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Ovidio Melgar-Artiga
Unclaimed

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On December 31, 2008, the body of a male individual identified as Ovidio Melgar-Artiga was discovered in Houston, Texas. Despite the circumstances surrounding his death being clarified as he passed away at a hospital, the case remains one of an unclaimed person. This particular incident has been documented with the NamUs ID: UCP4218, indicating that, although identified, his final arrangements have not been claimed by any next of kin or associated individuals.

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Date Found: 12/31/2008

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Unclaimed Person / NamUs #UCP4218

Victim Details

created

2017-06-15T15:11:38

Case Added

2017-06-15T15:11:38

caseID

4218

caseNumber

UCP4218

pid

4271

possibleFirstName

Ovidio

possibleLastName

Melgar-Artiga

ethnicity

Uncertain

primaryEthnicity

Uncertain

gender

Male

dateFound

12/31/2008

city

Houston

state

Texas

county

Harris County

zipCode

77024

Agency ID

4257

Agency Name

Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences

Agency Contact

Agency Address

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Agency Case #

ML08-4196

Hair Color

Black

headHairDescription

medium length curly black hair

Left Eye Color

Brown

Right Eye Color

Brown

Last Updated

01/07/2026

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Ovidio Melgar-Artiga
Unclaimed

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