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UNIDENTIFIED PERSON
CASE #: 1996-74
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON CASE #: 1996-74
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John Doe

Also Known As:

Placentia John Doe (1996; OCSD 96-00192-WU)

John Doe
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Open

Date of Recovery:

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Recovery Location:

Placentia, California

Summary:

An unidentified man died on January 7, 1996. The coroner lists the southbound 57 freeway at West La Jolla Street in Placentia as the recovery location and classifies the death as accidental. His identity remains unknown.

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An unidentified man died on January 7, 1996. The coroner lists the southbound 57 freeway at West La Jolla Street in Placentia as the recovery location and classifies the death as accidental. He was estimated to be 22-35 years old. The agency describes him as Hispanic. He was slender and had a mustache with a small patch of hair below his lower lip. Clothing included Rustler jeans marked 32 by 30, a white western-design T-shirt, gray-and-white imitation cowboy boots, a black woven belt, and a size-seven White Sox cap. A broken braided white-metal necklace was documented. His teeth showed substantial decay and missing teeth, without restorative care. The Orange County Sheriff's Department, Coroner Division, maintains this identification case under file 96-00192-WU. Anyone with identifying information can contact the Coroner Division at 714-647-7400 and quote that file number.

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Sunday, January 07, 1996

An unidentified man died on January 7, 1996. The coroner lists the southbound 57 freeway at West La Jolla Street in Placentia as the recovery location and classifies the death as accidental.


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