assistance requested in identification of 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 #2008-07976 – JOHN DOE # 245

 

The County of Los Angeles Department of Coroner is seeking the public’s help with the identification of an unidentified male. He is Black with an age range believed to be 16 to 22 years of age.  He is 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighs 160 pounds, and has short black hair and brown eyes. On November 14, 2008 at approximately 3:40 pm, he was found near the railroad tracks near Raymer and Kester Avenue in Van Nuys, CA.  No wallet or identification paperwork was found with him.

 

A facial photo is available at the Department of Coroner for viewing.

 

CLOTHING DESCRIPTION

 

ITEM                    COLOR                                    SIZE                 LABEL

T-shirt                Black w/print of                        Large                I.V.E.Z.

                          skull design w/wings

                          front & back

 

Jeans               Blue                                          32x32              Wrangler “Originals”

Shoes                Black slip-ons                          10                     Sketcher

Socks                White

 

JEWELRY: None           SCARS OR TATTOOS:  Linear scars on right inner forearm.

 

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).                                                                    

12/02/2008crh