CA CA - Mission Hills, WhtMale, 25-35, UP4444, homicide, multiple stab wounds, found in motel room, Jan'77

[citizen_sleuth]

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)

News Coverage
"Man found murdered in Sepulveda motel," Valley News [Van Nuys, CA], 17 January 1977, 2.

"Stabbing victim mystery," Valley News [Van Nuys, CA], 21 January 1977, 2.

"Suspect, murder victim unidentified," Valley News [Van Nuys, CA], 26 January 1977, 4.

 

[Hochman]

Cropped sketch of the victim

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Cropped sketch of the suspect

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping