18h 30min, oct 25, 1974 y - NAVY WHITE James Cox Upper portion of body found

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"The upper portion of the body -- a skull, two arms, and torso -- was found by several local children about 6:30 Friday evening [10/25/74]" (NCT 10/27/74).

"His mom dropped him off near Interstate 5. [...] When Cox didn't show up at the Naval School of Health Sciences in San Diego on Sept. 30, 1974, he was listed as missing. A month later, the Navy declared him a deserter and issued a federal arrest warrant. About the same time, two children found a skull, ribs, skin, and other human remains off La Gracia in Rancho Santa Fe. Sheriff's deputies searched the area the next day and found more bones about 100 yards away. [...] John Doe No. 146 was buried [...] on Dec. 2, 1974" (SDUT 8/14/05).

NCT 10/27/74: https://www.newspapers.com/article/north-county-times-james-sean-cox/197241390/
SDUT 8/14/05: https://cacoldcases.blogspot.com/p/the-san-diego-union-tribune-aug-14-2005.html
FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37453700/james-sean-cox

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