Have You Seen Him: Police Look For Clues In 2000 Cold Case

FORT BEND COUNTY, TX — Homicide investigators with the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office are asking for help to identify a young man found dead in rural Fort Bend County in December 2000.

The young man, who investigators said was between 16- and 23-years old, was found a week before Christmas near the intersection of the 8500 block of W. Davis Estates Road and FM 1994.

"The remains were discovered in the rural area of Fort Bend County, actually in the vicinity of what is now the dump three or four miles from Fairchilds," said Sheriff’s Office Detective Scott Minyard.

Investigators, who have not released the cause or manner of the man's death, determined he was about 5-foot-3 inches, weighed about 160 pounds, and was Hispanic.

"What we have to go on are the basics: estimated age, height and weight and the brand names on the clothing he was wearing," Minyard added.

The clothing items found with the body included a brown "Pele" brand shoe, a black "Guess" wrist-band and "Route 66" brand blue jeans.

A forensic examination determined the man was either from Guatemala or southern Mexico, investigators said.

A Houston Police Department forensic artist was able recreate a rendering of how the man may have looked when he died.

"There is a family somewhere, maybe in the states or Mexico or Guatemala, that is wondering what happened to their loved one," said Sheriff Troy Nehls, who added the information wold he shared with the Guatemalan Consulate in McAllen.

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office (281-341-4665, Extension 1) or the Guatemalan Consulate in McAllen, Texas, (956-429-3413) and reference the Fort Bend County case number 00-8447.

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