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Re: SAGUACHE COUNTY JOHN DOE: M, 30-40, found in the Rio Grande
Forest, CO - 19 October 2002
DIR By: Akoya
Date: February 10, 2020, 1:49 pm
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Colorado Bureau
of Investigation (CBI)
COLD CASE FILES
Case Detail
John Doe
Case Details
Case Type: Homicide
Height: Unknown
Case Status: OPEN
Weight: Unknown
Aliases:
Identifying Marks:
Incident Date: 10/19/2002
Occupation:
Agency: Saguache County Sheriff's Office
City: Saguache
Date of Birth: Unknown
County: Saguache
Date of Death: Unknown
Agency Case #: 02-0227
Age: Unknown
Judicial District: 12th Judicial District
Gender: Male
Year Solved:
Race: Caucasian
NamUs Case #: Unknown
Eyes: Unknown
NCMEC Case #: Unknown
Hair: Unknown
About this Case:
Anyone with information is asked to please contact the Saguache
County Sheriff's Office.
If you have any information about this case, please contact:
Saguache County Sheriff's Office
Saguache
Colorado
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Re: SAGUACHE COUNTY JOHN DOE: M, 30-40, found in the Rio Grande
Forest, CO - 19 October 2002
DIR By: Akoya
Date: February 10, 2020, 1:51 pm
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Saguache County John Doe
The body of a male was discovered on October 12, 2002 in
Saguache, Saguache County, Colorado. He had been shot in the
head twice at a minimal distance and left in a ravine. He had
been wrapped in a handmade, antique quilt, and wrapped again in
black plastic secured with duct tape. He is believed to have
been asleep when killed. The victim was six feet five inches
tall and was estimated to weigh between 235 and 240 pounds.
Although he was toothless, no dentures were found. He was
estimated to have been between the ages of thirty and forty. He
wore a motorcycle jacket with the words "Fort Washington,
Maryland" and black shorts. It is possible that he was attending
a motorcycle-related gathering at the time of his death
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Re: SAGUACHE COUNTY JOHN DOE: M, 30-40, found in the Rio Grande
Forest, CO - 19 October 2002
DIR By: Akoya
Date: February 10, 2020, 1:52 pm
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Authorities working on 2002 cold case
Posted: Thursday, Aug 5th, 2010
BY: TERESA L. BENNS
SAGUACHE — Nearly eight years have passed since a hunter on
horseback discovered the body of a man lying in a ravine in the
Rio Grande Forest just off a dirt road about 14 miles west of
Saguache.
The body was partly frozen when found Oct. 12, 2002 and it has
not been determined how long it may have lain in the ditch. The
man was wrapped in black plastic secured with duct tape and was
clothed only in a Harley Davidson T-shirt and black briefs. Fort
Washington, Maryland was printed on the back of the T-shirt.
Saguache Undersheriff Dan Warwick has made a consistent effort
over the years to identify the body and at one time hoped to
have the face of the man professionally reconstructed and
circulated for identification, but that opportunity has passed.
“This man has a family somewhere,” Warwick said. “I want this
case brought back into the public eye so that we can identify
this person and give him a proper burial.”
Currently the body is interred in an unmarked grave as a John
Doe. Warwick believes that someone has clues that would help
establish his identity based on what he was wearing and personal
information found with the man.
An autopsy attributed the cause of death to two gunshot wounds
to the head, fired at close range. The autopsy also determined
the man was about six feet, five inches tall and weighed between
235-240 pounds.
No eye color could be determined but it is thought the man’s
hair may have been brown. He was probably a white man, possibly
in his late thirties. No identifying marks, tattoos or broken
bones were detected during the autopsy.
Because the man had no teeth and no dentures were found at the
scene, it is believed he was sleeping at the time of his death.
Fingerprints taken in 2002 have never returned a hit to assist
in identification.
One clue that has intrigued investigators over the years is what
they found when the black plastic casing was first removed — the
man had been wrapped in a handmade, antique quilt, the kind
families preserve as heirlooms from generation to generation.
Authorities over the years have speculated that because the man
was found not long after the last Hells Angels rally was held in
Gunnison, he could have ridden to the rally from out of state
and met with foul play in that time frame. But until an
identification is made, it will be hard to determine whether
there is any real connection to the rally.
