AZ AZ - Tucson, HispMale, 25-45, UP11045, homicide by multiple gunshots, burned beyond recognition, cowboy boots, metal-rim glasses, July '91

[citizen_sleuth]

NamUs #UP11045

Demographics
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic / Latino
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 50
Estimated Age Range (Years): 25-45
Estimated Year of Death: 1991
Estimated PMI: Days
Height: 5'5" (65 inches), Estimated
Weight: 140 lbs, Estimated
Cause of Death: Homicide by gunshot

Circumstances
Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: July 23, 1991
NamUs Case Created: March 7, 2013
ME/C QA Reviewed: N/A
Location Found: Tucson, Arizona
County: Pima County
Circumstances of Recovery: On July 23, 1991, a motorcyclist traveling on a dirt road spotted a body in a desert area about a quarter mile east of Tortolita Road, north of Tangerine Road in Pima County. Sheriffs deputies responded to the call and found the body of a man lying face up, burned beyond recognition.

An autopsy revealed the man had been shot multiple times before being set on fire. Investigators found evidence at the scene to indicate an accelerant was used, possibly gasoline. The man was believed to have been killed less than 24 hours before his body was discovered.
Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Charred/burned

Physical Description
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinctive Physical Features: No information entered

Clothing and Accessories
- Blue or green pull-over shirt; Levi Strauss brand denim jeans; Calvin Klein brand undershorts, size 34 (On the Body)
- Metal-rim glasses (On the Body)
- Cowboy boots; white socks with blue stripes

News Coverage
"Burned body found in desert at Marana," Tucson Citizen, 24 July 1991, C1.

"Man had been shot before set on fire," Tucson Citizen, 25 July 1991, C1.

 

[BrownBear]

1 Exclusion
MP27436 Jaime Daza 04/03/1991 Orange CA

 

[ProductiveOne]

Cases submitted to NamUs, and all agencies involved.

"Daniel was last seen in the town of San Carlos, Arizona upon the San Carlos Indian reservation on June 25, 1990. Daniel was last seen wearing a red T-shirt, blue jeans, base ball cap, and tennis shoe." Roughly one year later, on July 23, 1991, an unidentified man's charred body was found in the desert of Tucson, AZ.

Natsyn appears to be missing the same tooth as the UID, and IMO, is also wearing glasses. I believe you can see glare or distortion coming of his left lens the most. Both men wear blue jeans. However, Natsyn is an American Indian, and the UID is listed as Hispanic / Latino which isn't significant.

Daniel Natsyn (NamUs #MP72235)
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Tucson, AZ Unidentified (NamUs #UP11045)
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[ProductiveOne]

UPDATE: The medical examiner said that there was a limited DNA profile in CODIS, and "asked [his] colleagues there to manually compare that profile to the complete DNA profile that [they] have for the decedent." Cautiously, I will update you all again, as soon as I can offer more information.

 

[ProductiveOne]

It is NOT him. According to the forensic anthropologist, "I can exclude the possibility of a match between Daniel and NamUs case UP11045 on the basis of irreconcilable differences between images and in the description of cranial surgery."

 

[ProductiveOne]

The Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services San Carlos Agency just contacted me, and despite the forensic anthropologist's findings they're going go down to the location to follow-up, and confirm the findings.

 

[citizen_sleuth]

It is NOT him. According to the forensic anthropologist, "I can exclude the possibility of a match between Daniel and NamUs case UP11045 on the basis of irreconcilable differences between images and in the description of cranial surgery."

Did UP11045 have cranial surgery? Or did Daniel have cranial surgery? I don't think cranial surgery is mentioned on either of the NamUs pages

 

[ProductiveOne]

Did UP11045 have cranial surgery? Or did Daniel have cranial surgery? I don't think cranial surgery is mentioned on either of the NamUs pages

That's exactly what I was questioning, and what the detective wanted to follow-up with. When he called me, and while he did not have all the details of his missing person with him, he didn't see anything mentioning a cranial surgery.