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Unidentified White / Caucasian Male
Age 25-50
from Palo Verder, California

Victim Details

Created
Dec 15, 2014

Case Added
Jan 11, 2024

Case ID
17538

Case Number
02-193

Estimated Age Range
Adult

Age From
25

Age To
50

Pid
26613

Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Primary Ethnicity
Multiple

Gender
Male

EstimatedPostmortemInterval
5

Post Mortem Interval
Months

Estimated Birth From
1952

Estimated Birth To
1977

Estimated Death Year From
2002

Date Found
2002-11-03

City
Palo Verder

State
California

County
Imperial County

Zip Code
92266

Agency ID
39264

Agency Name
Imperial County Sheriff's Office- Coroner Division

Agency City
El Centro

Agency State
California

Agency County
Imperial County

Agency Contact

Agency Address
328 Applestill Road, , El Centro, California

Agency Phone
4422652105

Agency Jurisdiction
County

Agency Type
Coroner

Agency Website
https://icso.imperialcounty.org/operations/#coroner

Agency Case #
02-193

Hair Color
Unknown

Left Eye Color
Unknown

Right Eye Color
Unknown

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Case Description

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On 11/03/2002 a human skull was found in the open desert, north of the Chocolate Mountain (bombing range), in Palo Verde, California. The skull was of a male Hispanic, over 30 years of age.
Date Found: 2002-11-03

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