MUS-2026-0206
Archive card
MUS-2026-0206
Unidentified victim
- Incident
- 2008
- Indexed
- Oct 11, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Benson Police Department
- Location
- Benson AZ
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
A human skull was found on March 2, 2008, by a hiker in the desert northwest of Benson, Arizona, near I-10; no other remains were ever recovered. The woman was 25 to 35 and had been dead an estimated 2004 to 2007. Nearby clothing remnants included a hooded sweatshirt with a clown-face 'JOKER' motif, blue-and-white mesh athletic shorts and a blue bath towel. Cause and manner of death are undetermined; DNA is available at the state lab. She remains unidentified.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2008
A human skull is found by a hiker in the desert northwest of Benson, Arizona, on March 2, 2008.
Key people
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Unidentified female, 25 to 35. A human skull found March 2, 2008, in the desert northwest of Benson, Arizona.
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