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Unidentified White / Caucasian Male
Age 0-0
from Redding, California

Victim Details

Created
Jul 10, 2024

Case Added
Aug 02, 2024

Case ID
49121

Case Number
C79-21

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 40

Pid
67922

Height
75 inches

Weight
200 lbs

Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Primary Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Gender
Male

Date Found
1979-01-26

City
Redding

State
California

County
Shasta County

Zip Code
96001

Tribal Land
No

Agency ID
47760

Agency Name
Redding Police Department

Agency City
Redding

Agency State
California

Agency County
Shasta County

Agency Contact
Jennifer Coonfield

Contact Job Title
Missing Persons, Investigations

Agency Address
777 Cypress Avenue, , Redding, California

Agency Phone
5302254200

Agency Jurisdiction
Local

Agency Type
Law Enforcement

Agency Website
https://www.cityofredding.org/departments/police-department

Agency Case #
79-3176

Hair Color
Brown

Left Eye Color
Blue

Right Eye Color
Blue

Physical Descriptions
Scar/mark: 1" tracheostomy scar on the anterior neck; 3" "C" shaped scar on the right temporal area; 5" surgical scar in the left neck running to the mid-left mandible

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: Blue jeans, red plaid wool shirt, green Navy foul weather jacket, tan engineer boots

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Case Description

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The subject checked himself into the Thunderbird Motel in Redding, CA on 01/26/1979 at approximately 0100-0200 hours. He was found deceased later that day around 1400 hours when a maintenance man for the motel was unable to contact the decedent. The decedent checked himself in under the name W. Flannigan from 2540 Pearl Street, Omega, N.J., which does not appear to exist.
Date Found: 1979-01-26

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