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Truly a bizarre case, don't think he has a thread.
NAMUS UP2115
Doe Network 2045UMNV
Unidentified Male
Location Found: Reno, Nevada
Date Found: November 9, 1986
Race: White (DoeNetwork), Unknown (Namus)
PMI: 1 Hour
Estimated year of Death: 1986
Estimated Age: 35-45 years old (DoeNetwork), Unknown (Namus)
Height: Unknown
Weight: 135 lbs, Measured
Hair: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Clothing: Fabric from "Levi" jeans, waist 31 by inseam 36.
Circumstances: The victim was sitting in the back seat of a white 1971 two-door Ford Pinto at 320 Evans Avenue (Formally the Juniper Court Hotel, closed 1997, now USA Manor Apartments). He was witnessed fanning a fire as the car became engulfed in flames. He made no attempt to exit the vehicle. The registered owner of the vehicle was Darwin LaFord from Vancouver, Washington. Darwin LaFord was not the victim.
Identifiers
Dentals: Available at the Washoe County Coroner's Office
Fingerprints: Available. Fingerprint card (86-559) at the Washoe County Sheriff's Office.
DNA: Not available.
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Charred/burned
Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered
Agency Info:
ME/C Case Number: 1079-86
Reno Police Department - (775) 334-2175
Agency Case Number: 0286-0285
Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner's Office - (775) 785-6114
Marika Morris, Medicolegal Death Investigator
Agency Number: 1079-86
2 Exclusions
Steven Pearsall (MP2071) - September 14, 1982
Lewiston, Nez Pierce, Idaho
Douglas Joseph Bensimon (MP17627) - August 20, 1985
Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida
Case Media:
Reno Gazette-Journal, Nov 19, 1986, pg 38. https://www.newspapers.com/article/reno-gazette-journal-up2115/135565781/
I can't find anything but this very short article, no new information.
As far as I can tell, Darwin LaFord is still alive (as of 2022) and quite the car guy. Maybe the vehicle was stolen?
NAMUS UP2115
Doe Network 2045UMNV
Unidentified Male
Location Found: Reno, Nevada
Date Found: November 9, 1986
Race: White (DoeNetwork), Unknown (Namus)
PMI: 1 Hour
Estimated year of Death: 1986
Estimated Age: 35-45 years old (DoeNetwork), Unknown (Namus)
Height: Unknown
Weight: 135 lbs, Measured
Hair: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Clothing: Fabric from "Levi" jeans, waist 31 by inseam 36.
Circumstances: The victim was sitting in the back seat of a white 1971 two-door Ford Pinto at 320 Evans Avenue (Formally the Juniper Court Hotel, closed 1997, now USA Manor Apartments). He was witnessed fanning a fire as the car became engulfed in flames. He made no attempt to exit the vehicle. The registered owner of the vehicle was Darwin LaFord from Vancouver, Washington. Darwin LaFord was not the victim.
Identifiers
Dentals: Available at the Washoe County Coroner's Office
Fingerprints: Available. Fingerprint card (86-559) at the Washoe County Sheriff's Office.
DNA: Not available.
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Charred/burned
Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered
Agency Info:
ME/C Case Number: 1079-86
Reno Police Department - (775) 334-2175
Agency Case Number: 0286-0285
Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner's Office - (775) 785-6114
Marika Morris, Medicolegal Death Investigator
Agency Number: 1079-86
2 Exclusions
Steven Pearsall (MP2071) - September 14, 1982
Lewiston, Nez Pierce, Idaho
Douglas Joseph Bensimon (MP17627) - August 20, 1985
Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida
Case Media:
Reno Gazette-Journal, Nov 19, 1986, pg 38. https://www.newspapers.com/article/reno-gazette-journal-up2115/135565781/
I can't find anything but this very short article, no new information.
As far as I can tell, Darwin LaFord is still alive (as of 2022) and quite the car guy. Maybe the vehicle was stolen?
