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Decedent was discovered by an unknown hiker and was reported to U.S. Border Patrol. The decedent was lying in about 3-4 feet of snow. Piece of paper with writing ("Leticia Carrasco ...rtinez") found with decedent. Name association of Jose Perez-Vargas, possible Mexican citizen but this information has not been verified yet.
Date Found: 2004-04-04

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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP8956

Victim Details

Created

Jul 24, 2011

Case Added

Mar 23, 2021

Case ID

13010

Case Number

ME04-72

Estimated Age Range

Adult - Pre 40

Age From

29

Age To

40

Pid

53999

Possible First Name

Jose

Possible Last Name

Perez-Vargas

Height

63 inches

Weight

120 lbs

Ethnicity

Hispanic / Latino

Primary Ethnicity

Multiple

Gender

Male

EstimatedPostmortemInterval

3

Post Mortem Interval

Days

Estimated Birth From

1964

Estimated Birth To

1975

Estimated Death Year From

2004

Date Found

2004-04-04

State

Arizona

County

Cochise County

AllPartsRecovered

1

Agency ID

9743

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 #

04-06018

Hair Color

Black

Head/Hair

4 inches in length

Left Eye Color

Brown

Right Eye Color

Brown

Physical Descriptions

Scar/mark: Legs: healed 4 inch scar on medial right thigh, healed 2.5 inch scar on medial anterior left thigh, two healed 1 inch scars on right lower leg. Back: on the lower left back is a healed 2'' oblique scar. Chest: apparent 3'' vertical scar medial to the left scapula. Back: on the left lower back is a healed 2 inch oblique scar. There is an apparent 3 inch vertical scar medial to the left scapula.
Other distinctive physical characteristic: uncircumcised

Clothing & Accessories

Accessories: money: a total of 70 pesos, and 25 cents U.S.D. (see images) lighter: "big" brand, green disposable (see images) paper: note with name written on it "Leticia Carrasco ...rtinez" (see images)
Clothing: jacket: black zip front nylon coat ("Overload" brand, size XXL which was big on this man) shirt: black collared pullover golf type shirt (short sleeves) pants: blackish blue "501 International Big Jeans" (no size) underwear: white briefs ("knocker," size M) socks: white belt: blue-black canvas belt with a letter "A" on the white metal buckle jacket: lined, brown belt: black
Footwear: tan/brown high-top hiking boots ("Des Bocado" brand)

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