AZ AZ - Mesa, OtherMale, UP90523, Near Hiking Trail, Nov'69

[victoriarobinson642]

Very little information:
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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Sex - Male
Race / Ethnicity - Other
Type - Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found - November 22, 1969
NamUs Case Created - April 13, 2022
location - Mesa, Arizona
County - Maricopa County
Found On Tribal Land - No
Circumstances of Recovery - Skeletal remains found near a hiking trail in Mesa, AZ. There is very limited information regarding these skeletal remains. A .22 Caliber revolver was found at the scene.
Condition of Remains - Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only

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(Maybe some newspaper articles for further clarity on this one?)

 

[Hochman]

I wonder if a reconstruction is possible for this case?

 

[phantomstrider]

https://[link removed]/wiki/Apache_Junction_John_Doe_(1969)​

ADHS​

Discovered November 23, 1969​

Location Apache Junction, Arizona​

Sex Male​

Race White​

Body Condition Skeletal​

Cause of Death Gunshot​

Circumstances of Recovery Apache Junction John Doe was a man who was found in the Superstition Mountains near Apache Junction, Arizona at 10:00 AM on November 23, 1969. His cause of death was a gunshot wound to the right temple, but the manner of death is unknown.He was buried at Maricopa County Cemetary AKA Cementerio Lindo in Pheonix, Arizona. Few details are available in his case.​

 

[PatLaurel]

Is this the same UP?
AZ - AZ - Mesa, OtherMale, UP90523, Near Hiking Trail, Nov'69

 

[PatLaurel]

(Maybe some newspaper articles for further clarity on this one?)

UP90523 - Newspapers.com

 

[phantomstrider]

Is this the same UP?
AZ - AZ - Mesa, OtherMale, UP90523, Near Hiking Trail, Nov'69

No this is a different UID hes on Unidentified Wiki but not on Namus or Doe Network. This UID was found in Apache Junction Arizona. The UID you linked was found is Mesa Arizona.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Some possible matches:

John Robert Davidson
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Charles Keith Beth
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Donald Emerson Curtiss

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

 

[PatLaurel]

No this is a different UID hes on Unidentified Wiki but not on Namus or Doe Network. This UID was found in Apache Junction Arizona. The UID you linked was found is Mesa Arizona.

The one I linked was found near the Apache Junction. The locations where the bodies were found are very close to each other and both UPs were suspected to have taken their own lives.
Probably just a coincidence that two bodies were found in similar circumstances within approx. 24 hours.
UP90523 - Newspapers.com

ETA: I searched the azdhs (linked on your post) and couldn't find a record for the "Mesa" John Doe... shouldn't it be there too?

 

[phantomstrider]

The one I linked was found near the Apache Junction. The locations where the bodies were found are very close to each other and both UPs were suspected to have taken their own lives.
Probably just a coincidence that two bodies were found in similar circumstances within approx. 24 hours.
UP90523 - Newspapers.com
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ETA: I searched the azdhs (linked on your post) and couldn't find a record for the "Mesa" John Doe... shouldn't it be there too?

You were right they are the same it’s just that unidentified wiki had a double entry for him which made me confused. Can the mods merge the threads please.

 

[PatLaurel]

You were right they are the same it’s just that unidentified wiki had a double entry for him which made me confused. Can the mods merge the threads please.

It was too much of a coincidence but... coincidences do happen!
I'm going to report this post and ask mods to merge the threads. I believe this is the only way to alert them. MOO JMO

 

[The4TierBridge]

This would be the man mentioned in this news article, right?

69-022965

Clipping found in The Arizona Republic published in Phoenix, Arizona on 2/22/1970. 69-022965

www.newspapers.com