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| Ell | Sep 5 2006, 04:15 AM Post #1 |
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Human remains found in forest http://www.theunion.com/article/20060905/NEWS/109050092 By Robyn Moormeister, robynm@theunion.com September 5, 2006 A couple collecting pine cones Sunday afternoon in a forested area off of Highway 20 stumbled upon human remains. Helicopter salesman John Holland of Richmond and his girlfriend were on their way home from Minden, Nev., Sunday afternoon when he stopped his car a mile east of Washington Road to search for pine cones, collectibles for their home. "We were trekking through the woods when she said, 'John I think there's a skull over here,'" Holland said. His girlfriend is a nurse and Holland, 35, took several forensic anthropology classes in college, he said, so it was apparent to both of them that the remains were human. "I noticed the skull was upside down and there was some long black or dark brown hair," he said. "The mandible was missing." Nearby, he said, he also spotted some human vertebrae, more hair and the missing mandible. The teeth on the skull had no fillings, Holland said, which led him and his girlfriend to believe the dead person was "relatively young." He said the bones were "pretty bleached out," with no flesh attached. Holland's cell phone reception was terrible, he said, so he drove to the nearest ranger station to report the discovery. After a forest ranger asked him if he was sure the remains appeared human, Holland, the ranger and a sheriff's deputy went back to the spot in the forest. As soon as the officers looked at the remains, Holland said, they confirmed it was human, roped off the area at approximately 4 p.m. and called for sheriffs investigators. Nevada County Sheriff's Sgt. Shannan Moon said the remains were collected by investigators and will be sent this week to a forensic archaeologist at the University of California, Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. A Sacramento forensic odontologist, she said, will then hopefully determine the person's identity. Those results will be compared to a California Department of Justice database of missing persons, Moon said. "Right now we don't have any hot leads," she said. "It's an open investigation." She said there are no reports on file with the sheriff's office of anyone who has gone missing in the area where the remains were found. Moon said the results of the forensic examination will not be available for at least a month. From his home in the Bay Area, Holland said he and his girlfriend weren't too shaken up by their find because of the condition of the remains. "If it had been a half-decomposed body, I think things would have been different," Holland said. "I really hope investigators can identify (the remains) and bring peace to the family." ooo To contact Staff Writer Robyn Moormeister, e-mail robynm@ theunion.com or call 477-4236. |
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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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| Ell | Sep 6 2006, 01:02 PM Post #2 |
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Remains Found In Nevada County Most Likely Not Christie Wilson (CBS 13) NEVADA COUNTY, Calif. Investigators in Nevada County are pouring over missing persons cases after hikers find human remains in the woods. So far investigators picked up a skull, pieces of collarbone, backbone, and long dark hair just off Highway 20 near alpha road in Nevada County. Investigators believe the dark color of the hair rules out the possibility that the remains are that of Christie Wilson. Wilson has been missing since last year. She was last seen leaving the Thunder Valley Casino in Placer County. Investigators say it will be a while before any identification can be made |
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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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| Ell | Sep 13 2006, 04:26 AM Post #3 |
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Skull found near Highway 20 belonged to Asian woman By Robyn Moormeister Staff Writer, robynm@theunion.com September 12, 2006 A skull found in the forest off of Highway 20 near Washington Road is that of an Asian woman, according to the sheriff’s office. The skull, found Sept. 3 by a Bay Area couple collecting pine cones, was determined by a Chico forensic anthropologist to be an Asian woman approximately 30 years old, Nevada County Sheriff’s Lt. Ron Smith said today. Smith said there have been no reports of an Asian woman missing from Nevada County. The remains next will be examined by a forensic odontologist, said Nevada County Sheriff’s Sgt. Shannan Moon. Those results will be compared to a California Department of Justice database of missing persons, Moon said. http://www.theunion.com/article/20060912/W...0912006/-1/NEWS |
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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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| Ell | Sep 13 2006, 04:28 AM Post #4 |
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Skull could be San Juan woman's By Robyn Moormeister, robynm@theunion.com September 13, 2006 Sheriff's officials are investigating the possibility a skull found in the forest near Highway 20 belonged to a young Filipina woman from North San Juan who was reported missing 21 years ago. Rhonda Lynn Yocum's family reported the 20-year-old missing in 1985, and haven't heard from her since, Nevada County Sheriff's Lt. Ron Smith said Tuesday. "It's one of those things where she left home and never came back," said Smith, who was a sergeant at the time of Yocum's disappearance. He said he can still remember Yocum, a "cute" girl who had reportedly begun to use drugs around the time of her disappearance. Yocum's mother Lorraine worked for a while as a bartender at the Brass Rail Tavern in North San Juan, and she died of natural causes about a year ago, Smith said. Yocum's aunt contacted the sheriff's office Tuesday to remind investigators of the case after she read a news story which reported the remains belonged to a young Asian woman. The skull, clumps of long dark hair and a few vertebrae were found Sept. 3 by a couple from Richmond searching for pine cones off of Highway 20 a mile east