CO CO - Denver, 28th Street, WhtMale 30-50, UP7158, arson/homicide, ring w/blk stone, glasses, May'79

[Rigor_Mortis_Tortis]

DEMOGRAPHICS
Sex - Male
Race/Ethnicity - White / Caucasian
Age - 30-50
Height - Estimated: 5' 7" (67 inches)
Weight - Measured: 117 pounds
Hair Color - Black

CIRCUMSTANCES
Date Found - May 21, 1979
Cause of Death - Homicide/Arson
Location - 728 28th Street, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Remains - All parts recovered
Condition of Remains - Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton

CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES
- Brown jacket with acrylic artificial wool lining (on body)
- Orange, green, and tan striped jacket (on body)
- White shirt with green ink stain in left shirt pocket (on body)
- Brown pants (on body)
- Blue pants (on body)
- Brown socks (on body)
- Black belt with silver colored buckle (on body)
- Clear glasses with tortoise shell type frame (on body)
- Buckle dress shoes (on body)
- Gray metal ring with black stone on left little finger (on body)
- Red bandana found in pant pocket (on body)
- Leather wallet (on body)

While doing basic research for this case I discovered a post from this source that states the victim was identified as "54 year old Gabriel Zamora". But both the NamUs case and the DoeNetwork case are still marked as open UID cases. I also cannot find Gabriel Zamora anywhere else except for this one source so I think it still remains a UID case.

There is not a lot of information about this case anywhere except that firefighters found the remains of the victim in a burning building and that he was the victim of arson.

SOURCES
DoeNetwork - 2462UMCO
NamUs - UP7158
Denver Fire Journal & Western Fire Journal
Denver Unidentified Persons - Case: 1979-78265

 

[BrownBear]

One of the sources on DoeNetwork is what seems to be another case detail on the same website that has him as Gabriel Zamora but this one is under John Doe. Colorado Cold Case Files - Case Detail: John Doe

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Maybe it was a tentative ID that they can't confirm.

 

[BrownBear]

Maybe it was a tentative ID that they can't confirm.

You're probably right, I just with they had made that clearer.

 

[Rigor_Mortis_Tortis]

One of the sources on DoeNetwork is what seems to be another case detail on the same website that has him as Gabriel Zamora but this one is under John Doe. Colorado Cold Case Files - Case Detail: John Doe

That’s the same source I found regarding Gabriel Zamora but I can’t find his name regarding the case anywhere else.

 

[DS2021]

Bump

 

[Goecke]

No DNA, dentals or fingerprints, or any distinctive characteristics that could help identify him. Does anyone know where he was buried?

 

[imstilla.grandma]

1979​

The body of a man was found by the fire department while they were putting out a fire at building on May 21, 1979.

The man was described as:

• White
• 30-50 years old
• 5 feet 7 inches tall
• 117 pounds
• Black hair
• Brown eyes

According to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, the man was wearing clear glasses with a tortoise shell-type frame, buckle dress shoes, and a gray metal ring with black stone on his left pinky finger. He also had a red bandana in his pants pocket.

17 people remain unidentified in Denver since 1970

Since 1970, 17 bodies have been found in Denver but remain unidentified, according to the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner.

kdvr.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

May 21, 1979
Caucasian male
Age: Thirty-plus years
Height: Five-seven
Weight: 117 pounds
Hair: Black
Features: Brown eyes
Location: 728 28th Street

Seventeen Bodies Denver Is Trying to Identify

One person was identified after 31 years.

www.westword.com