Unidentified Remains on November 5

Unidentified Remains (40)

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 45 · Marana, Arizona

Found Nov 5, 2011 · 15 years ago

Remains found in a desert wash near the Silverbell Mine. No identification media was found with the remains.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 40 · Tucson, Arizona

Found Nov 5, 2006 · 20 years ago

Skeletal remains found in desert at Silverbell Mountains.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 20 · Atlanta, Georgia

Found Nov 5, 2001 · 25 years ago

Found in a dumping site. Burned beyond recognition.May be black or some mongolian/native american mix.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 30 · Southgate, Michigan

Found Nov 5, 1986 · 40 years ago

A badly decomposed body of a white male was found in a field used for growing soy beans.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 40 · Rayne, Louisiana

Found Nov 5, 2011 · 15 years ago

Remains found in a wooded area near train tracks.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 45 · Rural, New Mexico

Found Nov 5, 2006 · 20 years ago

Hunter came across skull at base of tree in heavily forest area in rural county.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 30 · Calexico, California

Found Nov 5, 2001 · 25 years ago

Located in All American Canal

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 50 · Calexico, California

Found Nov 5, 2001 · 25 years ago

Located in All American canal. Likely traveling across US/Mexico border with a group of Asian migrants

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 1 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Found Nov 5, 1986 · 40 years ago

This full term newborn was found behind a home in Milwaukee in 1986. She was wrapped in a blanket and had been exposed to the cold.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 75 · Los Angeles County County, California

Found Nov 5, 1971 · 55 years ago

On 11/5/1971 a person in a private auto brought the decedent to L.A. County hospital ER and left the hospital without leaving any informaition.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 50 · Brooklyn, New York

Found Nov 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

Found unresponsive in residence. Tentative name of Huayu Chen, but this name has not been verified and family has not been notified.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 21 · South Mountain, Arizona

Found Nov 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

Incomplete skeletal remains of young adult male found in remote desert location at the base of South Mountain on Tohono O'odham Nation.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 70 · Manhattan, New York

Found Nov 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

Found unresponsive on the street. Tentative names of "Xavier Gonzalez" or "Praxedis Dominguez-Cadena" but these names have not been verified and family has not been located.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 45 · Sun Valley, California

Found Nov 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

On 11/05/2017 a transient was walking along a hillside when he found a barrel. The barrel appeared to have been burned, as there was a massive fire that engulfed the immediate area on 09/01/2017. The transient opened the lid to the barrel and saw what…

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 30 · Tubac, Arizona

Found Nov 5, 2007 · 19 years ago

Cranium (ML07-2044) found in 2007 resting upon a bush in remote desert. Mandible (ML08-02155) recovered in desert in 2008. DNA profiles link these two accessions together as being the same individual.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 45 · Houston, Texas

Found Nov 5, 2002 · 24 years ago

The decedent stepped out into moving traffic and was struck.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 45 · Pima County County, Arizona

Found Nov 5, 1999 · 27 years ago

Partial skeleton found in desert. Likely a migrant.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 45 · New York, New York

Found Nov 5, 1999 · 27 years ago

Unknown female recovered from the East River near the old park house in East River Park.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 45 · Miami Beach, Florida

Found Nov 5, 1999 · 27 years ago

Tthe deceased was found expired in an area of the shore line on South Point Park.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 40 · New York, New York

Found Nov 5, 1997 · 29 years ago

Unknown male found in a cardboard box off of a footpath in a wooded area of Ward's Island.

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Male, est. age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Nov 5, 1995 · 31 years ago

The skeletal remains were found in a vacant lot where a factory had been destroyed several years prior.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 60 · New York, New York

Found Nov 5, 1995 · 31 years ago

Unknown male who was struck by a subway train at the 59th Street station.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 60 · Key West, Florida

Found Nov 5, 1995 · 31 years ago

The victim washed ashore and was found between the shoreline and water.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 50 · Los Angeles, California

Found Nov 5, 1993 · 33 years ago

JANE D0E 60,

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 40 · Denver, Colorado

Found Nov 5, 1990 · 36 years ago

Discovered by passerby lying face down west of the highway.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 55 · Queens, New York

Found Nov 5, 1990 · 36 years ago

Unknown indian male found unresponsive by MTA worker on a northbound "E" train at the Roosevelt ave/Broadway station. Taken to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was pronounced.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 45 · Columbia, South Carolina

Found Nov 5, 1988 · 38 years ago

The decomposed body of a black female was found by hunters in a wooded area off of Redhill Road on November 5, 1988.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 85 · Avra Valley / Marana, Arizona

Found Nov 5, 1984 · 42 years ago

Decedent found burned within a trash-filled cistern in desert. She was wearing distinctive jewelry, including a medallion with the inscription " B-STER "

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 60 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Found Nov 5, 1984 · 42 years ago

On Nov. 5, 1984, an employee of a nearby electric company found the decedent lying in the rear alleyway (south) of the 300 block of E. Charleston Blvd. It is believed that the decedent was homeless and died of natural causes.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 99 · Atlanta, Georgia

Found Nov 5, 1978 · 48 years ago

Skull, mandible, tibia found near power company substation. Bra, panties, and red slacks found nearby.

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Male · Johnson County County, Tennessee

Found Nov 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Found TN Highway Department during surveying. Remains located approximately 2 miles from North Carolina Border.

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Unsure, est. age 90 · Santa Cruz County County, Arizona

Found Nov 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

Remains discovered in a remote desert area near Amado, Arizona

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 50 · Ocklawaha, Florida

Found Nov 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

Skeletal remains were found by some fisherman in a wooded area near Round Lake.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 75 · Bard, California

Found Nov 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

Decedent was found in desert mountains north of Winterhaven & Bard, California, near Ferguson Lake and Senator's Wash camping area. Appears he was camping.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 78 · Big Bear, California

Found Nov 5, 2005 · 21 years ago

John Doe #54-05 is a White male adult found by a hunter on a mountain side. The body was severely decomposed, found wrapped in a blanket. He was estimated to be between 44-78 years of age, stand 67"-74", with light brown hair around the sides (balding)…

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 65 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Nov 5, 2002 · 24 years ago

Found in an abandoned vehicle in the 800 block of North Peoria Street.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 60 · Oceanside, California

Found Nov 5, 1993 · 33 years ago

The decedent died from burn injuries sustained from an out of control campfire at his makeshift riverbed home.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 55 · Unincorporated Daly City, California

Found Nov 5, 1993 · 33 years ago

Unknown. Possible homicide. Remains located in remote area. Remains estimated to have been at the location 1-3 years.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 30 · Los Angeles, California

Found Nov 5, 1987 · 39 years ago

On 11/05/1987 at 0020 hours a report was made of a vehicle on fire in a parking lot of a repair shop. After firefighters had extinguished the fire the decedent was found inside the vehicle.

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Unidentified Male

Male · Seattle, Washington

Found Nov 5, 1968 · 58 years ago

Fishermen report a body on the sea wall of Puget Sound, about 500 ft SE of the West Point Light House.

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