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Unidentified Black / African American Male
Age 30-35
from Gorman, California

Victim Details

Created
Jul 20, 2018

Case Added
Dec 19, 2020

Case ID
20216

Case Number
1956-10938

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 40

Age From
30

Age To
35

Pid
29695

Possible First Name
Earl

Height
67 inches

Weight
150 lbs

Ethnicity
Black / African American

Primary Ethnicity
Black / African American

Gender
Male

Estimated Birth From
1921

Estimated Birth To
1926

Estimated Death Year From
1956

Date Found
1956-01-26

City
Gorman

State
California

County
Los Angeles County

AllPartsRecovered
1

Agency ID
34823

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 #
1956-10938

Hair Color
Black

Left Eye Color
Brown

Right Eye Color
Brown

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Case Description

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On 1/28/1956 the decedent was on the US 99 highway when he stopped a vehicle to borrow a jack. The decedent attempted to cross the highway when he was struck by a vehicle traveling northbound. Decedent was transported by ambulance to Newhall Hospital and pronounced dead. His possible name was "Earl" and he might have lived in a motel at 27th and Long Beach in Los Angeles.
Date Found: 1956-01-26