CA CA - Baxter, WhtMale, 40-70, UP55126, beaten to point of death then burned alive, long-term abuse, US Army blanket, hospital gown, Oct '72

[kforbes862]

Amazing, I didn't know he was already in active research

 

[iamshadow21]

Feb. 12, 2026 rbbm.

Placer County seeks help in 1972 cold case homicide

Placer County investigators seek public help identifying a man burned alive in 1972, possibly Grover Benjamin Hughes, as genetic genealogy narrows leads.

www.abc10.com

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''Investigators say the unidentified man may now be closer to being identified as Grover Benjamin Hughes, born July 21, 1894, in Des Moines, Iowa. Hughes is known to have spent time in the San Francisco Bay Area before the 1960s.''
''The potential identification follows a two-year investigative genetic genealogy effort conducted by Ramapo College, with assistance from the California Department of Justice's Richmond Laboratory.
However, due to the distant genetic relationships and lack of close living descendants, the identity has not yet been confirmed through the DOJ Missing and Unidentified Persons Program.''

''The Cold Case team is requesting any information that could help confirm the man’s identity or shed light on the circumstances of his death. Specifically, investigators are seeking:

• Photographs or information about Grover Benjamin Hughes
• Knowledge of hospital or medical-facility bedding from Placer County in 1972, matching items shown in an attached image
• Information about any patients who went missing from hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, or convalescent homes around October 3, 1972
• Anyone who recalls Hughes or circumstances related to his disappearance or death

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Placer County Sheriff’s Office at 530-889-7853 or submit tips via email at [email protected].''

It would mean he was way older than estimated, if it is Grover. Rather than 35-45, he'd be closer to eighty.

MOO