Remains found buried near Lake Havasu City wash identified after 30+ years

LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ (AZFamily) — After 34 years, authorities have identified a John Doe who was found buried in northwestern Arizona.

On March 11, 1992, Mohave County Sheriff’s deputies found human remains in a wash off Interstate 40 near Lake Havasu City. The victim had been buried in a shallow grave that animals had partially uncovered.

Though detectives collected evidence from the crime scene, an autopsy couldn’t determine the victim’s cause of death. However, the condition of the body led deputies to rule his death a homicide…

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