OR OR - Portland, UnkSex/Race 10-18, UP14031, Cranium, Dec'07

[Romulus]

NamUs UP 14031

https://www.identifyus.org/en/cases/14031

Unidentified Body/Remains (Unknown Sex & Race)

Found December 29, 2007 in Multnomah County, OR
Body Condition: Not recognizable - partial skeletal parts only
Probable year of death: to


Vital Statistics
Estimated age: 10-18
Approximate Height: cannot estimate
Approximate Weight: cannot estimate
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Scars and marks: nothing

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: nothing
Jewerly: nothing
Footwear: nothing
Accessories: nothing

Identifiers
Fingerprints: Fingerprint information is not available
Dentals: Dental information / charting is available and entered
DNA: Sample submitted-tests complete

Case History: Cranium discovered; no provenance.

 

[theshadow45]

No nuclear DNA I'm guessing, only mitochondrial as the sex is uncertain. Will make a separate list for male possibilities for the sake of space, as there are plenty potential candidates with either gender alone. On the younger end of the range are : Elisabeth Huster, who vanished shortly before her 10th birthday in 1996 http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/h/huster_elisabeth.html. Her mother was later convicted of her murder but she remains missing. Kacey Perry was last seen in Portland in 1990 http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/p/perry_kacey.html. Her mother's ex-boyfriend is the prime suspect in her disappearance. Rachanda Pickle also went missing in 1990 http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/p/pickle_rachanda.html. Her deceased stepfather accepted responsibility for her presumed death but refused to reveal the location of her body. Ann Ellinwood went missing shortly before her 13th birthday http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/e/ellinwood_ann.html. Prime suspect was linked to another girl's murder. On the older end there's: Kattie Talbert ran away from home in 1998, little information is available about her http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/t/talbert_kattie.html. Also Niki Britten http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/britten_niki.html, Barbara Bryson http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/bryson_barbara.html, Krista De La Rosa http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/d/delarosa_krista.html, Rita Jolly http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/j/jolly_rita.html, Roxanne Sims http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/s/sims_roxanne.html, and Deborah Tomlinson http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/t/tomlinson_deborah.html are likely familiar names of those who went missing from various surrounding areas. Karen Lee went missing from nearby Washington County in 1977 with her boyfriend http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/l/lee_karen.html. Both are still missing.

 

[theshadow45]

List of male possibilities: at the top of my list would be Luke Tredway,10, missing from Portland since 1984 http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/t/tredway_luke.html. Another would be Matthew Garnes,16, missing from Tacoma, WA since 1984 after telling his parents he was going to Portland http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/g/garnes_matthew.html. Maybe a bit young but Derrick Engebretson http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/e/engebretson_derrick.html is thought to have been the victim of a kidnapping after getting lost. Also a bit young, but Jeffrey Bratcher may have been abducted when he went missing in 1974 http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/bratcher_jeffrey.html William Gunn is thought to have been the victim of foul play, possibly by his step-father's hand http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/g/gunn_william_dale.html. Steven Lamb has been missing from Seaside, Oregon since 1968 http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/l/lamb_steven.html. James Monti went missing shortly after his 17th birthday http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/m/monti_james.html. William Downey went missing in Seattle under unclear circumstances in 1987 http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/d/downey_william.html. Duane Fochtman is thought to be a runaway http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/f/fochtman_duane.html. Kenneth Daily is classified as a runaway; but took nothing with him, even his wallet was left behind http://http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/d/daily_kenneth.html. Brian "Joseph" Page went missing after a party in Eugene with a car that was never recovered http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/p/page_brian.html. Loukthayoth "Luke" Phiangdae apparently ran away after an argument with his parents and may have gone to Oregon http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/p/phiangdae_loukthayoth.html. Christopher Wells has very little information available http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/w/wells_christopher.html. Rodney Grissom http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/g/grissom_rodney.html went missing with his girlfriend Karen Lee, both are still missing.

 

[Melt71]

Namus indicates the case record was updated one week ago but must have been something behind the scenes or ruleouts as nothing in the main information seems to have changed. www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/14031?nav

 

[Romulus]

Bump!

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Any Rule-outs, @carbuff ? Thanks.

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[carbuff]

Any Rule-outs, @carbuff ? Thanks.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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No, nothing.

 

[carbuff]

Still no exclusions.

@othram, can you work from just a cranium?

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Eric Vargas?

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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[ChatteringBirds]

Eric Vargas?

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

That is a terribly sad case, if he is truly still missing. He was only 13-years-old, no photo, no attention to his case.

 

[carbuff]

Vargas was from Gresham, which is a suburb of Portland, so location makes him more promising.

 

[iulia]

The date of discovery has been changed to 01/31/2005.

 

[Captain Beck]

The only information given, Cranium discovered; no provenance, and being found in Portland OR, suggests this is a cranium found in the ME’s office.