Unidentified Hispanic / Latino Male
Age 40-50
from Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Victim Details

Created

Jan 21, 2026

Case Added

Jan 22, 2026

Case ID

52463

Case Number

1997-1137

Estimated Age Range

Adult - Pre 50

Age From

40

Age To

50

Pid

72920

Possible Nicknames

Paul Salas Mejia (confirmed false ID), Joe Ramirez, Paul Salasar, Paul Salas, and Paul Megei

Height

69 inches

Weight

128 lbs

Ethnicity

Hispanic / Latino

Primary Ethnicity

Multiple

Gender

Male

EstimatedPostmortemInterval

3

Post Mortem Interval

Days

Estimated Birth From

1947

Estimated Birth To

1957

Estimated Death Year From

1997

Date Found

1997-05-08

Description

1829 5th Ave S

City

Minneapolis

State

Minnesota

County

Hennepin County

Zip Code

55404

Tribal Land

No

AllPartsRecovered

1

Agency ID

52118

Agency Name

Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office

Agency City

Minneapolis

Agency State

Minnesota

Agency County

Hennepin County

Agency Contact

Alex Verdoorn

Contact Job Title

Senior Investigator

Agency Address

530 Chicago Avenue, , Minneapolis, Minnesota

Agency Phone

6122156300

Agency Jurisdiction

County

Agency Type

Medical Examiner

Agency Case #

1997-1137

Hair Color

Black

Head/Hair

3" straight, full head coverage

Left Eye Color

Brown

Right Eye Color

Brown

Physical Descriptions

• Tattoo: Back left forearm: blue tattoo “57”, tattoo man with a hat (depicted), the letters “M” and “O”; blue tattoo “SNOOPY” with a backwards “N”. Back left hand between 1st and 2nd fingers: blue tattoo “+”. Outside right upper arm: blue tattoo “Monica”. Back right forearm: blue tattoo of 3 lines about 1/4” long each. Outer left upper arm “LETI” and “E”.

Clothing & Accessories

• Clothing: Medium “Jerzees” brand maroon t-shirt with yellow lettering on front “Dick Weber Open” and yellow bowling design on the back. Denim jeans with green and red cloth belt with silver buckle. Size 10 Nike shoes in black, red, and white. Blue knee brace on left knee.

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