s hair. This testing looks at the minerals found in drinking water, then compares it with the minerals found in the water supply in various regions in the country.

Based on the testing, investigators believe the victim moved in the two months prior to his death. Lab results suggest he moved from a cooler climate, back to a warmer climate, and then returned to a cooler climate immediately before his death.

Investigators believe the victim was from Florida or Texas, based on the testing.

 

[Ann2020]

News: http://www.kgw.com/mobile/article/n...n-an-oregon-forest-a-decade-ago/283-513607993

 

[Shane.Kelley]

Danny Lee Kelley – The Charley Project
Can this case be checked with the remains found?

 

[Lilibet]

Danny Lee Kelley – The Charley Project
Can this case be checked with the remains found?

Perhaps someone on this thread can help you with this Shane. I’m adding Danny’s thread.
OR - OR - Danny Kelley, 35, Gold Hill, 31 May 1995

 

[Crimestopper88888]

Pros and cons.

Con.
Timeline is off.. Thomas disappeared in 1999. They state that this doe died between 2004-2006

Pro. the height is in range. John Doe was between 5’7 and 6’1. Thomas was 6’1.

Pro. The age is in range. This doe was Estimated to be 25 to 45. Thomas was 28.

In the last 2 months of the doe’s life he had traveled through a variety of warm and cold climates indicating a possible transit lifestyle. Or that he was on the run from the law.

At the time of his disappearance Thomas was traveling around the country in his van and was known to pick up hitchhikers and camp out on the highway.
The doe was also found in Oregon. Thomas before he disappeared told his mother he was on his way to Oregon.


The on the run from the law theory can’t be ruled out either according to the charley project,
Thomas was once convicted of oral copulation with a child under fourteen and was required to register as a sex offender.

Thomas Edward Manizak – The Charley Project


1499UMOR

 

[carbuff]

Pros and cons.

Con.
Timeline is off.. Thomas disappeared in 1999. They state that this doe died between 2004-2006

Pro. the height is in range. John Doe was between 5’7 and 6’1. Thomas was 6’1.

Pro. The age is in range. This doe was Estimated to be 25 to 45. Thomas was 28.

In the last 2 months of the doe’s life he had traveled through a variety of warm and cold climates indicating a possible transit lifestyle. Or that he was on the run from the law.

At the time of his disappearance Thomas was traveling around the country in his van and was known to pick up hitchhikers and camp out on the highway.
The doe was also found in Oregon. Thomas before he disappeared told his mother he was on his way to Oregon.


The on the run from the law theory can’t be ruled out either according to the charley project,
Thomas was once convicted of oral copulation with a child under fourteen and was required to register as a sex offender.

Thomas Edward Manizak – The Charley Project


1499UMOR

I don't see anything in Thomas's story to indicate that he might have been traveling around the country for several years, so the timeline probably isn't a big concern.

 

[Coffee56]

I don’t see James ruled out. Height is off and isotopes don’t line up but I’m not confident in either of those.

OR - OR - James 'Jim' McAleavey, 29, Ashland, Spring 1995

 

[Grungster]

I think it's more likely he was on the run, it doesn't make sense how a transient in the forest could get murdered then dumped in the forest, JMO.

 

[Grungster]

The fact that he randomly moved to Florida then the Oregon woods makes me think he was avoiding someone, not necessarily police. A Florida paradise is often where someone first goes while on the run. Maybe this guy ran out of luck and moved out to the woods to hide out.

 

[Hockeyfan158]

I think he might be Joshua Chamas Broadwater who disappeared in August of 2005 from Vegas

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Hochman]

Help ID him: A man was buried in an Oregon forest a decade ago | kgw.com
LCSO detectives hope new info leads to cold case death ID

Sketches

 

[Friday Fan]

Updating with NAMUS link The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[iulia]

The NamUs page for this man has been removed.

 

[Caring1]

The NamUs page for this man has been removed.

I love seeing your posts as that means a solve is on the horizon.

 

[iulia]

I love seeing your posts as that means a solve is on the horizon.

Thank you. Cases are being solved left and right these days. I love seeing the number of solved cases go up every time a UID's profile is no longer available on NamUs. That confirms to me that the case is not just hidden from view.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

The NamUs page for this man has been removed.

Glad to hear it.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

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Located & Identified Persons

 

[victoriarobinson642]

It took 17 years, but body found in shallow grave near Sweet Home ID'd

Known for years as “Big Springs Doe,” Ruiz's remains were found by a hunter in a shallow grave on Oct. 23, 2006.

gazettetimes.com

Nearly 17 years later, the Linn County Sheriff's Office has identified a body found in the woods in 2006 as Jesus Ruiz of Aumsville.

 

[Springrain]

It took 17 years, but body found in shallow grave near Sweet Home ID'd

Known for years as “Big Springs Doe,” Ruiz's remains were found by a hunter in a shallow grave on Oct. 23, 2006.

gazettetimes.com

Nearly 17 years later, the Linn County Sheriff's Office has identified a body found in the woods in 2006 as Jesus Ruiz of Aumsville.

Jesus lived in Aumsville, OR (not far from where he was found, about 40 miles) and he was not reported missing because his family thought he was in Mexico. His family said they last saw or heard from him in 2005, which lines up with the PMI. No age or picture. I feel terrible for his family but I am glad they have some answers. Hopefully investigators can find out what happened to Jesus and serve justice. He didn't end up in a shallow grave on his own. IMO.