Coverage dated December 26, 2023

Police identify human remains found 47 years ago in Arizona desert

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By Sarah Engel, CNN (CNN) — Human remains found in 1976 by hikers in a shallow desert grave near Lake Mohave, just a few miles from the Arizona-Nevada border, have finally been identified. Luis Alonso Paredes, who was originally from El Salvador, was positively identified thanks to national fingerpr…

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  1. Washington Times

    Man found dead in Arizona in 1976 finally identified using fingerprint data (opens Washington Times)

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    A man found dead by hikers in Arizona 47 years ago has been identified after authorities accessed national fingerprint records, the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said.

  2. KRDO

    Police identify human remains found 47 years ago in Arizona desert (opens KRDO)

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    By Sarah Engel, CNN (CNN) — Human remains found in 1976 by hikers in a shallow desert grave near Lake Mohave, just a few miles from the Arizona-Nevada border, have finally been identified. Luis Alonso Paredes, who was originally from El Salvador, was positively identified thanks to national fingerpr…

  3. NBC News

    Remains found by hikers 47 years ago near the Arizona-Nevada border identified (opens NBC News)

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    Despite authorities collecting fingerprints during the autopsy, the case soon went cold and the victim remained nameless for close to five decades.

  4. Fox News

    Arizona authorities identify remains found in shallow grave near lake in 1976 (opens Fox News)

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    The remains of a man found in a shallow grave 47 years ago near a lake on the Arizona-Nevada border have been identified as Luis Alonso Paredes from El Salvador.

  5. Fox10 Phoenix

    Authorities identify remains found by hikers 47 years ago near Arizona-Nevada border (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    The remains were discovered on Nov. 23, 1976, in a desert area in northwestern Arizona, just east of Lake Mohave.

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