John Doe July 31, 1997 in Gilroy, Santa Clara County, CA
The Doe Network: Case File 126UMCA Reconstruction of Victim Unidentified White/Hispanic Male Located on July 31, 1997 in Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California. Cause of death was homicide, possibly by asphyxiation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vital Statistics Estimated age: 25 - 40 years old Approximate Height and Weight: 5'5 - 5'7". Distinguishing Characteristics: Unknown Dentals: Availabe -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Case History The victim had been murdered and thrown into the water at a treatment plant. The badly decomposed body of this man was recovered from a water junction box at the Gilroy Sewage Treatment Plant on South Side Drive. Police believe that the body could have been dumped into the sewer line up to one year before it was discovered. Another unidentified body was discovered in a nearby area. Police believe these two cases are related. Cops believe that both of the murders may be tied to drugs and that both victims were killed the same day. A San Diego County forensic odontologist, a scientist who studies teeth, believed the men were from a part of Mexico where the water supply was fluoridated. Fliers with information on the cases were printed in Spanish and posted in the lobby of the Mexican Consulate in San Jose for more than a year. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Investigators If you have any information concerning this case, please contact: Gilroy Police Department 408-846-0300 NCIC Number: U-870000532 Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case. Source Information: http://www.doenetwork.us/cases/126umca.html