Unidentified Remains on December 31

Unidentified Remains (63)

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 65 · Columbia, South Carolina

Found Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Skeletonized remains were discovered in a roadside ditch that was full of water in the Harbison area of Lexington County. Through forensic anthropologic studies the remains were found to belong to a white male, estimated 55-65 years of age and approximately…

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Unidentified Male

Male · Hennepin County County, Minnesota

Found Dec 31, 2006 · 20 years ago

Unknown. Exact location found unknown.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 57 · Revere, Massachusetts

Found Dec 31, 1996 · 30 years ago

Partial postcranial skeleton, unknown circumstances, mostly skeletonized.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 45 · Woodstock, New York

Found Dec 31, 1991 · 35 years ago

Human remains were located in a wooded area on Route 213 in the Town of Woodstock.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 65 · Cook County County, Georgia

Found Dec 31, 1991 · 35 years ago

Human skull found Cook Co.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 99 · Chatham County County, Georgia

Found Dec 31, 1991 · 35 years ago

undisclosed

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 50 · Hidalgo County County, Texas

Found Dec 31, 1981 · 45 years ago

Skeletonized cranium. No background available.

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Unidentified Female

Female · Hennepin County County, Minnesota

Found Dec 31, 1976 · 50 years ago

Unknown. No provenience DBF is unknown.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 60 · New Kent, Virginia

Found Dec 31, 1971 · 55 years ago

Skeletal remains found in a creek in a wooded area

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 60 · Manhattan, New York

Found Dec 31, 2025 · 1 year ago

Found unresponsive in a residential building. Tentative names of Antonio Villega and Carmelo Villegas-Guzman, but these names have not been verified and family has not been notified.

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Unidentified Male

Male · Lukeville, Arizona

Found Dec 31, 2025 · 1 year ago

Incomplete remains found in remote desert area in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Northwest of Lukeville. No PE found.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 80 · Washington D.C., District of Columbia

Found Dec 31, 2024 · 2 years ago

The decedent was found outside at Freedom Plaza (1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW). She is homeless and has been staying in the area for the past year.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 46 · Chamberino, New Mexico

Found Dec 31, 2024 · 2 years ago

Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch Authority received a call from an off-duty fire fighter, who stated that he was walking his dog in a rural desert area located in Chamberino off Highway 28 when he came across what he believed to be human skeletal remains.

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Unidentified Female

Female · Newark, New Jersey

Found Dec 31, 2022 · 4 years ago

The unidentified female fell in front of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and was transported to Jersey City Medical Center. She has no identification.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 70 · Los Angeles, California

Found Dec 31, 2020 · 6 years ago

The decedent was found altered on the sidewalk in front of a church at an unknown location in Los Angeles on the afternoon of 12/31/2020. He was transported by ambulance to a local hospital where he remained until his death on 1/9/2021

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Unidentified Male

Male · Daytona Beach, Florida

Found Dec 31, 2020 · 6 years ago

The Decedent was found in a wooded area near Wilder Avenue and South Beach Street in Daytona Beach, FL, by a passerby looking for their pet. The remains were found located near a charred tent that had been destroyed and an overturned charcoal grill. Decedent…

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 60 · Starr County County, Texas

Found Dec 31, 2012 · 14 years ago

Remains exhumed from Rio Grande City Cemetery (Starr County, TX) in May 2017 for identification efforts. Per grave marker, remains were originally found in 2012.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 25 · Sells vicinity, Arizona

Found Dec 31, 2008 · 18 years ago

Cranium found by people on horseback in a remote desert wash on the Tohono O'Odham Reservation.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 50 · Greenwich, New Jersey

Found Dec 31, 2008 · 18 years ago

Body found on rocks along shore of Delaware River in Greenwich Township, NJ.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 27 · Pearce, Arizona

Found Dec 31, 2005 · 21 years ago

Found deceased in tree area located on private property. Appears to be a border crosser. Undetermined how long deceased has been here.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 70 · Webster, Massachusetts

Found Dec 31, 2003 · 23 years ago

Found in woods behind hunting & fishing club

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Unidentified Female

Female · Cambridge, Massachusetts

Found Dec 31, 1994 · 32 years ago

Admitted to the hospital, unresponsive to resuscitation measures, and was pronounced 3 hours after admission.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 89 · La Paz County County, Arizona

Found Dec 31, 1994 · 32 years ago

Body found by motorist

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 40 · Bronx, New York

Found Dec 31, 1990 · 36 years ago

Unknown male found unresponsive on the 2nd floor of an abandoned building at 2065 Creston Avenue.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 40 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Dec 31, 1989 · 37 years ago

This individual was the victim of an undetermined drowning.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 45 · Clark County County, Nevada

Found Dec 31, 1978 · 48 years ago

Teaching skull with tag “Leavitt's Legacy 1978”

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Unsure · Cleveland County County, North Carolina

Found Dec 31, 2025 · 1 year ago

The skeletonized remains were discovered at the bottom of an ~150 ft drop.

