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Jose Avelez

Unclaimed

Victim Details

2022-06-28T21:26:19.397

2022-06-28T21:30:13.113

92766

UCP92766

36092

Jose

Avelez

Hispanic / Latino

Hispanic / Latino

Male

11/19/2013

Houston

Texas

Harris County

77028

No

33010

Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences

Houston

Texas

Harris County

1861 Old Spanish Trail, , Houston, Texas

8329275000

County

Medical Examiner

https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/default.aspx

ML13-3753

2013-11-19

Gray or Partially Gray

Brown

Brown

07/31/2026


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On November 19, 2013, the body of a male later identified as Jose Avelez was discovered outside the Starlight Mission Church in Houston, Texas. Despite efforts by local authorities, this individual remains unclaimed. The case is logged under Namus ID: UCP92766 and is handled by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. The discovery raised immediate questions about the circumstances leading to Avelez's death and the mystery surrounding his identity and background.

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Date Found: 11/19/2013

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