aug 12, 1974 - BIG SUR Gary Cordova Body found

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"Monday evening, the body [...] was found in weeds off Cabot Road in the Laguna Hills area by passersby. [...] The body was clad in blue denim trousers and a pink and lavender tank-type shirt. A drug overdose is suspected. [...] Officials said it appeared [he] had died somewhere else and been dumped" (AB 8/14/74).

Note: I could not find any sources regarding when he was last seen alive or an estimated PMI

AB 8/14/74: https://www.newspapers.com/article/anaheim-bulletin-jesse-delaughter-gary/199018154/
AB 9/10/74: https://www.newspapers.com/article/anaheim-bulletin-jesse-b-delaughter-jr/197564668/
FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186736299/gary_wayne-cordova

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