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NamUs #UP1901 / Doe Network 1190UMAZ
Demographics
Sex: MaleRace/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Estimated Age Group: Cannot Estimate
Estimated Age Range (Years): 40-50
Estimated Year of Death: 1983
Estimated PMI: N/A (likely 4-5 months)
Height: 5'5" to 5'7" (65 to 67 inches) (news reports say approximately 5'8")
Weight: Cannot Estimate (news reports describe the man as "heavyset" with a 38-inch waist)
Circumstances
Type: Unidentified DeceasedDate Body Found: January 10, 1983
NamUs Case Created: May 11, 2008
Location: Arizona
County: Maricopa County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped): N/A
Found On Tribal Land: N/A
Circumstances of Recovery: At around 5:30 p.m. on January 11, 1983, a woman taking her Doberman pinscher for a walk in the desert north of Union Hills Drive near Cave Creek Road found a human skull with two bullet holes. The woman had allowed her dog to run freely through the desert and when the dog returned, it was carrying the skull.
After the woman alerted authorities, detectives with the Phoenix Police Department combed the desert area where the skull was found and uncovered several vertebrae which apparently matched the skull.
On January 14, 1983, a 20-member posse of members of the Maricopa County sheriff's department conducted an additional search for the rest of the remains. The remainder of the man's skeleton was found under a pile of trash about a mile east of Cave Creek Road and one-quarter mile north of Pinnacle Peak Road.
The remains were examined by a forensic anthropologist who concluded that the skull recovered on January 11 and the skeletal remains recovered on January 14 belonged to the same individual, believed to be a white, middle-aged. The anthropologist also stated that man had prominent buckteeth and may have walked with a noticeable limp as a result of arthritis in his left leg.
Although the anthropologist did not provide an estimated date of death, Detective Gus Oviedo speculated the man disappeared sometime in August of 1982, since a watch found with the remains was stopped on Monday the 30th. The last time the 30th fell on a Monday was in August 1982.
Inventory of Remains: N/A
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only
Physical Description
Hair Color: Unknown (News reports say brown)Head Hair Description: Unknown
Body Hair Description: N/A
Left Eye Color: Unknown
Right Eye Color: Unknown
Distinctive Physical Features: Prominent buckteeth; prior fractures of the right leg just below the knee and the left leg at the knee; possibly walked with a limp due to arthritis in the left leg.
Clothing and Accessories
Clothing: Red, long-sleeve "Western-style" dress shirt with embroidered flowers above the pockets and pearly snaps, jeans (inseam 28), belt (38.5 inches from buckle to first hole) (On the Body)Footwear: Brown Dura brand cowboy boots (On the Body)
Jewelry: Timex wristwatch, stopped at Monday the 30th -- the last time Monday fell on the 30th was in August 1982 (On the Body)
Additional Personal Items: Orange and black Ohio Brass pen.
News Coverage
Susan Leonard, "Pierced skull is found in north Phoenix desert," Arizona Republic [Phoenix, AZ], 12 January 1983, B12.
"Skeletal remains that match skull found by posse north of Phoenix," Arizona Republic [Phoenix, AZ], 15 January 1983, B5.
"Study of bones profiles victim," Arizona Republic [Phoenix, AZ], 25 January 1983, B3.
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