TX TX - Houston, Hisp/White Male, 25-35, UP4624 and 1218UMTX, shot at 7678 Clarewood Dr with another man, Dec'80

[The4TierBridge]

NamUs (#UP4624): The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

1980 sketch by Mary Mise

The Doe Network (1218umtx):

Date of Discovery: December 12, 1980
Location of Discovery: Houston, Harris County, Texas
Estimated Date of Death: 1980
State of Remains: Recognizable face.
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 25 - 35 years old
Race: White / Caucasian Hispanic / Latino
Sex: Male
Height: 5'4" Estimated
Weight: 168 lbs Estimated
Hair: Black. Black, long and curly.
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: 1 inch curved scar on left forearm. Thick mustache and beard.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Teeth described as natural.
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Unknown (Previously listed by Doe Network as unavailable)

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery​

The victim was found at 7678 Clarewood, in Houston, TX. He was shot with a companion, Francisco Lopez.

Forensic Genealogy​

N/A

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences
Agency Contact Person: Julie Fleischman
Agency Phone Number: 832-927-5000
Agency E-mail:
Agency Case Number: ML80-6943
NCIC Case Number: U-310019071
NamUs Case Number: 4624

Information Source(s)​

NamUs

Admin Notes​

Added: 01/23/2025; Last Updated: 01/23/2025

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/main.html?id=1218umtx

 

[The4TierBridge]

Spoiler: POSTMORTEM PHOTOGRAPH

 

[The4TierBridge]

Texas Department of Public Safety (U0702003);

TxDPS Missing and Unidentified Persons Online Bulletin

Texas Missing Persons Clearinghouse Online Bulletin, Browse photos and searchable bulletins of missing persons, abductors, and unidentified persons, a central repository for information and pictures of missing and unidentified persons in Texas.

www.dps.texas.gov

Case Number: U0702003
Agency: Inst of Forensic Sciences of Harris County
Date Found: 12/12/1980
Estimated Date of Death: 12/12/1980
Cause of Death: Unknown

Race: Hispanic
Age: 25 - 35
Height: 5' 03" - 5' 05"
Eye Color: Brown
Sex: Male

Weight: 165 lbs. - 170 lbs.
Hair Color: Black
City Found: Unknown
County Found: Unknown
State Found: Texas
Country Found: USA

Description:
Believed to be Hispanic male with curly hair, thick mustache and beard; 1 inch curved scar on left forearm. Fingerprint information available at the Harris County Medical Examiner's Office.



Archived link to Harris County UID search where I found the PM picture; Harris County - Institute of Forensic Sciences - Unidentified Decedent Fliers



Something of note with this one is that the Doe Network listed his case as resolved in 2019 and added him back earlier this year in 2025 under his original case number with them. I don't believe his NamUs profile has ever gone down, so I have no clue why this occurred, but he is still unidentified.
The original Doe Network entry can be seen here; The Doe Network: Case File 1218UMTX

 

[The4TierBridge]

I'm looking for any original newspapers or other records linked to this man. I found a comment on Facebook from somebody who said they found some original police records clarifying the specific circumstances and his relationship with the other victim, Francisco Lopez (obviously not going to link to an unreliable source, but it doesn't seem like they were companions at all and this event was more of a random mass-shooting type incident or targeted attack against somebody else).

I couldn't find what original report this person on Facebook was talking about and had no luck searching the free online newspaper archival resources I know about and have access to. Any assistance is appreciated.

 

[PatLaurel]

UP4624

The address listed is different but I believe it's the same victim.

ETA: Didn't see there were two different addresses mentioned in the article. So one is the same listed in NamUs.

 

[PatLaurel]

More info on the assailant:

UP4624

 

[The4TierBridge]

More info on the assailant:

UP4624

Thank you so much! This info in the newspapers basically perfectly lines up with what was said in the Facebook comment.

The exact text was; "I have obtained more information from archived medical examiner documents. The shooting occurred at a restaurant. Francisco was a bus boy working his shift. At about 7:45, a man entered and started shooting, both the victims were killed."

I'm not sure if this was from the same archived website I linked and I just missed something.

 

[PatLaurel]

Spoiler: POSTMORTEM PHOTOGRAPH

View attachment 619282

Where did you get this photo from?

He looks African to me. Afro-Caribbean or Afro-Latin. Of course both ethnicities include Mexico, but he doesn't look the "typical" Indigenous Mexican descendent or Mestizo.

MOO

 

[The4TierBridge]

Where did you get this photo from?

He looks African to me. Afro-Caribbean or Afro-Latin. Of course both ethnicities include Mexico, but he doesn't look the "typical" Indigenous Mexican descendent or Mestizo.

MOO

Archived link to Harris County UID search where I found the PM picture (you have to scroll towards the bottom in order to see the people from the 1980s and earlier, and the archived version of the website auto scrolls upwards for some reason, so it might take a while to find him); Harris County - Institute of Forensic Sciences - Unidentified Decedent Fliers

 

[PatLaurel]

I couldn't find what original report this person on Facebook was talking about

I think the person got the info from this site: https://[link removed]/wiki/Harris_County_John_Doe_(December_12,_1980)

I'm not sure why it says "link removed". Probably a source not allowed on WS?!

 

[The4TierBridge]

I think the person got the info from this site: https://[link removed]/wiki/Harris_County_John_Doe_(December_12,_1980)

I'm not sure why it says "link removed". Probably a source not allowed on WS?!

Yeah, Fandom links get censored by the automated filter. I’m not sure why; it’s built on the same software as Wikipedia, was made by the main founder of Wikipedia, and has about the same amount of content regulation, and Wikipedia links work fine.

I’d assume that’s not the source of the info though because the comment was made three years ago and this was the most recent revision of the page you tried to link at that time. There’s no mention of any of those specific details and the only sources are NamUs and Doe Network. It looks different now because somebody went and updated it earlier today (probably after reading our conversation).