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Unidentified Hispanic / Latino Male
Age 50-85
from Los Angeles, California

Victim Details

Created
Jan 20, 2025

Case Added
May 23, 2025

Case ID
50420

Case Number
2024-20390

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 90

Age From
50

Age To
85

Pid
69978

Possible First Name
Emilio

Possible Last Name
Hernandez

Height
65 inches

Height To
72 inches

Weight
207 lbs

Ethnicity
Hispanic / Latino

Primary Ethnicity
Hispanic / Latino

Gender
Male

EstimatedPostmortemInterval
5

Post Mortem Interval
Minutes

Estimated Birth From
1939

Estimated Birth To
1974

Estimated Death Year From
2024

Date Found
2024-12-28

City
Los Angeles

State
California

County
Los Angeles County

Zip Code
90006

Tribal Land
No

AllPartsRecovered
1

Agency ID
49321

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
https://me.lacounty.gov/

Agency Case #
2024-20390

Hair Color
Gray or Partially Gray

Head/Hair
Thick

Body/Hair
Sparse

Left Eye Color
Brown

Right Eye Color
Brown

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Case Description

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The decedent appears to be an unhoused elderly Hispanic male who was known as "Emilio Hernandez". He lived in an encampment near the intersection of Westmoreland Drive and Pico Boulevard in Los Angeles. He collapsed on the evening of 12/28/2024 and his friend called 911. Paramedics responded and pronounced the decedent dead at scene.
Date Found: 2024-12-28

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