The Doe Network: Case File 173UMCO

The Doe Network:
Case File 173UMCO

Sketch of Victim

Unidentified Hispanic Male

Located on September 16, 1994 in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado

Death was accidental

Estimated Date of Death: September 16, 1994

Vital Statistics

Estimated age: 25 - 35 years old

Approximate Height and Weight: 5'10"; 140 lbs.

Distinguishing Characteristics: He had black, wavy, medium length hair and brown eyes. He had well healed, old, traumatic scars on his right lower back and the right back hip.

Clothing: He was found wearing a blue nylon windbreaker with logo ATA Services, Mile High Stadium; a gray/white plaid shirt; a red long-sleeved sweatshirt; khaki trousers and black/white canvas and vinyl athletic shoes. "Chana y Gris" was written in block letters on the thigh of his pants. A religious pamphlet from Jeremiah Baptist Church, Denver, was found in a pocket.

DNA: Available

Dentals/Fingerprints: Not available

Case History
The victim was apparently living a transient lifestyle. He was found deceased in the boxcar of a train in a railroad yard in north Fort Collins.
He had sustained massive blunt trauma injuries to the head, consistent with being caught in the slamming door of the boxcar of an abruptly stopping train. The manner of death appears to be accidental.
The train in which he was found arrived in Denver from New Mexico on 9/15/94, and was forwarded on to Fort Collins at 02:00, 9/16/94.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Larimer County Medical Examiner's Office
Dianne Fairman Chief Deputy Coroner/ Chief Investigator
970-679-4517
Email

Coroner Case Number: 94C-424

NCIC Number:
Not Entered
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information: Larimer County Medical Examiner's Office

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