Unidentified Remains on May 26

Unidentified Remains (45)

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 50 · Staten Island, New York

Found May 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

Unknown male who collapsed outside the Richmond University Medical Center. Possible names include Jorge Velasquez, Juan C Velasquez, and Jorge Sapone/Zapone. None of these names have been verified and next of kin has not been located.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 55 · Queens, New York

Found May 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

Unknown male recovered from the East River. There are no leads to his identity. Appears to have recently been in the hospital.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 70 · New York, New York

Found May 26, 1991 · 35 years ago

Unknown male was witnessed to collapse at Port Authority Bus Terminal. He was taken St Clare's Hospital, where he was pronounced.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 35 · Pershing County County, Nevada

Found May 26, 1991 · 35 years ago

Motorist found human skeletal remains in shallow grave site and 1/2 mile radius around site. Scattered skeletal remains, jewelry and clothing remnants found.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 70 · Adelanto, California

Found May 26, 2001 · 25 years ago

This is a small fragment of skull (designated "Undetermined Doe #03-01") found during a search warrant in a suspect's backpack. DNA confirmed that the bone was from a female.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 40 · Thousand Palms, California

Found May 26, 1991 · 35 years ago

Body found in shallow grave in desert area close to freeway, fully dressed with gunshot injuries. No identification or personal property with him.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 99 · Douglas, Arizona

Found May 26, 1986 · 40 years ago

Decedent found near hiking trail. ID found in name of Juan Carlos Prieto, A. P. Sonora, Mexico.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 75 · Staten Island, New York

Found May 26, 2024 · 2 years ago

Found unresponsive in apartment. Tentative name of Sorin Tuinen and George Sergio, but these names have not been verified and family has not been notified.

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Unidentified Female

Female · Acton, California

Found May 26, 2022 · 4 years ago

A surveryor found a human skull and other skeletal remains on a hillside.

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Unidentified Male

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

Found May 26, 2013 · 13 years ago

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

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 60 · Detroit, Michigan

Found May 26, 2012 · 14 years ago

Decedent was discovered in an abandoned upper flat of a dwelling. There were no signs of foul play.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 22 · Sells, Arizona

Found May 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

Remains found in a desert area by utility worker just off of Highway 86 on the Tohono O'Odham Reservation.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 29 · Robles Junction (Three Points), Arizona

Found May 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

Decomposed body in desert found by rancher walking his dog. US Border Patrol responded to the scene prior to the Pima County Sheriff.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 35 · St. Clair Township, Michigan

Found May 26, 2003 · 23 years ago

Body was found burning in a dumpster in the area of Fred Moore Hwy and I-94 in St. Clair County. This location is situated between Port Huron and Detroit, MI, both international ports of entry into the US. The body was discovered on Memorial Day of 2003.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 37 · New York, New York

Found May 26, 1997 · 29 years ago

Unknown male found unresponsive on the street (location unknown, possibly on Bowery). Taken to Bellevue where he was pronounced.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 38 · Harrison County County, Texas

Found May 26, 1990 · 36 years ago

Skeletal remains found 200 yards east of FM 450 Bridge and 65 feet from Little Cypress River in the wooded, drained flood area river bottom. Subject was right-handed and has had a broken nose in the past.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 40 · Portland, Oregon

Found May 26, 1988 · 38 years ago

The body of a short, fairly stout male was found floating in the Willamette River on May 26, 1988

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Male, est. age 45 · Warrenton, Missouri

Found May 26, 1987 · 39 years ago

On 5/26/1987, a hunter found a body lying in the woods 40 feet from State Highway @W nine miles north of Interstate 70, Warrenton, Warren County, Missouri.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 30 · Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Found May 26, 1984 · 42 years ago

Found floating in the Intercoastal Waterway

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 25 · Des Moines, Iowa

Found May 26, 1980 · 46 years ago

Found in the Des Moines River in southeast Des Moines on 5/26/1980.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 45 · Stanhope, New Jersey

Found May 26, 2026 · this year

Unidentified remains were found in a wooded area.

