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Unidentified White / Caucasian Male
Age 30-45
from Twenty-Nine Palms, California

Victim Details

Created
Aug 26, 2008

Case Added
Aug 30, 2022

Case ID
43629

Case Number
81-59044

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 50

Age From
30

Age To
45

Pid
4745

Height
68 inches

Weight
167 lbs

Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Primary Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Gender
Male

Post Mortem Interval
Months

Estimated Birth From
1936

Estimated Birth To
1951

Estimated Death Year From
1981

Date Found
1981-10-18

City
Twenty-Nine Palms

State
California

County
San Bernardino County

Zip Code
92277

Agency ID
2407

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

Agency City
San Bernardino

Agency State
California

Agency County
San Bernardino County

Agency Contact

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 #
81-59044

Hair Color
Brown

Head/Hair
Brown

Left Eye Color
Unknown

Right Eye Color
Unknown

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Case Description

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Skeletal remains, designated "John Doe #42-81," recovered from shallow grave in the desert. Identity may only be established with dental X-rays (on file and see attached), head X-rays, and DNA (refer to CODIS #BK-04-000744). Possible comparison with "smiling photographs" or "talking video" (showing teeth).
Date Found: 1981-10-18

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