Presumed Located UT - Douglas Halliwell Brick, 23, Salt Lake City, 12 Oct 1973

[Caring1]

When the partial cranium was found October 2024, they were said to be a modern male. I am wondering what that means in terms of timeline. Maybe just that the remains are not ancient?

“A partial cranium was located in the mountains by hikers. Determined to be a modern male, Caucasian, age 20-40 years old at time of death”.

 

[The4TierBridge]

Apparently the DNA work was done by an "out-of-state lab that specializes in extracting DNA from weathered bones" according to Brian Schnee of KUTV2. I wonder if this was an Othram case? Brian Schnee

 

[iulia]

When the partial cranium was found October 2024, they were said to be a modern male. I am wondering what that means in terms of timeline. Maybe just that the remains are not ancient?

“A partial cranium was located in the mountains by hikers. Determined to be a modern male, Caucasian, age 20-40 years old at time of death”.

I think they mean that the skull was not historical in nature. I see that they use the word “modern” to describe a few other cases found in rural parts of Utah, perhaps that’s the terminology the anthropologist used to describe them.

 

[Caring1]

I think they mean that the skull was not historical in nature. I see that they use the word “modern” to describe a few other cases found in rural parts of Utah, perhaps that’s the terminology the anthropologist used to describe them.

Ok, makes sense. I was thinking modern as in 2000’s. Thank you.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Thank you for finding all of this additional info., @iulia.

It's sad that he was found deceased, but I like to think he led the way to his remains, found so close to the 50 year anniversary, presumably, of his death. And that he is at peace.

Sincere condolences to his relatives and friends.

 

[summergirl1]

https://www.abc4.com/news/missing-in-utah/uofu-1973-cold-case-solved/

The University of Utah Police announced that they have solved a missing person case that started more than 50 years ago.

Douglas Brick, a University of Utah student, left his dorm on October 12, 1973, and was never seen again. Douglas Brick’s family never stopped looking for him.
[...]
In October 2024, hunters found two fragments of a human skull roughly six miles above the white U painted on the hill, near the summit of Black Mountain. University police were permitted to send the bone to an out-of-state lab to see if it was Douglas Brick.

After five months, the University of Utah student who had been missing for more than 50 years was no longer missing. The lab confirmed that the DNA evidence matched 99.9%.

I wonder if the store clerk who was psychic is still living..

 

[summergirl1]

Skull Fragments Identified as College Student Who Vanished After Leaving His Dorm in 1973

The family of a University of Utah college student who has been missing for over 50 years now has closure after skull fragments found last year were identified as belonging to their loved one.

people.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Police did not share any information about which case the update pertained to, but shared that Police Chief Brian Redd would speak, as well as a representative from the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative.

The announcement from Salt Lake City police comes just days after police with the University of Utah said the mystery surrounding the cold case disappearance of a student over 50 years ago had finally been solved.

Police to provide update on Salt Lake City cold case murder

The Salt Lake City Police Department announced it would share new information on a cold case homicide during a briefing scheduled for Thursday afternoon.

www.fox13now.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

“We never stopped hoping for answers about Doug’s disappearance,” his family said in a statement. “Many years ago, we pushed for the cold case to be reopened with the addition of DNA evidence. We are relieved to finally have some answers.”

The discovery came years after Brick’s mother wrote in her journals that she had met a psychic who told her that her son “had gone to the foothills above the U, contemplating ending his life. He became afraid, and because it was dark, and he slipped and fell.”

‘Nothing short of a miracle’ as Utah student’s remains found 50 years later

The disappearance of Douglas Brick remained a mystery for decades until police reopened the cold case in 2022

www.themirror.com

 

[Dotta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1927069707623862731

 

[imstilla.grandma]

“We never stopped hoping for answers about Doug’s disappearance,” Brick’s family said in an issued statement. “Many years ago, we pushed for the cold case to be reopened with the addition of DNA evidence. We are relieved to finally have some answers. After 52 years, this result, while sad, is nothing short of a miracle.”

University Police find answers in 1973 missing student cold case

freerepublic.com