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Unidentified Hispanic / Latino Male
Age 18-21
from Near Nogales, Arizona

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Victim Details

Created

Nov 6, 2014

Case Added

Jun 10, 2022

Case ID

6605

Case Number

MEA75-78

Estimated Age Range

Late Teen/Young Adult

Age From

Age To

PID

11638

Height

68 inches

Ethnicity

Hispanic / Latino

Primary Ethnicity

Hispanic / Latino

Gender

Male

Post Mortem Interval

Months

Estimated Birth From

1957

Estimated Birth To

1960

Estimated Death Year From

1978

Date Found

Jul 14, 1978

City

Near Nogales

State

Arizona

County

Santa Cruz County

Tribal Land

Agency ID

5843

Agency Name

Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office

Agency City

Nogales

Agency State

Arizona

Agency County

Santa Cruz County

Agency Address

2170 North Congress Drive, , Nogales, Arizona

Agency Phone

5207617869

Agency Jurisdiction

County

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Website

https://santacruzsheriff.org/

Agency Case #

78-1242

Clothing & Accessories

Clothing: brown patterned long-sleeved shirt; thermal type light colored undershirt; brown plaid trousers; two pairs of Jockey-type undershorts
Footwear: Oxford laced shoes with high heels (men's style)

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Case Description

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Decomposed remains found with two other decomposed bodies (another man and a woman) in the desert east of town. See also PCOME case MEA 74-78 (NamUs UP 15745).
Date Found: 1978-07-14

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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP13083

Unidentified Hispanic / Latino Male
Age 18-21
from Near Nogales, Arizona

Victim Details

Case Description

Links to Additional Sources (1)

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