AZ AZ - Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, UncMale Adult, UP82649, Cowboy belt buckle, Mar '21

[BrownBear]

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP82649

Belt buckle found near the decedent

Case Information
Demographics
Sex Male
Race / Ethnicity Uncertain
Possible First Name--
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Nickname/Alias--
Estimated Age Group Adult
Estimated Age Range (Years)--
Estimated Year of Death 2010-2019
Estimated PMI 5 Years
Height Cannot Estimate
Weight Cannot Estimate

Circumstances
Type Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found March 3, 2021
NamUs Case Created July 28, 2021
ME/C QA Reviewed--

Location Found
Location SW of Why, Arizona
County Pima County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped) 32.199638, -113.021598
Found On Tribal Land No
Circumstances of Recovery Individual was discovered in a remote desert location on the northern portion of the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. (USBP)

Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains--
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only

Physical Description
Hair Color Unknown
Head Hair Description--
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye Color Unknown
Right Eye Color Unknown
Eye Description--

 

[MadMcGoo]

Quite the PMI. Although the PMI and EYD don’t really jive. I wouldn’t rule out any possible match based on time frame (in this case).

 

[BrownBear]

Lucas Montiel Zavala?
His clothing description includes "black leather belt with silver buckle with an image on it"

 

[azure]

The belt buckle features riders team roping, and might be a rodeo prize.

 

[hiraethofthestars]

Complete long shot given the distance, but I thought of Chance Englebert when I saw the belt buckle. It’s stated that he had an NRCA buckle when he went missing (Chance Leslie Englebert – The Charley Project). I googled to see if I could find images of an NCRA buckle but I didn’t find any. Will look again later.

again, I know it’s such a long shot since Chance was last seen in Nebraska, and this UID was found in Arizona, but the rodeo/buckle connection gave me enough pause to post. JMO

 

[Sarah7778]

The buckle looks to me to be most likely just a generic one likely bought somewhere. More often if it has been won there would be the name of the rodeo or event on it and the year. It isnt impossible that it was won but less likely. Obviously just my opinion, but i do run in rodeos myself so i see a ton of flashy belt buckles all the time with the titles and such rather than more plain ones. I think that there would be better luck trying to find the manufacturer, but in looking around online myself i did not see any super close.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

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Bumping case up. Are there any exclusions?

 

[PeriwinkleE]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

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Bumping case up. Are there any exclusions?

No, there are no exclusions listed.