White male, 6’0” tall, approximately 200 pounds, brown and gray hair, and brown eyes.Ĭase Info: Stehling was last seen on Sunday, Jwhile hiking in the park. Remains located September 17, 2020.ĭescription: Stehling was 51 years old at the time he went missing. A medical examiner confirmed the remains are those of Mitchell Dale Stehling.ĭate Missing: June 9, 2013. Culminating decades of work, leveraging new technologies, and bringing closure for a family missing a loved one, this victim of a long-ago homicide was positively identified in 2021.Īn anonymous tip led to the discovery of human remains in a remote area of Mesa Verde National Park. ISB and Parabon followed up on leads by identifying potential relatives in the United States. Through this process a more realistic composite photo was produced. In the fall of 2020, ISB worked with Marshall University and Parabon Nano Labs to genotype the DNA and get a better profile to include ancestry, origin locations, as well as a better physical description for the unidentified victim. Lucas stated the victim was a female hitchhiker that he picked up on Highway 41 between Fresno, California and Yosemite National Park in the early 1980s. He had information about this murder that had not been made public and could only be known by the person who committed the crime. The suspect in this case, Henry Lee Lucas, was interviewed in the 1980s and died in prison in 2001. Forensic Anthropologists believed the victim was at least in her late teens but could have been as old as 30. This facial reconstruction was made from the victim’s skull without the jaw. A forensic anthropology exam and a CT scan of the victim’s skull helped forensic artists create a digital facial reconstruction of what she may have looked like. Special Agents of the NPS Investigative Services Branch (ISB) worked with multiple laboratories and agencies in an effort to identify the victim. Name: Jane Doe - Yosemite Summit Meadowĭate: Estimated time of death Fall of 1981 to Spring of 1983 Identified in 2021Ĭase Info: The partial remains of a homicide victim were found in Yosemite National Park’s Summit Meadow along Glacier Point Road in 1983. A forensic anthropology exam and CT scan of the victim's skull helped forensic artists create a digital facial reconstruction of what this victim of a long-ago homicide may have looked like.