The Murder of Coachella John Doe, March 1980
On Sunday, March 16, 1980, the decomposed body of a man was located on the shoulder of Avenue 50 between Polk & Tyler St.s in Coachella, Riverside County, CA. He had multiple gunshot wounds, and had been dead for one to two days, putting his death somewhere between March 14-15, 1980. He was fully dressed, but did not have any identification or personal belongings on him. His page on the Riverside County Sheriff's cold case website specifies that, "It is unknown where death occurred."
John Doe was a white man with possible Hispanic ancestry who stood 5'9 tall and weighed 160 lbs. While NamUs and Doe Network put his possible age range at 20-30 years old, Riverside County Sheriff puts him at 20-25 years old. John Doe had light to medium brown hair, medium in length; hazel eyes; a reddish-brown mustache; and a thin reddish-brown goatee. No scars, tattoos, or disfigurements were found. John Doe was wearing brown pants of an unknown type or size, as well as an orange t-shirt with the words, "Indescribably delicious" printed on the front. No shoes or socks were found.
John Doe's fingerprints and dental records are available for comparison. According to the Riverside County Sheriff's page, "Numerous attempts to identify him by his fingerprints and missing person listings have not been successful." John Doe has two MP exclusions: he is not Donald Ewalt or Kenneth Welch.
Anyone with information about John Doe should contact Nancy Rissi of the Riverside County Sheriff's Coroner Bureau at (951) 443-2300. The agency case number is 44518.
John Doe was a white man with possible Hispanic ancestry who stood 5'9 tall and weighed 160 lbs. While NamUs and Doe Network put his possible age range at 20-30 years old, Riverside County Sheriff puts him at 20-25 years old. John Doe had light to medium brown hair, medium in length; hazel eyes; a reddish-brown mustache; and a thin reddish-brown goatee. No scars, tattoos, or disfigurements were found. John Doe was wearing brown pants of an unknown type or size, as well as an orange t-shirt with the words, "Indescribably delicious" printed on the front. No shoes or socks were found.
John Doe's fingerprints and dental records are available for comparison. According to the Riverside County Sheriff's page, "Numerous attempts to identify him by his fingerprints and missing person listings have not been successful." John Doe has two MP exclusions: he is not Donald Ewalt or Kenneth Welch.
Anyone with information about John Doe should contact Nancy Rissi of the Riverside County Sheriff's Coroner Bureau at (951) 443-2300. The agency case number is 44518.
Sources
Note: I could not find any contemporary news reports about John Doe.
Comments
Post a Comment
Leave a (respectful) comment here! Thank you for taking the time to read and comment!