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Authorities Identify Remains Found in Shallow Grave Near Arizona-Nevada Border After 50 Years

MOHAVE COUNTY, Ariz. — The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office announced on Tuesday that they have finally identified the remains found nearly half a century ago in a shallow grave near the Arizona-Nevada border.

Hikers discovered the grave on November 23, 1976, in the desert close to Katherine’s Landing, according to the sheriff’s office. After a thorough investigation, it was determined that the victim was a man who had suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head at close range. Despite taking fingerprints at the time, authorities were unable to match them with any known individual.

However, after years of persistence and advancements in forensic technology, deputies revealed that the man has now been identified as Luis Alonso Paredes.

Authorities believe that Paredes, originally from El Salvador, may have been living or working in the Las Vegas area before his untimely death. Additionally, it is suspected that Paredes had previously served in both the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy in the San Francisco Bay area, around a decade prior to his demise.

The breakthrough in identifying Paredes came when investigators compared the fingerprints taken in 1976 with national records that were previously unavailable at the time of his death, officials disclosed.

While further details surrounding the circumstances leading to Paredes’ death remain undisclosed, authorities have expressed their inability to locate any of Paredes’ relatives, leaving many questions unanswered.

If you possess any information pertaining to this case, the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Detective Division urges you to contact them at 928-753-0753 ext. 4288, and reference DR# 76-5053.

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