NV NV - Washoe County (Sparks), WhtMale, 50-60, UP7469, prior craniotomy, upper denture plate, glasses, Nov'85

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Unidentified Male
Namus UP7469
Doe Network 2042UMNV
D.B.F: November 22, 1985
Estimated PMI: Years
Estimated year of death: Prior to July of 1983
Location Found: Sparks, Washoe County, Nevada. Close to Northern Nevada Medical Centre.

Vital Information:
Race: White/Caucasian
Age: 50-60
Height: 5'7"
Weight: Unknown
Hair: Unknown
Eyes: Unknown
Scars/Marking: Evidence of four healed fractured ribs. Surgical hole on left frontal skull indicates prior craniotomy. Antemortem damage to the right knee.
Clothing: Fragments of partially burned cloth found with the remains.
Accessories: Partially burned plastic framed glasses with "American Optical A0306CHNTN 140 mm" written on inside of left temple.
Circumstances:
Bird hunters found the victim's partial skeletal remains in a steep, rocky ravine approximately three miles east of Northern Nevada Medical Center (formerly Sparks Family Hospital) in Washoe County. There were multiple sites, approximately 100 yards in length, where skeletal fragments were found. Cloth and spectacles found near the remains had evidence of fire. Charring on the bones indicates death was prior to a range fire in same area during July of 1983.

Identifiers:
Dentals
: Not available. Upper denture plate with no identifying inscription. No mandible or maxilla found.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Not available. Sample not retained.

Contacts:

ME/C Case Number: 1166-85

Washoe County's Sherriff's Office - (775) 328-3001
Agency number: K-85-0501

Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner's Office - (775) 785-6114​

Marika Morris, Medicolegal Death Investigator

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25 November 1985, The Reno Gazette-Journal, pg 15
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26 November 1985, The Reno Gazette-Journal, pg 19
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