Identified! CA- Uns/Unc found in sewer maintenance hole in Hollywood Hills, Jun'22 - Mercy Martinez

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This case just populated in NamUs

Demographics​

Sex: Unsure
Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian, Hispanic / Latino, Uncertain
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 50
Estimated Age Range (Years): 23-40
Estimated Year of Death: 2020-2022
Height: 4' 11"-5' 5"(59-65 inches) , Estimated
Weight: Cannot Estimate

Circumstances​

Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: June 13, 2022
NamUs Case Created: June 29, 2022

Location Found​

Location: Los Angeles, California 90068
County: Los Angeles County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Found On Tribal Land: No
Circumstances of Recovery: On 6/13/2022 skeletal remains were discovered in a sewer maintenance hole on a residential neighborhood in the Hollywood Hills.

Physical Description​

Hair Color: Black
Left Eye: ColorUnknown
Right Eye: ColorUnknown

Clothing and Accessories​

Clothing:Camouflage shorts-On the Body

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Potential Match: Jason Ramon Miranda missing in Los Angeles, California since May 1, 2021.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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[imstilla.grandma]

Case Number​

2022-06191

Gender​

U

Approximate Age​

23+ years

Ethnicity​

UNKNOWN

Date Found​

June 13, 2022

Hair Color​

BLACK

Eye Color​

UNKNOWN

Weight​

80+

Height​

62

Tattoos​

None seen

Jewelry​

Clothing: camouflage shorts

Comments​

Skeletonized remains found in sewer maintenance hole on residential street in the Hollywood Hills.

Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner

mec.lacounty.gov

 

[iulia]

Both NamUs and LA County Coroner's pages have been removed.

 

[iulia]

Woman's remains found in Hollywood Hills sewer drain; $50K reward offered for info

A $50,000 reward is being offered by the City of Los Angeles for information regarding the death of a 28-year-old woman whose remains were found in a Hollywood Hills sewer drain last year.

www.foxla.com

[...]
According to police, the skeletal remains of Mercy Martinez were discovered by LADWP maintenance workers on June 13, 2022. Evidence was recovered during that time leading investigators to believe her body was put there by someone else, officials said.

LAPD Seeks Information About Woman Found Dead In Hollywood Hills Sewer

Mercy Melissa Martinez's skeletal remains were discovered by city workers in a sewer drain.

patch.com

[...]
Martinez's family last saw her in April 2021. She was last known to be alive on June 15, 2021, as a result of contact with police. Martinez was experiencing homelessness when she disappeared and had struggled with substance abuse.

 

[EmiliaRT007]

So happy Mercy has been ID’d. She can rest peacefully now.

 

[Susikatze]

Poor Mercy. Did not deserve to die so young and then be discarded like trash in a sewer hole.
I hope they find who did that. If she was a user, it should be relatively easy to find out who she associated with.

 

[EmiliaRT007]

Poor Mercy. Did not deserve to die so young and then be discarded like trash in a sewer hole.
I hope they find who did that. If she was a user, it should be relatively easy to find out who she associated with.

Agree hard with you. I wish people weren’t so awful… that way these cases would be much less common. On Namus currently 14,000+ people remain nameless and forgotten, leaving next of kin with so many questions. It’s so awful.

Mercy, I hope you have found peace now that you’ve gotten your name back. I hope we find the sick individual that did such a horrific thing to you and you get justice. You need it. Rest peacefully and God bless.

She was just 28! Whole life ahead of her only for it to be cut short.