DISCOVERY:
At around 3:13 AM on the morning of May 8, 2006, the burning body of a deceased male was found on the side of Fort Irwin Road in Yermo, San Bernardino, California. The site, a remote desert road, was north of I-15.
AUTOPSY:
According to an examination of the body, John Doe had died hours prior to his body being found. The cause of death was homicide, with 95 percent of his body burned.
DETAILS:
The decedent is described as a White and/or Hispanic male who was between the ages of 25 and 40. He stood at 5’7″ and weighed 140 pounds. Due to the state of the remains, his eye and hair colour couldn’t be discerned.
Another noted feature about John Doe was that two of his teeth – #1 and #16 – weren’t erupted.
Only a small amount of clothing was found on the body: a charred t-shirt and part of a sock on his right foot.
RULE OUTS:
- Amos Kale Mortier, who went missing from Madison, Wisconsin, on November 8, 2004.
- Austin Jay Smith, who went missing from El Monte, California, on March 23, 1993.
- Christopher Martin King, who went missing from Rialto, California, on August 2, 1974.
- Lloyd M. McKinney, who went missing from Vanceburg, Kentucky, on April 10, 1998.
- Mark Allen Johnson, who went missing from San Diego, California, on March 1, 1997.
- Patrick Kevin Taylor, who went missing from Bethalto, Illinois, on February 20, 1986.
- Robert Anthony Spellman, who went missing from Sherman Oaks, California, on April 12, 2005.
- Shaun Wayne Cordova, who went missing from Thornton, California, on March 17, 2006.
CASE CONTACT INFORMATION:
John Doe’s dentals, fingerprints and DNA are available for comparison.
Anyone with information regarding the identity of the decedent and/or his murder is asked to contact the Coroner’s Division of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department at (909) 387-2978.
Image Credit: The Doe Network
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