Case Updates

NamUs #UP14569

UPDATE 09/29/25: Possibly Identified; Case Removed from NamUs

Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only

July 21, 2001

Adams County, Colorado

Circumstances of Recovery:

Remains found in a field just south of 56th Avenue and Pecos Street. Two legs and two feet were submitted to the FBI for testing. The only portions kept at this office are two fibulas. The rest of the remains were buried through Adams County Human Services.

September 2025: Publicly identified as 39-year-old South Carolina native, Steven Robinson. Robinson moved to Pueblo, Colorado in 2017.

May 2025 Update: Possibly Identified; case removed from NamUs

NamUs #UP93579

Male, White / Caucasian

Estimated Age Group: Adult

February 18, 2022

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Circumstances of Recovery:

Unidentified decedent was found approximately 35 feet inside a tunnel at Bijou and I-25. The decedent appeared to have been burned, but was surrounded by unburned leaves and an unburned jacket covering him. A burnt walker with a seat was also found with to the decedent. Orange fabric collected from R arm, dark fabric collected from L leg.

NamUs #UP9865 

Update 06/2025: This Case Has been Removed from NamUs recently. However, sources say he was positively identified in 2018 as Russell Martin Block.

Male, White / Caucasian

Estimated Age Range (Years): 40-60

August 14, 1989

Pueblo, Colorado

Circumstances of Recovery:

Remains recovered in Pueblo, Colorado. Blue, yellow and white flannel shirt with arms cut off; old blue jeans, Black Athletix tennis shoes, and Black Casio watch with plastic band were found on/near the body.

NamUs #UP51923

Update: Removed from NamUs

Male, Uncertain Race/Ethnicity

Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 50

August 22, 1993

Grand Junction, Colorado

Circumstances of Recovery:

On 08/22/1993, partial skeletal remains were found near Promontory Point and the Redlands Canal.

NamUs #UP14158

Update 03/2025: This Case Has been Removed from NamUs.

Male, White / Caucasian

Estimated Age Range (Years): 55-70

August 27, 1981

Fremont County, Colorado

Circumstances of Recovery:

Unidentified man found deceased in Fremont county campground.

NamUs #UP97796

Update 01/24/25: POSSIBLY IDENTFIED! CASE REMOVED FROM NAMUS. NO FURTHER UPDATES AVAILABLE YET.

Male, White / Caucasian

Estimated Age Range (Years): 40-60

September 25, 2022

Eastern Pueblo County, Colorado

Circumstances of Recovery:

On 09/25/2022, skeletal remains were located on a private property in Eastern Pueblo County. Decedent may have had piercings, unknown tattoo on chest, and may have worn dentures. 

 NamUs #UP142619

Adult Male, 70-80 y/o

Asian

Estimated Year of Death: 2025 

Circumstances of Recovery:

According to NamUs, he was discovered in a grassy area near a bike trail in Denver, Colorado. He was believed to be a person experiencing homelessness.

NamUs #UP80452

June 2025: Identified as Marvin Majors. 

Male, Black / African American

Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 60

October 14, 2000

Pueblo, Colorado

Circumstances of Recovery:

The decedent was located on the prairie about a mile north of the Walking Stick housing development, north of Pueblo. He was possibly mentally ill and was either released or walked away from a mental hospital. A witness told investigators he encountered a man camping on the open range in August 2000. According to the witness, the man said he was from Albuquerque, and was working his way to Denver. The man had dreadlocks in his hair that were about 4 to 6 inches long. The transient was told he could not stay on the land and would have to move. Apparently, the man moved, but only about a half mile. On October 14, 2000, a woman on horseback came across a camp where the skeletal remains of a man were found reclining on a sleeping bag. Also at the camp area was a tent that had not been pitched, a second sleeping bag, several canteens and several changes of clothing. The decedent did not have identification on him. A few pieces of paper were with the decedent, one contained typed telephone numbers for Spanish Peaks Mental Health Centers and another had addresses of homeless shelters in the Denver area.

 NamUs #UP144720

July 2025: Identified by friends & family as Adonis Yancey.

Adult Male

Estimated Age Group

Adult - Pre 50

Race / Ethnicity: Uncertain

May 19, 2025

Circumstances of Recovery:

According to NamUs, he was found by a lawn care worker trimming branches outside of a hotel located in DTC (Denver Tech Center). The decedent was believed to be a person experiencing homelessness.