AZ AZ - Camp Verde, UnkMale UP52930, 40-70, under tree by Verde River, Merrell boots, gator belt May'15

[canteloupe]

NamUs ID: #UP52930

Demographics

Sex: Male
Race / Ethnicity: Uncertain
Estimated Age Range (Years): 40-75
Height: 5'10" - 6'4" (70 - 76 inches)
Weight: Cannot estimate

Circumstances

Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: May 25, 2015
NamUs Case Created: October 19, 2018

Location Found
Location: Camp Verde, Arizona 86322
County: Yavapai County
Circumstances of Recovery: Found next to Verde River, under a tree.

Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction

Physical Description

Hair Color: Unknown
Left Eye Color: Unknown
Right Eye Color: Unknown

Clothing and Accessories

Clothing:

• Two Brown with blue cloth hiking type boots, brand Merrell, Size 13
• A brown/black alligator print belt, brand Jeans, 36 inch waist
• A pair of long underwear, brand Tag Heuer, Size XL
• Two dark colored socks with holes in the soles
• A pair of pants, brand Riders, Size XL
• Two light colored socks

 

[doggybag2355]

Reconstruction by Stephen Missal:

 

[ChatteringBirds]

I hope this gentleman gets his name back soon.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Bumping case up.

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping again

 

[dotr]

Michael Wayne Mest

After a decade, Yavapai County John Doe (2015) is Identified

Yavapai County Office of the Medical Examiner Teams With Othram to Identify a 2015 John Doe

dnasolves.com

'In May 2015, the remains of an unknown individual were found under a tree next to the Verde River in Camp Verde, a small town south of Sedona in Yavapai County, Arizona. Authorities, including the Yavapai County Office of the Medical Examiner and the Yavapai-Apache Police Department, responded to the scene where they found a man estimated to be between 40 and 75 years old. He was about 5'10" and was wearing clothes including jeans with a 36 inch waist and an alligator-print belt. He was also wearing size 13 Merrell brand hiking boots.

Despite extensive investigative efforts, including publicizing a sketch of what the man may have looked like when he was alive, this individual remained unidentified for almost a decade and he became known as Yavapai County John Doe. The man's case was entered into NamUs as UP52930.'

''Using the provided blood card, scientists at Othram were able to build a DNA profile that was compared to the John Doe's DNA profile using Othram's KinSNP® Rapid Relationship Testing. This comparison confirmed a biological relationship and the unidentified man in Arizona is now identified as Michael Wayne Mest, who was born on August 9, 1964. Mest was born and raised in Kentucky and was known to be living in Tucson, AZ in 1999. He was known to be in Camp Verde in 2010 and 2012.''

 

[doggybag2355]

Glad to have one of my pet cases solved

 

[imstilla.grandma]

The identification was announced on July 28 by Othram, a private forensic laboratory based in The Woodlands, Texas, that works with law enforcement agencies across the United States and internationally.

“We work to build DNA profiles and use technology that is developed by our company that ultimately allows people to be identified. And we work on cases with John Does, those cases of people who die without their name being known,” Othram Chief of Staff Colby Lasyone said. “We also help to identify the suspects of crimes where there’s some violent crime and DNA is left behind. We can also assist in cases where there’s an exoneration. If you have DNA or evidence from which we can extract DNA, we can help to identify who that DNA belongs to.”

2015 Camp Verde remains identified through DNA - Sedona Red Rock News

Michael Wayne Mest’s remains have finally been identified, more than nine years after his body’s remains found in the Camp Verde area on May 25, 2015. The identification was announced on July 28 by Othram, a private forensic laboratory based in The Woodlands, Texas, that works with law...

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