Jose Espinoza was a 31-year-old Los Angeles resident who was found dead in a riverbed and formally pronounced dead on May 3, 2008. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office listed blunt head trauma as the cause of death and classified the manner as an accident.

Local authorities investigated and reported no evidence of foul play; there were no arrests or identified suspects and the case was closed after the coroner’s findings. The circumstances that led to Espinoza being in the riverbed were not determined, leaving unanswered questions for his family and community, who remember him as kind and hardworking.

If anyone knew Jose, saw him in the days before May 3, 2008, or has information about that area at the time, please share what you know.