CA LONG BEACH JOHN DOE: M, 25-40, found in abandoned house after explosion in Long Beach, CA - 29 Sept 2001

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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

On September 29, 2001 at 5:30 a.m. an explosion was heard at an abandoned residence at 329 E. Louise St. in the city of Long Beach. After firefighters had extinguished the blaze, the decedent was found on the floor of the residence. He had been beaten to death.


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Reconstruction of the victim and his hairstyle; victim's pendants.

Date of Discovery: September 29, 2001
Location of Discovery: Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California
Estimated Date of Death: 2001
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Charred/burned
Cause of Death: Homicide by beating

Physical Description
Estimated Age: 23-40 years old
Race: Unknown. Possibly of mixed race.
Sex: Male
Height: 4'11" to 5'3"
Weight: 92 to 100 lbs.
Hair: Unknown color, but was short or shaved in the front and on both sides, shoulder-length in the back.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers
Dentals: Not available.
Fingerprints: Not available
DNA: Samples submitted - Tests not complete

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: One earring with a green and red stone. A chain link necklace with a feather shape pendant.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery
On September 29, 2001 at 5:30 a.m. an explosion was heard at an abandoned residence at 329 E. Louise St. in the city of Long Beach. After firefighters had extinguished the blaze, the decedent was found on the floor of the residence.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Los Angeles County Coroner
Agency Contact Person: Daniel Machian
Agency Phone Number: 323-343-0512 or 323-343-0754
Agency E-Mail: dmachian(at)coroner.lacounty.gov
Agency Case Number: 200107050

Agency Name: Long Beach Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Homicide Detectives Steven Smith, Hector Nieves or Scott Lasch
Agency Phone Number: 562-570-7244
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: Unknown
NCIC Case Number: U500002769
NamUs Case Number: 3340

 

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LBReport.com

Who Is This Dead Man? LBPD Reconstructs Face Of Beating/Arson Victim. Asks Public's Help to Identify Him

(May 9, 2002) -- LBPD now calls him "John Doe #213." They discovered his body, burned beyond recognition, inside the burned ruins of an abandoned home at 329 E. Louise. They believe he suffered blunt force trauma to his head before the building was set on fire on September 29, 2001.

But police don't know who he is...and didn't know what he looked like until now. With the victim's body badly charred and his identity unknown, LBPD sought assistance from a forensic artist who used the victim's skull to reconstruct what he may have looked like before his death.

Police now ask the public's help in identifying him. He may be of mixed race heritage, roughly 23-35 years old, 4'11" to 5'3" tall, 100 pounds. He is described as wearing an earring in his left ear with both a red and green stone in the fitting.

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call Homicide Detectives Steven Smith, Hector Nieves or Scott Lasch at (562) 570-7244,

 

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Victim's hairstyle

 

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Victim was wearing a necklace with a feather shape pendant.