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MAM090705/Figueroa, Luis; Springfield, MA
Topic Started: Jul 7 2009, 05:43 AM (208 Views)
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Man finds human remains in field off
Acorn Street
Updated: Monday, 06 Jul 2009, 6:17 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 06 Jul 2009, 12:36 PM EDT

Anthony DiLorenzo
Jennifer Colby
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Homicide detectives are investigating the discovery of human remains in a wooded area in the Hill-McKnight section of Springfield.

A man walking his dog made the gruesome discovery in a field across from 100 Acorn Street around 8 o’clock on Sunday night, near the Girl's Club.

Springfield Police Captain Charles Arpin told 22News the male’s body was so badly decomposed only bones remained.

Capt. Arpin also said the case is being treated as suspicious since tire tracks were located near the body.

An autopsy is being done by the Chief Medical Examiner, while Springfield detectives are busy combing through missing persons records.
http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/mobile/wwlp_local_...us_200907061235
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By George W. Graham
September 23, 2009, 11:39AM
Courtesy Springfield Police DepartmentSPRINGFIELD – Police are seeking the public’s help in determining the identity of a man whose badly decomposed body was found in an open field on July 5 in the Bay neighborhood.

The body was so badly decomposed that only the skeletal remains were left with the clothes, Sgt. John M. Delaney said.

Police have released a photograph of a distinctive necklace, a rawhide chain with a brown wooden hand-carved pendant that was found with the remains.

The race of the victim is not known.

He was 35 to 40 years old, with a height that was determined to be between 5 feet, 6 inches and 6 feet, 1 inch.

He had very dark black hair, extensive dental work, a partial upper plate and was a heavy cocaine abuser.

The victim was wearing a black jacket, white pajama-type bottoms with red stripes and black Nike sneakers (Air Jordans) with a white swoosh.

Those with information should contact the Western Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Joanne Richmond, at (413) 538-6213.

Or, call the Springfield Police Department Detective Bureau at (413) 787-6355
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/200...ope_distin.html
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http://www.wggb.com/Global/story.asp?S=11402247

Police identify skeletal remains found in Springfield in July
Posted: Oct 28, 2009 05:17 PM EDT
By Caitlin Penndorf

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Police have identified the skeletal remains of a man found in July in an open field in Springfield, according to Springfield Police Department Sgt. John Delaney.

The remains were identified as Luis Figueroa, 42, of Springfield, Wednesday. Police had said Figueroa was a known drug user. His body had been found badly decomposed in a field located at 100 Acorn St., and police had spent four months trying to identify the remains.

After the body had been discovered in July, the Medical Examiner's Office issued a report stating the body belonged to a male between 35 to 50 years old, according to reports. The report also stated the then-unidentified man had been a heavy drug abuser, according to officials.

Police had very little to go on besides the Medical Examiner's report, clothing that had been left on the man and a distinctive rawhide chain with a brown, wooden hand-carved pendant necklace, according to reports.

Figueroa had not been reported missing because it was assumed that he had been placed in jail, according to Delaney.
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