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Unidentified White / Caucasian Male
Age 55-65
from Parker Dam, California


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Victim Details

Jan 8, 2011

Oct 4, 2023

2767

36-1637

Adult - Pre 70

55

65

4924

72 inches

180 lbs

White / Caucasian

White / Caucasian

Male

Minutes

1871

1881

1936

Feb 3, 1936

Parker Dam

California

San Bernardino County

92267

1

43401

San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department- Coroner Division

San Bernardino

California

San Bernardino County

September Fonzi-Jones

Sheriff's Service Specialist, Coroner Division

175 South Lena Road, , San Bernardino, California

9093872978

County

Coroner

http://wp.sbcounty.gov/sheriff/divisions/coroner/

36-1637

Unknown

Not described

Not described

Unknown

Unknown

  • Accessories: He carried a suitcase with various items for sale (pills, bottle openers, razor blades) and may have been a “peddler” (traveling salesman).
  • Clothing: Wore a "black hat and blue suit."
  • Eyewear: He wore glasses (which he wore on the tip of his nose).


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John Doe #01-1936 was one of seven men who perished in a dormitory fire early on the morning of February 3, 1936, at Parker Dam. This man had arrived in Parker on Saturday, February 1st. He reportedly had traveled by bus from Riverside, CA, to Blythe, and then to Parker. He was attempting to get bus passage to Las Vegas. He carried a suitcase with various items for sale (pills, bottle openers, razor blades) and may have been a traveling salesman. He was described as being a White male, about 60 years of age, approximately 6 feet in height and 180 lbs. He had false teeth and wore glasses (which he wore on the tip of his nose). He had a broad face, talked and walked slowly. He may have given his name as "W.C. Laugtz"  (same document notes : "A.A. Seattery") and stated he last lived in Denver, Colorado. He claimed that he wrote articles about his travels, which were published in the Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City (denied by city editor). He also claimed to have been a Railroad Station Agent (Boston-Main Railroad, 1929?) at one time in North Hampton, Massachusetts. He stated that he was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. No photographs, fingerprints, or dental records were obtained. This department is considering exhuming the body to attempt DNA.
Date Found: 1936-02-03

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