UNSOLVED FL - Miami, Palmetto Bay, skull found by scuba divers, Jan'11

[CarlK90245]

http://articles.cnn.com/2011-01-11/...-skull-scuba-diving-training-dive?_s=PM:CRIME

A federal scuba-diving team conducting a training dive in a Miami canal last week made a grisly discovery -- a human skull, authorities said Tuesday.

The team was conducting routine training January 5 in the Palmetto Bay area when a diver discovered the skull in about 15 to 20 feet of water, said Nicole Navas, a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

An initial assessment by the Miami-Dade Police Department determined the skull probably belonged to a black male, 25 to 45 years old, Navas said. The time and cause of death could not immediately be determined.

 

[PayrollNerd]

This link still works. Sounds like the remains won't be ID'd any time soon, even 10 years later.

Human skull found by federal scuba-diving team in Florida - CNN.com
Snip:
The Miami-Dade medical examiner's office took custody of the skull for investigation.

A spokesman for the medical examiner said that in addition to looking for evidence of homicide, suicide, accidental death or natural death, his examiners also will consult with a local expert on Afro-Caribbean religions.

"Periodically, human skulls found in our jurisdiction are traced to Santeria or Palo Mayombe source," said spokesman Larry Cameron.

"In many of these cases identification is never made, and thus the skulls find a permanent home in our anthropology room," he said. But, he said, "at this point we have not proceeded real far with our investigation," and no possibility has been eliminated.

 

[carbuff]

I don't see this case in Namus.