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Ricardo Jose Botelho

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Victim Details

2024-03-26T20:48:18.307

2024-03-26T21:11:37.067

118854

UCP118854

45185

Ricardo

Jose

Botelho

White / Caucasian

White / Caucasian

Male

04/18/2018

Santa Cruz

California

Santa Cruz County

95065

No

41152

Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office- Coroner Division

Santa Cruz

California

Santa Cruz County

5200 Soquel Avenue, , Santa Cruz, California

8314547792

County

Coroner

18-03498

2018-04-18

Brown

Brown

Brown

09/26/2026


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On April 18, 2018, the body of Ricardo Jose Botelho was found in Santa Cruz, California, with his identity remaining a mystery even after his passing. Mr. Botelho, who succumbed to death at Dominican Hospital in California, had been a resident of Santa Cruz County for an extensive period of fifty years. During his life, he worked as a set designer for theater, although the specific company he was associated with remains unknown. Despite his long tenure in the community, there were no known child...
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Date Found: 04/18/2018

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