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COAL TRAIN CARLOS: HM, 40-50, found frozen in Wright, WY - 11 November 1995
Akoya:
The decedent was found frozen on a coal train car. There were no signs of trauma. He may have climbed into the coal train car somewhere in Texas.
The man's remains were cremated before dental charting or DNA testing could be conducted. His belongings were lost when they were turned over to a funeral home which lacks records of ever receiving them.
He is known by the nickname "Coal Train Carlos."
Akoya:
https://identifyus.org/en/cases/12121
NamUs UP # 12121
ME/C Case Number: 95-6624
Campbell County, Wyoming
40 to 50 year old White Hispanic/Latino Male
Case Report - NamUs UP # 12121
Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number 95-6624
Date found November 11, 1995 00:00
Date created February 03, 2014 18:27
Date last modified October 02, 2015 14:36
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed
Local Contact (ME/C or Other)
Agency Campbell Cnty Coroners Ofc
Phone 307-687-6179
Case Manager
Name Jessica Hager
Phone 817-374-2765
Demographics
Estimated age Adult - Pre 50
Minimum age 40 years
Maximum age 50 years
Race White
Ethnicity Hispanic/Latino
Sex Male
Weight (pounds) 165, Estimated
Height (inches) 62, Estimated
Body Parts Inventory (Check all that apply)
All parts recovered
Body conditions
Recognizable face
Probable year of death 1995 to
Circumstances
Location Found
GPS coordinates
Address 1
Address 2
City Wright
State Wyoming
Zip code
County Campbell
Circumstances
Unidentified Person of Cuban descent, found, frozen, on coal train car, no trauma. The unidentified person may have climbed into the coal train car somewhere in Texas.
Physical
Hair color Black
Head hair
Graying black hair
Body hair
Chest hair-black
Facial hair
Black Mustache and Beard
Left eye color Brown
Right eye color Brown
Scars and marks
small scar on left hip
Tattoos
upper left arm "Caridad" (charity), tattoo on right hand in web of a cross, tattoo on left hand "Cubano" (Cuban)
Fingerprints
Status: Fingerprint information is currently not available
Clothing on body
Short sleeve purple button down shirt, Brown pants, undergarments and light colored socks, Brown belt that is engraved with the name "Morillon"
Clothing with body
Green Mexican blanket vest
Footwear
Yellow Cuban heel loafers
Jewelry
Silver color Pinky ring
Eyewear
None
Dental
Status: Dental information / charting is currently not available
DNA
Status: Sample is currently not available
Akoya:
http://unidentified.wikia.com/wiki/Coal_Train_Carlos
Coal Train Carlos
Coal Train Carlos was a male found deceased in a coal train car in Wyoming in 1995. He may have entered the car while it was traveling through Texas. His remains have since been cremated. DNA and dental records were never obtained and his fingerprint documentation was lost. The decedent could still be identified based on morgue photographs or by his tattoos.
Physical Description
He was likely of Cuban descent.
He had graying black hair with a beard and mustache.
He had brown eyes.
He had a small scar on his left hip.
'Caridad' tattooed on upper left arm, cross tattoo on right hand, 'Cubano' on left hand.
He was probably a smoker.
Coal Train Carlos
Sex Male
Race White/Hispanic
Location Wright, Wyoming
Found November 11, 1995
Unidentified for 22 years
Postmortem interval Unknown
Body condition Recognizable face
Age approximation 40 - 50
Height approximation 5'2
Weight approximation 150 - 165 pounds
Cause of death Exposure
Akoya:
Wright, Wyoming / USA
Locomotive and coal train
davehonan.com
Wright, WY, Yet another traffic jam, this one at Coal Creek Junction: An empty sits on Main 1 while a load works eastward on Main 2
St. Louis Post Dispatch & STLtoday.com newspaper photos & reprint
10/22/10 Friday, Wright, Wyoming A coal train backs slowly
Akoya:
Black Thunder Coal Mine-Powder River Basin, Wright, Wyoming
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