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The body was found by a hunter in mountainous terrain east of Douglas, face up in a wash (ravine) and appeared to have been turned over prior to discovery. Deceased believed to be undocumented immigrant. The name "Guerreros" was written on several items. Recent match in AFIS to a record under the name Jose Valenzuela Ramirez. This name, and a dozen aliases, have yet to be verified.
Date Found: 1987-02-25

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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP7836

Victim Details

Created

Sep 12, 2010

Case Added

Dec 15, 2022

Case ID

12982

Case Number

ME87-31

Estimated Age Range

Adult

Age From

Age To

Pid

21448

Height

67 inches

Weight

130 lbs

Ethnicity

Hispanic / Latino

Primary Ethnicity

Hispanic / Latino

Gender

Male

Post Mortem Interval

Days

Estimated Birth From

1888

Estimated Birth To

1969

Estimated Death Year From

1987

Date Found

1987-02-25

City

Douglas

State

Arizona

County

Cochise County

AllPartsRecovered

Agency ID

9717

Agency Name

Cochise County Sheriff's Office

Agency City

Sierra Vista

Agency State

Arizona

Agency County

Cochise County

Agency Contact

Agency Address

100 Colonia De Salud, Suite 105, Sierra Vista, Arizona

Agency Phone

5208033280

Agency Jurisdiction

County

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Website

https://www.cochise.az.gov/sheriff/home

Agency Case #

87-0401

Hair Color

Black

Head/Hair

a few gray hairs, medium length

Left Eye Color

Brown

Right Eye Color

Brown

Clothing & Accessories

Accessories: name Guerreros written on several items small piece of Mexican newspaper found near the body that was dated 2/26/1987 soap matches from Mexico plastic razor broken mirror clove of garlic
Clothing: beige jacket with red lining (Big Mac brand) long-sleeved blue shirt (Kings Sport brand, size 15-15.5) yellow and brown striped sweater blue denim pants blue underwear (size 30-32) white socks
Footwear: brown suede shoes with laces

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