MUS-2026-0491
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MUS-2026-0491
Unidentified victim
- Incident
- 2012
- Indexed
- Oct 26, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- San Mateo County Coroner's Office
- Location
- Brisbane CA
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.
Skeletonized remains of a Caucasian woman, 33 to 46 years old, were found wrapped in a comforter on a Brisbane, California, mountainside in January 2013, after a transient person found in possession of a human skull directed law enforcement to the site. Her estimated date of death is 2001 to 2008. She had a well healed elbow injury requiring surgical wiring and a well healed pelvic fracture, consistent with a fall from a great height or a vehicular accident. She wore a red Turtle Bay brand Christmas themed shirt, and dental charting and x-rays are available. The California DOJ featured listing still carries the case as an unidentified deceased victim, case 13-01.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2012
On November 16, 2012, a transient person is found in possession of a human skull.
- 2013
On January 16, 2013, that person directs law enforcement to the site where the skull was first found, and skeletonized remains are located wrapped in a comforter on a Brisbane mountainside.
- 2013
Estimated date of death is 2001 to 2008. Physical profile: Caucasian female, 33 to 46 years old, 5 feet 1 inch to 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a well healed elbow injury requiring surgical wiring and a well healed pelvic fracture, consistent with a fall from a great height or a vehicular accident.
- 2013
Clothing and records: red Turtle Bay brand Christmas themed shirt; dental charting and x-rays available.
Key people
The people in the file.
Caucasian woman, 33 to 46 years old. Skeletonized remains found wrapped in a comforter on a Brisbane mountainside; estimated date of death 2001 to 2008.
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