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Unidentified Male

Male · Dallas, Texas

Found Dec 31, 2024 · 2 years ago

Decedent found floating in White Rock Lake.

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Unidentified Person

Unsure · Las Vegas, Nevada

Found Dec 31, 2023 · 3 years ago

On 12/31/23, a civilian was walking his dog along the wash at Duck Creek Trail when the dog pulled him over to debris accumulated from rains/floods. Upon further investigation, the dog owner observed an apparent human skull and reported the discovery to the…

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Unidentified Male

Male · Pueblo, Colorado

Found Dec 31, 2023 · 3 years ago

A neighbor was looking for rocks in the prairie when he discovered the decedent. And that the decedent was mummified/putrified and found no obvious means of identification. The decedent was approx. 30-40 yards West of the alley-like road.

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Unsure · Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Found Dec 31, 2020 · 6 years ago

On 12/31/2020 at 1826hrs, DNREC State Parks Police contacted the Delaware Division of Forensic Science to report the discovery of unidentified remains on the north side of Indian River Inlet at Delaware Seashore State Park. The location of recovery was Lat…

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 30 · Pima County County, Arizona

Found Dec 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

Partial skeletal remains found in cave by a hiker

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 30 · Hickiwan (TO Nation), Arizona

Found Dec 31, 2012 · 14 years ago

Weathered cranium found in desert by a Hickiwan resident.

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Unsure · Palm Springs, California

Found Dec 31, 2005 · 21 years ago

Remains found next to a banana tree in backyard. Owner of the residence stated the skull was not there on 12/26/2005. Skull intact cranium only, no facial, maxilla, or mandible bones present.

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Male, est. age 35 · Clewiston, Florida

Found Dec 31, 2005 · 21 years ago

pedestrian struck by vehicle on US 27 and Bass Rd. The vehicle fled the scene of the crash prior to arrival of law-enforcement. The pedestrian came to a final rest on the traffic lane of S US 27 and was later struck by V2 which also fled the scene prior to…

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Unidentified Male

Male · Lake Worth, Florida

Found Dec 31, 2005 · 21 years ago

pedestrian struck by several vehicles

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Unidentified Female

Female · Hennepin County County, Minnesota

Found Dec 31, 2004 · 22 years ago

Unknown circumstances. Location found unknown.

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Unidentified Female

Female · Lancaster County County, Pennsylvania

Found Dec 31, 2003 · 23 years ago

BABY WAS B0RN BETWEEN 12/24/2003 AND 12/27/2003

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 1 · Los Angeles, California

Found Dec 31, 2003 · 23 years ago

NEWB0RN F0UND WRAPPED IN A BED SHEET AT THE ENTRANCE 0F GRACE UNITED METH0DIST CHURCH 4112 SLAUS0N AVE, L0S ANGELES.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 99 · Jasper, Georgia

Found Dec 31, 2002 · 24 years ago

Skeletal remains found by squirrel hunters off McArthur Road, Jasper, Georgia

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 50 · Hays County County, Texas

Found Dec 31, 1998 · 28 years ago

decomposed remains found with a pair of jeans, belt, and two socks.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 58 · Palm Springs, California

Found Dec 31, 1995 · 31 years ago

Partial skeleton found in remote canyon, no clothing or identification located. No visible trauma noted. Originally thought to be female but DNA proved it male. Dental age is 19-35 years. Anthro age is 36-58

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 45 · Forestville, California

Found Dec 31, 1994 · 32 years ago

Subjects hiking to a fishing hole located a human skeleton.

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Unidentified Female

Female · Boston, Massachusetts

Found Dec 31, 1994 · 32 years ago

Unknown skeletonized remains.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 30 · Barstow, California

Found Dec 31, 1993 · 33 years ago

John Doe #47-93 is one of three murder victims found buried in the desert. Identity may be established with fingerprints, dental X-rays and DNA (refer to CODIS #BK-08-000851). Possible comparison with "smiling photographs" (showing teeth).

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 60 · Los Angeles County County, California

Found Dec 31, 1987 · 39 years ago

On 12/30/1987 the decedent was found unresponsive lying on the sidewalk in front of 396 S. Los Angeles St. in Los Angeles. Transported to L.A. County hospital where he remained until his death on 12/31/1987.

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Unidentified Person

Unsure, est. age 25 · Placer County County, California

Found Dec 31, 1985 · 41 years ago

Maxilla found.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 99 · Plymouth, Massachusetts

Found Dec 31, 1985 · 41 years ago

Partial skeletal remains only.

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