Identified! CO - Bailey, BlkMale, 35-50, UP123521, Found near Campground and County Road, 28 May 2024 *id'd March 2026 - John Charles Cizek (71)

[grifyiad]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)​

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Date Body Found: May 28, 2024​

Location: Bailey, Colorado 80421​

Estimated Age Range (Years): 35-50 Years​

Estimated Age: Pre-50​

Sex: Male​

Race/Ethnicity: Black / African American​

Estimated Age Group: Adult​

Estimated Year of Death: Unknown​

Height: 5'9"-6'5"(69-77 inches), Estimated​

Weight: Cannot Estimate​

PMI: Unknown​

Park County​

Found On Tribal Land: No​

Circumstances of Recovery: Discovered in Forest Service near county road and campground.​

Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton​

Hair Color: Unknown​

Eye Color: Unknown​

Clothing: Size 16 Red Wing Boots​

 

[Caring1]

A forensic reconstruction has been released for the unidentified male. His remains are believed to have been there since 2022-2023, so PMI could be 1-2 years.

December 4, 2025

DENVER (KDVR) — Investigators are asking the public for help identifying a man whose body was found in Park County last year.

CBI said the man’s ancestry is likely Eastern European, and recent genealogy work indicates he has Slovakian DNA. With that new information, investigators believe he may have relatives in the following areas:

• Pueblo, Colorado
• Omaha, Nebraska
• Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Investigators said they are looking for people with information in those areas because there were “numerous DNA matches across Nebraska” and “strong Czech/Slovak communities in Pueblo and Cedar Rapids.” There was also a known Slovakian DNA match in the Cedar Rapids area.

https://kdvr.com/news/local/colorado-investigators-need-help-identifying-man-found-dead-in-park-county/

 

[Caring1]

3 Missing Person Exclusions

 

[iulia]

His NamUs page has been removed.

 

[The4TierBridge]

His NamUs page has been removed.

He was publicly named as John Charles Cizek, NamUs #MP35882 & last seen in 2016, a few days ago. I thought I had seen somebody reply to this thread with that info already, but I guess not.

Colorado Bureau of Investigation identifies victim of 2016 homicide after remains found in Bailey

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has identified the victim in a 2016 homicide after his remains were found in Bailey in 2024. Investigators revealed the victim as John Cizek, 71, of Newark, California.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Caring1]

He was publicly named as John Charles Czek, NamUs #MP35882, a few days ago. I thought I had seen somebody reply to this thread with that info already, but I guess not.

Colorado Bureau of Investigation identifies victim of 2016 homicide after remains found in Bailey

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has identified the victim in a 2016 homicide after his remains were found in Bailey in 2024. Investigators revealed the victim as John Cizek, 71, of Newark, California.

www.cbsnews.com

Yes, I had posted the article confirming identification but I removed it because I noticed the title in the thread says “BlkMale” so I thought I had posted it on the wrong thread.

 

[Rikissa]

His thread on WS as 'Missibg person':

Found Deceased Thread 'CO - John Cizek, 71, Alamosa, 12 June 2016 *remains found May 2024 - id'd March 2026*'

Jun 30, 2016

Police search for missing man who came to Colorado to pan for gold

John C. Cizek was last seen on June 12 at the McDonald’s in Alamosa, Colorado. He was traveling in a 2016 Minnie Winnie Winnebago, after telling friends he was headed to Colorado to pan for gold above 10,000 feet.
Investigators are also interested in the movements of David Little, who is alleged to have fired shots at police in Edgewater as they were trying to arrest him on an outstanding...

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