Claremont John Doe Approx. date skull found (may 19, 1979 – may 22, 1979)

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Sources differ regarding the date of discovery in 1979: the earliest date, provided by one contemporary newspaper article, is Saturday, May 19th. Two other newspapers from the time state that the skull was found on Sunday, May 20th, while NamUs and other modern sources list the date of discovery as Tuesday, May 22nd.

CA Cold Cases write-up, with all sources: https://cacoldcases.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-murder-decapitations-of-mount-baldy.html\


COD gunshot wound to the head. Decapitated with a saw.
Proposed by: me as well as Reddit users
Possible scorecard entry: CARPENTER [decapitation method = possibly saw (sources vary)]

Reasons proposed: Demographics, date, location (very close to later confirmed victim, as well as in same area as multiple other unidentified decedents in general), decapitated, + no other remains or belongings found in immediate vicinity

Reasons against: COD gunshot wound to the head (against Kraft's MO; he employed several different weapons/methods of killing, but never guns)

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