Hi, Everybody! My name is Cuevs and I'm new here. Long time lurker, and I finally decided that it would be best to get in on the action.
I heard about this case featured on the charley project. To me, the drowning theory is the most likely, unless he was jumped. I think it's best to work with the cases we already have in the immediate area, focusing on the adult males found dead in the water. Then we can move on to the decedents found on land. Let's get started.
Now, a lot of these bodies aren't as tall as our man (VanZandt), but the ocean and decomposition can do strange things to bodies. If we could determine what clothes Vanzandt was wearing that would be a big help. Also a DNA sample could help either rule these out possibly eventually identify one of them.
2016-03620 John doe 110: found April 15th, 2016. He was a few inches shorter than mike, about 10 years older, and didn't have the identifying tattoos ( this may be due to marine decomposition which can be very rapid).But saltwater can shrink bodies as well as stretch them out. I think he should be looked at as he was found about a month after our man vanished, and was located only about 6 miles away from hermosa beach, floating in the surf. His eyes were a different color, but this can change after death, and his hair was a matching blond. I say with the intense physical labor Vanzandt performed in the military, his body could be mistaken for being older. The discrepancy in weight can be explained by decomposition.
https://identifyus.org/en/cases/15519: Solano county. Found in a river near the ocean; If there had been any backflow, He could have theoretically floated the hundreds of miles, been swept by the san francisco bay intake and ended up in the river. Clothes may be a major identifying factor. also on april 15th. Height is closer, and weight is not established. Making this case more hopeful.
https://identifyus.org/en/cases/16203: San Mateo. After months in the water, Vanzandt's body could have been skeletonized. He could have floated down river to the riverbed. Height and weight can't be properly determined.
https://identifyus.org/en/cases/16410: San mateo: 200 miles to the south. Badly decomposed. Within the age range. Could be him. Height is off, but is only an estimate. Weight severly affected by decomposition. Found February 2017.
If someone who knows what ocean currents affect the california coast, that would allow us to rule out bodies based on where they showed up. Getting that DNA sample from the family will be important too, but we will let them give it on their own good time.
I heard about this case featured on the charley project. To me, the drowning theory is the most likely, unless he was jumped. I think it's best to work with the cases we already have in the immediate area, focusing on the adult males found dead in the water. Then we can move on to the decedents found on land. Let's get started.
Now, a lot of these bodies aren't as tall as our man (VanZandt), but the ocean and decomposition can do strange things to bodies. If we could determine what clothes Vanzandt was wearing that would be a big help. Also a DNA sample could help either rule these out possibly eventually identify one of them.
2016-03620 John doe 110: found April 15th, 2016. He was a few inches shorter than mike, about 10 years older, and didn't have the identifying tattoos ( this may be due to marine decomposition which can be very rapid).But saltwater can shrink bodies as well as stretch them out. I think he should be looked at as he was found about a month after our man vanished, and was located only about 6 miles away from hermosa beach, floating in the surf. His eyes were a different color, but this can change after death, and his hair was a matching blond. I say with the intense physical labor Vanzandt performed in the military, his body could be mistaken for being older. The discrepancy in weight can be explained by decomposition.
https://identifyus.org/en/cases/15519: Solano county. Found in a river near the ocean; If there had been any backflow, He could have theoretically floated the hundreds of miles, been swept by the san francisco bay intake and ended up in the river. Clothes may be a major identifying factor. also on april 15th. Height is closer, and weight is not established. Making this case more hopeful.
https://identifyus.org/en/cases/16203: San Mateo. After months in the water, Vanzandt's body could have been skeletonized. He could have floated down river to the riverbed. Height and weight can't be properly determined.
https://identifyus.org/en/cases/16410: San mateo: 200 miles to the south. Badly decomposed. Within the age range. Could be him. Height is off, but is only an estimate. Weight severly affected by decomposition. Found February 2017.
If someone who knows what ocean currents affect the california coast, that would allow us to rule out bodies based on where they showed up. Getting that DNA sample from the family will be important too, but we will let them give it on their own good time.
