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Unidentified Hispanic / Latino Unsure
Age 40-80
from , New Mexico

Victim Details

Jun 17, 2025

Jun 18, 2025

51323

1987-04990

Adult

40

80

71372

Margarito

Esquivel

Hispanic / Latino

Hispanic / Latino

Unsure

1987-11-15

New Mexico

Taos County

No

50490

New Mexico State Police

Taos

New Mexico

Taos County

241 Paseo del Canon, , Taos, New Mexico

5757588878

State

Law Enforcement

https://www.sp.nm.gov/index.php/uniform-bureau-and-district-offices/

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

  • Clothing: Faded kahki colored shirt


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Hunter found a cranium in a rural mountain area, and the area was searched, and no other remains were found. In 1979, a sheepherder had gone missing in the area. Search and rescue were unable to locate them at the time, and the search was called off after a week.
Date Found: 1987-11-15

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