Identified! CA - Sonoma Co., Skeletal remains in Shiloh Park, Dec'13 - John Farfan

CarlK90245 · Dec 13, 2013

... earlier today deputies confirmed discovery of a human skull, a tennis shoe and other human remains.

a citizen telephoned the Sheriff's Office at about 2:20 p.m. today and stated he was walking in Shiloh Regional Park at 5750 Faught Road, Windsor, when he and his two children came upon a human skull and a tennis shoe in a creek bed.

http://healdsburg.patch.com/groups/...-remains-found-sunday-at-shiloh-regional-park

CarlK90245 · Dec 13, 2013

Jackie Boyer is the only MP on my list from Windsor.

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/boyer_jackie.html

But there is no reason to believe that the UID was a child.

Migmuu · Dec 13, 2013

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20131209/articles/131209581

Apparently they've been there for at least one year

CarlK90245 · Dec 13, 2013

The Dockers pants pretty much rules out Boyers.

She was pretty unlikely to start with.

Migmuu · Dec 13, 2013

I think this UID may be a man. Dockers advertises khakis for men and women, but it seems to be a male-dominated brand. All of the models I'm seeing on Google Images are men.

The Dockers brand was also introduced in 1986, so that would rule out anyone who went missing prior to that year.

NamUs lists 12 men and 4 women missing from Sonoma County, 8 of whom are missing from Santa Rosa (which is only 8.1 miles from Shiloh Park).

Migmuu · Dec 13, 2013

Ok, so here's a list of men missing from Sonoma County from 1986 to 2012. 10 out of the 16 people listed on NamUs fit that description, although I've excluded one (Robin Reed) because of the circumstances. The distances listed are from Shiloh Park to the town/city these people went missing from.

Jesus Madrigal - Dec'2012, Santa Rosa, 8.1 miles away
John Farfan - Nov'2012, Santa Rosa, 8.1 miles away
Curtis Sloan - Jan'2011, Santa Rosa, 8.1 miles away
Donald Still - June'2007, Guerneville, 17.6 miles away
Benjamin Barros - May'2004, Cotati, 15.9 miles away
Timothy Criss - Oct'2006. NamUs says he went missing from Santa Rosa (8.1 miles away) but the circumstances listed aren't too clear ... it says he went to help his brother move to New Mexico, Criss left a note saying he was going back to California, then it says he was heading to Mexico for a fling.
Dennis Harrington - July'1995, 21.8 miles away (Monte Rio)
Michael Troyer - Nov'1994, 32.5 miles away (Duncan's Landing State Park)
Anthony Horner - Feb'1989, 8.1 miles away (Santa Rosa)

I was going to list Jason Kyles, who was last seen by a biker in early February, chanting and walking around naked in in Annadel Park. But he doesn't fit. One, he went missing only 10 months ago. And two, he was last seen naked, and his pants and shoes have since been recovered and the tags had been torn off. Besides, I think he'd be fairly easy to rule out (depending on what bones were recovered) because he was 6'6.
It sounds like the poor guy had a mental health crisis and somehow died in Annadel Park.

I also excluded Robin Reed, who went missing in January 1995 from Petaluma (24.5 miles away). It says he was last seen wearing tan pants, which fits the description, but all indications are that he killed himself by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge.

CarlK90245 · Dec 13, 2013

Here are a few more males missing from Sonoma County that aren't in NamUs:

Gerrit Henry Vanderveer (2012) http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/v/vanderveer_gerritt.html
Kristopher Michael Pafford (2012) http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/p/pafford_kristopher.html
John Christianson (2007) http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/c/christianson_john.html
Elwood Sanford (2006) http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/s/sanford_elwood.html
Geoffrey Penfield Adair (2005) http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/a/adair_geoffrey.html

dewey decimal · Dec 14, 2013

I would not rule out women based solely on the Dockers brand. They have plenty of great sporty stuff for women (just thinking sporty because this is a park, so possibly hiking/biking).

carbuff · Dec 14, 2013

Also, some women prefer to wear men's pants.

