Bones In The Canyon Case

By Ben Diebold

Background On The Case• On the morning of December 15, 1999, A

dog owner walking his Golden Retriever discovers bones in a canyon behind Coyote Ridge. At first, officers on the scene believe the bones belong to an animal. Upon further study, they believe they belong to a human.

Investigation Notes• Ben Archer called police at

6:47 am from a pay phone and said that he had found what seemed to be bones behind his house when he went for a walk with his dog.

• Now Archer said he came across these bones when his dog broke away from the leash and went into the woods that is where he found what was a leg bone.

• Archer walks that canyon three times a week and goes to a gym the other days.

Evidence

• From the sight police were able to find from the seen was an abandon shopping cart. The victims skull, femur, humerus, leg bones, and the ulna.

• Other evidence found was footprints and tire treads.

Coroner Report

• The medical examiner could not really do much with the bones due to lack of tissue and lack of rest of the skeletal body. The medical examiner submitted the bones to the anthropology department.

Anthropology Evidence

• The skeletal remains found at the scene are those of a 25 year old male.

• The arm bones found at the scene suggest that the Male is at least 5’11 or 6’0

• Where the bones where found suggest that the male victim suffered a fall due to the placement of the arm and leg bones.

Odontology Report

• These teeth match the X-Ray photograph that was used.

• The metal caps and gold fillings are the unique signs that were helpful in finding who this person was.

Footprint Evidence• Many shoeprints where found

at the scene but one was very different compared to the others all the shoes found at the scene were Athletic and Hiking boots .

• This boot print was unlike the others because it was a NEOPRENE work boot

Soil Evidence

• Soil found on the shoes and by the body suggest that the body was moved there from a saw mill because of the saw dust found on the shoes.

Tire Imprints

• The tire imprints found at the scene that were 50 meters away and those found in the access road all are a match to the victims car.

Conclusion

After reviewing all of the evidence I put together that the conclusion to this is that the person found in the canyon in Reno according to the missing persons report was missing person number 1. He fell of the one canyon and he fell to his death.

Evidence not Present

• DNA Results

• Dental Records

• No shoe print to match

• Names of the missing persons as well as there height