Unidentified Remains on October 6

Unidentified Remains (34)

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 69 · W of Avra Valley, Arizona

Found Oct 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

Individual was discovered by Bureau of Land Management personnel in a remote desert area west of Avra Valley (USBP)

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 60 · San Juan, Puerto Rico

Found Oct 6, 2016 · 10 years ago

Found on street unresponsive on October 6, 2016. He was transferred to Puerto Rico Medical Center by the Medical Emergency System. Admitted with a presumptive diagnosis of substance overdose. Pass away shortly after unsuccessful CPR given.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 60 · Charleston County County, South Carolina

Found Oct 6, 2011 · 15 years ago

This is a left femur on unknown provenience. Probable female.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 40 · Portland, Oregon

Found Oct 6, 1991 · 35 years ago

The body of a male (possibly Hispanic or Native American) was found in the Willamette River on October 6, 1991. Please see clothing and tattoo descriptions for further details.

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Unidentified Male

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

Found Oct 6, 1991 · 35 years ago

Unknown black male found on 5th floor roof landing of building at 21 West 137th street. A tenant in the building had last seen him a month ago, it is believed he lived on the roof.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 35 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Oct 6, 1996 · 30 years ago

Found in a vacant building

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 21 · Baltimore, Maryland

Found Oct 6, 1996 · 30 years ago

Subject was found in a rear wooded area behind the above address

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 90 · San Bernardino, California

Found Oct 6, 2025 · 1 year ago

A female, approximately 90 years old, possibly known as Mary Ruth Suess or Barbara Ruth Suess, had several recorded birth dates across various medical records. Since 2019, multiple agencies had been working to identify this decedent, who is currently listed…

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 68 · Modesto, California

Found Oct 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

Decedent died at a nursing home under the name "Frosty Austin. Unable to positively identify via fingerprints, DNA and there is no next of kin.

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Unidentified Male

Male · Encino, Texas

Found Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

Decedent is presumed to be an undocumented migrant who was found underneath the sleeping portion of a tractor, as a result of a search at the USBP Border Patrol checkpoint in US 281, in Encino, Brooks County, Texas. This is body number 41 for Brooks County…

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 60 · Los Angeles, California

Found Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

On 10/06/2017 the decedent was discovered unresponsive on the floor of his bedroom by his roommate. 911 was called and death was determined at scene on 10/07/2017 at 0003 hours. The decedent has no known medical problems. There is no reported history of…

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 45 · San Juan, Puerto Rico

Found Oct 6, 2012 · 14 years ago

Victim of shooting

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 77 · Westport, Massachusetts

Found Oct 6, 2010 · 16 years ago

The remains were found at the Back Eddy Restaurant Boat Slips located at 1 Bridge Road, Westport, MA in approximately 8-10 feet of water under a vacant boat slip by a person who was quahogging. The remains were pulled out of the river bottom.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 41 · Robles Junction, Arizona

Found Oct 6, 2007 · 19 years ago

Skeletal remains found in desert by USBP.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 60 · Atlanta, Georgia

Found Oct 6, 2004 · 22 years ago

Found by workers in the area. Multiple bones from head, torso, and extremities were recovered. The DNA profiles available are only partial.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 25 · Atlanta, Georgia

Found Oct 6, 2002 · 24 years ago

Shot while working night security at a renovation project.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 55 · Brooklyn, New York

Found Oct 6, 1993 · 33 years ago

Unknown male found unresponsive in park at Knickerbocker Ave and Madison Street, next to Bushwick High School. Taken to Woodhull Hospital, where he was pronounced. Decedent came from hospital with the tentative name of Jerome Hanesworth, but this name has not…

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 17 · Dorchester, Massachusetts

Found Oct 6, 1988 · 38 years ago

May have gone by the name Hooker. May have been from or had ties to the Bronx, N.Y.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 16 · Dorchester, Massachusetts

Found Oct 6, 1988 · 38 years ago

May have gone by the name Clayton. May have been from or had ties to the Bronx, New York area.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 60 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 6, 2024 · 2 years ago

On 10/06/2024 at 0858 hours, Chicago Police Department contacted the Institute to report the discovery of human skeletal remains in a wooded area. The incident occurred in the 1800 block of West Webster Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.

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Unidentified Male

Male · Chelsea, Massachusetts

Found Oct 6, 2022 · 4 years ago

Decedents Roommate called 911 and reported the decedent to be unresponsive at home. No trauma, no foul play.

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Unidentified Male

Male · El Paso County County, Colorado

Found Oct 6, 2020 · 6 years ago

On 10/6/2020 a bow hunter was hunting in the area south southeast of FSR 300 and FSR 315 when he noticed what he thought was a human skull. The area is a wooded area in a valley with game trails and a small stream. GPS Lat 39.0305 Long -104.9988.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 75 · Cocoa Beach, Florida

Found Oct 6, 2012 · 14 years ago

Unknown: Skull found summerged in water with barnacles affixed to the exterior. Six teeth upper left maxmilla.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 55 · Detroit, Michigan

Found Oct 6, 2012 · 14 years ago

A torso of a female was found in a black plastic garbage bag on this date, the bag was duct taped and had been previously run over by a firetruck.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 30 · Fresno County County, California

Found Oct 6, 2010 · 16 years ago

Bones discovered by a jogger on 01/06/2010 in a recently drained canal.

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Unidentified Person

Unsure · Aguanga, California

Found Oct 6, 2010 · 16 years ago

Partial skeletal remains located.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 30 · Winterhaven, California

Found Oct 6, 2008 · 18 years ago

LOCATED IN CANAL IN AREA KNOWN FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT TRAFFIC

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Unsure · Saratoga County County, New York

Found Oct 6, 2002 · 24 years ago

Human femur bone found by a civilian walking along a roadway in the Town of Milton, County of Saratoga, State New York. Origins of the bone is unknown

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Unidentified Male

Male · Freer, Texas

Found Oct 6, 2002 · 24 years ago

Unidentified human remains were discovered in Freer, Texas on 10/06/2002.

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Unidentified Male

Male · Tecate, California

Found Oct 6, 1998 · 28 years ago

On 10/06/1998, the deceased was found on a dirt road by a U.S. Border Patrol next to the U.S. border east of Tecate during routine patrol.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 85 · Valencia, California

Found Oct 6, 1995 · 31 years ago

Found on the side of the road in Valencia on 10/6/1995

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 40 · Island Beach State Park, New Jersey

Found Oct 6, 1992 · 34 years ago

Found on Island Beach State Park.

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Unidentified Male

Male · Oakland, California

Found Oct 6, 1989 · 37 years ago

The decedent was in the middle of the roadway and was hit by a car.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 25 · Arizona City, Arizona

Found Oct 6, 1985 · 41 years ago

Cranium and long bones brought into a residential yard by family pet.

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