Two Saguache County sheriffs have investigated the case only to
come up empty-handed. Rural sheriff’s offices are notoriously
short-staffed and deputies overworked, but patience wins the day
and Warwick is a patient man. He continues to check missing
persons’ lists and keep his ears open for anyone looking for a
father, son, brother, uncle or grandson.
“Everyone has drawn a blank in this case,” Warwick said. “But I
just can’t give up on this guy.” Warwick asks anyone with
information about this case to contact him at 719-655-2544.
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Re: SAGUACHE COUNTY JOHN DOE: M, 30-40, found in the Rio Grande
Forest, CO - 19 October 2002
DIR By: Akoya
Date: February 10, 2020, 1:53 pm
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Valley cold cases haunt law enforcement
Posted: Thursday, Mar 24th, 2011
By JULIA WILSON Courier staff writer
SAN LUIS VALLEY —“Their voices may now be silent...those who may
know the truth are not.”
The motto of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Cold
Case Unit is the only hope for families and friends looking for
closure when a murder remains unsolved or a missing person is
not found.
A case is designated a “Cold Case” when all the available leads
have been followed, new information stops coming in, and there
have been no arrests.
But that does not mean the cases are forgotten.
“I have the files in my office and go over them regularly to
keep them fresh,” Saguache County Sheriff Mike Norris said.
Saguache County has two missing persons and one homicide listed
by the CBI as cold cases.
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The date of the John Doe murder is not known, but his body was
discovered on Oct. 19, 2002.
“We’ve searched all the databases,” Norris said. “This one is
hard to investigate because we don’t have an identity. If we
knew who he was then we could have something to go by.”
DNA and fingerprints have been run through the databases with no
results, Norris said.
Alamosa County Sheriff Dave Stong doesn’t forget his cold cases,
either.
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“We have the option of picking up the file of a cold case and
running with it or turning it over to the CBI Cold Case team,”
said Stong. “But whatever we choose to do, we do not forget
them.”
Anyone having information on any of these cases can call their
local law enforcement group, 911, or Crimestoppers at
719-589-4111.
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Re: SAGUACHE COUNTY JOHN DOE: M, 30-40, found in the Rio Grande
Forest, CO - 19 October 2002
DIR By: Akoya
Date: February 10, 2020, 1:54 pm
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Re: SAGUACHE COUNTY JOHN DOE: M, 30-40, found in the Rio Grande
Forest, CO - 19 October 2002
DIR By: Akoya
Date: February 10, 2020, 1:54 pm
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He was found dead in 2002, and his identity remains a mystery
Author: Janet Oravetz
Published: 11:11 AM MDT May 31, 2019
Updated: 5:55 PM MDT May 31, 2019
SAGUACHE COUNTY, Colo. — Investigators are hoping facial
reconstruction images of a man who was found dead in 2002 will
help identify him and potentially lead to clues about who killed
him.
The body of the man only known as John Doe was discovered off
Colorado State Highway 114 in Saguache County on Saturday, Oct.
19, 2002.
Saguache is located approximately 180 miles southwest of Denver.
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) assisted the Saguache
County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) with the recovery of the remains.
John Doe was found wrapped in a blanket.
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The blanket that John Doe was found wrapped in back in Oct.
2002.
CBI
The coroner concluded that the cause of death was a homicide.
A forensic artist recently completed facial recognition sketches
of the victim.
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A forensic sketch of John Doe who was found in dead in 2002.
CBI
“Unfortunately, there was no identification, vehicles, or
information located with the remains that would not only help
investigators to identify the victim, but also locate the
person(s) responsible for his murder,” said Sheriff Dan Warwick.
“It’s a case that the sheriff’s office has actively worked over
the years, and I am hopeful someone will come forward to provide
a key piece of information to help solve this case.”
His race and ethnicity remain unknown, but the following
information was provided by the coroner.
Unknown male, unknown age—possibly between 40 and 60.
225-300 pounds and 6’5” tall
Brown hair
No tattoos or obvious scars
The victim was wearing black boxer shorts and a black Harley
Davidson T-shirt from Fort Washington, Maryland.
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The shirt that John Doe was wearing when he was found dead in
Oct. 2002.
CBI
If you have any information on this case or believe you may know
the victim, please contact the CBI at 303-239-4211 or the SCSO
at 719-655-2525.
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