OkieGranny
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Well, this one's a little bit different:
Found on Good Enough Ridge in the Coconino National Forest, about 30 miles east of Camp Verde, maybe 100 miles NNE of Phoenix. Estimated height 72 inches.
http://azdailysun.com/news/local/cr...cle_6db137d8-0ca7-11e4-8ee3-001a4bcf887a.html
From his NamUs listing: https://identifyus.org/en/cases/9781
Ruled out:
James Dixon 1978 Arizona
Robert Friesen 1947 Arizona
Joseph Griffith 1971 Arizona
Bronson Guillen 1978 Arizona
Michael Tapley 1956 Arizona
Found on Good Enough Ridge in the Coconino National Forest, about 30 miles east of Camp Verde, maybe 100 miles NNE of Phoenix. Estimated height 72 inches.
http://azdailysun.com/news/local/cr...cle_6db137d8-0ca7-11e4-8ee3-001a4bcf887a.html
The two holes in the skull were suspicious to county detectives. But the edges were too smooth, too precise. They werent jagged like those produced by bullets. And they were correct.
A Flagstaff neurosurgeon confirmed that the two holes in the skull were made to relieve pressure on the brain while the man was still alive... The procedure is called trepanation. The person had some kind of medical condition that would cause swelling of the brain, Sumner said.
The bones had been exposed to the elements for somewhere between six to 18 months. The spine had a slight curvature that might have been noticed by people when they saw the man in life.
From his NamUs listing: https://identifyus.org/en/cases/9781
Chiari 1 malformation with a C1 laminectomy and 2 surgical bore holes (right older than left). Right bore hole has bone remodeling, which incorporated a hemoclip into the margin of the hole. Numerous hemoclips were observed on radiograph (use of hemoclips are not common in either Chiari 1 decompression surgery or surgical bore holes for a shunt placement). The decedent is edentulous. Many of the vertebrae exhibit pitting with osteophytic activity.
Appears to have had 2 surgeries to place VP shunts in skull. The burr hole from the surgery on the right side was done some time before the surgery and burr hole on the left side. Chiari 1 malformation decompression with a C1 laminectomy.
Ruled out:
James Dixon 1978 Arizona
Robert Friesen 1947 Arizona
Joseph Griffith 1971 Arizona
Bronson Guillen 1978 Arizona
Michael Tapley 1956 Arizona