sep 29, 1974 - NAVY WHITE James Cox Last seen alive

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"A week shy of his 18th birthday, Cox hitchhiked from San Diego to Long Beach to visit his mother. [...] They planned a birthday party for the following weekend and talked about his future as a Navy medic. She offered to drive her son back to San Diego, but he refused. Instead, his mom dropped him off near Interstate 5. [...] 'I stepped out of the car and helped him get his duffel bag out,' [his mother] said. 'We hugged each other and I said 'I'll see you next weekend.''
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).

** Previously the SDC Coroner's John Doe No. 146 prior to identification in 2005 **

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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