Date of Discovery: January 21, 1991
Location of Discovery: Los Angeles County, California
Estimated Date of Death: 2-5+ years prior
State of Remains: Partial skeletal
Cause of Death: Unknown
Estimated Age: 35-55 years old
Race: Unknown
Sex: Male
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Dentals: Available.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Unknown.
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
The skeletal remains of this adult male were located at a city park at Fern Dell Road and Western Canyon Road in Los Angeles, California on January 21, 1991.
Four boys hiking through Griffith Park found a human jaw and leg bone that led police to skeletal remains scattered along a brushy hillside and gully.
The boys, who were walking near Western Canyon Road west of the Griffith Park Observatory, hailed a passing ranger who notified police.
Agency Name: Los Angeles County Coroner
Agency Contact Person: Betsy Magdaleno
Agency Phone Number: 323-343-0512
Agency E-Mail: idunit(at)coroner.lacounty.gov
Agency Case Number: 1991-00697
NCIC Case Number: U475705578
NamUs Case Number: 3870
Former Hot Case Number: 298
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Los Angeles County Coroner
Added: 2/27/07; Last Updated: 8/28/19
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** Listed information may be estimated.
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