Doe Network

1359UMAZ - Unidentified Male

Recon - front Recon - side Tattoo - F Tattoo - woman Tattoo - woman2 Tattoo - star
Reconstruction of the decedent; Decedent's tattoos

Date of Discovery: May 2, 2002
Location of Discovery: Apache Junction, Pinal County, Arizona
Estimated Date of Death: Days prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Cause of Death: Probable hyperthermia with dehydration

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 26-44 years old
Race: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Height: 5'9", Measured
Weight: 106 lbs., Measured
Hair Color: Black, curly, coarse, 2-inches in length with frontal and crown balding.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Wore a mustache and beard. Tattoos of woman wearing a hat located on his left shoulder, woman's face with a bird located on his right shoulder, star or asterisk located on his right hand between thumb and index finger, and stylistic symbol or letter, possibly the letter "F" located on his left hand between thumb and index finger.

Identifiers

Dentals: Available. Shovel-shaped incisors.
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: Black Guess jeans, burgundy T-shirt, black belt with a white metal clasp with red and white inlay, and white socks.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery

The decedent was located at Tomahawk Road and Broadway Road on May 2, 2002. He was known as a transient living in desert. He was last seen alive on April 28, 2002 by an individual who reported that he brought water to this unidentified person.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Pima County Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Bruce Anderson, Forensic Anthropologist
Agency Phone Number: 520-724-8600
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: ML02-0707

Agency Name: Apache Junction Police Department
Agency Contact Person: N?A
Agency Phone Number: (480) 982-8260
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 02 05 02 007

NCIC Case Number: U620002383
NamUs Case Number: 6490

Information Source(s)

NamUs

Admin Notes

Added: 1/6/2010; Last Updated: 04/29/2024


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