Officials identify man found in makeshift grave | grave, identify, makeshift - Valley and State - Brownsville Herald

Officials identify man found in makeshift grave | grave, identify, makeshift - Valley and State - Brownsville Herald: "remains of Roberto Javier Resendez were in an advanced stage of decomposition when deputies discovered them nine feet underground and beneath two layers of concrete and a chicken coop Aug. 25 at a home on the 2600 block of Ken Drive, near the intersection of 5 Mile Road North and La Homa Drive.
The advanced decay forced investigators to rely on dental records to make a positive identification, Sheriff Lupe Treviño said.
“For us to go to dental records means fingerprints are non-existent,” he said. “We’re talking bones and dry skin. There was no skin tissue or organs.”
Investigators believe Resendez, a purported member of the Tri-City Bombers gang, was the triggerman in a fatal shooting that left a fellow member of an alleged drug smuggling operation dead.
Resendez himself was allegedly targeted for death by the drug smuggling ring. The group believed him to be a weak link within their operation, Treviño said."