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Unidentified Uncertain Unsure
Age 8-16
from Rural Lucerne Valley, California

Victim Details

Created
Aug 26, 2008

Case Added
Oct 28, 2020

Case ID
2542

Case Number
98-0806

Estimated Age Range
PreAdolescent

Age From
8

Age To
16

Pid
4555

Ethnicity
Uncertain

Primary Ethnicity
Uncertain

Gender
Unsure

Post Mortem Interval
Years

Estimated Birth From
1979

Estimated Birth To
1990

Estimated Death Year From
1995

Estimated Death Year To
1998

Date Found
1998-01-30

City
Rural Lucerne Valley

State
California

County
San Bernardino County

Zip Code
92356

Agency ID
2306

Agency Name
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department- Coroner Division

Agency City
San Bernardino

Agency State
California

Agency County
San Bernardino County

Agency Contact
September Fonzi-Jones

Contact Job Title
Sheriff's Service Specialist, Coroner Division

Agency Address
175 South Lena Road, , San Bernardino, California

Agency Phone
9093872978

Agency Jurisdiction
County

Agency Type
Coroner

Agency Website
http://wp.sbcounty.gov/sheriff/divisions/coroner/

Agency Case #
98-0806

Hair Color
Unknown

Head/Hair
Unknown (skeletal remains)

Body/Hair
Unknown (skeletal remains)

Left Eye Color
Unknown

Right Eye Color
Unknown

Solved
Yes

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: None found
Clothing: None found
Eyewear: None found
Footwear: None found
Jewelry: None found

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Case Description (IDENTIFIED)

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This skull, designated "Undetermined Doe #03-98" was found along a desert roadside near Lucerne Valley. The skull is that of a juvenile, probably between 8 and 16 years of age. The maxilla (upper jaw) was missing and no mandible or post-cranial remains were ever found. Sex, race, stature, weight, cannot be determined. Identity can only be established using head X-rays or DNA. Samples were submitted to CA DOJ-MPDP (Reference #BK-02-000450), but no nucDNA profile could be developed, only mtDNA. Therefore missing person comparison samples must be submitted from the maternal side of the family as well.
Date Found: 1998-01-30

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