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Unidentified Hispanic / Latino Male
Age 20-30
from Watsonville, California

Victim Details

Created
Aug 29, 2015

Case Added
Apr 06, 2023

Case ID
17719

Case Number
10-08873

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 30

Age From
20

Age To
30

Pid
26797

Ethnicity
Hispanic / Latino

Primary Ethnicity
Hispanic / Latino

Gender
Male

Post Mortem Interval
Weeks

Estimated Birth From
1980

Estimated Birth To
1990

Estimated Death Year From
2010

Date Found
2010-09-09

City
Watsonville

State
California

County
Santa Cruz County

AllPartsRecovered
1

Agency ID
22329

Agency Name
Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office- Coroner Division

Agency City
Santa Cruz

Agency State
California

Agency County
Santa Cruz County

Agency Contact

Agency Address
5200 Soquel Avenue, , Santa Cruz, California

Agency Phone
8314547792

Agency Jurisdiction
County

Agency Type
Coroner

Agency Case #
10-08873

Hair Color
Black

Head/Hair
Short hair, possible a "buzz cut"

Left Eye Color
Unknown

Right Eye Color
Unknown

Physical Descriptions
Deformity: Inability to extend both arms due to genetic abnormality. Very short stature.

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: Eagle brand blue jeans size 29 waist with an inseam of 30. The pants were hemmed and had an inseam of 20" Light tan size 34 belt. Torn and dirty shirt with seagulls and waves design on it.

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Case Description

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A partially decomposed body was found dumped in an irrigation ditch of a berry field. There was head trauma present. The male was found to arm deformities that would not allow him to extend his arms completely. He was short with a stature of 4'11" to 5'4".
Date Found: 2010-09-09

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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP14242

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