Santa Clara County John Doe (July 16, 1997)

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Santa Clara County John Doe
Jawline is depicted as ambiguous, as the mandible was not recovered.
Discovered	July 16, 1997 (torso) September 17, 1997 (head)
Unidentified for	27 years
Sex	Male
Location	Gilroy, California
Age	30-50
Race	Hispanic/White
Height	5'5 - 5'7
Weight	140 - 150 pounds
Body condition	Decomposed
Postmortem interval	Months - 1 year
Cause of death	Presumed homicide

Santa Clara County John Doe was a man who was found in a sewer drainage gate connected to a nearby tomato processing plant's waste in Gilroy, California. His torso was found first and his partial skull was recovered months later, lacking a mandible. Another man was found later that month in the same area and both cases are believed to be related.

Characteristics

• Black hair.

Clothing

• White/gray tank top with Nike Air logo on front.
• Remnants of pants or shorts with "large" label.

Sources

• Santa Clara County John Doe at the Doe Network
• Santa Clara County John Doe at NamUs
  • San Jose Mercury News
  • Article #1 (5/27/99)
  • Various (8/2/97 - 5/28/97)