Identified! CA-Sonoma Co, WhtMale, Adult-Pre40, UP93147,Human Skull brought to Sonoma County Sheriffs Office, Feb 01 Jeffrey T Rupen

[phantomstrider]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)​

Date Body Found February 15, 2001​

Location Found Monte Rio, California​

Race/Ethnicity White/Caucasian​

Sex Male​

Estimate Age Group Adult-Pre 40​

Height Cannot Estimate​

Weight Cannot Estimate​

County Sonoma County​

Found on Tribal Land Unknown​

Circumstances of Recovery An individual brought a human skull to the Sonoma County Sheriffs Office. He stated that he found the skull in Monte Rio, Ca at a place known as "Motorcycle Mountain". The skull was in good condition except there was no mandible. No other human remains were located in the case.​

Inventory of Remains Torso Not Recovered One or more limbs not recovered One or both hands not recovered​

Condition of Remains Not recognizable-Partial skeletal parts only​

Hair Color Unknown​

Eye Color Unknown​

 

[Melt71]

DNA Doe Project case at the lab for extraction.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

DNA Doe Project case at the lab for extraction.

Great news!

 

[iulia]

The NamUs page for this Doe is down.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

The NamUs page for this Doe is down.

Looks like the DDP worked their magic again.

 

[djanga]

Any news about his identification? His Namus was removed half a year ago…

 

[djanga]

Yesterday Sonoma County Sheriff Office announced an identification of Jane Doe found in Sonoma County near Hedelsburg near Pine Flat Road as Robin Hedrick. I am wondering if they will make an announcement about this John Doe as well.

 

[summergirl1]

Motorcycle Mountain John Doe 2001 | DNA Doe Project

dnadoeproject.org

 

[djanga]

Identified as Jeffrey Thomas Rupen

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[summergirl1]

Sonoma Sheriff Seeks Help Solving 2001 Cold Case

DNA helped detectives identify a man whose skull was found in Monte Rio in 2001, but investigators still have questions about how he died.

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[victoriarobinson642]

Sonoma Sheriff Seeks Help Solving 2001 Cold Case

DNA helped detectives identify a man whose skull was found in Monte Rio in 2001, but investigators still have questions about how he died.

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According to the sheriff's office, Rupen was born in North Carolina in 1958 and studied political science at Columbia University in New York. Detectives said he became estranged from his family sometime in the early 1980s and traveled to California, where Rupen was rumored to have worked as a house painter.
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Interesting. A Google search for his name earlier brought up a document about his political activities while he was at Columbia, but I wasn't sure if it was the same man.

Full text of "Anarchist Agitators"

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[djanga]

According to the sheriff's office, Rupen was born in North Carolina in 1958 and studied political science at Columbia University in New York. Detectives said he became estranged from his family sometime in the early 1980s and traveled to California, where Rupen was rumored to have worked as a house painter.
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Interesting. A Google search for his name earlier brought up a document about his political activities while he was at Columbia, but I wasn't sure if it was the same man.

Full text of "Anarchist Agitators"

archive.org

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Wow so interesting, from the DDP website, Jeffrey’s parents and a brother were wondering what happened to him and we’re waiting for him all these time, he is also mentioned as a loved nephew on his aunt’s obituary.