Identified! CA - Mentone, UnkRaceMale Child UP2550, 2-8, in mountainous area, Oct'91 - Derrick Burton

3 rule outs:

Daniel Birchfield
Michael Dunahee
Travis Zwieg
 
Chris Cunningham ?

Chris and his mother, Lesa Desiree Cunningham, disappeared from Chino, California under suspicious circumstances on July 9, 1987.
The Charley Project page mentions that he suffered from seizures and needed meds.

(Chino is about 45 minutes from Mentone).

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https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/4029/

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/c/cunningham_chris.html

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...a-24-amp-Chris-Cunningham-6-Chino-9-July-1987


eta: Dental charting entered. Lesa is still missing also.
 
3213UMCA

3213UMCA - Unidentified Male

Date of Discovery: October 27, 1991
Location of Discovery: Mentone, San Bernardino County, California
Estimated Date of Death: 1991
State of Remains: Skull only
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description
Estimated Age: 2-8 years old
Race: Unknown
Sex: Male
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers
Dentals: Available. Only five maxillary teeth were found at scene: Right central incisor, both lateral incisors, both bicuspids.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Available.

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Unknown.
Jewelry: Unknown.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown.

Circumstances of Discovery
The child0's skull was found on a mountainside near Greenspot Road in Mentone, California, on October 27, 1991.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: San Bernardino County Sheriff Department - Coroner Division
Agency Contact Person: September Fonzi-Jones
Agency Phone Number: 909-387-2978
Agency E-Mail: coroner(at)sbcsd.org
Agency Case Number: 91-5452

Agency Name: San Bernardino County Sheriff Department - Homicide Detail
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 909-387-3589
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 049100271

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 2550
Former Hot Case Number: 2248

Information Source(s)
NamUs
 

I believe this skull belongs to Jared Negrete, the areas are so close and the skull was found three months after his disappearance
I would be interested to know if this Doe had his baby teeth or adult teeth. Given the projected age range, I would suspect the teeth they have would be baby teeth.

If they are baby teeth, it would be less likely to be Jared, despite the closeness to his Last Seen. A twelve year old would be unlikely to have five baby teeth, especially a central incisor. Usually, the ones kids lose first are the front teeth, the central incisors. And these are just the teeth we know about; the lower jaw was not found.

Of course, they could all be adult teeth, which begs the question why the Doe would be given an age range of 2 - 8.

MOO
 
Two profiles for this UID

Missing Person / NamUs #MP6112
Thomas Dean Gibson, Male, White / Caucasian
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Date of Last Contact; March 18, 1991
Missing From: Glendale, Oregon
Missing Age: 2 Years


Missing Person / NamUs #MP6845
Travis Jay Zwieg, Male, White / Caucasian
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Date of Last Contact: March 10, 1991
Missing From: Pinyon Pines, California
Missing Age: 3 Years
 
Two profiles for this UID

Missing Person / NamUs #MP6112
Thomas Dean Gibson, Male, White / Caucasian
View attachment 407396
Date of Last Contact; March 18, 1991
Missing From: Glendale, Oregon
Missing Age: 2 Years


Missing Person / NamUs #MP6845
Travis Jay Zwieg, Male, White / Caucasian
View attachment 407398
Date of Last Contact: March 10, 1991
Missing From: Pinyon Pines, California
Missing Age: 3 Years
Thomas Gibson is a ruleout, higher up the thread, since 2018.
 
I doubt it’s Francillon. His mom’s statements since her 2017 arrest for his murder indicate that he was placed in Lake Mead after he died in 1986
 
Mentone John Doe has been identified as 4-year-old Derrick Burton. He was reported missing by his mother, Patricia Clark, to the San Bernardino Police Department in 1991. I wonder why Derrick wasn't in any missing persons databases and what were the circumstances of his disappearance from Menifee, California.
 

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