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Unidentified Uncertain Unsure
Unidentified Uncertain Unsure
Age 30-60
from Essex, California
Case Description
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Mandible (lower jaw) with teeth found in the desert near Essex, CA. Designated "Undetermined Doe #23-97." Age estimated to be "mid 30s to mid 50s." Sex, race, stature, weight, cannot be determined. Believed to have been dead 10 years or greater. Identity may only be established with dental X-rays of lower jaw (on file with CA DOJ-MUPS), smiling photos (showing lower teeth) and possibly DNA (CA DOJ-MPDP reference #BK-04-000707 - no nucDNA yet).
Date Found: 1997-06-05
Date Found: 1997-06-05
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Aug 05, 2009
Oct 30, 2020
2733
97-7924
Adult - Pre 60
30
60
4878
Uncertain
Uncertain
Unsure
5
Years
1927
1967
1987
1997
1997-06-05
Essex
California
San Bernardino County
92332
2492
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department- Coroner Division
San Bernardino
California
San Bernardino County
September Fonzi-Jones
Sheriff's Service Specialist, Coroner Division
175 South Lena Road, , San Bernardino, California
9093872978
County
Coroner
109700467
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
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