Reconstructions of Victim
Unidentified White / Hispanic Male
Vital Statistics
Case History
A skull with a bullet hole, a foot still inside a weather-beaten sock, and several other bones and fragments were discovered by landowners who were surveying their property lines on Mount Veeder in 1997.
The bullet hole in the right temple of the skull, which was made by a .22-caliber Ruger handgun. Authorities are not sure if it was self inflicted or a homicide. He most likely was not a transient.
The anthropologist determined the man may have been a horse rider after examining the configuration of the pelvic bones.
Investigators
Agency Case Number: C97-612
NCIC Number:
Source Information: Missing Children Help Center
This type of dental work makes them believe the man was affluent or in the military. No lower jaw was recovered but dental charts are available on the upper teeth.
The skeletal remains of this victim were located in a remote area in Napa County, California.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Napa County Coroners Office
Deputy Coroner Investigator Jesse Ward
OR
Deputy Dan Fiske
707-253-4256
U-069437669
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.
Napa Valley Register 11/18/07
Napa County