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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 1953-83417.
Date Found: 1953-02-09
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Victim Details

Jun 27, 2018

Dec 19, 2020

20126

1953-83416

Adult - Pre 50

35

45

29541

69 inches

112 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Hispanic / Latino

Male

1

Weeks

1908

1918

1953

1953-02-09

Wilmington

California

Los Angeles County

34832

Los Angeles County Medical Examiner

Los Angeles

California

Los Angeles County

Betsy Magdaleno

Medical Examiner Investigator, Identifications

1104 North Mission Road, , Los Angeles, California

3233430512

County

Medical Examiner

1953-83416

Black

Unknown

Unknown


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