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Unidentified Uncertain Male
Age 18-28
from southwest of Bates Well, Arizona

Case Description

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Incomplete skeletal remains found in desert. Possible name association of Ricardo Arnoldo Barahona Mendez of Morales, Isabel, Guatemala.
Date Found: 1981-02-03

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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP17681

Victim Details

created

Apr 03, 2018

Case Added

Nov 21, 2023

Case ID

19382

Case Number

ME 120-81

Estimated Age Range

Adult - Pre 30

Age From

Age To

Pid

55334

Possible First Name

Ricardo

Possible Last Name

Mendez

Height

64 inches

Ethnicity

Uncertain

Primary Ethnicity

Uncertain

Gender

Male

Estimated Birth From

1951

Estimated Birth To

1962

Estimated Death Year From

1979

Estimated Death Year To

1980

Date Found

1981-02-03

description

remote desert

City

southwest of Bates Well

State

Arizona

County

Pima County

Tribal Land

Agency ID

21283

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/

Agency Case #

81 02 08 909

Agency Report Date

1981-02-03

Hair Color

Unknown

Left Eye Color

Unknown

Right Eye Color

Unknown

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Unidentified Uncertain Male
Age 18-28
from southwest of Bates Well, Arizona

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Age 18-28
from southwest of Bates Well, Arizona