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Gilroy John Doe (1997)
a.k.a "Drainage Gate John Doe"
UP127784 (NU)
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Reconstruction of John Doe, c.1999.
Circumstances:a.k.a "Drainage Gate John Doe"
UP127784 (NU)
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Reconstruction of John Doe, c.1999.
Decedent was found in a sewer drainage gate the opening of which coincided with the flow of waste material from the nearby tomato processing plant. (per NamUs).
Case Numbers:
- Doe Network: N/A
- NamUs: UP127784
- ME/C: 97-197-003
- Location: Gilroy, California. (Santa Clara Co.)
- Date Body Found: July 17, 1997.
- NamUs Created: August 19, 2024.
- Tribal Land: NO.
- PMI: UNKNOWN
- State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/Putrefaction
- Cause of Death: UNKNOWN
- Sex: Male
- Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino, Uncertain
- Age: Adult
- Height: 5' 5"(65 inches) , est.
- Weight: 140-150 lbs, est.
- Hair: Black
- A number of straight black hairs are attached to a portion of the occipital scalp that is still connected.
- Eye: UNKNOWN
- There is no tissue in the orbit.
- Dentals: UNKNOWN
- DNA: UNKNOWN
- Prints: UNKNOWN
- Marks / Features: N/A
- Clothing:
- White/grey tank top with the marking "Nike Air" on the front.
- Remnants of pants or shorts. Label reads "large". This garment is mostly shredded and is found wrapped around the ankles of the decedent.
- Jewelry: NONE
- Add'l Items: NONE
NamUs: UP127784 (ARCHIVE)
Doe Network: N/A
Notes:
One newspaper article indicates this John Doe is one of two that were found in the sewer within 15 days and the first to be found. Gilroy John Doe 1997 #2 was added into NamUs first, which I shared here earlier. Gilroy John Doe 1997 #2's profile on NamUs includes newspaper article scans. Authorities seem to believe that these two John Does are connected somehow, most likely having been killed by the same suspect(s).
Interestingly, Gilroy John Doe 1997 #1's profile indicates the sewer in which he was found was related to a tomato processing plant, while Gilroy John Doe 1997 #2's profile simply states he was found in an "agricultural sewer." This John Doe also has a digital reconstruction while his counterpart does not (as of 8/21/2024).