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Unidentified Uncertain Male
Age 18-50
from Near Lukeville, Arizona

Victim Details

Created
Oct 03, 2018

Case Added
Apr 05, 2021

Case ID
21556

Case Number
17-0033

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 60

Age From
18

Age To
50

Pid
53982

Possible First Name
Ranulfo

Possible Last Name
Ruiz Lagarda

Ethnicity
Uncertain

Primary Ethnicity
Uncertain

Gender
Male

EstimatedPostmortemInterval
1

Post Mortem Interval
Years

Estimated Birth From
1965

Estimated Birth To
1998

Estimated Death Year From
2015

Estimated Death Year To
2016

Date Found
2017-01-03

Description
desert along international border

City
Near Lukeville

State
Arizona

County
Pima County

Tribal Land
No

Agency ID
16009

Agency Name
Pima County Sheriff's Department

Agency City
Tucson

Agency State
Arizona

Agency County
Pima County

Agency Contact

Agency Address
1750 East Benson Highway, , Tucson, Arizona

Agency Phone
5203514600

Agency Jurisdiction
County

Agency Type
Law Enforcement

Agency Website
https://www.pimasheriff.org/

Hair Color
Unknown

Left Eye Color
Unknown

Right Eye Color
Unknown

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Case Description

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A person fleeing USBP hopped the border fence and dropped a bag containing this cranium. Recent (17 March 2021) DNA match to a man who provided the name "Ranulfo Ruiz Lagarda" from Mexico, none of which has been verified. This man was deported through the Eagle Pass, Texas POE in October 2014, with two USBP apprehension photos uploaded here.
Date Found: 2017-01-03

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