TripleA · Dec 15, 2013

And some uniforms use Dockers for pants - I have seen them a lot on food service workers.

carbuff · Dec 15, 2013

TripleA said:
And some uniforms use Dockers for pants - I have seen them a lot on food service workers.

Oh, good point, I had forgotten that. The Best Buy crew wears them a lot, too.

sfbaynancydrew · Jan 13, 2014

My margins are blown on this thread for some reason.

This is close to home, I haven't heard anything further about it.

deca · Jan 14, 2014

If we had an image of the dockers pants we could narrow down the year more. Also a size would help- of course women's sizes are 10,12,14 etc. and mens get the better sizing system.

zwiebel · Jan 23, 2014

I was searching for any updates on this case but haven't found anything. I did find lots of searches of Lake Sonoma at the same time as these remains were located after a diver reported seeing a body. No trace of articles mentioning if anyone was found though. Anyone have any info on that?

http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/possible-human-remains-found-lake-sonoma/ncHJs/

Houston Mom · Sep 27, 2014

UID now on NamUs. Hispanic male, 35-55 years old, prior nose and lumbar fractures.

https://identifyus.org/en/cases/12507

webrocket · Sep 29, 2014

He was really short at only 5' tall.

sfbaynancydrew · Sep 29, 2014

Poor guy, if he was undocumented, chances are he'll never be identified. Windsor is part of the Sonoma Wine Country--which is heavily subsidized by undocumented workers.

CarlK90245 · Jun 2, 2015

The decedent has been identified as John Gilbert Farfan of Santa Rosa CA.

http://patch.com/california/healdsburg/dna-tests-positively-identify-remains-found-park-0

Montjoy · Jun 2, 2015

Migmuu said:
John Farfan - Nov'2012, Santa Rosa, 8.1 miles away

Good work Migmuu, and thanks Carl!

carbuff · Jun 2, 2015

Mr. Farfan's Namus is still available. https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/9543/37

Here it is, for reference. I notice his ethnicity is listed as "other," not hispanic. Santa Rosa to Windsor is only 10 miles, and there appears to be bus service: https://goo.gl/maps/R5kso

Case Report - NamUs MP # 9543
Case Information
Status Missing
First name John
Middle name Gilbert
Last name Farfan
Nickname/Alias
Date last seen February 22, 2011 13:54
Date entered 02/22/2011
Age last seen 49 to 50 years old
Age now 54 years old
Race Other
Ethnicity Other
Sex Male
Height (inches) 68.0 to 70.0
Weight (pounds) 140.0 to 160.0
Circumstances
City Santa Rosa
State California
Zip code
County Sonoma
Circumstances
Missing Person John Farfan walked away from a care facility in Santa Rosa, Ca. and has not been seen and/or heard from since.
Physical
Hair color Black
Head hair
Body hair
Facial hair
Left eye color Brown
Right eye color Brown
Eye description
No known distinctive body features
Distinctive features as described below
Amputations
Deformities
Scars and marks
Scars/ Burns on arms.
Tattoos
Piercings
Artificial body parts
and aids
Finger and toe nails
Other distinctive
physical characteristics
Medical
Foreign objects
Skeletal information
Clothing and Accessories
Clothing and accessories are unknown
Clothing and accessories are described below
Clothing
Farfan was last seean wearing a white button up shirt with green stripes and blue jeans.
Footwear
Jewelry
Eyewear
Accessories
Transportation Methods
Vehicle make
Vehicle model
Year
Style
Vehicle color
Tag type
Tag number
Tag state
Expiration year
Vehicle comments
Airline
Bus
Dental
Status: Dental information / charting is currently not available
DNA
Status: Sample submitted - Tests complete
Fingerprint Information
Status: Fingerprint information is available elsewhere
Investigating Agency
Title
First name
Last name
Phone 707-565-2185
Website
Case number 100616-010
Date reported
Jurisdiction County
Agency Sonoma County Sheriff's Office
Address 1 2796 Ventura Avenue
Address 2
City Santa Rosa
State California
Zip code 95403
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Facial/case ID
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Identified! CA - Sonoma Co., Skeletal remains in Shiloh Park, Dec'13 - John Farfan

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