Remus Yazzie, a 29-year-old member of the Navajo Nation from Farmington, New Mexico, was last confirmed seen on January 6, 2022, when he was discharged from San Juan Regional Medical Center following treatment as a passenger in a car accident. Reports conflict about his last contact: some list January 5, 2022, when he was dropped off on Dustin Avenue and texted his mother that he was en route to a funeral in Gallup. At disappearance he wore a gray Dallas pullover and a black beanie, was 6 feet 0 inches and 220 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes and distinctive tattoos including Skate N Destroy on the left side of his neck and a Snoopy on his right forearm.

Nearly a year after he vanished, on January 2, 2023 a local dog brought a human hand to its owner; pathology confirmed the hand belonged to Remus, and authorities say foul play is suspected. Searches by Farmington Police, Navajo Nation Police and 4Corners Search and Rescue in 2023 — including multi-mile ground and boat searches along the San Juan River near the A1 Salvage Shop where he had been living — found no other remains. The Farmington Police Department currently lists the investigation as a cold case.

Does anyone who knew Remus, saw him in early January 2022, or has information about the area around the A1 Salvage Shop or the San Juan River please contact Farmington Police at 599-1070?