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Unidentified White / Caucasian Male
Age 26-32
from Napa, California

Victim Details

Created
Apr 06, 2011

Case Added
Jul 09, 2024

Case ID
14536

Case Number
97-3514 Crim / C97-612 Coroner

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 30

Age From
26

Age To
32

Pid
23300

Height
68 inches

Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Primary Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Gender
Male

EstimatedPostmortemInterval
15

Post Mortem Interval
Years

Estimated Birth From
1949

Estimated Birth To
1956

Estimated Death Year From
1981

Estimated Death Year To
1982

Date Found
1997-10-07

City
Napa

State
California

County
Napa County

Zip Code
94558

Agency ID
10585

Agency Name
Napa County Sheriff's Office

Agency City
Napa

Agency State
California

Agency County
Napa County

Agency Contact
Steven Paris

Contact Job Title
Coroner Investigator

Agency Address
1535 Airport Boulevard, , Napa, California

Agency Phone
7072534509

Agency Jurisdiction
County

Agency Type
Law Enforcement

Agency Website
https://www.countyofnapa.org/Sheriff/

Agency Case #
C97-612

Agency Report Date
2011-04-06

Hair Color
Brown

Head/Hair
Strands found on scene.

Body/Hair
N/A

Left Eye Color
Unknown

Right Eye Color
Unknown

Physical Descriptions
Other distinctive physical characteristic: Calcium build up on one leg bone recovered led anthropologist to believe that the decedent might have ridden horses.

Clothing & Accessories
Accessories: Heavy brown leather backpack...possibly hand made. Smirnoff Vodka Bottle. Budweiser Beer Cans - both lotted to 1981. Valium tablets (10mg). Hashish.
Clothing: N/A
Clothing: Multicolored down vest / blue sweatshirt / blue "polo" branded shirt / "Levi" branded jeans
Eyewear: Aviator styled gold rimmed sunglasses
Footwear: Burgundy New Balance 770-770W running shoes
Jewelry: N/A

Area Recovered: allowfullscreen>

Case Description

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Skeletal remains found on a secluded hillside residence while property was being surveyed for new owner. Scene appeared to be at least 10 to 15 years old. Skeletal remains spread out over 100 feet on hillside down a deer-trail. Evidence of animal bites to skull. Ruger Bearcat .22 caliber revolver discovered under body. Gun possibly related to burglary in Arizona. Smirnoff Vodka bottle and Budweiser Beer cans also on scene. Dates on bottle and cans were lotted to 1981. 22 caliber ammo found in a handmade leather backpack. Single gunshot wound found on the right side of head. Lower jaw missing. Numerous bones found but not a complete skeleton. Totality of circumstances during investigation led investigators to believe that this was a suicide by handgun.
Date Found: 1997-10-07

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