FBI asking for help identifying dead man in eastern Arizona house fire

PHOENIX — The FBI is asking for the public’s help in identifying the remains of a man who died in a fire earlier this month on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation.

In a press release, FBI officials said the man died in the Dec. 1 fire at an abandoned house just north of the police station in Whiteriver, a Native American community south of Pinetop.

The house, which is a total loss, was frequented by local transients, the press release said.

Fire crews found the body as they were putting out the blaze.

The man is described to be about 5 feet 5 inches tall and was most likely between 34 and 55 years old at the time of his death.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the FBI’s Phoenix Field Office.

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