CA CA - Rancho Palos Verdes, WhtMale 828UMCA, 46-5, 'Ma Jose', Jan'01

[pukasonqo2]

I have no idea if I'll be even a little helpful, but I'll try. I just wanted to add some different meanings for things others have stated. If the UID's name is Michael, the inscription Ma Jose' Madrid 97 could mean it was a gift from someone with the last name Madrid or from Madrid, Spain (or Madrid, IA) in 1997.

I've been pretty well convinced that his name is Michael, and he goes by the name Mike.

It's hard to know what tattoos might mean if you don't really know what they look like, but...

A lion with a crown could mean he had a Leo birthday (both the lion and the crown represent Leo). On the other hand, it could also be a sign of strength and courage. I'm sure there are other meanings, but those are the two I know most about.

A cross with a sword can be a Celtic symbol, which means he could be Irish or Scottish. I know Michael is a common Irish name.

The stars tattooed on the knees means you bow down to nobody if there's one on each knee, but I only read that there was one on the right knee. I'm not sure what it means when it's only on one of them.

I'd have to go over things again, probably several times, to come up with any more gibberish.

MOO

“Ma José” could be for “Maria José” which is a traditional spanish female name


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[TheNightOwl]

Possible match: based on facial similarities, age, name, date and local of disappearance:

Michael James Walsh

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/4703dmca.html
http://www.nampn.org/cases/walsh_michael.html

Height and weight don't match. no mention of tattoos. Not much info.
(but considering they tested a match between John Doe and a missing person without one hand named James...)

I recently saw this man's information shared on a Missing and Unclaimed Person FB page. I stumbled on something interesting by doing a google search for Michael Jose Missing person. There's a missing man from Pennsylvania who was a Psychologist. He rented a car, went to a conference and they found the car parked near a HIKING location and never found a trace of the missing man although the area was searched. A friend of this man said he was divorced and his ex wife and 10 year old son lived in the Pacific NorthWest and he had said on several occasions that he dreamed of moving out west to be with his son. This made me wonder if he and his son might share the same name- Michael. Perhaps the wedding band was from that marriage and he was divorced but continued wearing it. He was a Psychologist so he could easily afford an Omega watch and chances are he would be well groomed and dressed similar to the man found in CA.. If you look up this name you'll find Michael Jose Malinowski missing from Yardley Pennsylvania. At the time of his disappearance this man had a beard moustache and was reported being 6 ft tall with brown hair and brown eyes and I think it said he was 160lbs. The man found leaning against the tree was reported as being about 6ft- 6ft 2 inches tall with BLUE EYES and I think it said roughly 180lbs. Could he be Michael Jose Malinowski?

 

[TheNightOwl]

I made this comment on this thread but there is a man named Michael Jose Malinowski who disappeared from Pennsylvania. A friend of his said he was a Psychologist and was divorced and had a 10 year old son and he mentioned that he wanted to someday move out west to be with his son. What I found interesting is this man rented a car and went to a medical conference or some kind of conference event . The rental car was found parked in the parking lot of a Hiking area. The area was searched and not a trace of him was found. You figure this guy had enough cash to have an Omega watch, would have been presumably preferred to dress well since he was a Psychologist, since he parked and abandoned his rental car in a hiking area thats an interesting similarity since this found man in CA was found in a hiking area. The differences: Michael Jose Malinowski had brown hair and brown eyes. Was listed as 6 ft and I believe 185lbs. The man found in the park was listed as taller and having blue eyes. It also didnt mention if Malinowski had any tattoos. Its hard to believe no one knows this man found in California considering theres a lot of clues with the inscription on the ring. Id bet his son was named after him, He tattooed his name on his arm maybe.

Oh one more tattoo comment. I saw where a tattoo above the knee or knees was sometimes a Russian gang tattoo but a popular tattoo if you google Tattoo above the knee.. It means that you will not bow down to anyone. Depending on the sword and the name Michael... wish there was a way to see this tattoo. Ive seen lots of military men with tattoos of their kids names and crossed swords.

 

[carbuff]

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[Melt71]

Carl’s recon and Michael Malinowski (mentioned above). Hard to compare due to angles and Mr M’s facial hair.

 

[ipa]

Several pictures were uploaded in Nov 22 for this UID.

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Between the tattoos, the jewelry, and the Omega Seamaster, I feel this one is solvable.

 

[JwittsteinS]

I haven’t seen anybody mention the Star of David around his neck. Has anyone considered that he could have been Jewish? There is a synagogue, Congregation Ner Tamid, just under a mile from where the decedent was found. The possible Hispanic connection could also be accounted for if he was a Sephardic Jew. There is only one Sephardic Synagogue in Los Angeles county, and if he was a practicing Sephardi Jew or even a former one who had converted to Christianity, the temple may have record of him.

One other question, is it possible that the watch inscription has been misinterpreted? I’m not positive that the symbol next to the ‘M’ in Ma Jose is actually an ‘A’. The pictures are low quality so it’s hard to tell, but it looks like it could be a Greek letter delta.

 

[Gemmie]

I haven’t seen anybody mention the Star of David around his neck. Has anyone considered that he could have been Jewish? There is a synagogue, Congregation Ner Tamid, just under a mile from where the decedent was found. The possible Hispanic connection could also be accounted for if he was a Sephardic Jew. There is only one Sephardic Synagogue in Los Angeles county, and if he was a practicing Sephardi Jew or even a former one who had converted to Christianity, the temple may have record of him.

