TX TX - Austin, WhtMale 40-75, UP12160, found in abandoned trailer, clothes, Jan'14

Gardener1850 · Sep 2, 2016

Police said the body was found on January 17, 2014 inside a small utility trailer in the 1400 block of West 3rd Street.
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At the time he was found, he was wearing jeans, a t-shirt, a gray zippered hooded sweatshirt and a brown jacket.

http://kxan.com/2016/09/02/austin-police-seek-info-about-man-found-dead-in-trailer-in-2014/

macrauchenia · Dec 22, 2016

"Death Due to Natural Causes" plus "Contact APD Homicide Main Line"?

UID was found in a utility trailer, I wonder if he was a landlord or hired to work on the property?

I wonder what happened there?

watergirl62 · Dec 22, 2016

My first thought is he may have been living in it. The cost of housing here is getting ridiculous. Add to the lack of affordable housing the sheer number of people moving here daily. That's been going on for a few years.

But yes - died of natural causes doesn't seem to go with homicide. Unless he couldn't get out?

Gardener1850 · Dec 22, 2016

macrauchenia said:
"Death Due to Natural Causes" plus "Contact APD Homicide Main Line"?

UID was found in a utility trailer, I wonder if he was a landlord or hired to work on the property?

I wonder what happened there?

Perhaps he was locked inside the trailer and starved or suffocated to death? If someone else locked him in, it would be homicide. Good question though. I wonder if police know who owned the utility trailer?

OkieGranny · Dec 22, 2016

https://www.identifyus.org/en/cases/12160

Gardener1850 · Dec 22, 2016

OkieGranny said:
https://www.identifyus.org/en/cases/12160

Thanks, OkieGranny! The case info is much different from the news story and APD flyer which said he was found in a "small utility trailer". Namus says:

APD found the decedent in an abandoned mobile home located in an undeveloped lot in Austin. It appears the man was using the mobile home as a temporary place to sleep. The land owner did not know anyone who was supposed to be on the property.

There is a big difference between a small utility trailer and mobile home. :sigh:

OkieGranny · Dec 22, 2016

Maybe it was an old mobile home being used as a utility trailer? Some of the really old ones were pretty small.

Gardener1850 · Dec 22, 2016

Shawn Herman AKA "Elvis" is the right height and case info makes it sound like he was homeless (hangs out downtown and ride the bus often) : https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/24745/

Gardener1850 · Dec 22, 2016

OkieGranny said:
Maybe it was an old mobile home being used as a utility trailer? Some of the really old ones were pretty small.

That could be. I was hoping street view would help but there is not direct street view of the lot. Google Earth seems to show several small out buildings hidden by the trees behind the building at that address: https://www.google.com/maps/place/1...e1d0cba92d0209e5!8m2!3d30.271839!4d-97.762181

OkieGranny · Dec 22, 2016

Maybe they mean one of those mobile office trailers, like at construction sites? Hard to tell from satellite view.

Gardener1850 · Dec 22, 2016

I just figured out a side street has a view into the yard behind the building. There is a utility trailer and several older Motor homes: https://www.google.com/maps/place/1...2d0209e5!8m2!3d30.271839!4d-97.762181!6m1!1e1

watergirl62 · Dec 23, 2016

Gardener1850 said:
Shawn Herman AKA "Elvis" is the right height and case info makes it sound like he was homeless (hangs out downtown and ride the bus often) : https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/24745/

Haven't figured out how to do side by side in my phone yet. Missing / found dates are off a bit.

Gardener1850 · Dec 23, 2016

watergirl62 said:
Haven't figured out how to do side by side in my phone yet. Missing / found dates are off a bit.

Oh, oops, you are right it says Shawn was last seen in April 2014. Oh well, back to looking.

watergirl62 · Dec 23, 2016

Gordon Leroy Wilder

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/w/wilder_gordon.html

Gardener1850 · Dec 23, 2016

watergirl62 said:
Gordon Leroy Wilder

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/w/wilder_gordon.html

Looks like a strong possible match. Good find.

watergirl62 · Dec 23, 2016

Wayne Edward Arnold

Missing person's father reported him missing. Arnold left Pennsylvania for Texas for employment on December 15, 2006. All contact (phone and computer) from Arnold stopped in February of 2007. Prior to disappearance, Arnold stated he wanted to go to San Miguel Mexico.

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/11608/

watergirl62 · Mar 11, 2017

I submitted Wayne Arnold.

YaYa_521 · Jul 10, 2020

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

One ruleout
MP33108 Rudy Victor 07/21/1974 Arapahoe CO

Hochman · Aug 16, 2022

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Larger version of recon

Caring1 · Aug 16, 2022

There are now 2 MP exclusions:

Missing Person / NamUs #MP2089Patrick Beavers
Date of Last ContactApril 03, 1997
StateID
CountyJerome

Missing Person / NamUs #MP33108Rudy Victor
Date of Last ContactJuly 21, 1974
StateCO
CountyArapahoe

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