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Needville John Doe.

MUS-2026-0202

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MUS-2026-0202

Unidentified victim

Incident
2000
Indexed
Oct 11, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
Agency
Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office
Location
Needville TX

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Summary

What happened, as the record shows.

Skeletal remains of a Hispanic male, 17 to 23, were found on December 17, 2000, beside Davis Estate Road near Needville, Texas; he had been dead an estimated three to nine months, and many of his bones were found inside a green plastic bag. Isotope testing points to Guatemala or southern Mexico. Distinctive markers include rotated overlapping lower incisors and a healed tailbone fracture. He remains unidentified and is still listed on the FBI's ViCAP unidentified-persons page.

Timeline

What the record establishes.

  1. 2000

    Skeletal remains of an unidentified male, 17 to 23, are found beside Davis Estate Road near Needville, Texas, on December 17, 2000.

  2. 2019

    The FBI issues a ViCAP alert on the remains. He is still unidentified.

Key people

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VictimNeedville John Doe

Unidentified Hispanic male, 17 to 23. Skeletal remains found December 17, 2000, beside Davis Estate Road near Needville, Texas.

Investigating agencyFort Bend County Sheriff's Office

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