Phoenix police seeking community help identifying skeletal remains found at South Mountain
Feb 10, 2023, 8:00 PM
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Police Homicide Unit is asking the community to help identify the man whose skeletal remains were found by a hiker at South Mountain Park and Preserve on Jan. 14.
Police on Friday released a composite sketch of the individual, who is believed to have been Caucasian or Hispanic and approximately 5-foot-8, the Phoenix Police Department said in a press release.
Investigators found the victim’s clothing, which includes a dark blue sweatshirt from Fruit of the Loom, dark-colored jeans, a plaid dress shirt and Converse All-Star shoes. A set of car keys was also located.
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The remains showed signs of trauma, which led the case to being investigated as a homicide.
Detectives have since come across additional remains and given them to the Maricopa County Forensic Medical Center.
Anyone with information was asked to call the Phoenix Police Department at 602-262-6151 or, to remain anonymous, Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS (948-6377) or 480-TESTIGO (837-8446) for Spanish.