One other question, is it possible that the watch inscription has been misinterpreted? I’m not positive that the symbol next to the ‘M’ in Ma Jose is actually an ‘A’. The pictures are low quality so it’s hard to tell, but it looks like it could be a Greek letter delta.

I'm thinking it's extremely likely he was Jewish from looking at his jewelry. The Star of David, like you mentioned, plus his ring. Namus has it listed as a "ring with linear design on top and Ankh symbols on sides" but I think whoever came up with that might have missed the mark. Sure, it's linear, but it also looks like the Mater Misericordiae symbol to me.

From an article about Mater Misericordiae: Mary, Mother of Mercy:

Mary and Jesus were Jewish and mercy is very much a hallmark of the Jewish understanding of God. SOURCE

As for the Ankh symbols on the side of that ring... it's hard to get a good look at them but they don't look exactly like an Ankh to me. I'm seeing 2 extra "arms" on either side. Ankh's have one on both sides, so 2 total, not 4. Unless there are Ankh's I'm not familiar with as that is ENTIRELY possible! I drew them the best I could so you can see what I'm talking about side-to-side.

Ankh:

SOURCE

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Mater Misericordia Christianity symbol - Worldwide Ancient Symbols

The Mater Misericordia symbol is commonly referred to as Our Lady of Mercy, or Mother of Mercy, this is a symbol that relates to the Virgin Mary.

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[Gemmie]

My last post was getting too long and people don't like reading long posts so breaking it up.

if that's an A as in MAJOSE... why is it half sized? Is almost looks like it's underlined like sometimes you see with the name McCormick.

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[Gemmie]

DBM

 

[Beautiful Rose]

My last post was getting too long and people don't like reading long posts so breaking it up.

if that's an A as in MAJOSE... why is it half sized? Is almost looks like it's underlined like sometimes you see with the name McCormick.

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The Ma with the a as a superscript is a very common way to abbreviate the name Maria. I do Mexican genealogy as a hobby, so I see this quite often. Jn, for instance, is the abbreviation for Juan.

 

[pukasonqo2]

My last post was getting too long and people don't like reading long posts so breaking it up.

if that's an A as in MAJOSE... why is it half sized? Is almost looks like it's underlined like sometimes you see with the name McCormick.

View attachment 567396 SOURCE

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MaJose is an abbreviation of Maria Jose, it is a Spanish female name (the male version is Jose Maria)
The Ma is an abbreviation of Maria

 

[Gemmie]

MaJose is an abbreviation of Maria Jose, it is a Spanish female name (the male version is Jose Maria)
The Ma is an abbreviation of Maria

So our clues are the person was possibly Jewish and Spanish? I had to Google for it because I wasn't sure some Spanish were Jewish.

Spanish and Portuguese Jews, also called Western Sephardim, Iberian Jews, or Peninsular Jews, are a distinctive sub-group of Sephardic Jews who are largely descended from Jews who lived as New Christians in the Iberian Peninsula during the few centuries following the forced expulsion of unconverted Jews from Spain in 1492 and from Portugal in 1497. They should therefore be distinguished both from the descendants of those expelled in 1492 and from the present-day Jewish communities of Spain and Portugal.

Spanish and Portuguese Jews - Wikipedia

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[Susikatze]

I'm thinking it's extremely likely he was Jewish from looking at his jewelry. The Star of David, like you mentioned, plus his ring. Namus has it listed as a "ring with linear design on top and Ankh symbols on sides" but I think whoever came up with that might have missed the mark. Sure, it's linear, but it also looks like the Mater Misericordiae symbol to me.

From an article about Mater Misericordiae: Mary, Mother of Mercy:

Mary and Jesus were Jewish and mercy is very much a hallmark of the Jewish understanding of God. SOURCE

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As for the Ankh symbols on the side of that ring... it's hard to get a good look at them but they don't look exactly like an Ankh to me. I'm seeing 2 extra "arms" on either side. Ankh's have one on both sides, so 2 total, not 4. Unless there are Ankh's I'm not familiar with as that is ENTIRELY possible! I drew them the best I could so you can see what I'm talking about side-to-side.

View attachment 567387View attachment 567388
Ankh: View attachment 567389 SOURCE

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

Mater Misericordia Christianity symbol - Worldwide Ancient Symbols

The Mater Misericordia symbol is commonly referred to as Our Lady of Mercy, or Mother of Mercy, this is a symbol that relates to the Virgin Mary.

symbolikon.com

No. It is a VERY Catholic symbol. Jews have nothing to do with Mary and Jesus. Mater Misericordia is a title for Mary, very very deeply Catholic.

 

[Susikatze]

Ive seen the star of david pendant but it has not been exclusively used by jews, he may be Messianic or wearing it out of appreciation. He may have been ethnically Jewish but converted to Catholicism. He may have been of dual heritage with some jewish roots. Or nothing at all.

 

[Carovb5]

The lion tattoo resembles the “dutch lion” (coat of arms of the Netherlands) (with a crown but with other instruments) and the “Belgian lion” (coat of arms of Belgium) (without the crown but also without ogher instruments)

Wapen van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden - Wikipedia

nl.m.wikipedia.org

Wapen van België - Wikipedia

nl.m.wikipedia.org