Unidentified Remains on May 23

Unidentified Remains (53)

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Unidentified Person

Unsure, est. age 25 · west of Ajo, Arizona

Found May 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Weathered cranium found on mountain top by USBP during routine patrol

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 45 · Dateland vicinity, Arizona

Found May 23, 2001 · 25 years ago

Decedent was with a group of 28 migrants, 14 of whom died from exposure. He was known as "Lauro" by the surviving members of the group.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 30 · Miami, Florida

Found May 23, 1996 · 30 years ago

The residents discovered the body of the deceased on the road.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 55 · New York, New York

Found May 23, 1991 · 35 years ago

Unknown male was found floating in the Hudson River off Pier 66 at West 27th Street. Tentative name: Mike Bneses, a homeless man known in the area. Was last seen about a week prior when he fell off the pier, but was witnessed to be swimming towards shore.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 29 · Mission, Texas

Found May 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

Decomposed, unidentified male found in the Rio Grande River (John Doe #2) wearing green jacket with blue jeans.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 40 · Hancock County County, Mississippi

Found May 23, 2006 · 20 years ago

Found 5/23/2006.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 60 · Memphis, Tennessee

Found May 23, 2001 · 25 years ago

WHITE MALE WAS L0CATED IN THE W0LF RIVER B0TT0MS AT C0VINGT0N PIKE AND I 240

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Unidentified Female

Female · Clewiston, Florida

Found May 23, 1996 · 30 years ago

Body is that of an infant. Police sketch can be found at the Palm Beach County Sheriff's <a href="http://www.pbso.org/index.cfm?fa=unidentifiedvictims&id=24">website</a>

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 60 · Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Found May 23, 1981 · 45 years ago

Passed away from effects of chronic ethanolism FOUND IN FIELD, POSSIBLE ALCOHOLIC/Grey Beard

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 58 · Cleveland, Ohio

Found May 23, 2014 · 12 years ago

Unidentified body found by a boater in Lake Erie inside break wall at Burke Lakefront Airport.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 56 · Brooks County County, Texas

Found May 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

Found 5/23/2013

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 56 · Brooks County County, Texas

Found May 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

These remains were exhumed from Sacred Heart Cemetery by Baylor University on 5-23-13. The grave was unmarked and there was no information on the burial container. The remains were buried in a section of the cemetery for unidentified remains believed to be…

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 29 · Brooks County County, Texas

Found May 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

Remains exhumed from Sacred Heart Cemetery in Brooks County, Tx on May 23, 2013. It is unknown when or where these remains were originally found, or interred in Sacred Heart Cemetery.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 45 · Davie, Florida

Found May 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

Decedent found, completely skeletal, near highway overpass.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 30 · Ajo, Arizona

Found May 23, 2007 · 19 years ago

Remains found in the desert by USBP.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 55 · Kots Kug Village, Arizona

Found May 23, 2005 · 21 years ago

Decomposed remains found in abandoned building on ranch.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 18 · Memphis, Tennessee

Found May 23, 2003 · 23 years ago

found in creek bed below interstate bridge, NEAR I-240

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 44 · Chukson, Arizona

Found May 23, 2003 · 23 years ago

Decedent located by USBP helicopter in remote desert area.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 30 · Ajo, Arizona

Found May 23, 2000 · 26 years ago

Mandible was recovered on 23 May 2000, several infra-cranial portions were recovered on 8 August 2000, and the cranium was recovered on 8 January 2006. All from same general remote desert area. DNA analyses linked these three accessions.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 40 · Palm Beach County County, Florida

Found May 23, 1999 · 27 years ago

Decedent may have been the victim of a traffic homicide.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 50 · Palo Alto, California

Found May 23, 1994 · 32 years ago

The decedent was transferred to Stanford Hospital after being found in front of residences in East Palo Alto. The decedent was pronounced shortly after arrival to ED.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 35 · New York, New York

Found May 23, 1994 · 32 years ago

Unknown female was found in a shopping cart in the 6th floor hallway of a hotel on the Upper West side of Manhattan.

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Unidentified Person

Unsure, est. age 16 · Baker City, Oregon

Found May 23, 1993 · 33 years ago

The cranium and mandible of a juvenile was discovered in a brown paper grocery sack within a cubby hole at a rock quarry in Baker County, Oregon. The skull was discovered off of Hwy 86 off of Keating Road

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 35 · New York, New York

Found May 23, 1988 · 38 years ago

Unknown male was found on the rocks below the George Washington Bridge on the New York side.

