Found Deceased AZ - Mark Austin Dunne, 24, Phoenix, 18 March 2017

[chaddylex]

Listening to a podcast now about his disappearance. I saw he didn't have a thread on here.
Prayers to him mom who is actively looking for him.

Missing - 341 // Mark Austin Dunne on Stitcher

In this episode Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with Mark Austin Dunne's mom Robin about her son's disappearance from the Phoenix area in 2017. Charley Project page: https://charleyproject.org/case/mark-austin-dunne If you have any information please contact the...

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Mark Austin Dunne – The Charley Project

• Missing Since 03/18/2017
• Missing From Phoenix, Arizona
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Date of Birth05/18/1992 (30)
• Age24 years old
• Height and Weight6'3, 210 pounds
• Medical Conditions Dunne suffers from bipolar disorder.
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, green eyes. Dunne may have a mustache and beard. He has a tattoo of the word "Patience" in cursive lettering on the right side of his ribcage.

Details of Disappearance​

Dunne last contacted his family on March 18, 2017. He frequented the Phoenix and Tempe, Arizona areas at the time of his disappearance, and was staying in a homeless shelter in Phoenix. He would contact his mother in Montana every couple of months, but then the calls suddenly stopped and he has never been heard from again.

According to Dunne's family, he was a "free spirit" who worked odd jobs and was sometimes homeless as he struggled with his mental illness. His family would offer him help, but he always refused it. Foul play is not suspected in Dunne's disappearance, but given the lack of evidence authorities are concerned for his safety. His case remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency​

• Phoenix Police Department 602-261-8065

Source Information​

• NamUs
• 12 News

 

[chaddylex]

Mark's NamUs profile

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

He currently has 3 rule outs/exclusions

UP68937
04/06/2020
Maricopa
AZ

UP17836
11/07/2017
Clark
NV

UP51257
04/17/2018
Pima
AZ

 

[iulia]

His NamUs page has been removed.

 

[Caring1]

Remains found at the base of Mt. Elden in the Fall of 2019 have been identified as Mark Dunne.

May 29, 2024

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Nearly five years ago, a hiker in the woods around the base of Mt. Elden came across the skeletal remains of an unknown man.

That discovery would spark an investigation spanning multiple states and several years. Only recently did advanced genetic testing help reveal the dead man's identity and give his family closure.

Camper's remains found on Mt. Elden identified after 5 years

The man's remains were discovered in the fall of 2019 and went unidentified for years. Advanced genetic testing revealed who the man was.

www.12news.com

 

[mlhenn]

Skeletal remains found near Mt. Elden identified as missing Phoenix man

The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office has identified skeletal remains discovered by a hiker in 2019.The remains were found in a heavily wooded area at the base of Mount Elden and have been identified as Mark Austin Dunne, who had been reported missing from Phoenix in 2017.The Sheriff’s Office...

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The remains were found in a heavily wooded area at the base of Mount Elden and have been identified as Mark Austin Dunne, who had been reported missing from Phoenix in 2017.

A DNA profile showed Dunne as a potential match, and further testing was conducted by the University of North Texas, confirming the match with Dunne’s family members.

His cause of death could not be determined.

 

[mlhenn]

Additional link

https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article288886808.html