BODY OF U.S. VICE-CONSUL BELIEVED FOUND IN MEXICO

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00149642
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: September 12, 2023
• Document Release Date: June 21, 2023
• Case Number: F-2021-01570
• Publication Date: July 10, 1974

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Body of U.S. Vice-Consul Believed Found in Mexico
A body believed to be that of kidnapped U.S. Vice-Consul
John L. Patterson has been discovered near Hermosillo, according
to press reports quoting Mexican police officials. While no
positive identification has yet been made, a ring found on the
body bore the initials of Patterson and his wife and the date
of their marriage. Authorities also stated that clothes found
with the body and dental records led to the identification.
The remains were discovered in a dried brook off a dirt path
about eight miles east of Hermosillo. Police officials said
the body had apparently been buried in the brook bed until
recent heavy rains uncovered the remains. Patterson, who was
on his first diplomatic assignment, was last seen leaving the
U.S. Consulate in Hermosillo on 22 March. (See the issues of
3 April, page 3, and 5 June, page 7.) (UNCLASSIFIED)
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