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A severed head was located buried in a shallow grave, wrapped in a paper grocery bag, in the Pajaro River Levee in Southern Santa Cruz County. The upper front tooth was gold.
Date Found: 1957-02-15
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Victim Details

Jul 03, 2015

Apr 06, 2023

17712

57-00651

Adult

28

52

26790

Black / African American

Black / African American

Female

1904

1928

1956

1957-02-15

Watsonville

California

Santa Cruz County

22344

Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office- Coroner Division

Santa Cruz

California

Santa Cruz County

5200 Soquel Avenue, , Santa Cruz, California

8314547792

County

Coroner

57-00651


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