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Unidentified Uncertain Male
Age 0-0
from Arcadia, California

Victim Details

Created
Jul 20, 2018

Case Added
Dec 19, 2020

Case ID
20217

Case Number
1956-11386

Estimated Age Range
Adult

Pid
29697

Height
67 inches

Height To
69 inches

Weight
200 lbs

Ethnicity
Uncertain

Primary Ethnicity
Uncertain

Gender
Male

Date Found
1956-02-05

Description
Santa Anita Wash

City
Arcadia

State
California

County
Los Angeles County

Agency ID
34822

Agency Name
Los Angeles County Medical Examiner

Agency City
Los Angeles

Agency State
California

Agency County
Los Angeles County

Agency Contact
Betsy Magdaleno

Contact Job Title
Medical Examiner Investigator, Identifications

Agency Address
1104 North Mission Road, , Los Angeles, California

Agency Phone
3233430512

Agency Jurisdiction
County

Agency Type
Medical Examiner

Agency Website
http://mec.lacounty.gov/wps/portal/mec

Agency Case #
1956-11386

Hair Color
Gray or Partially Gray

Left Eye Color
Unknown

Right Eye Color
Unknown

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: Khaki trousers "Penney's Big Mac" 30" inseam x 40" waist; Blue demin trousers 30" inseam x 40" waist; Blue demin jacket; Brown sleeveless fleece lined leather vest; Work gloves
Eyewear: Horn rimmed eyeglasses
Footwear: Dark brown sock; Heavy work-type shoe
Jewelry: Ingersol watch and shock proof

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Case Description

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On 2/5/1956 two boys found part of a human body at the Santa Anita Wash. The boys contacted Arcadia Police Department and led officers to the decedent. Arcadia PD contacted the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department. No identification was found with the body. The decedent was not ID viewable.
Date Found: 1956-02-05

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