10h 50min, apr 22, 1973 y - HAWTH OFF HEAD John Doe No. 52 Torso found

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"Early Sunday [4/22/73] three green plastic trash bags were found between 5 and 10:25am [...] The first Sunday discovery was uncovered by an off-duty Marine driving in the southbound lane of the freeway. The plastic bag was reported to be lying in the roadway and contained a right human leg. A second bag found near the onramp of Pacific Coast Highway was also reported by the LAPD. Long Beach police subsequently discovered a third bag. [...] The Sunday discoveries revealed [all but] one head, hands, and one leg. [...] Long Beach police reportedly made their discovery off the Artesia Freeway and Lakewood Boulevard" (AB 4/25/73).

"Four plastic bags were found in the harbor area. The bags collectively contained one leg, two arms, one torso, and human skin" (LAT 4/26/73).

"Four green plastic trash bags containing other parts of the man's body [other than the head] have been found in Terminal Island and Sunset Beach. [...] The third bag, containing a torso, was found by police at 10:25am near Alameda Street and Henry Ford Drive" (TDB 4/27/73).

NamUs: https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/72085
NCMEC: https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMU/1398468/1
Doe Network: https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/main.html?id=3455umca
Article package, Apr. 1973: https://cacoldcases.blogspot.com/p/article-package-on-wilmington-john-doe.html
Twelve articles on Southland Four, Apr. to Aug. 1973: https://cacoldcases.blogspot.com/p/southland-four-apr-1973.html
LBPT 8/26/73 [SW list]: https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-telegram-southland-five-in-lbpt-sw/200592021/

** In the LBI/LBPT Secret Witness list alongside the rest of the Southland Five from Aug. 26, 1973 to July 28, 1974. **

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