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Unidentified Uncertain Unsure
Age 30-60
from Essex, California

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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

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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP5705

Victim Details

created

Aug 05, 2009

Case Added

Oct 30, 2020

Case ID

2733

Case Number

97-7924

Estimated Age Range

Adult - Pre 60

Age From

Age To

Pid

4878

Ethnicity

Uncertain

Primary Ethnicity

Uncertain

Gender

Unsure

estimatedPostmortemInterval

Post Mortem Interval

Years

Estimated Birth From

1927

Estimated Birth To

1967

Estimated Death Year From

1987

Estimated Death Year To

1997

Date Found

1997-06-05

City

Essex

State

California

County

San Bernardino County

Zip Code

92332

Agency ID

2492

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 #

109700467

Hair Color

Unknown

Head/Hair

Unknown

Body/Hair

Unknown

Left Eye Color

Unknown

Right Eye Color

Unknown

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Unidentified Uncertain Unsure
Age 30-60
from Essex, California

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Unidentified Uncertain Unsure
Age 30-60
from Essex, California