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Unidentified Male

Male · St Paul, Minnesota

Found May 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

Decedent recovered from the Mississippi River Near Harriet Island and the St. Paul Yacht Club. The decedent is fully clothed. There is severe decomposition of the head with the majority of the head absent.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 42 · Antioch, Tennessee

Found May 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

These completely skeletonized, yet to be identified human remains were located down an embankment, behind a local business, in what is believed to be a small homeless encampment.

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Unidentified Female

Female · Brooks County County, Texas

Found May 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

Unidentified Brooks County female decedent number 29 found on May 23, 2022 on the "Mariposa Ranch."

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Unidentified Female

Female · Cleveland, Wisconsin

Found May 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

One of nine human teeth found on the beach of Hika Bay Park by a citizen

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Unidentified Person

Unsure · Cleveland, Wisconsin

Found May 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

One of nine human teeth found on the beach of Hika Bay Park by a citizen

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 59 · Kenova, West Virginia

Found May 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

Decedent was found in the middle of the Ohio River at Virginia Point in Kenova, WV on 5/23/20 0920. Decedent was found floating face down by Marathon Gas barge workers. Decedent was lassoed by workers to keep from floating away by barge workers. 911 was…

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Unidentified Male

Male · San Francisco, California

Found May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

Partial skeletal remains were dug up by day laborers in a backyard.

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Unidentified Person

Unsure · Juneau, Alaska

Found May 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Partial human remains.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 64 · Starr County County, Texas

Found May 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

The date listed as found is the date the remains were exhumed from Rio Grande City County Cemetery in Starr County, TX. It is unknown when or where the remains were originally found.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 24 · Rio Grande City, Texas

Found May 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

On May 23, 2017 the skeletal remains of an unidentified individual were exhumed from Rio Grande City Cemetery in Starr County, Texas. It is unknown when or where these remains were originally found.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 17 · Starr County County, Texas

Found May 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

The date listed as found is the date the unidentified remains were exhumed from Rio Grande City Cemetery in Starr County, Texas. It is unknown when or where these remains were originally found.

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Unidentified Female

Female · Unalakleet, Alaska

Found May 23, 2015 · 11 years ago

Lower jaw found.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 65 · Brooks County County, Texas

Found May 23, 2014 · 12 years ago

Decedent is believed to be an undocumented migrant who died while attempting to cross the border between Mexico and the United States.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 40 · Brooks County County, Texas

Found May 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

Found 5/23/2013

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 22 · Brooks County County, Texas

Found May 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

Found 5/23/2013.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 45 · Laredo, Texas

Found May 23, 2008 · 18 years ago

Decedent was found floating in the Rio Grande River by a Border Patrol Agent. He is believed to be a Mexican National who died while attempting to cross the border.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 23 · Hidalgo County County, Texas

Found May 23, 2003 · 23 years ago

Subject found in the Rio Grande river, east of FM 491 on Military Hwy 281, then south to the river.

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Unidentified Female

Female · Detroit, Michigan

Found May 23, 1999 · 27 years ago

unknown baby found in the street

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Unidentified Male

Male · Evansville, Indiana

Found May 23, 1998 · 28 years ago

White male infant, newborn or full term, found in landfill

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 35 · Starr County County, Texas

Found May 23, 1994 · 32 years ago

Wearing green shirt and shorts with "Miami Hurricanes"; black "Fila" tennis shoes, wrist brace on left hand and black plastic bracelet on right leg. Body was found 6 miles north FM 2360 by county dumpsite.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 17 · Winterhaven, California

Found May 23, 1993 · 33 years ago

found in all american canal

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 40 · Sausalito, California

Found May 23, 1993 · 33 years ago

Subject was found by a fishing boat in the Bay waters near the Golden Gate Bridge between Point Bonita on the Marin Headlands.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 30 · El Paso County County, Texas

Found May 23, 1993 · 33 years ago

Drowning. Body found nude in Rio Grande Canal. Subject possibly from Mexico or South America.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 99 · Los Angeles County County, California

Found May 23, 1992 · 34 years ago

Partial skull found inside a bowling bag at a landfill in Los Angeles County.

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Dates are the day last seen (missing), the day of death, or when the date of death is unknown the day found or reported missing (deaths by force), the day found (unidentified and unclaimed), the victim's date of death (serial killers) and the day of the attack (mass murders). Solved, located, identified and claimed cases are not listed.