Brownsville John Doe (June 18, 2024)

• DATE OF DISCOVERY: June 18^th, 2024
• LOCATION OF DISCOVERY: Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, 78520, USA
• ESTIMATED YEAR OF DEATH: 2024
• POSTMORTEM INTERVAL: 5 days
• CONDITION OF REMAINS: Not recognizable – Decomposing/putrefaction
• CAUSE OF DEATH: Not stated/Unknown

• SEX: Male
• ESTIMATED AGE GROUP: Adult – Pre 50
• RACE: Hispanic
• WEIGHT (ESTIMATED): 160 pounds (72.5748 kg)
• HEIGHT (MEASURED): 5’8” (68 inches; 172.72 cm)
• EYE COLOUR: Brown
• HAIR: Black (0.25/¼ inches (0.635 cm) long)
• DISTINGUISHING MARKS/FEATURES: Multiple tattoos, including –
  • RIGHT UPPER CHEST: AH (x10), Grouping, not linear
  • LEFT UPPER CHEST: “24-09-16”
  • ABDOMEN: “A L J A”
  • RIGHT UPPER ARM (LATERAL ASPECT): Smiling (Devil) face with horns
  • LEFT FOREARM (VENTRAL ASPECT): Trident symbol
  • LEFT HAND (WEBBING BETWEEN THUMB AND FOREFINGER): Three dots
  • RIGHT LOWER LEG (LATERAL ASPECT): Grim Reaper with a scythe with “Te Amo” beneath
  • RIGHT LOWER LEG (MEDIAL ASPECT): Grim Reaper with “Jesus” beneath
  • LEFT LOWER LEFT (MEDIAL ASPECT): Lisa Simpson holding an ice cream come with the apparent letter “F” and the inscription “CUY” beneath

BACKGROUND

On June 18^th, 2024, the body of a Hispanic male was “…recovered by Border Patrol in Brownsville, Texas.” (NamUs) It is believed that he had been deceased approximately 5 days.

NamUs does not give an age range but does note an age group of Adult – Pre 50. He weighed approximately 160 pounds and stood at 5’8” (68 inches; 172.72 cm) in height. He had brown eyes and black hair that was 0.25/¼ inches (0.635 cm) long.

He had multiple tattoos, including:

• “AH (x10), Grouping, non linear” on his right upper chest
• The date “24-09-16” on his left upper chest
• The letters “A L J A” on his abdomen
• A smiling face (Devil) with horns on his right upper arm
• A trident symbol on his left forearm
• Three (3) dots on the webbing between his thumb and forefinger on his left hang
• The Grim Reaper holding a scythe with “Te Amo” beneath on his right lower leg (lateral aspect (outer leg/away the midline of the body))
• The Grim Reaper with “Jesus” beneath on his right lower leg (medial aspect (inner leg/towards the midline of the body))
• Lisa Simpson holding an ice cream cone with the apparent letter “F” and the letters “CUY” beneath on his left lower leg (medial aspect (inner leg/towards the midline of the body))

His NamUs profile only had photos of the smiling face (Devil) tattoo and the Grim Reaper tattoo with “Te Amos” beneath. The first tattoo mentioned of the nonlinear “AH” makes me think of The Joker tattoos that people get that will have groups of “HA” repeated and sort of randomly positioned. I wish there was a photo of that tattoo available to confirm or deny this suspicion.

The man was found wearing a red short-sleeved plaid shirt, a red short-sleeved t-shirt, blue denim jeans, and black underwear. A gold/yellow metal necklace with a gold/yellow metal pendant of the Grim Reaper holding a scythe was also discovered.

(*Currently, I am focusing mostly on cases of migrants who passed when crossing the Mexico-United States border. A lot of these cases have very little information provided.*)

CLOTHING/ITEMS – On the body, the following was noted

• Red short-sleeved plaid shirt (No brand or size noted)
• Red short-sleeved t-shirt (No brand or size noted)
• Blue denim jeans (No brand or size noted)
• Black underwear (No brand or size noted)
• Gold/yellow metal necklace with a gold/yellow metal pendant of the Grim Reaper holding a scythe (Not listed under the items found but an image is included of it on NamUs)

IDENTIFIERS – I could not find any information regarding identifiers

• Dentals: Unknown
• Fingerprints: Unknown
• DNA: Unknown

INVESTIGATING AGENCY & OTHER CASE INFORMATION

AGENCY ONE

• Agency Name: Brownsville Police Department
• Agency Phone Number: 956-548-7000
• Agency Case Number: 2024-06170145

OTHER INFORMATION/CASE NUMBERS

• ME/C Case Number: OA24-083
• NamUs Case Number: #UP127601

REFERENCES

• NamUs (#UP127601) (*WARNING: POSTMORTEM PHOTOS*)