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NamUs #UP4444
Demographics
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White / Caucasian (poss. Hispanic/Latino according to news reports)
Estimated Age Group: Adult
Estimated Age Range (Years): 25-35
Estimated Year of Death: 1977
Estimated PMI: N/A
Height: 5'7" (67 inches), Measured
Weight: 126 lbs, Measured
Circumstances
Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: January 17, 1977
NamUs Case Created: September 9, 2008
ME/C QA Reviewed: N/A
Location Found: Mission Hills, California
County: Los Angeles County
Circumstances of Recovery: On 1/17/1977 @ 1120 hours the decedent was found in room # 2 of the Pink Cloud Motel by an employee of the motel.
Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered
Condition of Remains: Recognizable face
Cause of Death: Homicide - Stabbing
Physical Description
Hair Color: Brown
Head Hair Description: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Distinctive Physical Features: No information entered
Clothing and Accessories
- No information entered
Sketch of victim (right) and sketch of suspect (left)
![clip_114257033.jpg clip_114257033.jpg](https://www.websleuths.com/forums/data/attachments/358/358626-2f6a52f5ec9d8ae3e99789234c8ae9f3.jpg)
News Coverage
"Man found murdered in Sepulveda motel," Valley News [Van Nuys, CA], 17 January 1977, 2.
![Man found murdered in Sepulveda motel_.jpg Man found murdered in Sepulveda motel_.jpg](https://www.websleuths.com/forums/data/attachments/358/358623-aa72fc502de66d122fe039e637e2a259.jpg)
"Stabbing victim mystery," Valley News [Van Nuys, CA], 21 January 1977, 2.
![Stabbing victim mystery_.jpg Stabbing victim mystery_.jpg](https://www.websleuths.com/forums/data/attachments/358/358624-a81fe2991e5b5602d51b6b41000bfefd.jpg)
"Suspect, murder victim unidentified," Valley News [Van Nuys, CA], 26 January 1977, 4.
![Suspect, murder victim unidentified_.jpg Suspect, murder victim unidentified_.jpg](https://www.websleuths.com/forums/data/attachments/358/358625-9877bf0c911872a144ef23dfa00b8ce2.jpg)
Demographics
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White / Caucasian (poss. Hispanic/Latino according to news reports)
Estimated Age Group: Adult
Estimated Age Range (Years): 25-35
Estimated Year of Death: 1977
Estimated PMI: N/A
Height: 5'7" (67 inches), Measured
Weight: 126 lbs, Measured
Circumstances
Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: January 17, 1977
NamUs Case Created: September 9, 2008
ME/C QA Reviewed: N/A
Location Found: Mission Hills, California
County: Los Angeles County
Circumstances of Recovery: On 1/17/1977 @ 1120 hours the decedent was found in room # 2 of the Pink Cloud Motel by an employee of the motel.
Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered
Condition of Remains: Recognizable face
Cause of Death: Homicide - Stabbing
Physical Description
Hair Color: Brown
Head Hair Description: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Distinctive Physical Features: No information entered
Clothing and Accessories
- No information entered
Sketch of victim (right) and sketch of suspect (left)
![clip_114257033.jpg clip_114257033.jpg](https://www.websleuths.com/forums/data/attachments/358/358626-2f6a52f5ec9d8ae3e99789234c8ae9f3.jpg)
News Coverage
"Man found murdered in Sepulveda motel," Valley News [Van Nuys, CA], 17 January 1977, 2.
![Man found murdered in Sepulveda motel_.jpg Man found murdered in Sepulveda motel_.jpg](https://www.websleuths.com/forums/data/attachments/358/358623-aa72fc502de66d122fe039e637e2a259.jpg)
"Stabbing victim mystery," Valley News [Van Nuys, CA], 21 January 1977, 2.
![Stabbing victim mystery_.jpg Stabbing victim mystery_.jpg](https://www.websleuths.com/forums/data/attachments/358/358624-a81fe2991e5b5602d51b6b41000bfefd.jpg)
"Suspect, murder victim unidentified," Valley News [Van Nuys, CA], 26 January 1977, 4.
![Suspect, murder victim unidentified_.jpg Suspect, murder victim unidentified_.jpg](https://www.websleuths.com/forums/data/attachments/358/358625-9877bf0c911872a144ef23dfa00b8ce2.jpg)