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Unidentified Remains on January 1

1,664 open cases in our database happened on January 1. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Unidentified Remains (111)

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Unidentified Person

Unsure · Pearl, Mississippi
Found Jan 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

Unidentified human remains, unknown provenience and date of discovery.

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Unidentified Person

Unsure · All County, Puerto Rico
Found Jan 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

Burned skeletal fragments recovered from a vehicle.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 60 · Seattle, Washington
Found Jan 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

Apparent jump from tall building in downtown Seattle.

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Unidentified Male

Male · Rankin County County, Mississippi
Found Jan 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

Unknown provenience; no case documentation. Cranial remains only with evidence of prior autopsy.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 60 · All County, Puerto Rico
Found Jan 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

The case was analyzed by a team of anthropologists who assisted the Puerto Rico Institute of Forensic Sciences following Hurricane Maria. Few details are known about the case by the individual entering the case into NamUs, including the date the body was…

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Unidentified Person

Unsure · All County, Puerto Rico
Found Jan 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

Also, only a partial mandible is available for analysis.

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Unidentified Male

Male · All County, Puerto Rico
Found Jan 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

found 01/01/2017

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Unidentified Person

Unsure · All County, Puerto Rico
Found Jan 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

The case was examined by a team of anthropologists assisting the Puerto Rico Institute of Forensic Sciences following Hurricane Maria. Minimal information is known by the individual entering the case into NamUs including the date the decedent was found. More…

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Unidentified

Unidentified Person

Unsure · All County, Puerto Rico
Found Jan 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

The skeletal remains consist of a few hand bones.

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Unidentified Male

Male · Kansas City, Missouri
Found Jan 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

An unidentified skull was located at JCMEO with no known origin. A case number was assigned in an attempt to properly ID the decedent. It is believed the skull was originally discovered in 2017 or earlier.

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Unidentified

Unidentified Person

Unsure · All County, Puerto Rico
Found Jan 1, 2013 · 13 years ago

The skeletal remains are analyzed by a team of anthropologists assisting the Forensic Science Institute of Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria. L

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Unidentified

Unidentified Person

Unsure · All County, Puerto Rico
Found Jan 1, 2013 · 13 years ago

The remains are analyzed by a team of forensic anthropologist assisting Puerto Rico Institute of Forensic Sciences following Hurricane Maria.

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Unidentified Female

Female · Ramsey County County, Minnesota
Found Jan 1, 2013 · 13 years ago

Unknown. No provenience DBF is unknown

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Unidentified Person

Unsure · Ramsey County County, Minnesota
Found Jan 1, 2013 · 13 years ago

Unknown. No provenience DBF is unknown

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Unidentified Male

Male · Ramsey County County, Minnesota
Found Jan 1, 2013 · 13 years ago

Unknown. No provenience DBF is unknown

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Unidentified Female

Female · Hennepin County County, Minnesota
Found Jan 1, 2013 · 13 years ago

Unknown. No provenience DBF is unknown

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Unidentified Male

Male · Hidalgo, Texas
Found Jan 1, 2013 · 13 years ago

Decedent found in brusy area, face down (decedent is suspected to be an illegal immigrant) Physical characteristics and vital Information is sent to local intenational Consulate offices in attempts to identify decedent.

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Unidentified Female

Female · Ramsey County County, Minnesota
Found Jan 1, 2013 · 13 years ago

Unknown. No provenience DBF is unknown

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Unidentified Female

Female · Ramsey County County, Minnesota
Found Jan 1, 2013 · 13 years ago

Unknown. No provenience DBF is unknown

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Unidentified Male

Male · Hennepin County County, Minnesota
Found Jan 1, 2013 · 13 years ago

Unknown. No provenience DBF is unknown.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 55 · Luna County County, New Mexico
Found Jan 1, 2010 · 16 years ago

Remains were found by hunters in an isolated area of Rockhound State Park, near Deming, New Mexico.

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Unidentified Male

Male · All County, Puerto Rico
Found Jan 1, 2009 · 17 years ago

The remains were located on 01/01/2009

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Unidentified Male

Male · San Mateo, California
Found Jan 1, 2009 · 17 years ago

Tibia, right femur, and left femur located in San Mateo County Coroner Pathology Division. No documentation or reports associated with the bones.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 35 · Nashville, Tennessee
Found Jan 1, 2007 · 19 years ago

Pedestrian walking along interstate and struck by motor vehicle. Death was pronounced at the scene. GPS Coord are address level accuracy.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 40 · Dallas, Texas
Found Jan 1, 2005 · 21 years ago

Skeletal remains found in vacant lot.

