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Unidentified Person/NamUs #UP90530
Male, White/Caucasian
Date Body Found: April 26, 1953
Location Found: Salt Lake City, Utah
Estimated Age Range--
Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Possible First Name--
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Nickname/Alias--
Estimated Age Group: Cannot Determine
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Estimated PMI--
Height: Cannot Estimate
Weight: Cannot Estimate
Date Body Found: April 26, 1953
NamUs Case Created: April 13, 2022
ME/C QA Reviewed--
County: Salt Lake County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Found On Tribal Land: No
Circumstances of Recovery: On April 26, 1953 an unconscious man was found on the second floor of the Capitol Hotel. He was rushed to the Salt Lake County General Hospital but died while in route. The decedent's two travel companions were booked into the county Jail for questioning. All three men had just arrived from Portland, Oregon when they checked into their hotel, drank and went to bed.According to one account, money went missing and one of the men accused John Doe of stealing it. John Doe then grabbed the decedent in a "serious" gesture which caused the man to stab him once in the chest. The decedent checked into his hotel under the name Johnny Thompson, but his companion knew him as Johnny Beaukins. Some paper in possession gave the name John F Hansen of Portland, Oregon. Police had then contacted authorities in Portland who said a man matching that description spent time in a Washington State Prison in Walla Walla.Salt Lake Police obtained John Hansen's next of kin's information. Family viewed the body at the Desert Mortuary in Salt Lake City and said the body was not their son. The victim was never positively identified. On May 5, 1953 the body was sent to the University of Utah for disposal.
Inventory of Remains--
Condition of Remains: Recognizable face
Head Hair Description--
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye Color: Unknown
Right Eye Color: Unknown
Male, White/Caucasian
Date Body Found: April 26, 1953
Location Found: Salt Lake City, Utah
Estimated Age Range--
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Demographics
Biological Sex: MaleRace/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Possible First Name--
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Nickname/Alias--
Estimated Age Group: Cannot Determine
Estimated Age Range (Years)--
Estimated Year of Death--
Estimated PMI--
Height: Cannot Estimate
Weight: Cannot Estimate
Circumstances
Type: Unidentified DeceasedDate Body Found: April 26, 1953
NamUs Case Created: April 13, 2022
ME/C QA Reviewed--
Location Found Map
Location: Salt Lake City, UtahCounty: Salt Lake County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Found On Tribal Land: No
Circumstances of Recovery: On April 26, 1953 an unconscious man was found on the second floor of the Capitol Hotel. He was rushed to the Salt Lake County General Hospital but died while in route. The decedent's two travel companions were booked into the county Jail for questioning. All three men had just arrived from Portland, Oregon when they checked into their hotel, drank and went to bed.According to one account, money went missing and one of the men accused John Doe of stealing it. John Doe then grabbed the decedent in a "serious" gesture which caused the man to stab him once in the chest. The decedent checked into his hotel under the name Johnny Thompson, but his companion knew him as Johnny Beaukins. Some paper in possession gave the name John F Hansen of Portland, Oregon. Police had then contacted authorities in Portland who said a man matching that description spent time in a Washington State Prison in Walla Walla.Salt Lake Police obtained John Hansen's next of kin's information. Family viewed the body at the Desert Mortuary in Salt Lake City and said the body was not their son. The victim was never positively identified. On May 5, 1953 the body was sent to the University of Utah for disposal.
Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains--
Condition of Remains: Recognizable face
Physical Description
Hair Color: UnknownHead Hair Description--
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye Color: Unknown
Right Eye Color: Unknown
