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Unidentified Other Male
Age 35-40
from Canyon, California

Victim Details

Created
Sep 22, 2014

Case Added
Apr 12, 2023

Case ID
44096

Case Number
77-1082

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 40

Age From
35

Age To
40

Pid
22065

Height
69 inches

Ethnicity
Other

Primary Ethnicity
Other

Gender
Male

EstimatedPostmortemInterval
4

Post Mortem Interval
Weeks

Estimated Birth From
1937

Estimated Birth To
1942

Estimated Death Year From
1977

Date Found
1977-12-03

City
Canyon

State
California

County
Contra Costa County

Zip Code
94516

AllPartsRecovered
1

Agency ID
28645

Agency Name
Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff- Coroner Division

Agency City
Martinez

Agency State
California

Agency County
Contra Costa County

Agency Contact

Agency Address
1960 Muir Road, 1st Floor, Martinez, California

Agency Phone
9253132850

Agency Jurisdiction
County

Agency Type
Coroner

Agency Website
http://www.cocosheriff.org/bureaus/field_operations/special_operations/coroners.htm

Agency Case #
77-1082

Hair Color
Unknown

Left Eye Color
Unknown

Right Eye Color
Unknown

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: Pink shirt, white shorts, blue jeans.

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Case Description

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The remains of a male homicide victim (John Doe) was found near Pinehurst Road, 0.2 miles west of Canyon Road, in Canyon CA. on 12-03-1977. The remains were severely decomposed. John Doe is a Caucasoid: Pacific Ocean or Mexican American, male, 35 to 40 years-old, about 5'-9" tall.
Date Found: 1977-12-03

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