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Unidentified Uncertain Male
Age 0-0
from Shiprock, New Mexico

Victim Details

Created
Jun 02, 2025

Case Added
Jun 03, 2025

Case ID
51165

Case Number
1987-03928

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 50

Pid
71158

Height
63 inches

Height To
69 inches

Ethnicity
Uncertain

Primary Ethnicity
Uncertain

Gender
Male

Date Found
1987-09-04

Description
Found on Tribal Land

City
Shiprock

State
New Mexico

County
San Juan County

Tribal Land
Yes

Agency ID
50268

Agency Name
Navajo Nation Police Department - Shiprock District

Agency City
Shiprock

Agency State
New Mexico

Agency County
San Juan County

Agency Contact

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

Agency Phone
5053681350

Agency Jurisdiction
Tribal

Agency Type
Law Enforcement

Hair Color
Unknown

Left Eye Color
Unknown

Right Eye Color
Unknown

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: The remains were recovered with a pair of ProWing high top sneakers, 31 x 32 Levi jeans, and a High Ridge brown plaid shirt.

Area Recovered: allowfullscreen>

Case Description

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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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