John Doe

Status:

Open

Jurisdiction:

Orange County Sheriffs Department (CA)

Recovery Location:

Anaheim, California

Summary:

An unidentified man was found near the Interstate 5 overpass at Harbor Boulevard in Anaheim. NamUs gives December 6, 1986, as the discovery date; the sheriff's page records December 5 as the date of death. The coroner classified the death as suicide. His identity remains unknown.

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Circumstances of Recovery:

An unidentified man was found near the Interstate 5 overpass at Harbor Boulevard in Anaheim. NamUs gives December 6, 1986, as the discovery date; the sheriff's page records December 5 as the date of death. The coroner classified the death as suicide. He was estimated to be 25-35 years old. The agency describes him as Hispanic. He had a prominent nose, curly black hair, hazel eyes, scars around the right shoulder and chest, and a scar over his left knee. NamUs documents a tan striped shirt, dark-brown Levi's pants, white athletic shoes marked with paint, and a single key on a Smurf keychain. Dental restorations and missing upper front teeth may aid identification. The Orange County Sheriff's Department, Coroner Division, maintains this identification case under file 86-05561-HA. Anyone with identifying information can contact the Coroner Division at 714-647-7400 and quote that file number.

Case Last Updated:

Nov 06, 2026