Unidentified Person

Unidentified person — Fairfield (1987-01-17)

NamUs records that a skull was found in a wooded area and taken to Fairfield police; the case remains open and unresolved.

Incident date: January 17, 1987
Location: Fairfield, Jefferson County
Independent sources: 1

The record

Unidentified person, Fairfield

Several individuals walking through a wooded area found a human skull and brought it to the Fairfield Police Department. Police said the area was not heavily traveled, though children occasionally played there. No cemeteries were in the area, and an examination of the scene found no additional remains or artifacts. The NamUs case, UP15893, is listed as open and unresolved. The record does not publish the primary investigating agency. 1

Timeline

January 17, 1987Unknown
Date associated with the case by the supplied case name, but not stated in the NamUs record text.
UnknownConfirmed
Several individuals found a skull in a wooded area and brought it to the Fairfield Police Department.
UnknownConfirmed
A scene examination found no additional remains or artifacts.

Documented claims

Several individuals walking through a wooded area found a human skull and brought it to the Fairfield Police Department.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
Police said the area was not heavily traveled, though children occasionally played there.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
No cemeteries were in the area.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
An examination of the scene found no additional remains or artifacts.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
NamUs case UP15893 is open and unresolved.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
The primary investigating agency is not published in the NamUs record.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
The remains were found on January 17, 1987.
Unknown
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
The recovery occurred in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Alabama.
Unknown
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

Sources

NamUs Unidentified Person Case UP15893 — U.S. Department of Justice NamUsOpen

Single official source. This entry is documented strictly from one official record. No independent reporting on this case was found. Details beyond the record are unverified and deliberately omitted.