CA CA - Winterhaven, WhtMale 11-15, UP15614, Mummified, In open desert, Clothes, Comb, Sep'84

[BrownBear]

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP15614

Demographics
Sex Male
Race / Ethnicity White / Caucasian
Possible First Name--
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Nickname/Alias--
Estimated Age Group Adult
Estimated Age Range (Years) 11-15
Estimated Year of Death--
Estimated PMI--
Height 5' 5"(65 inches) , Estimated
Weight 140 lbs, Estimated

Circumstances
Type Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found September 1, 1984
NamUs Case Created August 17, 2016
ME/C QA Reviewed--

Location Found
Location Winterhaven, California 92283
County Imperial County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Found On Tribal Land--
Circumstances of Recovery found in open desert

Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains--
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Mummified

Physical Description
Hair Color Brown
Head Hair Description--
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye Color Unknown
Right Eye Color Unknown
Eye Description--

Distinctive Physical Features
No Known Information

Clothing and Accessories
Accessories
black comb
Near the Body

Clothing
levi jeans, light colored shirt, red long sleeve v neck sweater
On the Body

 

[HopeRains]

Winterhaven is ~ 2 miles to Arizona border, and ~ 10 miles to Mexico border.

 

[MadMcGoo]

He was so young.

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Poor kid-- it's so unfair. I hope he was not alone. I wonder if they have his DNA profile.

 

[DS2021]

Im wondering how confident they are that hes not Hispanic

Winterhaven is ~ 2 miles to Arizona border, and ~ 10 miles to Mexico border.

 

[Fallon]

There was another body found on the same day and in the same location. Here's the namus for that John Doe.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Many of the same circumstances, mummified, found in the open desert. The location. A black comb was found as well near the body.