CO CO - Garfield Co, Colorado River b/w Rifle & Silt near Glenwood Springs, Blk/Hisp 27, UP15492, skull, dentals avail, Jul'03

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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
2540UMCO

2540UMCO - Unidentified Male​

Date of Discovery: July 7, 2003
Location of Discovery: Garfield County, Colorado
Estimated Date of Death: 2003
State of Remains: Skull only
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 27 years old
Race: Black and/or Hispanic
Sex: Male
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Not available
DNA: Not available

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: None
Jewelry: None
Additional Personal Items: None

Circumstances of Discovery​

Fishermen recovered the victim's skull from the Colorado River near Glenwood Springs.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: Garfield County Sheriff's Department
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 970-625-8095
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 03-3427

Agency Name: Garfield County Coroner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Robert Glassmire
Agency Phone Number: 970-309-1042
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 03-07-07-UR

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 15492

Information Source(s)​

NamUs
Family of Jerri D. Lesser

Admin Notes​

Added: 2/20/15; Last Updated: 2/2/18

 

[imstilla.grandma]

John Doe​

Case Details​

Case Type: Unidentified
Height: Unknown
Case Status: OPEN
Weight: Unknown
Aliases:
Identifying Marks:
Incident Date: 07/07/2003
Occupation:
Agency: Garfield County Sheriff's Office
City: Glenwood Springs
Date of Birth: Unknown
County: Garfield
Date of Death: Unknown
Agency Case #: 03-07-07-UR
Age: 27
Judicial District: 9th Judicial District
Gender: Male
Year Solved:
Race: Unknown
NamUs Case #: UP15492
Eyes: Unknown
NCMEC Case #: Unknown
Hair: Unknown

About this Case:​

A human skull was found on 7/07/2003 between Rifle and Silt Colorado on the Colorado River by some fishermen. No other body parts have been found for this case. Several people have been ruled out by dental comparison. It's possible the person is of African Ancestry or Latino/Hispanic ancestry but most consistent with African Ancestry (black) according to a board certified anthropologist. Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Garfield County Sheriff's Office.

Colorado Cold Case Files - Case Detail: John Doe

 

[heartanium]

New reconstruction (10/17/2024)

11 Exclusions:
Jerry Lesser (MP21207) listed twice

 

[heartanium]

McKibbin, Mike "Fisherman finds adult human skull in river," The Daily Sentinel, July 10, 2003, pg 3.

"the skull was found in shallow water about 10 feet from the shore"

"the condition of the skull indicates it was in the water for a [long] period of time."

"the skull had teeth with gold fillings."

 

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