CA CA - Gold Run, UnkSex&Race UnkAge, UP152506, skull recovered near Squire Creek in Gold Run, Jul'64

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Unidentified Person/NamUs #UP152506
Unsure, Uncertain
Date Body Found: July 31, 1964
Location Found: Gold Run, California
Estimated Age Range--

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Location Found ​

Location: Gold Run, California

Map​

County: Placer County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Found On Tribal Land: No
Circumstances of Recovery: Skull recovered near Squire Creek in Gold Run.

 

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"Skull Found But No Body," The Sacramento Union, August 2, 1964, pg 17.

"Skull Found in Placer is Still Puzzle," The Sacramento Bee, August 5, 1964, pg 46.

"Boys Find Mystery Skull," Auburn Journal, August 6, 1964, pg 1, 8.

"Skull Found Near Gold Run," Auburn Journal, August 6, 1964, pg 19.

"Skull Classified by Pathologist," The Sacramento Union, August 6, 1965, pg 15.

• The skull was found by two boys, Michael Price and Ray Shackleford, in the Bear River in Squires Canyon (about here). The location is about 3 miles north of Gold Run.
• It was determined that the indiviudal died about a year before being found.
• Age was estimated to be around 50. The coroner was unable to determine if the individual was a male or female, no mention of race either.
• The skull belonged to someone with a small stature.
• The skull had a set of "badly decomposed teeth".
• There was no evidence of a violent death.
• Police theorized the individual could have been a transient as no one had been reported recently missing in the area.