Resolved UT - Wasatch Co, WhtMale, 25-35, Baseball Bat & $3000, Rural, Aug'18 - NamUs profile removed

[Gardener1850]

Tan Shorts

Tan shorts

Grey Shirt

Grey shirt

Grey shirt

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP62272
ME/C Case Number 201802109

Male, White / Caucasian
Estimated Age Group Adult - Pre 40
Estimated Age Range (Years) 25-35
Estimated Year of Death 2018

Height 5' 7"-6' 2"(67-74 inches) , Estimated
Weight Cannot Estimate

Hair Color Unknown
Eye Color Unknown

Accessories
Grey belt Black knife sheath Piece of blue fabric
On the Body

Clothing
Gray shirt Tan shorts Two white socks
On the Body

Footwear
Two black and white shoes
On the Body

Circumstances
Type Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found August 28, 2018
NamUs Case Created December 4, 2019

Location Found Map
Location Rural, Utah
Wasatch County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)40.222863 111.113899
Circumstances of Recovery
Skeletal remains found on surface of dirt by cattlemen in a rural area of Wasatch County. Clothing and personal property were present.
Details of Recovery

Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton
Circumstance Notes
A baseball bat was found near the decedent's body. A pouch with $3000.00 in hundred dollar bills was also present.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Gardener1850]

More photos:

Piece of blue fabric

Black and white shoes

Black and white shoes

White Socks

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[carbuff]

I guess with $3000 left on the body, the motive wasn't robbery...

 

[Gardener1850]

My first thought when I saw the clothing was of Macin Smith. But he is younger than the age estimate and he went missing from St George which is almost 300 miles away. And I have no idea how he would have ended up with $3000...

 

[annemc2]

My first thought when I saw the clothing was of Macin Smith. But he is younger than the age estimate and he went missing from St George which is almost 300 miles away. And I have no idea how he would have ended up with $3000...

Good thought. The shoes are not right, though. They seem to have made a point that Macin was wearing "Black size 14 Nike sneakers with blue soles and green eyelets and accents." This UID had size 13 Vans. Macin's disappearance drives me bonkers. So frustrating.

eta: can anyone make out the letters on the shirt? I wish they would have mentioned what it could have possibly said.

also eta: All I can see is possibly Oregon (for U of O ducks)? But maybe it just looks that way b/c I see a lot of this particular apparel.

 

[Gardener1850]

Good thought. The shoes are not right, though. They seem to have made a point that Macin was wearing "Black size 14 Nike sneakers with blue soles and green eyelets and accents." This UID had size 13 Vans. Macin's disappearance drives me bonkers. So frustrating.

eta: can anyone make out the letters on the shirt? I wish they would have mentioned what it could have possibly said.

also eta: All I can see is possibly Oregon (for U of O ducks)? But maybe it just looks that way b/c I see a lot of this particular apparel.

I've been driving myself crazy trying to figure out what the shirt says, lol. It's a Delta Apparel Pro-weight shirt: Sale | Sale | Delta Apparel
Apparently that company is a leader in the market for groups ordering blank tees in bulk in order to do their own custom screen-printing. It could be a sports team, a school, a non-profit organization, or just about anything that someone would make a custom t-shirt for. MOO.

 

[annemc2]

I've been driving myself crazy trying to figure out what the shirt says, lol. It's a Delta Apparel Pro-weight shirt: Sale | Sale | Delta Apparel
Apparently that company is a leader in the market for groups ordering blank tees in bulk in order to do their own custom screen-printing. It could be a sports team, a school, a non-profit organization, or just about anything that someone would make a custom t-shirt for. MOO.

Ermigahd - that makes it even more daunting! Good catch, though! It seems like they could have pieced it together somewhat from the scraps or at least said what letters and likely colors they could make out. It's like you can allllllmost see something there - but nope!

 

[Coffee56]

Good thought. The shoes are not right, though. They seem to have made a point that Macin was wearing "Black size 14 Nike sneakers with blue soles and green eyelets and accents." This UID had size 13 Vans. Macin's disappearance drives me bonkers. So frustrating.

eta: can anyone make out the letters on the shirt? I wish they would have mentioned what it could have possibly said.

also eta: All I can see is possibly Oregon (for U of O ducks)? But maybe it just looks that way b/c I see a lot of this particular apparel.

I believe it is Oregon and with this logo

 

[Coffee56]

I believe it is Oregon and with this logo

Or this one. The hat letters look lower case and the outline yellow

 

[UnlicensedPI]

Size 13 Vans and an XL shirt. Sounds like he might have been a big guy

 

[Gardener1850]

Some Missing men last seen wearing Vans shoes:

Jacob Hilkin last seen at a Washington Casino and was wearing Vans Shoes:
WA - WA - Jacob Hilkin, 24, Tulalip, 23 Jan 2018
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
(Could he have won $3000 at the Casino?)

