feb 18, 1980 - MARINE HEAD BP Mark Marsh Body found

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"A couple on a sight-seeing trip discovered a dead body Monday evening [2/18/80] dumped off the Old Ridge Route about two-tenths of a mile south of Templin Highway. Sheriff's deputies said the body, lacking legs, arms, and head, was wrapped in a sheet. A head in a plastic bag was nearby" (SCS 2/20/80).

"Found Feb. 18, 1980 at Templin Highway and Interstate 5 near Castaic in Los Angeles County. He had indicated to fellow Marines that he was on his way to Buena Park. He was a known hitchhiker. The head and hands had been severed. A large object had been stuffed into a body cavity. Cause of death undetermined" (1988 Scorecard).

SCS 2/20/80: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-signal-mark-alan-marsh/197261307/
FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3115001/mark_alan-marsh

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