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Two boys located the remains in a dry ditch approximately 200 yards east of the Shiprock football field while walking to school. The remains were recovered by the Shiprock police department on 9/4/1987 and sent to Albuquerque for autopsy. A receipt for purchase of a beer on 21 July 1987 was in the jeans pocket, providing the terminus post quem.
Date Found: 1987-09-04
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Victim Details

Jun 02, 2025

Jun 03, 2025

51165

1987-03928

Adult - Pre 50

71158

63 inches

69 inches

Uncertain

Uncertain

Male

1987-09-04

Found on Tribal Land

Shiprock

New Mexico

San Juan County

Yes

50268

Navajo Nation Police Department - Shiprock District

Shiprock

New Mexico

San Juan County

US Highway 491 & US Highway 64, , Shiprock, New Mexico

5053681350

Tribal

Law Enforcement

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown


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