CA CA- Beaumont, WhtMale, 35-55, UP7216, skeletal remains in a shallow grave, gunshot wounds. October 1973.

[cheemsg]

This man's skeletal remains were found scattered in and around a shallow grave in a remote canyon. He had two gunshot wounds to the head. He had been dead at least a year.
He was estimated 5'8 and had brown hair still stuck to the skull.
Nothing much to go off here sadly. I have been on this NamUs page before and it is a lot more detailed than it used to be, so hopefully this currently has someone looking into it.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[PatLaurel]

The remains were initially thought to be of a female: NamUs UP7216 - Newspapers.com

Or is it a different case with same date, location and circumstances?

 

[cheemsg]

The remains were initially thought to be of a female: NamUs UP7216 - Newspapers.com

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Or is it a different case with same date, location and circumstances?

I think that's the same one, yes. The 10 years estimate is interesting. I guess 5'8 is relatively small stature and back then I really think they only estimated sex on height/stature. So I guess this could be a man who went missing in the early 60s, or even the 50s?

 

[cheemsg]

Possible matches (I don't suppose he has rule outs?)

Charles Jones, Chowchilla, CA. 25-35. May 1957. (His namus page is so vague just btw... nothing on this guy)
Thomas Melendez, Bakersfield, CA. 48. April 1961.
Howard Kley; Coos Bay, OR. 53. January 1966 (feels like a stretch)

 

[PatLaurel]

Possible matches (I don't suppose he has rule outs?)

Charles Jones, Chowchilla, CA. 25-35. May 1957. (His namus page is so vague just btw... nothing on this guy)
Thomas Melendez, Bakersfield, CA. 48. April 1961.
Howard Kley; Coos Bay, OR. 53. January 1966 (feels like a stretch)

You are correct. No rule-outs.

 

[PatLaurel]

Possible matches (I don't suppose he has rule outs?)

Charles Jones, Chowchilla, CA. 25-35. May 1957. (His namus page is so vague just btw... nothing on this guy)

RSBM

This MP's case owner is the Texas Gray County Sheriff's Office.

 

[cheemsg]

RSBM

This MP's case owner is the Texas Gray County Sheriff's Office.

I think Melendez is a fairly strong match. 48, 5'8, brown hair, missing in 1961 and the JD was dead for 10+ years in 1973, missing 3 hours away, by the looks of it. But there's nothing about him online really.

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping