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Unidentified White / Caucasian Male
Age 60-90
from Sacramento, California

Victim Details

Created
Aug 07, 2008

Case Added
Aug 11, 2024

Case ID
2797

Case Number
99-05119

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 90

Age From
60

Age To
90

Pid
4966

Height
67 inches

Weight
181 lbs

Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Primary Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Gender
Male

Post Mortem Interval
Minutes

Estimated Birth From
1909

Estimated Birth To
1939

Estimated Death Year From
1999

Date Found
1999-12-04

City
Sacramento

State
California

County
Sacramento County

Zip Code
95816

AllPartsRecovered
1

Agency ID
2535

Agency Name
Sacramento County Sheriff's Office

Agency City
Sacramento

Agency State
California

Agency County
Sacramento County

Agency Contact
Christine Kneeland

Contact Job Title
Deputy Sheriff

Agency Address
4500 Orange Grove Avenue, , Sacramento, California

Agency Phone
9168745115

Agency Jurisdiction
County

Agency Type
Law Enforcement

Agency Website
sacsheriff.com

Agency Report Date
1999-12-05

Hair Color
White

Head/Hair
approximately 3 inches long

Left Eye Color
Brown

Right Eye Color
Brown

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Case Description

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Subject was witnessed to collapse at his residence and was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead due to probable heart disease. He lived with two roommates for the previous 14 years. They knew him as "Joseph Zale", though they did not know his date of birth and he never mentioned his age. The roommates were led to believe the subject had been in the Navy and served in World War 2. His provided social security number was determined to be false and his ID could not be confirmed.
Date Found: 1999-12-04

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