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| NMM120119 Jan. 19, 2012; Grant Co., | |
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| Ell | Mar 12 2012, 06:26 AM Post #1 |
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Sheriff's Office looking for help in ID'ing skeletal remains Christine Steele/Sun-Newsscsun-news.com Posted: 03/11/2012 08:38:40 PM MDT The Grant County Sheriff s Office is seeking the public s help in identifying... (Courtesy Photo)«12» SILVER CITY The Grant County Sheriff s Department is seeking help in identifying the human remains found in the Gomez Peak area earlier this year. On Jan. 19, a hiker found what appeared to be a lower jawbone, on a trail on Gomez Peak. About a week later, a Forest Service employee found another bone near the area where the first bone was found. The second bone was determined to be a femur, the medical investigator said. In early February, the Sheriff's Office, the medical investigator, members of the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Border Patrol conducted a search of the area and discovered additional human remains. A forensic anthropologist then came from the Office of the Medical Investigator in Albuquerque to investigate the find. According to the preliminary analysis, the bones belonged to a human male, approximately six feet tall and weighing 200 pounds. Now, the Sheriff s Department is releasing photos of some jewelry that were found with the remains, that might help to identify the man, along with more details from the forensic anthropologists report. The bones have been determined to be from a male between the ages of 23 to 59 years old, probably likely in his 30s or 40s or possibly early 50s. Ancestry could not be determined due to a lack of craniofacial bones, the report said. Approximate height between 5 10 and 6 7 . His hair color is brown. He had some kind of injury to his right knee that was surgically repaired. He has a screw in the front of the right shin bone (tibia) and in the back of the right thigh bone (femur). Time since death is difficult to estimate, the report noted, but is likely months to one year, and probably on the shorter end of that. Two pieces of jewelry were found with the remains. On his right ring finger, the man was wearing a Hawaii Titanium ring with wood (likely Koa wood) and lapis inlays. On the inside of the ring is Ti inscribed within an outline of Hawaii s Big Island. The band is approximately 8mm wide. A necklace was also found with the remains. The necklace is a string of green stone beads, probably malachite or a similar stone. There is no clasp. The remains have been ruled out as not those of David Ristovski, the California man who went missing down near Steins last year right around this time. A forensic odontologist excluded the remains as those of missing person Ristovski. Anyone with information that might help to identify the man should call the Grant County Sheriff s Department, either Lt. Michael Aguirre at (575) 574-0103 or Sgt. Chris Ponce at (575) 574-0151. Christine Steele can be reached at (575) 538-5893 ext. 5802. ![]() ![]() http://www.scsun-news.com/ci_20151930?source=most_viewed |
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Ell Only after the last tree has been cut down; Only after the last fish has been caught; Only after the last river has been poisoned; Only then will you realize that money cannot be eaten. | |
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| tatertot | Mar 14 2012, 03:45 AM Post #2 |
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http://bigislandnow.com/2012/03/12/remains...g-made-in-kona/ Remains Found in New Mexico Had Ring Made in Kona Posted on March 12th, 2012 by Dave Smith A sheriff’s department in New Mexico is trying to identify human remains found in January that were accompanied by a piece of jewelry made on the Big Island. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office issued a press release Sunday asking for the public’s help identifying the remains. A single bone was found by a hiker Jan. 17 in the remote Gomez Peak area north of Silver City. Analysis of bones found through the help of cadaver dogs indicated they were from a man approximately six feet in height and weighing about 200 pounds. The remains indicated that the man had once had an injury to the right knee that had been surgically repaired with metal screws. Jewelry found with the remains included a titanium ring made by Hawaii Titanium of Kailua-Kona. The maker’s mark was the inscription “Ti” inside the outline of the Big Island. The ring also was inlaid with koa wood and lapis. After seeing a photograph of the ring, Jerry Guire, owner of Hawaii Titanium, said it was definitely made in his shop. Guire, who said he has not been contacted by Grant County deputies, said he would compare the ring to his records to see if he could identify the buyer, but that might prove difficult. If it was purchased recently, it would be listed on a sales log he began three years ago, he said. He said only about 30 rings of that style were sold during that time. If the ring was acquired more than three years ago, determining the buyer could require a lengthy search through hand-written records, Guire said, adding that he would contact the sheriff’s office to see if more information on the ring was available, such as the size. Guire said his shop’s customers include many Big Island residents in addition to visitors. He said it was also possible the ring was purchased at one of a dozen galleries selling his rings, all of which are in Hawaii except for one in Southern California. Also found with the remains was a necklace made of green stone beads, possibly malachite. Because of the condition of the remains, Grant County medical examiners were unable to determine when the man died, but it was believed to have occurred within the past year and possibly within several months of the time the remains were found, the press release said. Anyone with information on the case can call the Grant County Sheriffs Office at 575-574-0100. |
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| monkalup | Mar 18 2012, 09:16 PM Post #3 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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| Nut44x4 | May 12 2012, 12:05 PM Post #4 |
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good photo of ring here http://damontucker.com/2012/03/12/do-you-r...ntity-of-owner/ can't get it to post |
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| Ell | May 12 2012, 05:39 PM Post #5 |
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Ell Only after the last tree has been cut down; Only after the last fish has been caught; Only after the last river has been poisoned; Only then will you realize that money cannot be eaten. | |
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