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Gilroy John Doe (1997)
a.k.a "The Shorter Man John Doe"
UP127546 (NU)
Map indicating location of Gilroy, Ca. (SOURCE).
Circumstances:a.k.a "The Shorter Man John Doe"
UP127546 (NU)
Map indicating location of Gilroy, Ca. (SOURCE).
Decedent was found in a distribution box as part of an agricultural sewer. (per NamUs).
Case Numbers:
- Doe Network: N/A
- NamUs: UP127546
- ME/C: 97-212-002
- Location: Gilroy, California. (Santa Clara Co.)
- Date Body Found: July 31, 1997.
- NamUs Created: August 14, 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"-5' 7" (65-67 inches), est.
- Weight: CANNOT ESTIMATE
- Hair: Black
- Eye: Tissue was too decomposed to determine.
- Dentals: UNKNOWN
- DNA: UNKNOWN
- Prints: UNKNOWN
- Marks / Features: N/A
- Clothing:
- A light-colored, long sleeved dress shirt with a single pocket over the left chest, a free (non-buttoned) collar, and a square shirt tail. There are two beige colored buttons with white edging on the left sleeve cuff and one similar colored button on the right sleeve cuff. There are seven button holes on the front medial area of the shirt with two missing buttons on the top and one missing button on the bottom. On the remaining four buttons on the front, the center button (fourth from the top) is dissimilar in color (grey) and configuration to the the other white buttons. There are three labels observed on the interior neck area of the shirt. The top label reads "FITTED SHIRT" with some unreadable print below it. The middle label reads: "JOHN" "HENERY" "EXCLUSIVELY FOR"
"The Shorter Man." The bottom label reads "15/31" which is a size indication. - Pair of dark red men's briefs.
- A pair of medium blue pants. There is a dark blue button on the front of the waist band, and double belt loops on the right and left side, with three single belt loops on the back of the waist band. A label attached to the interior of the waist band reads "DOCKERS" with the Levi's logo. Below the Levi's logo is printed the number "12."
- A pair of pants with a label that contains a "LEVI'S" logo with "W30 L32" printed in red.
- A light-colored, long sleeved dress shirt with a single pocket over the left chest, a free (non-buttoned) collar, and a square shirt tail. There are two beige colored buttons with white edging on the left sleeve cuff and one similar colored button on the right sleeve cuff. There are seven button holes on the front medial area of the shirt with two missing buttons on the top and one missing button on the bottom. On the remaining four buttons on the front, the center button (fourth from the top) is dissimilar in color (grey) and configuration to the the other white buttons. There are three labels observed on the interior neck area of the shirt. The top label reads "FITTED SHIRT" with some unreadable print below it. The middle label reads: "JOHN" "HENERY" "EXCLUSIVELY FOR"
- Jewelry: NONE
- Add'l Items: NONE
NamUs: UP127546 (ARCHIVE)
Doe Network: N/A
Notes:
The NamUs profile includes newspaper clippings regarding Gilroy John Doe in PDF format. One newspaper article indicates this John Doe is one of two that were found in the sewer within 15 days and the second to be found. Clippings also include a reconstruction that has not yet been uploaded to NamUs. Additionally, the newspaper clippings also indicate authorities were investigating possible suspects. I have attached the PDFs below.