CA CA- Monterey County beach, John Doe, 20-50, Vietnamese, Cambodian or Laotian, lower half of a human leg, 30 Dec; 2010, *DNA*

[dotr]

A human leg was found on a Monterey County beach in 2010, now police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the man

Police found the lower half of a human leg on a beach in Monterey on Dec. 30, 2010. The leg, which was intact below the knee, appeared to have been in the ocean for several weeks.

www.eastbaytimes.com

By Kyarra Harris October 5, 2024 rbbm.
''Police found the lower half of a human leg on a beach in Monterey on Dec. 30, 2010. The leg, which was intact below the knee, appeared to have been in the ocean for several weeks.

The department has been working with Othram, a private forensics lab based in Texas to conduct special testing to try and identify the heritage and background of the person the remains belonged to.

Initial results tentatively identified the leg belonging to a Southeast Asian male, possibly Vietnamese, Cambodian or Laotian between 20 and 50 years old.'

 

[kforbes862]

Likely someone working oboard a cargo or fishing ship?

 

[iulia]

His NamUs page, for reference:

#UP10953

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Duy Quang Phan – The Charley Project

Linh Kenneth Tran – The Charley Project

Michael Shan Chien – The Charley Project

Ben Ta – The Charley Project

Bach Van Nguyen – The Charley Project

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) (Anh Quach)
There are a shocking number of SE Asian men missing from that area

 

[Melt71]

@othram do you have any ongoing work on this case, as it's not on your CA cases page? Or was your involvement limited to heritage/background only?

Othram - A Revolution in Cold Case Resolution

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[othram]

@othram do you have any ongoing work on this case, as it's not on your CA cases page? Or was your involvement limited to heritage/background only?

Othram - A Revolution in Cold Case Resolution

Othram is revolutionizing how forensic cases are solved, justice is served, and families are mended.

othram.com

We are working the case. Given the biogeographical ancestry, it's not going to be an easy case.