Resolved TX - Corpus Christi, WhtMale, Adult-Pre50, UP95354, Partial remains found on Padre Island, Sep '00 - namus removed

[phantomstrider]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)​

Date Body Found September 18, 2000​

Location Found Corpus Christi, Texas​

Sex Female​

Race/Ethnicity Hispanic/Latino​

Possible First Name Helario​

Possible Last Name Carderas​

Estimated Age Range Adult- Pre50​

Height Cannot Estimate​

Weight Cannot Estimate​

Location Corpus Christi, Texas​

County Wharton County​

Found On Tribal Land No​

Circumstances of Recovery Partial remains found 1 mile North of Zahn Road on Padre Island.​

Condition of Remains Not recognizable- Partial remains with soft tissues​

Hair Color Unknown​

Eye Color Unknown​

 

[WendyTX]

I am not 100% certain why this is listed as an unidentified person case. According to this post on the Doe Network website, three men went on a deep sea fishing trip in early September of 2000. They were never heard from again. The remains found on Padre Island have been identified via DNA as belonging to two of the men (Helario Cardenas and Daniel Gonzalez). The third man, Modesto Robles, is still missing.

 

[iulia]

The NamUs page for this Doe has been removed.

 

[The4TierBridge]

Could anybody with a newspapers.com account check and see for articles about the remains being identified as Cardenas and Gonzalez? I'm trying to figure out when this identification actually occurred but I'm not finding anything in online sources.

Newspapers listed and sources (but with no specific citations or links) on the Doe Network and Charley Project include The Corpus Christi Caller-Times, The Victoria Advocate, and The Amarillo Globe News.

Any assistance on this is greatly appreciated.