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Unidentified Person

Unsure · Skwentna, Alaska

Found May 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

Remains were found by a lake and recovered by AST.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 72 · Seattle, Washington

Found May 26, 2023 · 3 years ago

Human cranium discovered by an individual who was cleaning up a former encampment. No additional bones found. On 1/10/24 additional remains were recovered at a near by encampment, including a mandible. The mandible was pair-matched to the cranium and is…

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Unidentified Male

Male · Kenedy County County, Texas

Found May 26, 2022 · 4 years ago

Southern Kennedy County Intercoastal Waterway

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 45 · Houston, Texas

Found May 26, 2020 · 6 years ago

Completely skeletonized remains recovered from a drainage ditch on the side of a road.

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Unsure · Westport, Massachusetts

Found May 26, 2019 · 7 years ago

Bone found on beach at surf line; had been in the ocean (fresh marine organism growth).

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 38 · Starr County County, Texas

Found May 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

Date listed as found is date of exhumation from Rio Grande City Cemetery in Starr County. It is unknown when or where these remains were originally found or interred in the cemetery.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 49 · Falfurrias, Texas

Found May 26, 2013 · 13 years ago

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

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Unidentified Male

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

Found May 26, 2013 · 13 years ago

No marker found. 05/26/2013 was date received, no date found available.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 50 · James Island, South Carolina

Found May 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

Cranium found 26 May 2007 on an oyster bed at the mouth of Ellis Creek, off James Island, South Carolina. Unprovenienced femur found 2 March 2010. Ellis Creek opens into the Charleston Harbor. DNA testing confirms the two elements are from the same…

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Unidentified Male

Male · Smyrna, Delaware

Found May 26, 1995 · 31 years ago

Cranium found in residence

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Male · El Centro, California

Found May 26, 1994 · 32 years ago

overdose patient transported to hospital from south bathroom of rockwood plaza park in Calexico, CA

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 99 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Found May 26, 1993 · 33 years ago

On 05/26/1993, two men hunting lizards in the desert area southeast of Pabco Road and Vegas Valley Drive discovered these skeletal remains in a wash.

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Unidentified Male

Male · Seattle, Washington

Found May 26, 1989 · 37 years ago

Skeletal remains found behind burned out residence near the intersections of Bellevue and Belmont Avenue East.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 60 · Palm Springs, California

Found May 26, 1989 · 37 years ago

Skeletal remains found scattered about desert floor, no obvious trauma, no clothing or identification found.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 30 · Los Angeles, California

Found May 26, 1989 · 37 years ago

On 05/26/1989 the decedent was found lying prone under some bushes in a public park

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Unidentified Female

Female · Oakland, California

Found May 26, 1988 · 38 years ago

The decedent suffered a witnessed cardiopulmonary arrest while riding the AC Transit bus in Oakland on 05/12/88. She was transported to Oakland Hospital, where she died on 05/26/88.

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Unidentified Male

Male · Miami, Florida

Found May 26, 1985 · 41 years ago

On May 26, 1985, the decedent's remains were found on Krome Avenue, 1 mile north of SW 8 St.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 40 · Catron County County, New Mexico

Found May 26, 1982 · 44 years ago

Scattered skeletal remains and associated items were found by a rancher in a remote location.

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Unidentified Male

Male · Kerman, California

Found May 26, 1980 · 46 years ago

Floating face down in the San Joaquin River west of Skaggs Bridge.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 40 · Boone County County, Kentucky

Found May 26, 1980 · 46 years ago

Body found at 490 mile marker by boaters in the area.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 80 · Bethel, North Carolina

Found May 26, 1975 · 51 years ago

Carpenter, working on a new house, found remains behind the construction site.

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Unidentified Male

Male · Coachella, California

Found May 26, 1975 · 51 years ago

On 05/26/1975, a motorist stopped his vehicle to cool off approx. 100 yards w/o the Howard Johnson Restaurant (125 ft e/o Dillon Rd, 300 ft s/o I-100) in Coachella. He noted a foul odor and found the mummified skeletal remains of the decedent behind a tree.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 25 · Loudoun County, Virginia

Found May 26, 1973 · 53 years ago

Decedent found in a field by farmers checking on cattle

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Unidentified Female

Female · Baltimore, Maryland

Found May 26, 1968 · 58 years ago

The decedent was found in the Patapsco River near an area known as "Wagner's Point," in southern Baltimore City, Maryland.

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