The Marana Police Department is hoping the public can help identify a man whose body was discovered in 1991.
According to the Police Department, the body of John Doe #44 was found burned and unrecognizable in the desert area of Dove Mountain and Tangerine Rd on July 23, 1991. After an autopsy was completed, it was determined that John Doe #44 died as the result of a shooting.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department took primary investigative authority at the request of the Marana Police Department. The case quickly went cold as there were no leads. In 2018, the Marana Police Department re-opened the investigation to try different and new investigative techniques in an attempt to identify John Doe #44. In May, 2018, the Marana Police Department exhumed John Doe #44 and requested a facial approximation from the FBI.
The Forensic Anthropologist with the Office of the Medical Examiner identified John Doe #44 as a Hispanic male, approximately 65 inches tall, 140 pounds, between the ages of 25-45. He was wearing a blue or green pull-over shirt, Levi Straus denim jeans and size 34 Calvin Klein undershorts at the time of his death. He was also wearing cowboy boots and white socks with blue stripes. He was found wearing the type of sunglasses seen in the first photo.
If you have any information please contact the Marana Police Department at 520-382-2000 or 88-crime.