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| OKM990511; Texas County May 11 1999 | |
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| PorchlightUSA | Jan 2 2007, 11:59 PM Post #1 |
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http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/324umok.html Unidentified Hispanic or White Male Discovered May 11, 1999 in south-central Texas County, Oklahoma. He is believed to be a victim of homicide Estimated date of death: September or October 1998 State of Remains: Partially Skeletized -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vital Statistics Estimated age: 43 - 47 years old Approximate Height and Weight: 5'4" - 5'6"; 140-170 lbs. Distinguishing Characteristics: Short to medium length black hair. Medium build. Dentals: He had extensive dental work that experts determined could have been done in Mexico. Dental records are available. Clothing: He was wearing a light blue/gray medium weight jacket with a tan Levi Strauss shirt and tan Levi Strauss jeans. He had no shoes or socks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Case History The victim was found dead in May 1999, by a farmer in an Oklahoma field located 12 miles southeast of Guymon, 33 feet from the center of Texas County Road GG, approximately two and one-half miles east of a paved roadway, Highway 136 South, approximately two miles from the Texas border. The farmer was pulling a disc plow when the equipment hooked onto the end of what authorities described as an "elongated tarpaulin-wrapped bundle." The bundle was tightly sealed with gray duct tape. Authorities said the plow drug the bundle into a field, opening it and scattering a number of human bones. The only thing authorities had to go by in identifying the man was an object discovered in his pocket depicting possible employment for the man. Authorities checked out that lead, to no avail. The evidence indicates that he was kicked and stomped to death. He wasn't shot, but he could have been stabbed. There were some marks that appeared to be cut marks in the sternum. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Investigators If you have any information about this case please contact: Texas County Sheriff’s Office 580-338-4000 OR The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation 800-522-8017 You may remain anonymous when submitting information. NCIC Number: N/A Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case. Source Information: The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation The Amarillo Globe Southwest Daily Times |
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| PorchlightUSA | Jan 3 2007, 12:02 AM Post #2 |
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http://www.swdtimes.com/swdtimes/html/Dail.../oct11/004.html Officials ask for help in identifying body By NANCY KLETECKA Southwest Daily Times GUYMON, Okla. -- Authorities are asking for help from area residents in identifying the remains of an apparent homicide victim. Dubbed as John Doe, the "partially skeletized adult male" was discovered by a local Texas County farmer 12 miles southeast of Guymon on the afternoon of May 11, 1999. The farmer was pulling a disc plow when the equipment hooked onto the end of what authorities described as an "elongated tarpaulin-wrapped bundle." The bundle was "tightly sealed" with gray duct tape. Authorities said the plow drug the bundle into a field, opening it and scattering a number of human bones. Authorities were notified about the incident, and when deputies arrived, they found the remains 33 feet from the center of Texas County Road GG, approximately two and one-half miles east of a paved roadway, Highway 136 South, approximately two miles from the Texas border. Agents from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation were called in a short time later to assist with the investigation. When the remains were found, the body was clothed in a light blue-gray medium-weight jacket with a tan Levi Strauss shirt and tan Levi Strauss jeans. He had no shoes or socks. The only thing authorities had to go by in identifying the man was an object discovered in his pocket depicting possible employment for the man. Authorities checked out that lead, to no avail. With no identification, officials have not been able to identify the man, so authorities have resorted to sending the skull sent to an expert in order to hopefully put a face, and eventually a name, on the victim. "The medical examiner's office contracted with a forensic artist to do the reconstruction," according to OSBI Public Information Officer Lorna Palmer. "We hope this reconstruction, along with information we have previously released, will help our investigators figure out who this man is and what happened to him." Prior to the reconstruction, the remains were taken to Cimarron Pathology and Dr. Hubert Peterson in Liberal. Peterson and his team put the skeletal remains back together. Peterson was able to tell that the man had met with a violent death. "He had been kicked badly enough to break a lot of ribs and the middle part of his face was gone," Peterson said. "(The evidence indicates that) he was kicked and stomped to death. He wasn't shot, but he could have been stabbed. There were some marks that appeared to be cut marks in the sternum." The man also had extensive dental work, Peterson said, that experts determined could have been done in Mexico. "It is suggestive of work done in Mexico," Peterson said. The fact that authorities have not yet been able to identify the man is unusual, Peterson said. "This is the only body, since 1989, that we haven't been able to identify (within a short