Dossier
Baseline Road
Coverage of Baseline Road in the Nexus archive.
- Hiker stumbles on human skull in iconic desert as mystery grows and detectives open homicide probe
A hiker discovered a human skull in a remote Southern California desert near Twentynine Palms, prompting a homicide investigation by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Forensic analysis and DNA testing are underway to identify the remains, with no signs of trauma or foul play detected yet.
- Hiker finds suspected human skull in Twentynine Palms desert
A hiker discovered a suspected human skull in a remote area of the Morongo Basin in San Bernardino County on Wednesday. Deputies were called around 7:30 a.m. to investigate the find near Adobe Road and Baseline Road in Twentynine Palms.