Identified! OR - Warm Springs Indian Reservation Skull & Partial Remains Jan 12, 2021 - Tina Vel Spino

[TedMac]

Human remains discovered in remote area of Warm Springs Indian Reservation - KTVZ

WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Someone salvaging wood from an old dock in a remote area of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation on Monday discovered a human skull, part of remains believed to have been at the location for one to 10 years, Police Chief Bill Elliott said late Tuesday.

 

[Tabirey]

Human remains found on Warm Springs reservation

"Unidentified human remains were found Tuesday on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation.

A man salvaging wood from an old wooden cattle chute along Tenino Road made the discovery and called police. He told them he'd noticed a round thing on the ground and thought it looked like a human skull, said Bill Elliott, chief of the Warm Springs Tribal Police Department."

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[victoriarobinson642]

Human remains found on Warm Springs reservation

"Unidentified human remains were found Tuesday on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation.

A man salvaging wood from an old wooden cattle chute along Tenino Road made the discovery and called police. He told them he'd noticed a round thing on the ground and thought it looked like a human skull, said Bill Elliott, chief of the Warm Springs Tribal Police Department."

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'Preliminary examinations from the medical examiner suggest the remains have been at the location for one to 10 years.'

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Human remains discovered last month on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation apparently are those of a 58-year-old Warm Springs woman who has been the subject of an active search since she disappeared last July, tribal police said Monday.

Police responded on Jan. 12 to the discovery of remains by an area resident along Tenino Road, a remote location near the Tenino Creek area, Police Chief Bill Elliott said. A resident salvaging wood from an old dock spotted an item on the ground that appeared to be a human skull.

With the help of dental records and DNA sampling, authorities believe the remains are those of Tina Vel Spino, a Warm Springs woman last seen July 26 and reported missing on August 8.

“As always in these situations, our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends,” Elliott said in a news release. “This department has assured the family that we will continue to piece together the circumstances surrounding her death.”
Remains found on Warm Springs Reservation believed to be missing woman - KTVZ

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Spino, 58, and a Warm Springs resident, was reported missing Aug. 8. Police issued flyers offering a cash reward for tips leading to her whereabouts.

Bill Elliott, chief of the Warm Springs Tribal Police Department, called on the public for tips about sightings and conversations they might have had with Spino around the time of her disappearance.

“This department has assured the family that we will continue to piece together the circumstances surrounding her death,” Elliott wrote in a statement.
Human remains found on Warm Springs reservation ID'd

 

[CastlesBurning]

‘Counting our dead’: Oregon’s first ‘Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons’ report released | KOIN.com

 

[CastlesBurning]

Even counting murdered and missing Indigenous people is a challenge for Oregon

 

[Susikatze]

So many missing or murdered Native Americans, especially women and girls.... it is a disaster.

Rest in peace, Tina. You deserved better.