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Unidentified Uncertain Male
Age 18-50
from Near Lukeville, Arizona

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A person fleeing USBP hopped the border fence and dropped a bag containing this cranium. Recent (17 March 2021) DNA match to a man who provided the name "Ranulfo Ruiz Lagarda" from Mexico, none of which has been verified. This man was deported through the Eagle Pass, Texas POE in October 2014, with two USBP apprehension photos uploaded here.
Date Found: 2017-01-03

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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP52604

Victim Details

created

Oct 03, 2018

Case Added

Apr 05, 2021

Case ID

21556

Case Number

17-0033

Estimated Age Range

Adult - Pre 60

Age From

Age To

Pid

53982

Possible First Name

Ranulfo

Possible Last Name

Ruiz Lagarda

Ethnicity

Uncertain

Primary Ethnicity

Uncertain

Gender

Male

estimatedPostmortemInterval

Post Mortem Interval

Years

Estimated Birth From

1965

Estimated Birth To

1998

Estimated Death Year From

2015

Estimated Death Year To

2016

Date Found

2017-01-03

description

desert along international border

City

Near Lukeville

State

Arizona

County

Pima County

Tribal Land

Agency ID

16009

Agency Name

Pima County Sheriff's Department

Agency City

Tucson

Agency State

Arizona

Agency County

Pima County

Agency Contact

Agency Address

1750 East Benson Highway, , Tucson, Arizona

Agency Phone

5203514600

Agency Jurisdiction

County

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Website

https://www.pimasheriff.org/

Hair Color

Unknown

Left Eye Color

Unknown

Right Eye Color

Unknown

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Unidentified Uncertain Male
Age 18-50
from Near Lukeville, Arizona

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Unidentified Uncertain Male
Age 18-50
from Near Lukeville, Arizona