UNSOLVED CA - Joshua Tree Nat Park, Stubbe Springs Loop, Skeletal Remains, May'18

[Gardener1850]

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK — Hikers found human bones in the Stubbe Springs Loop area of Joshua Tree National Park Thursday, spokesman George Land said.

Investigators from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department went to the scene with park rangers and collected the remains and other evidence for testing and analysis by forensic specialists.

The identity of the person is unknown.

At the coroner’s facility in Indio, the bones will undergo a series of forensic tests, Sgt. N. Rissi said.

Rissi did not know by Monday exactly which bones were found, and said that information might not be released by the coroner.

There is one person known to have gone missing in Joshua Tree National Park who was never found. Bill Ewasko, a 65-year-old from Georgia, went missing in June 2010.

Ewasko left his rental car at the Juniper Flats backcountry board, which is a little less than two miles from the Stubbe Springs Loop Trail entrance, on June 24, 2010. He was reported missing the next day after he did not check in by phone with his girlfriend. The national park launched an intensive search that lasted about a month, and over the years, volunteers from various search-and-rescue backgrounds have continued to hike through the park looking for Ewasko.

Human bones found in Joshua Tree National Park

 

[Gardener1850]

CA - CA - Bill Ewasko, 66, Joshua Tree National Park, June 2010

 

[Suglo]

Human bones found in Joshua Tree National Park

I am positive I saw family members of a middle aged Hispanic man say this was their missing father when the remains were found last month. They said his clothes and wallet matched the remains but I cannot find where I read this anywhere. This is the thread of the person they were referring to:

CA - CA - Michael Rodriguez, 58, Azusa, 20 June 2016

 

[scandinavian girl]

I am positive I saw family members of a middle aged Hispanic man say this was their missing father when the remains were found last month. They said his clothes and wallet matched the remains but I cannot find where I read this anywhere. This is the thread of the person they were referring to:

CA - CA - Michael Rodriguez, 58, Azusa, 20 June 2016

If I am not mistaken it seems that they found a second set of remains .

"This marks the second time in a month that human remains are found in the park."
By City News Service

Human Remains Found in Joshua Tree

 

[Gardener1850]

If I am not mistaken it seems that they found a second set of remains .

"This marks the second time in a month that human remains are found in the park."
By City News Service

Human Remains Found in Joshua Tree

Correct-- there are two recent discoveries of remains in JTNP. Other UID thread is here: CA - Ca - Partially Buried Remains In Joshua Tree National Park, Near Big Horn Pass Rd, June 2018

 

[Simply Caustic]

Any updates on this? I found nothing via Google

 

[Gardener1850]

I am positive I saw family members of a middle aged Hispanic man say this was their missing father when the remains were found last month. They said his clothes and wallet matched the remains but I cannot find where I read this anywhere. This is the thread of the person they were referring to:

CA - CA - Michael Rodriguez, 58, Azusa, 20 June 2016

Did this turn out to be Michael Rodriguez? Or was he the one found at Big Horn Pass the same month?* I can't find any update on this...

*ETA: I see that the big Horn Pass remains were identified as Henry Stange. Maybe we are still waiting on DNA Tests to confirm this Stubbs Spring Loop UID as Michael?

MOO.

 

[j_in_c]

I was only able to find some posts on reddit stating rumors about his wallet being found with the remains. Asuza PD still has him on their website as missing.

I emailed the local paper to ask if they would consider doing a follow up article. I hope family and friends somewhere got closure!