Resolved TX - Victoria Co, UnkSex/Race, Male Clothing, Tattoos: Cross, Eeyore, Anarchy, Wings, Feb'19 - N/A

[Gardener1850]

Demographics
Sex: Unsure
Race / Ethnicity: Uncertain
Estimated Age Group: Cannot Determine
Height: Cannot Estimate
Weight: Cannot Estimate

ME/C Case Number PA 19-00637

Circumstances
Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Found: February 4, 2019
NamUs Case Created: March 5, 2019

Location Found Map
General Location -- Victoria, Texas 77904
Victoria County


Circumstances of Recovery
Decedent found in open field in tall grass with no tentative information in area with known transient activity. Body dressed in male clothing and mostly skeletal in nature with some adherent soft tissue remaining. Body mostly intact-possible animal scavenging Found in prone position with 2 commercial inhalant cans. No obvious trauma noted.

Condition of Remains
Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton

Tattoo
The decedent has multiple tattoos. Right upper arm-possibly DEEP and a cross symbol Right upper arm-possibly "Most Wanted" Right lower leg-"J" with flames and an anarchy symbol-possibly to JJ Left lower leg-Eeyore picture Left forearm-possibly "No Fear", a cross, and "Goo? or god Left upper arm-indiscernible design with possible "211" Lateral right torso-wings or a bird Multiple tattoos but difficult to make out specific images

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[eucalyptuz]

So much tattoo information, but yet they are unable to take a stab at height, weight, age and ethnicity?!? And surely there is a simple DNA screen for gender...

I hope we’ll see more details to help with ID-ing this person...sad way to go.

 

[Laughing]

2 commercial inhalant cans

Does this mean a prescription inhaler, like for treating asthma; or a commercial product that some people inhale as a drug, huffing w/ spray can?

 

[Jim_M]

2 commercial inhalant cans

Does this mean a prescription inhaler, like for treating asthma; or a commercial product that some people inhale as a drug, huffing w/ spray can?

They do not have any images available. That would really help. Obviously.

 

[Laughing]

Tattoos -- but not gender? This is odder than many UID.

 

[FL Wannabe]

Is there a glitch at the site? How can you have recognizable tattoos, yet also be mostly skeletal?

 

[Jim_M]

Is there a glitch at the site? How can you have recognizable tattoos, yet also be mostly skeletal?

From Post #1: ".....mostly skeletal in nature with some adherent soft tissue remaining."

IMO they could make out some of the details on the remains. Kudos to those ME's. Shudder.

I am sure they have photos. I just don't know if we would want to see them. Some would I reckon.

 

[Gardener1850]

Is there a glitch at the site? How can you have recognizable tattoos, yet also be mostly skeletal?

I think the answer is in this line from the circumstances of recovery: "Body mostly intact-possible animal scavenging".



MOO.

 

[Coffee56]

What Happened to Antonio Vela Jr?

Friends, family pray for missing Victoria man

Antonio “TJ” Vela Jr. Has lots of tattoos but not sure any of them match.

 

[Gardener1850]

What Happened to Antonio Vela Jr?

Friends, family pray for missing Victoria man

Antonio “TJ” Vela Jr. Has lots of tattoos but not sure any of them match.

Good find Coffee.
TJ has angel wings on his back. That might be a match to the "Lateral right torso-wings or a bird"

 

[Coffee56]

Missing Pieces Network

 

[Coffee56]

TX - TX - Antonio Vela, 36, Victoria, 15 June 2017

 

[wordsick]

This news story has pics of the UIDs tattoos:
Update: VPD release photos of tattoos on body found in construction site

 

[Coffee56]

This news story has pics of the UIDs tattoos:
Update: VPD release photos of tattoos on body found in construction site

Also states it’s not TJ. In reading the article it sounds more recent.

 

[Gardener1850]

This news story has pics of the UIDs tattoos:
Update: VPD release photos of tattoos on body found in construction site

 

[Gardener1850]

Update: VPD release photos of tattoos on body found in construction site

 

[eucalyptuz]

Interesting range of tattoos. Some look like ‘stick and poke’ DIY images, while others are obviously professionally done and expensive.
It does still seem strange that these images seem so intact and there is no other biometric info being released. I supposed if someone recognizes the tats that might be a quicker ID, but still a gender would be nice...

ETA: one of the articles above states the remains are that of a man.

 

[WyomingSkyAngel]

Might have been partially mummified, it happens easily in hot dry climates.

Some of those tats look home made/ jail made.

 

[YaYa_521]

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