Coroner asks assistance in identifying body

NEWS  DEPARTMENT OF CORONER

                                                                                    County of Los Angeles

 

 

                                                                             Anthony T. Hernandez, Director

                                                                             Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran, M.D.

                                                                             Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner

                                                                             1104 North Mission Road

                                                                             Los Angeles, CA  90033

 

           

Contact:

 

Craig Harvey, F-ABMDI

Chief Coroner Investigator

                                                                                                (323) 343-0783

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Coroner Case #2008-02585 – JOHN DOE # 59

 

The County of Los Angeles Department of Coroner is seeking the public’s help with the identification of an unidentified male.  On April 2^nd, 2008 at approximately 8:05 am he was found unresponsive on the sidewalk in front of 1057 S. Valencia St. in Los Angeles.  Paramedics were called and he was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. He is Hispanic, 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 225 pounds. He is believed to be approximately 50-65 years of age.  He is balding at the forehead with grey hair on the sides and brown eyes.  He had no wallet or identifying paperwork. A facial photo is available for viewing at the Department of Coroner.

 

CLOTHING DESCRIPTION:

 

White Shirt w/ “123 B” written in ink above “121 B” “S.V.” on

right chest of shirt

 

Blue Jeans w/ “Trinidad” & “123 B” written on white tag

 

Grey shirt w/ “Phillips Exeter” on front of shirt in red letters

 

JEWELRY: 2 - White metal bands on left hand, 1 – grey metal band on right hand

 

SCARS OR TATTOOS:  3 inch scar in left abdominal area, 4 inch scar in right femoral region

 

Anyone with information is asked to please contact Inv. Daniel Machian at the Los Angeles County Coroner Identifications Unit at (323) 343-0754 or the Coroner Investigations Division at (323) 343-0714 (24-hours).                                                                   

06/24/2008crh