CA CA - San Mateo Co., UnkMale UP9598, 28-39, skeletal remains, Aug'80

[FlyOfDragons]

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP9598 Male, Uncertain​

Case Numbers​

ME/C Case Number 80-0646

Demographics​

Biological Sex Male
Race / Ethnicity Uncertain
Estimated Age Group Adult - Pre 40
Estimated Age Range (Years) 28-39
Estimated Year of Death 1975-1977
Estimated PMI Years
Height Cannot Estimate
Weight Cannot Estimate

Circumstances​

Type Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found August 3, 1980
NamUs Case Created December 11, 2011
ME/C QA Reviewed December 13, 2011

Location Found​

Location Unincoporated San Mateo County, California
County San Mateo County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Found On Tribal Land--
Circumstances of Recovery Skull/teeth/bone and shoes found by citizen off LIttle Butano Creek trail.

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Details of Recovery​

Inventory of Remains Head not recovered; Torso not recovered; One or more limbs not recovered; One or both hands not recovered
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only

Physical Description​

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

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Distinctive Physical Features​

No Known Information

Clothing and Accessories​

Accessories, Clothing Near the Body: None

Clothing, Eyewear, Jewelry On the Body: None

Footwear On the Body: Present - possible hiking/work boot style; size/make unknown. with "Kraton"sole

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4 Missing Person Exclusions​

MP17575 Ronald Kruska 10/10/1978 Los Angeles County, CA
MP4543 Phillip Montoya 03/29/1974 Alameda County, CA
MP19337 Dikran Knadjian 07/24/1972 Mariposa County, CA
MP4722 Charles Hollingsworth 10/26/1970 El Dorado County, CA

Investigating Agencies​

San Mateo County Coroner's Office​

Address 50 Tower RoadSan Mateo, California 94402
County San Mateo County
Main Phone (650) 312-5562
Agency Case Number 80-0646
Elizabeth Ortiz, Supervising Deputy Coroner

 

[rosesfromangels]

Butano State park has been open since 1957, with 21 different camp sites. There is also a well known camp run by the Girl Scouts for K-12.

The area the remains were found is a well known “short hike” of 1.5 miles. There are other hiking trails close by for half day hikes.
He must have had a car parked somewhere in the vicinity? This is a beautiful and remote park full of redwoods.

If he didn’t have a car near by, then he could have been living off the grid. However, given the popularity of the camping there, I would think he would have been quickly detected.

The other thought is that he could have been a student or teacher collecting nature samples.

Amateur opinion and speculation only

 

[rosesfromangels]

Duplicate

 

[HopeRains]

Butano State Park

California State Parks

www.parks.ca.gov

Excerpt from above website:
If you have an hour, enjoy the redwoods, ferns, and sorrel along the gentle yet spectacular Little Butano Creek Trail. It extends 1.5 miles into the heart of the park’s redwoods

 

[HopeRains]

Excerpt from larger article, Half Moon Bay Review and Pescadero Pebble; Thu, Aug 14, 1980 ·Page 1

Indicates fillings were found in 2 of the 5 teeth recovered.

 

[HopeRains]

 

[FlyOfDragons]

Excerpt from larger article, Half Moon Bay Review and Pescadero Pebble; Thu, Aug 14, 1980 ·Page 1

Indicates fillings were found in 2 of the 5 teeth recovered.

View attachment 636376

+ another article from the following week's edition:

 

[HopeRains]

Size 13 shoes are pretty large. When I looked before for "Kraton" which was indicated on the sole of the shoe/boot, what I found on the search was that the company made the material/plastics in the sole.