Artistic renderings of the victim
Date of Discovery: October 14, 1992
Location of Discovery: Orange or Anaheim, Orange County, California
Estimated Date of Death: Same day
State of Remains: Recognizable face
Cause of Death: Suicide
Estimated Age: 32-37 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'8", Measured
Weight: 204 lbs., Measured
Hair Color: Brown, clean-cut and thinning.
Eye Color: Blue
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Pierced left ear. Well-nourished with a heavy build.
Dentals: Available. He had dental restorations and some caries.
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Available
Clothing: Cut-off jeans, tan T-shirt with Arizona and a picture of a cactus (size M), and black athletic shoes (size 10).
Jewelry: Cross-shaped earring worn on left ear, yellow metal ring with white/clear stone in the center, and a black watch.
Additional Personal Items: Plastic prescription glasses and a buckknife. Found in his pockets were two Greyhound bus tickets dated October 13, 1992, one from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, the other from Los Angeles to Anaheim; and a stub from a one-day passport to Disneyland.
The victim jumped from the roof of the 13-story Inn at the Park hotel in Anaheim. He was found near the grassy area north of the hotel.
The following people have been ruled-out as a possible match: Stephen Kovitch (DOB 1960, Michigan) and Joseph Stuart (California).
Agency Name: Orange County Coroner's Deptartment
Agency Contact Person: Scott Hayes
Agency Phone Number: 714-647-7411
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 92-06012-LY
NCIC Case Number: U603541017
NamUs Case Number: 7680
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Orange County Sheriff-Coroner's Office
The Orange County Register News Archive (October 23, 1992)
Added: 4/16/09; Last Updated: 10/26/17
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information may be estimated.
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