Found Deceased CA - Paul Miller, 51, Canadian, Joshua Tree Natl Park, San Bernardino Co., 13 Jul 2018 #3

[cybervampira]

Guelph man missing in California - GuelphToday.com

News Release - A search is currently underway for a 51 year old Canadian citizen described as a white male, 5’5” tall, weighing approximately 160 lbs. Paul Miller was last seen by his wife at around 9am Friday morning when he departed for a hike to 49 Palms Oasis. Miller’s wife notified park rangers that he was overdue around noon and a search was initiated at 12:30 pm. The subject’s vehicle was located in the parking lot at the trailhead of 49 Palms Oasis.

Yesterday’s search included personnel from Joshua Tree National Park Search and Rescue as well as air support from San Bernardino Sheriff’s Dept. Currently there is an incident command center at the 49 Palms Oasis parking lot. Approximately 35 searchers are combing the area with the help of search K-9 units and a helicopter from SBSO is expected to join the search later this morning. Anyone having information as to the whereabouts of this individual or having any other pertinent information is asked to call: 909 383-5651.

Joshua Tree National Park

Thread #1

 

[atlstnspc]

This is just strange. Saturday I went back over the ridge I covered the previous Saturday to look for more connecting trails and go a bit farther up the canyon. I passed by the rock where I found the 3 bones and found this:

There are 4 bones now. Somebody added a small bone to the collection. Understand that this is not an easy place to get, requiring walking up a steep wash from the Oasis, down the other side to another wash then up that wash to the ridge and then well down slope to the rock. It kind of freaked me out. I took a picture and forwarded it to the Park LEO and he informed me that his specialist identified it as a deer toe bone. I looked online and thought it that it looked enough like a human finger bone for me to tell someone. So odd.
I’m going to take a couple of weeks off and take care of some items on the home front but I’ll upload some more videos if I can unscrew my YouTube account. Good sleuthing.

 

[zecats]

This is just strange. Saturday I went back over the ridge I covered the previous Saturday to look for more connecting trails and go a bit farther up the canyon. I passed by the rock where I found the 3 bones and found this:
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There are 4 bones now. Somebody added a small bone to the collection. Understand that this is not an easy place to get, requiring walking up a steep wash from the Oasis, down the other side to another wash then up that wash to the ridge and then well down slope to the rock. It kind of freaked me out. I took a picture and forwarded it to the Park LEO and he informed me that his specialist identified it as a deer toe bone. I looked online and thought it that it looked enough like a human finger bone for me to tell someone. So odd.
I’m going to take a couple of weeks off and take care of some items on the home front but I’ll upload some more videos if I can unscrew my YouTube account. Good sleuthing.

Are the other 3 bones also from a deer? Have they been placed like this, all lined up parallel to each other, by you for size comparison perhaps? No way they ended up like that randomly.

‘Tis a bit freaky, you’re right. Just a strange location too.
Please take care.

 

[atlstnspc]

Are the other 3 bones also from a deer? Have they been placed like this, all lined up parallel to each other, by you for size comparison perhaps? No way they ended up like that randomly.

‘Tis a bit freaky, you’re right. Just a strange location too.
Please take care.

I placed the 3 bones on the rock. The 4th one was put there last week.

 

[zecats]

I placed the 3 bones on the rock. The 4th one was put there last week.

You left them laying there like that correct? I guess a hiker found the other bone elsewhere and added to your collection as he/she thought what you left there was also weird/interesring. Just a thought. Certainly curious, though.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Thread #2 - CA - CA - Paul Miller, 51, Canadian missing in Joshua Tree Natl Park, San Bernardino Co., 13 Jul 2018 #2

 

[rosesfromangels]

I placed the 3 bones on the rock. The 4th one was put there last week.

Weird. Hmmmm

 

[AzPistonsGirl]

Thanks for opening another thread for Paul. We're still here...

 

[AzPistonsGirl]

bumping again. One day, Paul Miller, one day....

 

[SFDukie]

Are the other 3 bones also from a deer? Have they been placed like this, all lined up parallel to each other, by you for size comparison perhaps? No way they ended up like that randomly.

‘Tis a bit freaky, you’re right. Just a strange location too.
Please take care.

look like it to me. my first thought when I saw atlstnspc's pics was a deer
Appreciate your pics and hikes, alt!

 

[IHAVENOCLUE]

Oh MY!

A burned body of a man has been found in Joshua Tree NP!

No identification as yet...

Link Below:
Man's burned body found in Joshua Tree

MANS BURNED BODY FOUND IN JOSHUA TREE

(More at link above )

ETA: Sorry... This body was found in the city of Joshua Tree which borders the northern boundary of JTNP...

 

[rosesfromangels]

Oh MY!

A burned body of a man has been found in Joshua Tree NP!

No identification as yet...

Link Below:
Man's burned body found in Joshua Tree

MANS BURNED BODY FOUND IN JOSHUA TREE

(More at link above )

ETA: Sorry... This body was found in the city of Joshua Tree which borders the northern boundary of JTNP...

Oh dear. Guess we will wait for ID.
Between this, Barbara Thomas, and the articles I have read researching JTNP and the Mojave, I'm not going there anytime soon!

 

[zecats]

Location of discovered body:

Google Maps

 

[rosesfromangels]

Location of discovered body:

Google Maps

This is certainly close enough to where Paul went missing to be of interest. IMO

 

[zecats]

This is certainly close enough to where Paul went missing to be of interest. IMO

Burned body found in Joshua Tree investigated as a homicide

Being investigated as a homicide (obviously I would say), so if it is Paul....hmm.

 

[rosesfromangels]

Burned body found in Joshua Tree investigated as a homicide

Being investigated as a homicide (obviously I would say), so if it is Paul....hmm.

Well I think his wife mentioned this possibility quite some time ago. Why on earth would Paul be a homicide target? Average Joe from a city that is less than 5% the size of Toronto, and a guy out taking pictures of sheep. Perhaps there is more to Paul than we see on the surface, but seems so unlikely!

Amateur opinion and speculation

 

[Suglo]

It’s been way too long for Paul’s remains to be described as a “burned body.” The article also states it is a male which wouldn’t be that obvious after this amount of time.

Burned body found in Joshua Tree investigated as a homicide

 

[rosesfromangels]

https://www-m.cnn.com/2013/02/13/health/burned-body-id/index.html?r=https://www.google.com/

 

[musicaljoke]

Burned body found in Joshua Tree investigated as a homicide

From the article: "Investigators were notified about 8:50 a.m. that a body was in a dry lake bed near Sunway Road and Rosehedge Avenue, according to the sheriff's department. The area is about three miles north of Highway 62."

Is this even near the place where Paul went missing?

 

[Sillybilly]

It’s been way too long for Paul’s remains to be described as a “burned body.” The article also states it is a male which wouldn’t be that obvious after this amount of time.

Burned body found in Joshua Tree investigated as a homicide

Would depend how complete the burn process was, and sex can be determined by differences in pelvic bones between male/female.