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Unidentified Hispanic / Latino Male
Age 35-45
from Wilmington, California

Victim Details

Created
Jun 27, 2018

Case Added
Dec 19, 2020

Case ID
20127

Case Number
1953-83417

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 50

Age From
35

Age To
45

Pid
29543

Height
70 inches

Weight
155 lbs

Ethnicity
Hispanic / Latino

Primary Ethnicity
Hispanic / Latino

Gender
Male

EstimatedPostmortemInterval
1

Post Mortem Interval
Weeks

Estimated Birth From
1908

Estimated Birth To
1918

Estimated Death Year From
1953

Date Found
1953-02-09

City
Wilmington

State
California

County
Los Angeles County

Agency ID
34831

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 #
1953-83417

Hair Color
Black

Left Eye Color
Unknown

Right Eye Color
Unknown

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: Tan leather sheeplined jacket, Blue shirt, Brown slacks, Blue socks, Black shoes

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Case Description

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Four bodies were found deceased in a tank-type car of the Southern Pacific Railway on 2/9/1951. The car left Texaco Oil Company in Wilmington, California on 1/28/1953 en route to Tucson, Arizona. The car was unloaded in Tucson on 2/2/1953 and sent back to Wilmington on the same day. The car arrived in Wilmington on 2/6/1953. On 2/9/1953 the carloader checked the car for loading and found four decomposed bodies inside. See also 1953-83414, 1953-83415, and 1953-83416.
Date Found: 1953-02-09

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