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Unidentified Male

Male · All County, Puerto Rico
Found Jan 1, 2004 · 22 years ago

The remains are analyzed by a team of forensic anthropologists assisting the Puerto Rico Bureau of Forensic Sciences following Hurricane Maria. The individual entering case into NamUs has limited case information. For example, the date the body was found is…

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Unidentified

Unidentified Male

Male · All County, Puerto Rico
Found Jan 1, 2004 · 22 years ago

The case was analyzed by a team of forensic anthropologists assisting the Puerto Rico Institute of Forensic Sciences following Hurricane Maria. The case consists of the right and left clavicles and resected pubic symphyses. The skeletal elements were stored…

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Unidentified Male

Male · McKenna, Washington
Found Jan 1, 2002 · 24 years ago

Man found portion of human skull on or around 01/01/02 along the Nisqually River near the TE Rail trestle on the Thurston County side of the river. He had the skull for ten days before reporting it to the Pierce County Sheriff. The Pierce County Sheriff…

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 70 · Pasadena, California
Found Jan 1, 2002 · 24 years ago

The skeletonized decedent was found near the Arroyo Seco in Pasadena on 01/01/2002.

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Unidentified Person

Unsure · Monroe County County, New York
Found Jan 1, 2000 · 26 years ago

Discovery circumstances are unknown at this time. Commingled adult skeletal remains of no less than 4 individuals, found bulked together in a container, not labeled with case numbers. Remains are believed to have been taken in by ME's office sometime prior to…

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Unidentified Female

Female · Anchorage Borough County, Alaska
Found Jan 1, 1998 · 28 years ago

Found in the bearing sea; possible shipwreck.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 45 · Webb County, Texas
Found Jan 1, 1998 · 28 years ago

Skull found in the evidence room of the Webb County Sheriff's Office. It had been recovered in 1998.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 80 · Carson, California
Found Jan 1, 1994 · 32 years ago

DECEDENT F0UND WANDERING IN THE STREETS IN CARS0N, CA 0N 01 JAN 1994, DECEDENT WAS SENT T0 A C0NVALESCENT H0ME UNTIL HE DIED 0N 21 N0V 2002.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 65 · Miami, Florida
Found Jan 1, 1993 · 33 years ago

On January 1, 1993, fire department personnel responded to an abandoned buidling and extinguished a fire. After the fire was extinguished the decedent's remains were found burned and charred. The apartment was abandoned, but according to neighbors, a homeless…

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 60 · Charleston County County, South Carolina
Found Jan 1, 1992 · 34 years ago

These skeletonized remains are unidentified. They were purged from a pathologist's office and given to an anthropologist for teaching purposes. The anthropologist retired, gave the remains back to the county coroner from where they originated. Previous…

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 65 · Charleston County County, South Carolina
Found Jan 1, 1992 · 34 years ago

This is a cranium purged from an ME's cold case collection and given to an anthropologist in 1992. Upon retirement, the anthropologist returned the cranium to the county of origin, which was Charleston County. There are no law enforcement or autopsy reports.…

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 13 · Page, Arizona
Found Jan 1, 1992 · 34 years ago

A skull was found in an abandoned shop in January or February of 1992. The exact date and location are unknown.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 40 · Clark County County, Nevada
Found Jan 1, 1988 · 38 years ago

These remains were found 200 feet from the water line in an area known as Lover's Cove, Calville Bay, Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Receipts recovered from the scene suggest the decedent was in/around Houston, Texas between October-November 1987. On…

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 99 · Worth County County, Georgia
Found Jan 1, 1988 · 38 years ago

Body found with no head, no hands, & no feet. Autopsy determined manner of death to be homicide

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 30 · Brawley, California
Found Jan 1, 1985 · 41 years ago

In 1985 a human skull was found in the area of Brawley, California. This cranium was turned over to the Imperial County Sheriff's Office in 2005. A prior study of the cranium showed that the cranium belonged to a male subject of white or hispanic decendeacy…

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 40 · San Francisco, California
Found Jan 1, 1984 · 42 years ago

Two people were fishing at the Sea Wall near Ft. Point when they saw a human skull caught in the rocks at the water line. They notified the police.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 59 · Jersey City, New Jersey
Found Jan 1, 1984 · 42 years ago

Found on the 3rd floor of the building.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 30 · Maricopa County County, Arizona
Found Jan 1, 1983 · 43 years ago

Skeletal remains were found in 1983 in Maricopa County, Arizona.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 50 · Yelm, Washington
Found Jan 1, 1983 · 43 years ago

Homeowner reports she found cranium 23 years prior to reporting it. Found on property previously accessed by logging road.

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Unidentified Male

Male · Oak Harbor, Washington
Found Jan 1, 1983 · 43 years ago

Cranium found in 1983 (exact date unknown), which at the time was believed to be archaeological and transferred to the physical anthropologist for proper repatriation. In 1996 it was determined the cranium was not archaeological and returned to the Island…

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Unidentified Male

Male · Huntington Beach, California
Found Jan 1, 1982 · 44 years ago

Found abandoned in trash receptacle

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Unidentified

Unidentified Person

Unsure · Apalachicola, Florida
Found Jan 1, 1982 · 44 years ago

Oysterman was raking up oysters in the bay and came across a singular arm bone and a set of false teeth. The false teeth did not have any identification on them, and it is unknown if they belong to the same individual as the arm bone.

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