Skeletal remains identified
El Paso County Sheriff's Office
3850 Justice Rd., El Paso, Texas 79938
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Rick Glancey/Public Affairs Director
(915) 538-2217
Pager: (915) 533-0733 (#5290)
EMAIL: rglancey@epcounty.com
Release Date & Time: Friday, January 25, 2008 9:30 PM
WHO: El Paso County Sheriff's Office (Criminal Investigation Division).
WHAT: Skeletal remains identified.
WHERE: Remains found near the intersection of Eastlake and Rojas or approximately the
12600 block of Rojas more than several miles into the desert from the paved
roadway (North of Horizon City, Texas).
WHEN: Thursday, January 17, 2008 at approximately 3:00 PM
WHY: Case remains under investigation.
FYI: Remains identified as Alondra Rodriguez, a 21 year old white female. She was reported missing by her family in August 2005 (El Paso Police Department case).
Next of kin have been notified.
“The M.E. (Medical Examiner) working with Dr. King made a positive identification of the skeletal remains. They compared some evidence with old medical records,” said Sergeant Jim Belknap, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.
(Dr. Gill King is a Forensic Anthropologist from the University of North Texas at Denton).
“I appreciate the cooperation of the family and we want to help them bring closure to this incident as soon as possible. We will wait for the final autopsy report,” said Sergeant Jim Belknap, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.
No other information is being released.
Background: Land surveyor working in the desert discovered what appear to be some skeletal remains. The unidentified person contacted law enforcement. The remains turned over to the Medical Examiner. An Autopsy ordered. Detectives diligently followed up on the discovery of the skeletal remains. Sheriff's Detectives visited the site on four separate occasions and recovered additional evidence. (I’m not at liberty to discuss what else was discovered). El Paso County Sheriff’s Detectives along with members of the Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team combed an area of ¾ of a mile in diameter searching for additional clues for four days.