time). We don't know who he is," Peterson said. Two reconstructions were done for the man's face. "Because of the wear and tear ... there was an age range," Peterson said. "When we first started we thought he was a younger man." After further investigation, Peterson determined the evidence indicated that the man was older. "(Authorities) have really worked on this case," Peterson said commending the dedication of OSBI Agent Morgan Wilkinson in trying to solve the case. The remains are believed to be those of a Caucasian or Hispanic male between the ages of 35 and 47, 5 feet 3 inches to 5 feet 7 inches tall, 140-170 pounds, with a medium build. He had short to medium length black hair. Anyone with information is asked to call the Texas County Sheriff's Office at (580) 338-4000 or the OSBI at (800) 522-8017. Email us at: Editorial, editor@swdtimes.com Advertising, ads@swdtimes.com All contents Copyright © 2000 Southwest Daily Times. All rights reserved. |
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| PorchlightUSA | Jan 3 2007, 12:03 AM Post #3 |
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http://www.amarillo.com/stories/101000/new_statebureau.shtml Web posted Tuesday, October 10, 2000 4:20 a.m. CT This reconstruction shows the face of a man who was found dead in a field in Texas County, Okla., in May 1999. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is asking for help in identifying the man. State bureau needs help with identity By GREG CUNNINGHAM Globe-News Staff Writer GUYMON, Okla. - A process capable of recreating a human face from only a skull has allowed officials from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to issue a reconstruction they hope will help identify a man believed to be murdered in Texas County. OSBI spokeswoman Kym Koch said autopsy results indicate the man - whose decomposed remains were found in May 1999 by a farmer in an Oklahoma field located northeast of Hitchland, Texas - was murdered, but officials were unwilling to release the cause of death. Investigators think the man's body, which had decomposed to a nearly skeletal state, had been in the field since September or October 1998. Koch said information on the body has been entered into a national database for unidentified people and has been compared to all known missing persons in the area, but nothing has come up. "We've got dental records (from the body), obviously, but we don't have anything to compare them to," Koch said. "We don't think it's anybody local, but we're hoping that somebody in the area may have seen him or know who he is or where he's from." Investigators believe the man was white or Hispanic and between 43 and 47 years old. He stood between 5 feet 4 inches and 5 feet 6 inches tall and had a medium build. At the time he was killed, he was wearing a light blue or gray medium-weight jacket with a tan Levi Strauss shirt and jeans. The information the OSBI has been able to gather on the body comes from a branch of forensic science that allows investigators to acquire large amounts of data just from looking at bones. Kevin Rowland, chief investigator with the state medical examiner's office, said the first step in the identification process of skeletal remains is to send the bones off to an anthropologist for examination. Anthropologists are able to determine such information as the sex, age and race, as well as some unexpected information, simply by examining the bones. "It's amazing what bones can tell you about a person," Rowland said. "They can tell you about a lot of diseases people have had. Just from the clavicle (collarbone), they can usually tell you if a person was right- or left-handed. Looking at the pelvis, you can even tell if a woman has ever carried a baby to term." Anthropologists are able to determine an approximate age by looking at the joints between the bone plates in a person's skull, which grow closer together with age. Sex can be determined by skull size or the presence of a brow ridge above the eyes. A person's race is decipherable by numerous characteristics on the skull, such as the size of the nasal opening. Although the basic information is available through the bones, a more modern and detailed result is yielded by a facial reconstruction. The technique was developed by the Federal Aviation Administration in the early '70s to identify bodies badly burned in plane crashes, Rowland said. Charts based on years of study tell precisely how thick the tissue on a face will be in 27 different points based on the supposed race, sex and age of the person. The points allow a reconstructionist to lay out the basic contours of a face. In the Texas County case, a former FAA investigator, who now does contract work for law enforcement and asked not to be identified, used the skull and information from the bones to make the composite. The investigator cut pencil erasers to precise lengths based on the charts for each of the 27 points and adhered them to the skull. The investigator then used modeling clay to create the flesh and the contours in the face. The hair, eye color and lip shape are less precisely known, but the investigator's experience can fill in those gaps, Rowland said. Although 27 pencil erasers and some clay might not seem like much to recreate the detailed, variable human face, Rowland said the reconstruction is quite accurate. Anyone who recognizes the reconstruction or has information on the murder should contact the OSBI at (800) 522-8017 or the Texas County Sheriff's office at (580) 338-4000. |
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| PorchlightUSA | Jan 3 2007, 12:03 AM Post #4 |
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