nov 29, 1974 - TWIGGIE James Reeves Body found

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"He was last seen leaving a gay church in Costa Mesa where he had Thanksgiving dinner and helped with the dishes. The next day his body, covered only by a bloodstained t-shirt, was found at the end of a remote road in Irvine. He had been abused. Cause of death: suffocation. Reeves's car, which was last seen parked in the church parking lot, was found abandoned in Belmont Shore" (LBPT 6/8/75 pt 2).

"The body was found along a remote stretch of road in Irvine in November 1974 around Thanksgiving" (OCR 2/9/76).

"Went to a dinner at a gay community church on the afternoon of Thanksgiving Day 1974. He left, saying he was going to a movie in Orange County. His car later was found in a parking lot in the Belmont Shore area of Long Beach. The next afternoon, his body was found on Barranca Road in Irvine" (Last Ride, Ch.3).

"Found Nov. 29, 1974" (1987 Full).
Note: Thanksgiving Day 1974 was on Nov. 28th.

AB 11/30/74: https://www.newspapers.com/article/anaheim-bulletin-james-dale-reeves/201244084/
LAT 11/30/74: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-james-dale-reeves/201243908/
LBPT 1/8/75: https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-telegram-john-leras-james-reeve/198917418/
OCR 2/9/76: https://cacoldcases.blogspot.com/p/santa-ana-register-feb-9-1976.html

FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94544750/james_dale-reeves

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