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Made public on NamUs today, with no pictures; I'd be curious if any newspaper articles from the time may have further details (and if anybody knows how to search the text transcriptions on newspapers.com without having the subscription needed to see the actual scanned articles, that would be greatly appreciated; I feel a bit bad for having to go online and ask).
Unidentified Person/NamUs #UP152417
Male, White/Caucasian
Date Body Found: May 4, 1973
Location Found: Moreno Valley, California
ME/C Case Number: 1973-31608
Biological Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Estimated Age Group: Cannot Determine
Height: 5' 5" (65 inches), Measured
Weight: 150 lbs, Measured
Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: May 4, 1973 [not entirely clear to me if this is when the crash happened or when he died in hospital]
NamUs Case Created: November 16, 2025
Location: Moreno Valley, California 92555
County: Riverside County
Found on Tribal Land: No
Circumstances of Recovery:
On 05/01/1973, vehicle #1 picked up individuals in Tijuana Mexico who paid to be transported into the U.S. On 05/03/1973, vehicle #1 traveled into Riverside County. At an intersection Temecula, the driver of vehicle #1 failed to stop at a stop sign and struck oncoming vehicle #2. Passengers in vehicle #1 were likely unrestrained, as they had been lying on the rear floorboard or hiding in the trunk. Law enforcement and first responders arrived and confirmed one death on scene. Three additional deaths (including John Doe) were pronounced at local hospitals in the following days. Though three of the passengers were identified, the decedent was not. The family members of the other passengers did not recognize him.
He was described as a Hispanic male who was about 5’5” tall, weighed about 150 pounds and had brown eyes and brown hair. There was no description of his estimated age or clothing. The only items in his property were a Timex wristwatch without band (yellow) and $4.15.
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Traumatic injuries
Hair Color: Brown
Left Eye Color & Right Eye Color: Brown
Case Owner: Riverside County Sheriff- Coroner Bureau
Address: 800 South Redlands Avenue, Perris, California 92570
County: Riverside County
Main Phone: (951) 443-2300
General Email: [email protected]
Website URL:
www.riversidesheriff.org
Agency Case Number: 1973-31608
Unidentified Person/NamUs #UP152417
Male, White/Caucasian
Date Body Found: May 4, 1973
Location Found: Moreno Valley, California
ME/C Case Number: 1973-31608
Biological Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Estimated Age Group: Cannot Determine
Height: 5' 5" (65 inches), Measured
Weight: 150 lbs, Measured
Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: May 4, 1973 [not entirely clear to me if this is when the crash happened or when he died in hospital]
NamUs Case Created: November 16, 2025
Location: Moreno Valley, California 92555
County: Riverside County
Found on Tribal Land: No
Circumstances of Recovery:
On 05/01/1973, vehicle #1 picked up individuals in Tijuana Mexico who paid to be transported into the U.S. On 05/03/1973, vehicle #1 traveled into Riverside County. At an intersection Temecula, the driver of vehicle #1 failed to stop at a stop sign and struck oncoming vehicle #2. Passengers in vehicle #1 were likely unrestrained, as they had been lying on the rear floorboard or hiding in the trunk. Law enforcement and first responders arrived and confirmed one death on scene. Three additional deaths (including John Doe) were pronounced at local hospitals in the following days. Though three of the passengers were identified, the decedent was not. The family members of the other passengers did not recognize him.
He was described as a Hispanic male who was about 5’5” tall, weighed about 150 pounds and had brown eyes and brown hair. There was no description of his estimated age or clothing. The only items in his property were a Timex wristwatch without band (yellow) and $4.15.
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Traumatic injuries
Hair Color: Brown
Left Eye Color & Right Eye Color: Brown
Case Owner: Riverside County Sheriff- Coroner Bureau
Address: 800 South Redlands Avenue, Perris, California 92570
County: Riverside County
Main Phone: (951) 443-2300
General Email: [email protected]
Website URL:
Coroner's Bureau | Riverside County Sheriff, CA
Agency Case Number: 1973-31608
