Identified! TX - Willis, Skeletal remains HC2071, in woods, Jan'01 - Feaster 'Jack' Eaton

Could not find a thread in the Unidentified forum but Hot Case 2071 on Doe Network has been identified as Feaster Jack Jewel Eaton...

Doe Network link - http://doenetwork.org/hot/hotcase2071.html

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Prison-dentures-among-only-clues-in-Montgomery-4463888.php

Prison dentures among only clues in Montgomery County cold case
By Dale Lezon | April 25, 2013

Mystery still surrounds the death of a man whose bones were discovered about 12 years ago while a bulldozer operator was clearing woods in Montgomery County.

The skeletal remains were found above ground Jan. 20, 2001, on Bilnoski Road near Afton Park, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies said pieces of clothing and a set of partial dentures were also found at the scene.

The partial dentures were later determined to have been issued to Feaster "Jack" Jewel Eaton by the Department of Criminal Justice. Leads in the case went cold after that discovery.

Recently, however, investigators received DNA test results that positively identified the remains as Eaton's.

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The Doe Network:
Hot Case 2071
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Unidentified White or Hispanic Male

The victim was discovered on January 20, 2001 in Willis, Montgomery County, Texas.Estimated Date of Death: Unknown.State of Remains: Skeletal.Cause of Death: Unknown.

Vital Statistics

Estimated age: 50+ years old.Approximate Height and Weight: Unknown.Distinguishing Characteristics: Unknown hair and eye color.Clothing: Underwear zipper, pants pocket, piece of belt and belt buckle.Jewelry: Unknown.Dentals: Dentures bearing the name "Eaton" and the number 1330841. The dentures may have been issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.DNA: Available at UNT.Fingerprints: Not available.

Case History
The victim was found in the 10000 block of Bilnoski Road when a bulldozer operator uncovered dentures in a wooded area.

Upon investigation, human skeletal remains were uncovered.

This area is located near Afton Park near the Walker County line.

Investigators
If you have any information about this case please contact:
Investigating Agency:
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Cold Case Squad
1-281-297-6507
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Texas Department of Public Safety
1-800-346-3243

You may remain anonymous when submitting information.

Agency Case Number: 01A001125; TDPS U0804013; NamUs 3464

NCIC Number: U-0700021892

Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
NamUs
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Cold Case Squad
Texas Department of Public Safety


The Doe Network: Hot Case 2071

UNIDENTIFIED WIKI

Jack Eaton

NAME

Feaster Jewel Eaton

SEX

Male

AGE

60

MISSING FROM

Willis, Texas

DISAPPEARED

c. early 1980s

DISCOVERED

January 20, 2001

LOCATION

Willis, Texas

IDENTIFIED

April 2013

SPAN

12 years

CAUSE OF DEATH

Suspected homicide

Feaster "Jack" Jewel Eaton was an elderly man whose skeletal remains alongside his dentures were found by a bulldozer operator clearing a wooded area on Bilnoski Road in Willis, Texas, near Afton Park and the Walker County line.

He was identified in 2013 through DNA testing.

Case

In 1982, Eaton was recorded in government documents to have been living in Willis, Texas, and working as a machinist with his family living 2 hours away in Temple, Texas. Sometime during the early 1980s, a member of Eaton's family traveled to Conroe, a town 15 minutes away from Willis, to go look for Eaton. The relative had reported that they had found Eaton's car at a gas station with his items inside, though the man driving it was not Eaton. Upon investigation, the relative found the driver to be a Native American man who claimed Eaton had given him the car. This man had minimal details on the decedent's whereabouts at the time but informed the relative that he had last seen Eaton with a Hispanic man. The relative returned home shortly afterward, with Eaton not being reported missing.

On January 20th, 2001, a bulldozer operator clearing away trees in a wooded area near Afton Park in Willis, Texas, came across a set of partial dentures on the ground. Curious, the operator would investigate further until they stumbled across skeletal remains and pieces of decayed clothing. Upon investigation by authorities, the dentures were found to have been labeled "Eaton" and originated from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Despite this discovery, the case would go cold until many years later.

In 2013, DNA testing conducted on the remains connected them to Eaton's family and positively identified them as belonging to Jack Eaton. It is currently suspected that the decedent was killed, likely with the man he had last been seen with. No further details about the case have since been released.

Characteristics

Partial dentures with the name "Eaton" inscribed on them including the serial number "1330841" that were issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Clothing

Underwear zipper.A piece of a pants pocket.A belt buckle.

Sources

Jack Eaton at the Doe NetworkThe Houston Chronicle



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