Topawa Desert John 2006, AZ

Status: Submitted to Lab

The Tohono O’odham Police Department in Arizona recovered partial skeletal remains of a person in a remote desert location on October 5, 2006. This person was a biological male with a healed fracture of their left cheek bone. This fracture may have been noticeable as a depressed area of the left cheek.

Case Contact(s)

Pima County (AZ) Office of the Medical Examiner

Bruce Anderson

bruce.anderson@pima.gov

(520) 724-8633

Demographics

Biological Sex: Male

Estimated Age: 18-65

Race/Ethnicity:

Height: Unknown

Weight: Unknown

Circumstances

Manner of Death: Undetermined

Located on: October 5, 2006

PMI: Months

State: Arizona

County: Pima

Approximate GPS: 31°51'45.4"N 111°44'24.5"W

More Information

NamUS: https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/5383

Updated: July 9, 2026 @ 9:29 am

Original Post: July 9, 2026