NV NV - Las Vegas, WhtMale, 45-50, UP353, skeletal remains in desert near Black Mountain - April 1981

[Mfleish]

The Namus Case File is pretty bare, but the Clark County Coroner has more case details that make me think this could be an easy solve.

Date body found: Skull found 4/5/1981, additional remains found 4/25/1981
Location found: Las Vegas desert near Black Mountain
Biological sex: Male
Race/ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Estimated age: 45-50
Height: 5'7"
PMI: 2 years (1979-1981)

See this screenshot from the Clark County Coroner for more information:

I tried to search on Ancestry and Newspapers, but I didn't have any luck.

 

[Otterly]

According to this SSN decoder (which works only for Social Security numbers assigned before June 25, 2011), a SSN with the first five numbers 506-60 was issued in 1963 in Nebraska.

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[victoriarobinson642]

The Namus Case File is pretty bare, but the Clark County Coroner has more case details that make me think this could be an easy solve.

Date body found: Skull found 4/5/1981, additional remains found 4/25/1981
Location found: Las Vegas desert near Black Mountain
Biological sex: Male
Race/ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Estimated age: 45-50
Height: 5'7"
PMI: 2 years (1979-1981)

See this screenshot from the Clark County Coroner for more information:

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I tried to search on Ancestry and Newspapers, but I didn't have any luck.

I wonder if LE had a reason to exclude Charles Whitney. It seems like they could've asked Auraria Community College if they had any students with that name and SSID.

 

[Mfleish]

I wonder if LE had a reason to exclude Charles Whitney. It seems like they could've asked Auraria Community College if they had any students with that name and SSID.

I looked up the college and found this Historic Auraria - Auraria Campus. In 1965, there was flood, so I wonder if he attended prior to 1965 the records may have been lost.