of Washington Road. John Holland, the man who found the remains, said the skull "was pretty bleached out," and it looked like it had been there for a long time. Smith said investigators know the skull had undoubtedly been there at least 30 days. The skull was sent to Chico forensic anthropologist P. Wiley, who determined Monday it belonged to an Asian woman approximately 30 years of age. Smith said investigators will take the skull to a forensic odontologist in Nevada County, who will produce a dental chart, which investigators will compare with a California Department of Justice database of missing people, including Yocum. Smith said hopefully there will be a match. If no match is found, a DNA test may be done to determine the skull's identity. Results from the odontologist will not be available for at least another week, Smith said. ooo To contact Staff Writer Robyn Moormeister, e-mail robynm@theunion.com or call 477-4236. http://www.theunion.com/article/20060913/NEWS/109130137 |
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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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| Ell | Sep 17 2006, 09:06 AM Post #5 |
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Print Date: Sunday, September 17, 2006 Last modified: Sunday, September 17, 2006 12:02 AM PDT Skull found in Nevada County not yet positively identified By: Penne Usher, Journal Staff Writer Authorities said Friday that they have not conclusively identified human remains found in a remote area of Nevada County. A skull and mandible, found around 3 p.m. Sept. 3 off Highway 20, are believed to be that of an Asian female about 30 years of age or older. A couple from the Bay Area who were hiking in the area found the bleached skull with hair attached and a detached mandible. "At this point we don't know who it belongs to," Keith Royal, Nevada County Sheriff said Friday. "We have some teeth and will check dental records and (conduct) DNA analysis." The remains were sent to Chico State earlier this month and a forensic anthropologist's initial review confirmed they were that of an Asian female, officials said. Additional testing will be completed by the California Department of Justice, Royal said. The teeth in the skull reportedly had no filings. Because there is hair on the skull, DNA analysis can be used to determine the identity of the victim. Royal said his department is working with other agencies in the area to determine if the remains belong to someone missing from another jurisdiction. When news of the discovery of the remains was first made public, some in law enforcement speculated that they could be that of Christie Wilson, 27, missing since Oct. 5, 2005. She was last seen leaving the Thunder Valley Casino in Lincoln with Mario F. Garcia. Wilson, who is presumed to have been murdered although her body has yet to be located, is described as a white female, 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing 150 pounds with long brown hair. Wilson's mother Debbie Boyd said Friday that she wants to know if the remains belong to her daughter. "They're still evaluating, but they have Christie's dental records," she said. "If they are certain about it being Asian, can they tell us one way or the other if it's Christie." Lt. George Malim of the Placer County Sheriff's office has said that anytime remains are found, the department looks into their missing person cases. He said he has hope that Wilson's body will be discovered. Garcia, 54, of Auburn, has been charged with her murder and is scheduled to stand trial Sept. 25 in a Sacramento courtroom. Other reports suggest that the remains belonged to a missing Filipino woman from North San Juan in Nevada County. Rhonda L. Yocum was reported missing 21 years ago and was 20-years-old at the time. Royal said he doesn't believe the remains are that of Yocum. The Journal's Penne Usher can be reached at penneu@goldcountrymedia.com. Christies Pic Courtesy of Charley Project: ![]() http://www.auburnjournal.com/articles/2006...s/03skull17.prt |
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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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| Ell | Mar 19 2007, 05:17 PM Post #6 |
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Police to hire artist to reconstruct skull's face By Robyn Moormeister, robynm@theunion.com » More from Robyn Moormeister 12:01 a.m. PT Mar 19, 2007 Sheriff's investigators will use the services of a composite artist to reconstruct the face of a woman whose skull was found last September in the forest off Highway 20. Detectives had been investigating the possibility that the skull, found by hikers searching for pine cones, belonged to missing North San Juan woman Rhonda Lynn Yokum. A forensic anthropologist had determined the skull was that of an Asian woman. Yokum, a 20-year-old Filipina, was reported missing in 1985. Yokum's father, who now lives out of state, said his daughter had become involved with a man who was part of a motorcycle gang. She reportedly left home to go live with him in Oroville, and her family never saw or heard from her again. But the anthropologist determined the dead woman was between the ages of 30 and 40 years old, Smith said, and the skull was too moist to have been in the woods much longer than a year. "We're pretty sure it's not (Yokum)," Nevada County Sheriff's Capt. Ron Smith said recently. Detectives also compared the skull's dental chart with information in a Department of Justice missing persons database. "We haven't gotten any hits," Smith said. The next step in determining the dead woman's identity, he said, is with the help of Natalie Sweet, a Silicon Valley police officer and composite artist. "One of our detectives met her at a homicide investigators' conference," Smith said. For a fee of about $500, Sweet will produce a composite drawing of the woman using the skull as her guide. Investigators will distribute copies of the drawing to regional law enforcement agencies. If they don't get any matches from missing persons' lists in the area, Smith said, they would extend their search statewide, then nationwide. ooo To contact Staff Writer Robyn Moormeister, e-mail robynm@theunion.com or call 477-4236. http://www.theunion.com/article/20070319/NEWS/103190145 |
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