apr 9, 1983 - Santa Fe Springs John Doe Body found

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"The Sheriff's Department is seeking aid in identifying a teenage male whose skeletal remains were found by men constructing the roof of a house in Santa Fe Springs. The nearly complete skeleton was found Saturday [4/9/83] in a brushy area between the San Gabriel River Freeway and the house at 8741 Pioneer Blvd. [...] He apparently died of stab wounds" (LAT 4/15/83).

"The decedent's skeletal remains were located at 8741 Pioneer Blvd behind some bushes in a vacant lot along the northbound lanes of the 605 freeway in Santa Fe Springs" [in LA County] (DN).

"On April 9, 1983, skeletal remains of an unidentified male were discovered along the 605 freeway in Santa Fe Springs, California. Based on the condition of the remains, it is believed he had been deceased between 1-12 months at time of discovery" (NCMEC).


COD stabbing. 14-17 years old. Estimated PMI 1mo to 1yr.
Proposed by: WS users
Reasons proposed: Demographics, time period, SoCal, county, proximity to freeway(!!), homicide, COD stab wounds, found near vacant house (like David Sandt)

Reasons against: Found fully clothed, general distance from epicenter of known dump sites/confirmed victims


NamUs: https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/4282
DN: https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/main.html?id=2433umca
NCMEC: https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMU/1184161/1#poster
LAT 4/15/83: https://websleuths.com/threads/ca-whtmale-15-17-grn-jkt-w-red-lining-halberts-liquor-alhambra-tee-santa-fe-springs-apr83.402323/post-18992088?ref=JSCoB
WS: https://websleuths.com/threads/ca-whtmale-15-17-grn-jkt-w-red-lining-halberts-liquor-alhambra-tee-santa-fe-springs-apr83.402323/

WS proposal: https://websleuths.com/threads/ca-whtmale-15-17-grn-jkt-w-red-lining-halberts-liquor-alhambra-tee-santa-fe-springs-apr83.402323/#post-18915062
WS user DS2021's Kraft map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1o6kb6oXdlYkZ8DLPkrYboUSui1CCsL8&ll=33.98546600000004%2C-118.07462600000002&z=12

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