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Unidentified White / Caucasian Male
Age 20-35
from Long Beach, California

Victim Details

Created
Jun 13, 2011

Case Added
Oct 18, 2022

Case ID
9649

Case Number
1974-08074

Estimated Age Range
Adult

Age From
20

Age To
35

Pid
16435

Height
74 inches

Weight
184 lbs

Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Primary Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Gender
Male

Post Mortem Interval
Hours

Estimated Birth From
1939

Estimated Birth To
1954

Estimated Death Year From
1974

Date Found
1974-06-18

City
Long Beach

State
California

County
Los Angeles County

Zip Code
90813

Tribal Land
No

AllPartsRecovered
1

Agency ID
28500

Agency Name
Los Angeles County Medical Examiner

Agency City
Los Angeles

Agency State
California

Agency County
Los Angeles County

Agency Contact
Betsy Magdaleno

Contact Job Title
Medical Examiner Investigator, Identifications

Agency Address
1104 North Mission Road, , Los Angeles, California

Agency Phone
3233430512

Agency Jurisdiction
County

Agency Type
Medical Examiner

Agency Website
http://mec.lacounty.gov/wps/portal/mec

Agency Case #
1974-08074

Hair Color
Brown

Left Eye Color
Hazel

Right Eye Color
Hazel

Clothing & Accessories
Jewelry: 1 white metal band

Area Recovered: allowfullscreen>

Case Description

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On 6/18/1974 @ 1840 hours the decedent was found hanging from a guard rail in a basement storage area of an apartment complex. The decedent had been moving furniture out of an apt. unit, told his "brother" that he was hungry and went to make a sandwich. The "brother" went to look for him and found him hanging from the guard rail. Originally decedent had name of "Daniel Reed" however this proved to be a false name. "Brother" was a " James Reed"; most likely another false name.
Date Found: 1974-06-18

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