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Unidentified White / Caucasian Male
Age 18-30
from Baker, California

Victim Details

Created
Aug 26, 2008

Case Added
Aug 31, 2022

Case ID
43631

Case Number
79-54109

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 30

Age From
18

Age To
30

Pid
4540

Height
70 inches

Weight
175 lbs

Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Primary Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Gender
Male

Post Mortem Interval
Days

Estimated Birth From
1949

Estimated Birth To
1961

Estimated Death Year From
1979

Date Found
1979-09-15

City
Baker

State
California

County
San Bernardino County

Zip Code
92347

AllPartsRecovered
1

Agency ID
2298

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 #
79-54109

Agency Report Date
1979-09-15

Hair Color
Blond/Strawberry

Head/Hair
Blond/Strawberry

Left Eye Color
Unknown

Right Eye Color
Unknown

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: BLU C0RD PANTS, DARK PULL0VER WITH W0RDS "CL0SE ENC0UNTERS 0F 3RD KIND - WE ARE N0T AL0NE"
Jewelry: Necklace: CHR0ME CHAIN WITH LARGE LINKS BR0 LEATHER BLT WITH BRASS BUCKLE

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Case Description

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"John Doe #19-79â€ was found at Soda Dry Lake, 4.5 miles south of I-15, along Zzyzx Rd. near Baker CA. on 09/15/79. He is described as a White male adult, approximately 25-30 years old, 5â€™10â€, 175 lbs, with long blonde hair (about 1 Â½ - 2 feet long), and a mustache. He was wearing a dark pullover shirt with the lettering â€œClose Encounters of the 3rd Kind â€“ We are not aloneâ€. The original investigators at the time of death described him as appearing to be a â€œhippy type personâ€. Identity may only be established with fingerprints (on file and see attached), dental records, head X-rays, and eventually DNA ( body was exhumed for sampling on 10/08/10).
Date Found: 1979-09-15

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