Unidentified Remains on August 31

Unidentified Remains (45)

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 40 · Amado, Arizona

Found Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Mostly complete skeletal remains recovered in remote desert area Northwest of Amado, AZ by local ranch hand.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 45 · Topawa, Arizona

Found Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Isolated cranium discovered in desert wash by USBP NE of Topawa on Tohono O'odham Nation

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 24 · Brooks County County, Texas

Found Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Brooks County decedent # 84 found on August 31, 2021 on the "North Cage Ranch."

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 50 · Bronx, New York

Found Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

Unknown individual was found hanging from a tree in a wooded area in the Bronx. He did not have any personal effects or identification on his person.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 70 · Manhattan, New York

Found Aug 31, 2011 · 15 years ago

Apparently homeless individual found lying on mattress in a makeshift encampment.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 60 · Detroit, Michigan

Found Aug 31, 1991 · 35 years ago

Expired at Detroit Receiving Hospital after jumping from an overpass onto the Lodge Freeway (M-10).

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 25 · Bronx, New York

Found Aug 31, 1991 · 35 years ago

Unknown male was found by a bus driver in the bushes at Castle Hill Ave and Zerega Ave.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 60 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Aug 31, 1976 · 50 years ago

Witnessed jump from JFK bridge over Schuylkill River.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 40 · Mohave County, Arizona

Found Aug 31, 1986 · 40 years ago

Decedent was found on the side of the road by a passing motorist on Highway 93, Milepost 11.3,

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 40 · San Diego, California

Found Aug 31, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the afternoon of 08/31/2024, a female individual was walking with her dog along a trail near Balboa Park when she briefly stopped for a rest. As she was resting, the female noted that her dog had gone slightly off the trail and was smelling what appeared…

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Unidentified Person

Brooks County County, Texas

Found Aug 31, 2022 · 4 years ago

2022 Unidentified Brooks County decedent number 78 was found on August 31, 2022 on the Mariposa Ranch.

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Unidentified Female

Female · Bronx, New York

Found Aug 31, 2022 · 4 years ago

Please contact NYC OCME for more information.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 75 · Los Angeles, California

Found Aug 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

On 08/31/2014 @ 0845 hours the decedent was found unresponsive on a public bus bench at 5th & Hill St. in Los Angeles. Other transients in the area denied any knoweldge on a possible name for the decedent. Also found near the bus bench was a brown purse and a…

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 50 · Miami, Florida

Found Aug 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

Found on 8/31/2014.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 44 · Red Rock, Arizona

Found Aug 31, 2008 · 18 years ago

Remains found in desert by PLSO.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 30 · Los Angeles, California

Found Aug 31, 2002 · 24 years ago

The decedent was found nude in a vacant lot in East Los Angeles around noon on 8/31/2002. He was pronounced dead at scene. Multiple pieces of clothing were found near the decedent but were collected by LAPD.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 45 · Pāhoa, Hawaii

Found Aug 31, 1999 · 27 years ago

Police were called to the quarry site on 08-31-99 at 1116 hours which is off of Route 130 and about 1.1 miles above the highway and was described as a very remote location. Human skeletal remains were discovered by a worker who was operating heavy machinery…

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Unidentified Male

Male · near Tucson, Arizona

Found Aug 31, 1997 · 29 years ago

Commingled skeletal remains of four adult males, each with a distinctive DNA profile, were recovered from this aircraft crash site in 1997. One of these individuals has recently been identified, thus this decedent must be one of the other three men manifested…

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Unidentified Male

Male · near Tucson, Arizona

Found Aug 31, 1997 · 29 years ago

Commingled skeletal remains of four adult males, each with a distinctive DNA profile, were recovered from this aircraft crash site in 1997. One of these individuals has recently been identified, thus this decedent must be one of the other three men manifested…

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Unidentified Male

Male · near Tucson, Arizona

Found Aug 31, 1997 · 29 years ago

Commingled skeletal remains of four adult males, each with a distinctive DNA profile, were recovered from this aircraft crash site in 1997. One of these individuals has recently been identified, thus this decedent must be one of the other three men manifested…

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 25 · New York, New York

Found Aug 31, 1995 · 31 years ago

Unknown male found at the West 145th St Station.

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Male, est. age 60 · Sacramento, California

Found Aug 31, 1993 · 33 years ago

DECEDENT WAS F0UND IN A TRANSIENT CAMP AT BANN0N STREET AND N0RTH B STREET IN SACRAMNET0,CA, PLEASE MAKE ALL INQUIRIES T0 THE C0R0NER AT 916-874-9320

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 8 · Nelson, Virginia

Found Aug 31, 1969 · 57 years ago

Flood victim of Hurricane Camille in August 1969. Found 7-8 mi upriver from Bremo Plant in the James River. Similar features to UP 10820, believed to be related.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 12 · Howardsville, Virginia

Found Aug 31, 1969 · 57 years ago

Flood victim of Hurricane Camille in August 1969. Found 2 miles above Howardsville in the Rockfish River flooded area. Similar features to 10819, believed to be related.

