NV NV- Las Vegas, WhtMale, 20-30, UP390, skeletal remains found @ Black Mountain, homemade zip-gun found with remains. April 1982.

[cheemsg]

Surprised this doesn't have a thread, apologies if it already does.
His disarticulated skeletal remains were found by hikers in the Black Mountain. He is believed to have been dead for 6 months or up to a year as Doe Network has it. Maybe longer?
He was an estimated 5'10 and had very light brown hair, almost blond. The hair had a slight wave to it and was 3" in length.
A western style shirt and a wool jacket were found with his body. A leather belt, and remnants of cotton trousers and underwear were also found.
Oddly, a homemade zip-gun was found with his remains. Doe Network actually has a picture of the zip-gun.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
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[PatLaurel]

I'm confused. How do they know the hair color and that tooth #22 had a post mortem fracture, if the head was not recovered?

ETA: Missing word.

 

[cheemsg]

I'm confused. How do they know the hair color and that tooth #22 had a post mortem fracture, if the head was not recovered?

ETA: Missing word.

On the namUs it explains pieces of the skull were found but not the whole thing. And hair doesn't rot away, there would definitely still be tufts of hair near his body.

 

[PatLaurel]

On the namUs it explains pieces of the skull were found but not the whole thing. And hair doesn't rot away, there would definitely still be tufts of hair near his body.

I understand that but, the jawbone is not part of the of the calvarium, and there's no mention of teeth having been found at the site. I'm just curious about tooth #22 with a post mortem fracture. How did they determine that tooth #22 belonged to the remains if there is no DNA available?

 

[cheemsg]

I understand that but, the jawbone is not part of the of the calvarium, and there's no mention of teeth having been found at the site. I'm just curious about tooth #22 with a post mortem fracture. How did they determine that tooth #22 belonged to the remains if there is no DNA available?

Idk, maybe they found a couple of teeth at the scene too? And maybe DNA is available but the Doe Network got it wrong? there's probably a lot of miscommunication along the way so who knows.

 

[FlyOfDragons]

From the Clark County Coroner/Medical Examiner's site: