Additional coordinated search efforts were conducted on multiple occasions during the summer and fall of 2019.ĭescription: Roberts was 52 years old at the time he went missing. Due to a lack of clues and extreme winter conditions, the search entered limited continuous operations on March 11, 2019. The National Park Service initiated extensive search efforts in the area. Rangers contacted Pruitt's family, who advised them that Pruitt had no intentions of staying overnight in the park, and they had last heard from him on February 28. US Park Rangers located his vehicle on March 3, 2019, and determined that though it had been parked overnight, no backcountry permit was associated with it. Believed to have been wearing a dark blue jacket, red/orange beanie style hat, blue jeans, and carrying a small camera bag with a Nikon Coolpix 900 camera.Ĭase Info: Pruitt left from the Glacier Gorge parking lot on February 28, 2019, for a day hike to an unknown destination. White male, 5'06" tall, 150 pounds, blue eyes, and brown/gray hair. Missing from: Rocky Mountain National Parkĭescription: Pruitt was 70 years old when he went missing. Park officials appreciate their personnel, community search and rescue, law enforcement groups, and the public for their support through the 7 year investigation. Our thoughts are with the family, and we thank the person who submitted the tip to us. A medical examiner positively identified the remains as those of Mitchell Dale Stehling. The remains and some personal items were found approximately 4.2 miles from the point where Stehling was last seen in June 2013. US Park Rangers, an ISB Special Agent, and personnel from the Montezuma County Coroner's Office located and recovered the remains on September 17, 2020. See also: /apps/coldcase/casedetail.html?id=316008Īn anonymous tip submitted to us led to the discovery of human remains in a remote area of the park. The trail to the dwelling is less than 1/4 mile long and connects with the Petroglyph Point Trail. After telling his family that he wanted to see the Spruce Tree House cliff dwelling, Stehling started hiking at approximately 4:30 pm. He was on a road trip with his wife, father, and mother. White male, 6’0” tall, approximately 200 pounds, brown and gray hair, and brown eyes.Ĭase Info: Stehling was last seen on Sunday, Jwhile hiking in the park. Remains located September 17, 2020.ĭescription: Stehling was 51 years old at the time he went missing. A medical examiner confirmed the remains are those of Mitchell Dale Stehling.ĭate Missing: June 9, 2013. Culminating decades of work, leveraging new technologies, and bringing closure for a family missing a loved one, this victim of a long-ago homicide was positively identified in 2021.Īn anonymous tip led to the discovery of human remains in a remote area of Mesa Verde National Park. ISB and Parabon followed up on leads by identifying potential relatives in the United States.
Through this process a more realistic composite photo was produced. In the fall of 2020, ISB worked with Marshall University and Parabon Nano Labs to genotype the DNA and get a better profile to include ancestry, origin locations, as well as a better physical description for the unidentified victim. Lucas stated the victim was a female hitchhiker that he picked up on Highway 41 between Fresno, California and Yosemite National Park in the early 1980s. He had information about this murder that had not been made public and could only be known by the person who committed the crime. The suspect in this case, Henry Lee Lucas, was interviewed in the 1980s and died in prison in 2001. Forensic Anthropologists believed the victim was at least in her late teens but could have been as old as 30. This facial reconstruction was made from the victim’s skull without the jaw. A forensic anthropology exam and a CT scan of the victim’s skull helped forensic artists create a digital facial reconstruction of what she may have looked like. Special Agents of the NPS Investigative Services Branch (ISB) worked with multiple laboratories and agencies in an effort to identify the victim. Name: Jane Doe - Yosemite Summit Meadowĭate: Estimated time of death Fall of 1981 to Spring of 1983 Identified in 2021Ĭase Info: The partial remains of a homicide victim were found in Yosemite National Park’s Summit Meadow along Glacier Point Road in 1983. A forensic anthropology exam and CT scan of the victim's skull helped forensic artists create a digital facial reconstruction of what this victim of a long-ago homicide may have looked like.
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