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Unidentified Black / African American Female
Age 28-52
from Watsonville, California

Victim Details

Created
Jul 03, 2015

Case Added
Apr 06, 2023

Case ID
17712

Case Number
57-00651

Estimated Age Range
Adult

Age From
28

Age To
52

Pid
26790

Ethnicity
Black / African American

Primary Ethnicity
Black / African American

Gender
Female

Estimated Birth From
1904

Estimated Birth To
1928

Estimated Death Year From
1956

Date Found
1957-02-15

City
Watsonville

State
California

County
Santa Cruz County

Agency ID
22344

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 #
57-00651

Physical Descriptions
Other distinctive physical characteristic: Gold upper front tooth

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Case Description

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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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