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NAMUS UP132135
DoeNetwork 2398UMCAUnidentified Male
Location Found: Fresno, Fresno County, California
Date Found: March 21, 1970
Race: White/Caucasian
PMI: Unknown
Estimated year of Death: Unknown
Estimated Age: 20-24 Years
Height: 5' 0"-5' 2"(60-62 inches) , Estimated
Weight: 110-115 lbs, Estimated
Hair: Blond/Strawberry, 2-3 day beard is present
Eye Color: Brown
Clothing: Khaki pants, shirt, sweater with laundry marks "FR1020" & "S 3719." and black shoes.
Other: Left ear larger
Circumstances: The unidentified decedent was found in a boxcar on the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks at Inyo in Fresno, CA.
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Traumatic injuries
Inventory of Remains: Unknown
Identifiers
Dentals: Unknown. No wisdom teeth. Two first lower molars missing.
Fingerprints: Unknown.
DNA: Unknown.
Agency Info:
ME/C Case Number: 22410/ 70-03-0001
Fresno County Sheriff - Coroner's Office - (559) 600-3400
Agency Case Number: 22410
Fresno Police Department - (559) 621-7000
Agency Case Number: 70-8821
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Case Media:
"Fire Leads to Discovery of Body in Boxcar," The Fresno Bee, March 22, 1970, pg. 40.
"a mans...burning body was found last night in an empty Southern Pacific Co. boxcar in the downtown yards just south of Kern Street (I believe that would be about here).”
"The body was still burning when the first units arrived shortly before 10:30 p.m"
"Officials Still Seek Identity of Boxcar Victim," The Fresno Bee, March 23, 1970, pg 17.
"the man...was beaten to death before the body was set ablaze."
"An autopsy revealed the victim suffered deep lacerations on the head and face and his nose and right leg were broken."
"the mans hands were completely burned."
"The body appeared to be that of a Caucasian, about 20 years old, 5 feet 2 and about 110 pounds."