(FIRST) Denim pants (No brand ort size noted)
(SECOND) Dark coloured shorts with white pattern around the bottom of each leg (No brand or size noted)

(FIRST) Black and white tennis shoes/sneakers (No brand or size noted)
(SECOND) Personal items found, including: dentures, yellow metal wristwatch, yellow metal crucifix, white metal pocket watch with chain, calculator, and sunglasses

(FIRST) Top and bottom set of dentures
(SECOND) Up close/facial view of dentures

Cold Fields Village Jane Doe/”Anna Maria Del Rosario Gonzalez Ortiz” (May 29, 2001)

• DATE OF DISCOVERY: May 29^th, 2001
• LOCATION OF DISCOVERY: Cold Fields Village, Pima County, Arizona, USA (31°40’09.0″N 111°43’14.0″W (31.669167, -111.720556))
• ESTIMATED YEAR OF DEATH: 2001
• POSTMORTEM INTERVAL: Weeks
• CONDITION OF REMAINS: Not recognizable – Decomposing/putrefaction
• CAUSE OF DEATH: Hyperthermia (exposure)

• SEX: Female
• ESTIMATED AGE: 34 – 62 years old
• RACE: Hispanic
• WEIGHT (MEASURED): 156 pounds (70.7604 kg)
• HEIGHT (MEASURED): 4’10” (58 inches; 147.32 cm)
• EYE COLOUR: Unknown
• HAIR: Brown (dyed with red colouring; curly; 6 or more inches (15.24 cm) in length; 2 – 3% gray hairs present)
• DISTINGUISHING MARKS/FEATURES: 
  • Set of “…two pink acrylic dental plates with plastic teeth.” (DoeNetwork)
    • The upper dental plate had –
      • CENTRAL INCISORS: Gold metallic strip between the top two front teeth
      • LEFT LATERAL INCISOR: “Exhibits a false gold crown with a “natural face” (DoeNetwork) (looks like a window)
      • RIGHT LATERAL INCISOR: “Exhibits a small stainless steel full crown added to the plate” (DoeNetwork)
    • The lower dental plate –
      • “Exhibits a repaired complete fracture of the right side of the denture in the area of the first premolar; the old fracture line split the prosthetic tooth.” (DoeNetwork)

BACKGROUND

On May 29^th, 2001, the body of a Hispanic woman was discovered on the Tohono O’odham Nation Reservation in the vicinity of Cold Fields Village in Pima County, Arizona. She was discovered 2.8 miles East and 4 miles North of mile post/marker 8 of Federal Route 19.

The woman was discovered under a tree, using her purse as a pillow. It is believed that she passed due to hyperthermia from exposure to the elements and had been deceased for up to 5 weeks prior to her discovery.

The Doe is described as a Hispanic woman between 34 to 62 years of age. She weighed 156 pounds (70.7604 kg) and stood at 4’10” (147.32 cm) in height. She had brown hair which had been dyed with red colouring, was 6 or more inches (15.24 or more cm) in length, and had 2 to 3% gray hairs present.

She was discovered wearing a blue short-sleeved button-up denim shirt, denim pants, dark coloured shorts with a white pattern around the bottom of each leg, black and white tennis shoes/sneakers, and white socks.

Also discovered was a black purse, a yellow metal crucifix, a yellow metal wristwatch, a white metal pocket watch with chain, sunglasses, a calculator, American currency, a birth certificate for a “Anna Maria Del Rosario Gonzalez Ortiz” born “August 25, 1952”, and a set of “…pink acrylic dental plates with plastic teeth.” (DoeNetwork)

The upper dental plate had a gold metallic strip between the central incisors (front teeth), a “…small stainless steel full crown added to the plate” (DoeNetwork) on the right lateral incisor, and a “…a false gold crown with a “natural face”” (DoeNetwork) on the upper left lateral incisor. This gold crown looks like a window. On the lower plate, there was an apparent “…repaired complete fracture of the right side of the denture in the area of the first premolar; the old fracture line split the prosthetic tooth.” (DoeNetwork)

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

• Blue short-sleeved button-up denim shirt (No brand or size noted)
• Denim pants (No brand or size noted)
• Dark coloured shorts with white pattern around the bottom of each leg (No brand or size noted)
• Black and white tennis shoes/sneakers (No brand or size noted)
• White socks (No brand or size noted)

Near the body, the following was noted

• Black purse (No brand noted)
• Dentures (Set of “…pink acrylic dental plates with plastic teeth.” (DoeNetwork))
• Yellow metal crucifix
• Yellow metal wristwatch (No brand noted)
• White metal pocket watch with chain (No brand noted)
• Sunglasses (No brand noted)
• Calculator (No brand noted)
• American currency
• Birth certificate for a “Anna Maria Del Rosario Gonzalez Ortiz” with a date of birth of “August 25, 1952”

EXCLUSIONS – Name (NamUs Case Number; Date of Last Contact; Last Known Location) (As per the Unidentified Wiki, I cannot check NamUs to see if there are any other exclusions)

• Gloria Cruz Medina (#MP35963; 25 April 1993; Phoenix, Arizona)
• Rosario Acosta Zazueta (#MP1123; 22 December 1995; Phoenix, Arizona)

IDENTIFIERS – I could not find any information regarding identifiers

• Dentals: Dentures are available but (I assume) any natural teeth are not
• Fingerprints: Unknown
• DNA: Unknown

INVESTIGATING AGENCY & OTHER CASE INFORMATION

AGENCY ONE

• Agency Name: Tohono O’odham Nation Police Department
• Agency Phone Number: 520-383-3275
• Agency Case Number: 2127640/36812

AGENCY TWO

• Agency Name: Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office
• Agency Contact Person: Mark Glenn (Forensic Medical Investigator) / Bruce Anderson (Forensic Anthropologist)
• Agency Phone Number: 520-724-8600
• Agency Case Number: ML 01-0861

OTHER INFORMATION/CASE NUMBERS

• NamUs Case Number: #UP7149
• DoeNetwork Case Number: 747UFAZ

REFERENCES

• NamUs (#UP7149)
• Humane Borders – Arizona OpenGIS Initiative for Deceased Migrants (ML 01-00861)
• DoeNetwork (747UFAZ)