AZ AZ - Gila Bend, MultMale 18-40, UP78151, Found near Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Recon, Jan'21

[Hochman]

Very little info.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

- UnidentifiedPersonsBureau

ME# 21-1489
Postmortem dental information available. DNA will be entered into CODIS.

Sketch by Stephen Missal


"Found in a desert area near the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range in the area of Gila Bend, AZ."

Sex - Male
Race - Hispanic/White/Other
DBF - January 31, 2021
Location - Gila Bend (Maricopa Co. on NAMUS)
Age Range - 18-40 Years
PMI - 3-15 Years
Condition of Remains - Partial skeletal parts only

No info on:
- Hair Color
- Eye Color
- Height
- Weight
- Clothing

 

[Laughing]

From the Maricopa County link:

Male, Hispanic and/or white, age 18 - 40, unknown height and weight, unknown hair and eye color. Evidence suggests a postmortem interval of at least 3 but possibly more than 15 years.

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These partial skeletal remains were found in a desert area known for border migration near the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range.

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Apparently, the range is a very large area, and the description doesn't tell us where (or if) within the Range the remains were found. The driving distance from Gila Bend to Yuma is 116 miles, and the Range extends east of Gila Bend. The NAMUS GPS coordinates are frequently way off. I do wonder why someone was out there....

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You may need to scroll out to find the US/Mexico border!

Long, long ago I lived in this county. Lots of side-open space then, less today -- but still plenty.

So the estimated range for time of death is 2006 - 2017?