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Unidentified White / Caucasian Male
Age 30-50
from Needles, California

Victim Details

Created
Apr 21, 2008

Case Added
Oct 03, 2023

Case ID
2451

Case Number
04-5305

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 50

Age From
30

Age To
50

Pid
4357

Height
68 inches

Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Primary Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Gender
Male

EstimatedPostmortemInterval
4

Post Mortem Interval
Days

Estimated Birth From
1954

Estimated Birth To
1974

Estimated Death Year From
2004

Date Found
2004-07-23

City
Needles

State
California

County
San Bernardino County

Zip Code
92363

AllPartsRecovered
1

Agency ID
2203

Agency Name
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department - Central Station

Agency City
San Bernardino

Agency State
California

Agency County
San Bernardino County

Agency Contact

Agency Address
655 East Third Street, , San Bernardino, California

Agency Phone
9093873545

Agency Jurisdiction
County

Agency Type
Law Enforcement

Agency Website
http://wp.sbcounty.gov/sheriff/

Agency Case #
210400733

Hair Color
Brown

Head/Hair
Light-brown, blonde

Body/Hair
Brown

Left Eye Color
Unknown

Right Eye Color
Unknown

Physical Descriptions
Tattoo: He had multiple tattoos: Skull-Upper right arm, "ROSAS" below skull (upper right arm), Pirate-Upper left arm, Flower(?)-Left elbow, Cow skull-Lower left arm, Skull/cross bones-Lower left arm, "NO FEAR" Lower Left arm.

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: Not recorded: Photo shows white pants
Clothing: None recorded
Eyewear: None recorded
Footwear: None recorded

Area Recovered: allowfullscreen>

Case Description

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John Doe #38-04 is a White male found dead in a drain culvert next to railroad tracks. The body was decomposed/mummified, and it is estimated that he had been dead between several days and a week. He is believed to be in his mid 40s, stood 68.5 inches (5â€™ 8.5â€), with brown-gray hair. He had multiple tattoos: Skull-Upper right arm, "ROSAS" below skull (upper right arm), Pirate-Upper left arm, Flower(?)-Left elbow, Cow skull-Lower left arm, Skull/cross bones-Lower left arm, "NO FEAR" Lower Left arm. Fingerprints, dental records and DNA (CODIS # BK-04-000741) are on file.
Date Found: 2004-07-23

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