Jac Arnold left CA in his car and was seen on CCTV in Vernal, UT:
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
CA - CA/UT - Jac Arnold, 38, Left San Diego in Car, Last Seen on Camera in Vernal, Utah, 16 May 2017
(Jac's a little over the age range at 38 but his last known clothing matches= cargo shorts, gray/black t-shirt and Vans shoes.)

Joshua Cruz missing from Texas possibly wearing blue Vans shoes:
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
TX - TX - Joshua Aaron Cruz, 20, Houston, 13 Dec 2013
(He is on the short side of the height estimate at 5'7" but within range. Not many details on his case on NAMUS.)

 

[Coffee56]

Jacob Hilkin's FB lists his hometown as Portland Oregon so there is also an Oregon connection

Jac Arnold FB shows he does wear shorts like these but I'm unable to find him in any Lees. He does occasionally wear a light blue bandanna in his photos (piece of blue fabric found?). It looks like he likes to be outdoors hiking? or mountain climbing maybe?


According to Missing Person's of America Joshua reached out to family:

Missing Persons of America -!

 

[carbuff]

This appears to be the location where the body was found, per the coordinates in Namus/Doenetwork:

خرائط ‪Google‬‏‏

It's remote, but it's also not very far from a main road.

p.s. I don't know what everybody else is seeing, but the link posted in a funny font. It appears to go to the right map, however.

 

[Gardener1850]

This appears to be the location where the body was found, per the coordinates in Namus/Doenetwork:

خرائط ‪Google‬‏‏

It's remote, but it's also not very far from a main road.

p.s. I don't know what everybody else is seeing, but the link posted in a funny font. It appears to go to the right map, however.

Link works for me, thank you for finding the location Carbuff! Google maps has been doing that with all their links lately. IDK why... but at least the links still work.

 

[carbuff]

Link works for me, thank you for finding the location Carbuff! Google maps has been doing that with all their links lately. IDK why... but at least the links still work.

The coordinates in the Namus file aren't exactly right--if you enter them as posted, you get a location in Mongolia. You have to tell Googlemaps the coordinates are "N"north and "W"west.

 

[carbuff]

Cross-posted from Jac Arnold's thread:

The location where the body was found is on the most direct route from San Diego to Vernal UT where Jac's car was seen on camera. But he would have gone to Vernal and doubled back:

خرائط ‪Google‬‏‏

It's not clear to me whether he was seen with the car, or just the car was seen on camera. If it's just the car, somebody could have left his body where the remains were found and then driven on through Vernal to wherever.

 

[Gardener1850]

The coordinates in the Namus file aren't exactly right--if you enter them as posted, you get a location in Mongolia. You have to tell Googlemaps the coordinates are "N"north and "W"west.

Lol, yep. I tried just copying and pasting and got the Mongolia location too. Thanks for figuring it out for us.

 

[carbuff]

I will be quite surprised if it's not Jac.

 

[carbuff]

Good thought. The shoes are not right, though. They seem to have made a point that Macin was wearing "Black size 14 Nike sneakers with blue soles and green eyelets and accents." This UID had size 13 Vans. Macin's disappearance drives me bonkers. So frustrating.

eta: can anyone make out the letters on the shirt? I wish they would have mentioned what it could have possibly said.

also eta: All I can see is possibly Oregon (for U of O ducks)? But maybe it just looks that way b/c I see a lot of this particular apparel.

Maybe this design? I doubt if the original color was black, though things do fade rapidly out in the sun.

Oregon Ducks Fanatics Branded Campus Team T-Shirt - Black

 

[Gardener1850]

Cross-posted from Jac Arnold's thread:

The location where the body was found is on the most direct route from San Diego to Vernal UT where Jac's car was seen on camera. But he would have gone to Vernal and doubled back:

خرائط ‪Google‬‏‏

It's not clear to me whether he was seen with the car, or just the car was seen on camera. If it's just the car, somebody could have left his body where the remains were found and then driven on through Vernal to wherever.

That really seems to fit but I wonder why someone would dump his body and not take the money? Could he have sold the car for $3000 and the person he sold it to was the one seen driving the car in Vernal? He did not have his name on the car registration since he just bought it himself, so the car sale could be an illegal sale or to someone else that also didn't plan to register it. Maybe he was alive when the person who bought the car last saw him? There is nothing on NAMUS that say this was a homicide, although the location and presence of a bat seem suspicious. MOO.