NM NM - Bennett Irvin Wall, 23, Albuquerque, 1 Feb 1981

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Thanks a million, @MadMcGoo !

So -- Nevada remains, Oregon remains, Oklahoma remains, and the Rhinelander, Wisconsin remains are NOT ruled out...holding onto hope!

Best, Laughing

 

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Hi so I have been looking into Bennett's case for my podcast. I came across an obituary in the Chicago Tribune from July 28th, 1999.
<modsnip - sleuthing family> This all fits what you have been saying and it gives the links to all of the different areas. However I still don't understand California or why this states that Bennett lived in Tucson, AZ.
Could it be possible that he was know to fregquent different areas of the southwest? They might have tried to file reports in all three states: California, New Mexico and Arizona, not fully knowing where he was living at the time. After that the police may have been able find that his last know address was in Albuquerque, NM, and due to that they have jurisdiction over the case.
<modsnip - sleuthing family> Meaning that theres a sold possiblity to get familial DNA for Bennett that could be used for comparison.
Let me know what you think!

Was the podcast completed & made available?

Did you learn anything during production that could be useful in the search for Mr. Wall?

So much is vague about this one.

jmho ymmv lrr

 

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Tall, dark-haired remains found in California:

CA - CA- decomposed in the Angeles National Forest, WhtMale, 25-42, UP3886 apparently 6'9 tall, August 1990

Another weird NAMUS listing. A family looking for their missing son came across this body. He was off the side of the road @ Paxton Street/Lopez Canyon Road in the Angeles National Forest. He was not the 'missing son', whoever that was. He was decomposed, no PMI listed. He had dark hair and...

www.websleuths.com

 

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Just bumping, hope that fresh eyes (or old jaded eyes) can track down Mr. Wall!

Still in Namus this morning:

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

 

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Interesting that the Charley Project page indicates that information also came from the California Attorney General's Office. Okay, that third link is to this office -- why California?

RSBM

The case of Melanie Flynn (from KY, missing since 1977) had the California Department of Justice listed on her info... which was very strange. However, Melanie did know several people who were investigated by the Feds for many crimes which included drug smuggling (Andrew Thornton II - he was the actual "Cocaine Bear" smuggler), also stolen weapons from a California Naval Base, and other criminal activities. Melanie was known as a fun-loving gal from a good family, and was reportedly a LE informant at the time of her disappearance.

The only reason I mention this is... I wonder if BIW had any unsavory characters in his life that could have been under investigation in California?? ETA: Maybe it would be beneficial to check for any Federal or FBI investigations or cases involving BIW??

Link to Melanie's case:

KY - KY - Melanie Flynn, 24, Lexington, 25 Jan 1977

 

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IF Bennett Wall worked at the Sandia research facility on/alongside Kirtland AFB, there could be a weapons theft angle or intellectual property theft angle.

So far, I don't think we know where he worked. Please, please prove me wrong!

Also, if he worked at Sandia, his employer may have been a California-based company. His family may have known the name of that company -- but didn't really process that Bennett was living in Albuquerque?

@lkluna11 , can you share any response from Detective Chavez?

 

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@tc505 , you mentioned living in ALB on the West Mesa thread...have you heard of this disappearance?

 

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Just trying this one on for size, pun intended, a bit of a stretch, but is there any chance that BI lived and or worked in Bristol, UK or Australia?

M&S tie and metal shoe lasts: new clues in cold case of ‘the Gentleman’

Police release photofit of smartly-dressed man whose body was found off island of Heligoland in 1994

www.theguardian.com

 

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Just trying this one on for size, pun intended, a bit of a stretch, but is there any chance that BI lived and or worked in Bristol, UK or Australia?

M&S tie and metal shoe lasts: new clues in cold case of ‘the Gentleman’

Police release photofit of smartly-dressed man whose body was found off island of Heligoland in 1994

www.theguardian.com

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The height is certainly appropriate, hair, face shape reasonable.

Good find, thank you!

 

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IF Bennett Wall worked at the Sandia research facility on/alongside Kirtland AFB, there could be a weapons theft angle or intellectual property theft angle.

So far, I don't think we know where he worked. Please, please prove me wrong!

Also, if he worked at Sandia, his employer may have been a California-based company. His family may have known the name of that company -- but didn't really process that Bennett was living in Albuquerque?

@lkluna11 , can you share any response from Detective Chavez?

Just bumping for Bennett Wall. Tall remains found in Wisconsin were identified by forensic genealogy as a gentleman missing from Chicago.

@lkluna11 , please share responses from Detective Chavez!

jmho ymmv lrr

 

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Bennett Irvin Wall

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Wall, circa 1984

Missing Since: February 1, 1981
Missing From: Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Classification: Missing
Sex: Male
Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
Date of Birth: January 11, 1958
Age: 23 years old
Height: 6’3” (75 inches)
Weight: 180 pounds
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown

Details of Disappearance: Wall was last seen in Albuquerque, New Mexico sometime in February 1981. He lived in the 900 block of Louisiana southeast. He has never been heard from again.

Wall's parents reported him missing on January 25, 1984, almost three years after his disappearance. Few details are available in his case; he is missing under unknown circumstances.

Investigating Agency: Albuquerque Police Department 505-768-2470

Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Not Available

Sources

• NamUs MP656
• Bennett Irvin Wall – The Charley Project
• Bennett Irvin Wall
• The Doe Network 1273DMNM
• https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/bennett-irvin-wall

So his dental records are all that’s available, I guess. I wonder if any of his surviving family (one of the sisters) has done a DNA test?