CA CA - Sacramento Co, Unksex&race UP2374, 5-9, child remains found, Jun'94

[Romulus]

NamUs UP 2374

https://www.identifyus.org/en/cases/2374

Unidentified Body/Remains (Unknown Sex & Race)

Found June 7, 1994 in Sacramento County, CA
Body Condition: Not recognizable - partial skeletal parts only
Probable year of death: 1992 to 1994


Vital Statistics
Estimated age: 5-9
Approximate Height: cannot estimate
Approximate Weight: cannot estimate
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Scars and marks: nothing

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: nothing
Jewerly: nothing
Footwear: nothing
Accessories: nothing

Identifiers
Fingerprints: Fingerprint information is available
Dentals: Dental information / charting is available
DNA: not available

Case History: Estimated date of death is 1 year plus.

 

[carbuff]

Here's the child's entry in the Sacramento coroner's website: http://www.coroner.saccounty.net/Lists/UnidentifiedPersons/DispForm.aspx?ID=55&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ecoroner%2Esaccounty%2Enet%2FPages%2FUnidentified-Persons%2Easpx&ContentTypeId=0x0100E110048E8D184C48B947C183B06CF12D

It says they found the skull in a dumpster. :cry:

 

[NL007]

I think they got the time of death estimation wrong. I can't find anyone close during that timeframe that's gone missing. Does anyone else have even a vague guess?

 

[cvaldez1975]

maybe a child not reported missing....

I think they got the time of death estimation wrong. I can't find anyone close during that timeframe that's gone missing. Does anyone else have even a vague guess?

 

[carbuff]

Interesting that they were able to get fingerprint information from remains that old. I wonder whether that's a mistake?

 

[carbuff]

Updated Namus link: Unidentified Person Case

Nothing new, no ruleouts.

 

[Oblio]

I was looking for this one, I thought I had posted about it myself and I came to check on it. I know the person who found this and remember the news reports. When it was in the news, it was reported to be that of a non-human primate. The woman who found it had always called BS on it, though.

 

[Oblio]

Oh, and that report is missing some stuff. The Sacramento coroner's page reports the hair being brown and wavy/curly- the same thing my friend told me when she found it.

 

[carbuff]

The Namus page is pretty bare-bones. Either they opted to keep a lot of information private (which many agencies do), or it's a "stub" entry that's there just to make sure the DNA comparison is run (also common).

 

[Goecke]

Are there any news articles saying the skull might not be human? I feel like with DNA testing it would be pretty easy to find out...

 

[Oblio]

Are there any news articles saying the skull might not be human? I feel like with DNA testing it would be pretty easy to find out...

Initial reports made by the local tv news and The Sacramento Bee reported it to be the skull of a primate. You can find the Sacbee article on their page, but just a preview without paying. They didn't come back and say it was human for about three weeks. In fact, my friend who found it didn't even know until I mentioned it to her a few months ago. That's how under the radar the correction was.

 

[Goecke]

Looked for all kids age 5-9 missing between '92 and '94 and found a few possibles.

1992:
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Angela Olmstead, 7, from CA. Went missing with her mother and (2-year-old) brother. Has brown hair
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Scott Echols, 8, from CA. Has brown hair
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Corrine Erstad, 5, from MN. Has brown hair that looks curly in the pictures available

1993:
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Chance Wackerhagen, 9, from TX
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Jose Fuentes, 7, from CA
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Melissa Espinoza, 12, from CA. She's older than the age range but has curly brown hair and went missing from the same county the UID was found in.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Stephanie Crane, 9, from ID. Has curly brown hair
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) David Marko, 3, from CA. Younger than the age range, but from the same state and has brown hair

1994:
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Sarah Amiri, 3, from CA. Including her for the same reasons I included David Marko.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Victor Shoemaker, 5, from WV
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Marco Cadenas, 9, from FL

Expanding the search for kids who went missing in 1991, I got a few more. I included slightly younger kids as well just in case 1) they died after they went missing or 2) the age estimate was off.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Amanda Campbell, 4, from CA
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) William Majewski, 8, from PA
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) James Lewis, 4, from PA
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Rasheedya Wilson, 9, from CA
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Jennifer Patterson, 7, from NC. Has brown hair that looks curly/wavy from pictures
https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/6106/attachments?nav Megan Garner, 3, from TX. Has wavy-looking brown hair

JMO, I like Angela Olmstead, Scott Echols, or maybe Melissa Espinoza, just because she went missing from so close.

 

[Oblio]

Is there any way to find out if the county still has access to the remains? I’d love to see this one identified and I think it might be possible with genetic genealogy.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Case Number​	94-02225
Race​	Unknown
Gender​	Unknown
Age​	Child
Estimated Age​	6 to 8 years old
Height​	Unknown
Weight​	Unknown
Eyes​	Unknown
Hair​	Dark brown, slightly-wavy hair
Date Found​	1994-06-07T07:00:00Z
Date of Death​	Unknown
Case Information​	Child's skull found in a dumpster. Dental x-rays on file.
Scars-Marks-Tattoos​	None
Clothing​	None
Jewelry​	None
Other distinguishing characteristics​	The skull retained the child's first molars, unerupted second molars, bilateral second molars, left first premolar, bilateral unerupted lateral incisors. The right premolars show extensive wear. There is also a cavity in the first premolar. A small patch of dark brown, slightly waving (approximately 5” in length) left on the skull.

UnidentifiedPersons - 94-02225

coroner.saccounty.gov