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Unidentified Hispanic / Latino Male
from Indio, California

Victim Details

Apr 04, 2026

Apr 06, 2026

52744

1952-08440

Cannot Determine

73423

67 inches

160 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Hispanic / Latino

Male

1952-06-02

Box Car, Southern Pacific Yards

Indio

California

Riverside County

No

52536

Riverside County Sheriff- Coroner Bureau

Perris

California

Riverside County

800 South Redlands Avenue, , Perris, California

9514432300

County

Coroner

https://www.riversidesheriff.org/389/Coroners-Bureau

1952-08400

Black

Brown

Brown

  • Other distinctive physical characteristic: He had 2 small scars on left elbow, a large 3" long scar on left arm below elbow, and 1 round scar on top pf let wrist

  • Clothing: Light blue Levis, light blue jacket, brown shoes, blue socks, white undershirt, orange and white shirt, and a "GI type" web belt.


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On 06/02/1952, around 0630 hours, the decedent and three other men he did not know, boarded a box car on a cargo train in Yuma AZ, bound for Indio. The decedent told the other men that he was on his way to Santa Barbara to see his wife. At 1040 hours, the train arrived at Southern Pacific Railroad in Indio. Around 1145 hours, a large load of metal sheeting shifted while the cars were being switched into a siding from Track No. 1, injuring the men and crushing the decedent who were inside the box car. A passerby later saw the men trapped inside and help was immediately summoned. The decedent was pronounced at the at 1205 hours. He had no identification on his person.
Date Found: 1952-06-02

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