The Mohave County Sheriff's Office says the remains were found on Sept. 9, 1982, in the desert near Hackberry Road.
from WED 11:00 AM MST until WED 7:00 PM MST, Eastern Pima-Southeastern Pinal-Santa Cruz-Western Cochise, Southern Graham-Central and Eastern Cochise-Southern Greenlee-Lower Elevations of the San Carlos Apache Nation in Graham County. Deputies who responded to the scene found multiple personal items with the remains, including a plastic comb, a can opener, fingernail clippers, a toothbrush, and several pieces of clothing.
"Using advanced DNA testing, Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing, and forensic genetic genealogy, they were able to identify the victim as Virgil R. Renner from Humboldt County, California," the Renner was believed to have been born in 1910. He was never married and had no children. Investigators say he left California in the early 1970s to search for gold in Nevada, however, it's unknown how or why he ended up in
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