Reconstruction of the victim by NCMEC; clothing associated with the remains; duffle bag containing the remains; enhanced/reconstructed images of associated items..
Reconstruction of the victim by NCMEC; clothing associated with the remains; duffle bag containing the remains; enhanced/reconstructed images of associated items..
Date of Discovery: May 4, 2004
Location of Discovery: Rancho Bernardo, San Diego County, California
Estimated Date of Death: 1999-2003
State of Remains: Skeletal
Cause of Death: Presumed homicide
Estimated Age: 2-4 years old
Race: Unknown; most likely white
Sex: Male
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Light to medium brown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown.
Dentals: Unknown.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Available.
Clothing: Child-sized red warm-up pants with white stripes down the sides of the pant legs, a blue vest with a gray hood with "Football Power" and a yellow football player on the front (French Toast brand, size 3T), a green sweatshirt with "Winter Fever" and a cartoon surfer on the front ("Worm_El" brand, size 8), and a long sleeved red sweatshirt with a cartoon girl with ponytails and pink heart sunglasses on the front (size 5). Long sleeved tan/black/red casual shirt (adult size extra large) with "Kamikaze" printed on the front and "Racing Team" printed on the back. 14 fragments of a red satin-type cloth, fragments of red mesh cloth and fragments of a red ribbed cloth.
Jewelry: None.
Additional Personal Items: Tan and yellow blanket with fringe trim. Gray-tan socks with red trim at the top. Green/tan canvas travel/duffel bag with leather handles.
The child's body was discovered in a duffel bag in Rancho Bernardo, California, near the I-15 exit in San Diego, with several articles of clothing and a blanket.
Isotope testing by the University of South Florida indicated the victim's mother had spent a portion of her pregnancy in the Southeastern part of the United States. The child was likely born in that area and spent the first year of his life there. They would later travel to California.
He may have spent time in the following states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas before his death.
The victim is known as "Baby Doe" to investigators. A $1,000 reward is offered for his identity, that of his parents and/or details surrounding his death.
Agency Name: San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Tessa Lee
Agency Phone Number: 858-694-2895
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 2004-00913
Agency Name: San Diego Sheriff's Department
Agency Contact Person: Det Lori Adams
Agency Phone Number: 619-531-2000 (Adams) or 619-531-2293 (Homicide Unit)
Agency E-Mail: sdso.homicide(at)sdsheriff.org
Agency Case Number: 04-029569
Agency Name: Crime Stoppers
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 888-580-8477
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: Unknown
NCIC Case Number: U670006738
NamUs Case Number: 51183
NCMEC Case Number 1184439
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Added: 6/13/19 Last Updated: 7/5/22
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** Listed information may be estimated.
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