Author Topic: SAN MATEO JANE DOE: WF, 33-46 - Skeletal remains found on hillside in Brisbane, CA - Jan 16, 2013  (Read 147 times)

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https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/10944

Police were called when a man was seen walking through a Brisbane neighborhood with a partial human skull on November 16, 2012. He told police that he found the skull in a tree while walking and the skull called out his name. He couldn't remember where the tree was and although the area was searched, no additional remains were found at the time. The man was subsequently arrested.

After his release from jail on January 16, 2013, the man took officials to the site where the woman's remains were located - on a vacant hillside property, southwest of Bayshore Boulevard and Old County Road.

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https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/02/13/womans-remains-found-in-brisbane-after-man-shows-off-human-skull/

Woman’s Remains Found In Brisbane After Man Shows Off Human Skull

BRISBANE (CBS SF) – Police in Brisbane were working to identify a woman whose remains were found on a hillside – a discovery prompted by the November arrest of a man who was walking around with a human skull.

On Tuesday, police said the case came to light after a 9-1-1 call in November about a man in downtown Brisbane with a human skull.

A customer at Madhouse coffee shop had called to report a man, identified as 56-year-old Joseph Carrabino, was showing off a skull that he said he’d just found.

Carrabino refused to give up the skull when confronted by cops on the cafe courtyard, police said. Witnesses said officers used a taser to subdue Carrabino after he tangled with officers. Two officers were hurt in the confrontation, police said.

Carrabino charged with resisting arrest and assault on an officer, according to District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe. Carrabino pleaded no contest to the assault charge.

After Carrabino was released from jail in January, he lead investigators a vacant hillside property in Brisbane where he had found the skull. Police fouind the rest of the remains and identified it as a woman’s body.

Police have not said how long the remains appear to have been there, or whether Carrabino had anything to do with the woman’s death.

Investigators are reportedly looking at missing person reports and DNA analysis to try to identify the woman.

A KPIX 5 reporter who caught up with Carrabino on Tuesday could not get him to answer any questions. Reporter Joe Vazquez and his photographer were blocked from approaching Carrabino by a man waving a large wrench.

Brisbane police ask anyone who might have any information that could help in the case to call them at 415-467-1212..

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http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1200ufca.html

Date of Discovery: November 16, 2012
Location of Discovery: Brisbane, San Mateo, California
Estimated Date of Death: 5 years prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description
Estimated Age: 33-46 years old
Race: White, with European ancestry.
Gender: Female
Height: 5'1" to 5'9"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Pins and wiring present in the left ulna. Surgical repair to ulna and well-healed pelvic fracture indicating old elbow and pelvic injury likely from a vehicle accident or fall from great height.

Identifiers
Dentals: Available.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Available.

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Christmas-themed Turtle Bay T-shirt.
Jewelry: None located.
Additional Personal Items: None located.

Circumstances of Discovery

Police were called when a man was seen walking through a Brisbane neighborhood with a partial human skull on November 16, 2012. He told police that he found the skull in a tree while walking and the skull called out his name. He couldn't remember where the tree was and although the area was searched, no additional remains were found at the time. The man was subsequently arrested.

After his release from jail on January 16, 2013, the man took officials to the site where the woman's remains were located - on a vacant hillside property, southwest of Bayshore Boulevard and Old County Road.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: San Mateo County Coroner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Emily Tauscher
Agency Phone Number: 650-312-5562
Agency Email: ETauscher@smcgov.org
Agency Case Number: 12-02227

Agency Name: Brisbane Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Officer Guaydacan
Agency Phone Number: 415-508-2188 ext. 541
Agency Case Number: 13-00116

NCIC Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: UP #10944

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ttps://coroner.smcgov.org/jane-doe-13-01-13-00116

JANE DOE #13-01 / 13-00116

On 11/16/2012, a transient person was in possession of a human skull.  On 1/16/2013, the transient person directed law enforcement officers to the site where he initially found the skull.  Skeletonized remains were located wrapped in a comforter on a Brisbane mountainside.  The remains showed evidence of a well healed elbow injury requiring surgical wiring and a well healed pelvic fracture.  The woman sustained the injuries sometime during her life.  She may have sustained the injuries at the same time , likely from severe trauma as a result of a motor vehicle accident or a fall from great height.

of a motor vehicle accident or a fall from great height.

Gender: Female
Age: Adult, 33-46 years old
Dead: ~2001-2008
Height: 5’1”-5’8”
Race: Caucasian, European ancestry
Hair: Unknown
Eyes: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Clothing: Red “Turtle Bay” brand Christmas themed shirt, second shirt unknown brand
Dental: Charting and X-rays available
Fingerprints: None
Anthropology:           
Current location: San Mateo County Pathology Division
DNA to DOJ: RM-12-000454
Brisbane PD: 1211160003
COD: Undetermined in skeletal remains
Manner: Undetermined