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Unsure · Houston, Texas

Found Aug 31, 2024 · 2 years ago

Unknown skeletal remains found by a landscaping crew entangled in a tree near Little White Oak Bayou.

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Male · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 31, 2023 · 3 years ago

On 22 August 2023 at 1030 hours, Chicago Police Department telephoned the Forensic Institute regarding the death of an UNKNOWN person. The location of the discovery was in the 11000 block of Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, Illinois at Big Marsh Park. The…

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Male, est. age 50 · San Juan, Texas

Found Aug 31, 2018 · 8 years ago

Body recovered from Rio Grande River/Canal bank in San Juan TX. (address above is the closest address known to proceed to canal)

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Unidentified Male

Male · Brooks County County, Texas

Found Aug 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

Decedent is presumed to be an undocumented migrant who was found in the " South Cage" ranch . This is body number 38 for Brooks County found in 2017.

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Male, est. age 50 · Kingman, Arizona

Found Aug 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

Skull with a few teeth found 7.1 miles east of Shipping Lane on Grounds Ranch Road in Kingman, AZ

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 55 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Aug 31, 2009 · 17 years ago

Skeletonized remains found inside abandoned building by workers hired by owner to clean out property. Skull and hip found on 1st floor. On 2nd floor, more bones of the lower body were found wrapped in blanket.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 18 · Fairbanks, Alaska

Found Aug 31, 2005 · 21 years ago

Skull found in a shed and turned into Police Department

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 38 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 31, 2004 · 22 years ago

Skeletonized remains found in sewer

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 40 · Ocotillo, California

Found Aug 31, 2003 · 23 years ago

On 8/31/2003 the remains of a Hispanic male subject, in his 20s-30s, were found in the mountains west of Ocotillo, California. This area is commonly traveled by individuals crossing from Mexico to California.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 55 · Houston, Texas

Found Aug 31, 1993 · 33 years ago

SKULL 0NLY F0UND AT 4000 BLK 0F MCCARTY

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Unidentified Female

Female · San Jose, California

Found Aug 31, 1992 · 34 years ago

A newborn female infant was located in a rural area, inside of a plastic bag. The infant was decomposing and the female was never identified. The death was ruled a homicide. I would like to identify who the female is.

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Unidentified Female

Female · San Jose, California

Found Aug 31, 1992 · 34 years ago

The decedent, a newborn infant, was found on a dirt path in a pasture in rural San Jose within two plastic bags.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 29 · Pasadena, California

Found Aug 31, 1989 · 37 years ago

APPARENT SELF INFLICTED GSW TO THE HEAD CITY 0F PASADENA

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 39 · Baltimore, Maryland

Found Aug 31, 1989 · 37 years ago

Subject was struck by a train. No photograph available, extensive facial injuries.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 50 · Los Angeles County County, California

Found Aug 31, 1988 · 38 years ago

APPARENT TRANSIENT

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 50 · Wilson, North Carolina

Found Aug 31, 1985 · 41 years ago

This gentleman was a passenger in a fatal vehicle accident that occurred on I-95 near NC 42 interchange. Both the driver and he were migrant farm workers who had been living in a Wilson County migrant camp for the past few months. He went by, and carried…

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Unidentified Female

Female · Bonita Springs, Florida

Found Aug 31, 1984 · 42 years ago

found partially decomposed infant

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 29 · Churchill County County, Nevada

Found Aug 31, 1980 · 46 years ago

Skeletal remains were found on 08/31/1980 near Highway 95 north of Fallon, Nevada.

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Unidentified Male

Male · Wickenburg, Arizona

Found Aug 31, 1964 · 62 years ago

This unidentified man was found near a river several miles east of Wickenburg, AZ.

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Unidentified Female

Female · Norfolk, Virginia

Found Aug 31, 1955 · 71 years ago

Newborn infant found in garbage can with placenta and umbilical cord still attached.

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Unidentified Male

Male · Indio, California

Found Aug 31, 1955 · 71 years ago

On 08/31/1955, at approximately 0205 hours, a tractor pulling a gasoline tank trailer was traveling eastbound on the two-lane U.S. Highway 99 in rural Indio, approximately 0.4 miles east of Clinton Street and 0.9 miles west of the city limits. The decedent…

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