Yavapai County John Doe from 2015 has been identified after ten years.

summary In May 2015, the remains of an unidentified individual were found beneath a tree by the Verde River in Camp Verde, a small town located south of Sedona in Yavapai County, Arizona. Local authorities, including the Yavapai County Medical Examiner and the Yavapai-Apache police, arrived at the site where a man, believed to be […]

Yavapai County John Doe from 1986 is Identified After 39 Years

Summary In December 1986, hikers stumbled upon skeletal remains in a field roughly 150 yards behind a cafe in Cordo Junction, near Phoenix, Arizona. An autopsy by the Yabapai County Medical Examiner revealed the remains belonged to a man who had been murdered, with significant blunt force trauma to his head and two skull fractures. […]

Who is Prescott John Doe (1983)?

summary On August 16, 1983, a human skull was excavated in a trench along the southwest side of the building in Prescott, Arizona. The findings also included time capsules and heterologous human bones. The bodies are thought to belong to white men between the ages of 30 and 40. Due to limited skeletal remains recovered, […]

College Center IDs Arizona John Doe through Genetic Genealogy

Students at Ramapo College, New Jersey Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) Center Through DNA testing and genetic genealogy research, was able to uncover the identity of “Beaver Creek John Doe,” now known as Mr. David Emil Jacobsen. In 2011, the body of a male subject was found near the Beaver Creek hiking area in Yavapai County, […]

‘Beaver Creek John Doe’ identified after being found dead in AZ in 2011

YAVAPAI COUNTY, Ariz. — Genealogy experts from across the country have successfully determined the identity of a man found dead in Yavapai County more than a decade ago. “Beavercreek John Doe” was discovered near a hiking area in 2011. His body was found without his wallet, and his identity remained a mystery, even though he […]

LiTHOS applies for $30M DOE grant to upgrade Bessemer lithium facility

LiTHOS is $30 million The Canada-based company announced it has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to renovate its 55,000-square-foot factory in Bessemer to produce lithium hydroxide and create hundreds of jobs. . LiTHOS said in a news release that lithium is one of the most sought-after metals in the world due […]

Golden Valley John Doe (2021) is Now Identified

summary In October 2021, a skeleton was discovered by a hiker in a remote desert area near Pioneer Drive and Laguna Road in Golden Valley, Arizona. Golden Valley is located in the Sacramento Valley about 10 miles from Kingman, Arizona in Mojave County. The Mojave County Sheriff’s Department rushed to the scene and confirmed that […]