Police Release Sketch of Man Found Dead
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has released an artist’s sketch of a man whose burned and decomposed body was found Aug. 8 in San Clemente.
Two residents looking for a lost animal discovered the body near a construction site in the area of Diamante and Calle Fino Clarete.
Based on bone structure and X-rays, forensic investigators said the man could have been Anglo, Latino or African American, 17 to 23 years old, 5 feet 5 and weighing 105 to 110 pounds. The man was wearing a red, white and blue striped flannel shirt, blue jeans and a black, woven-leather belt.
According to Sheriff’s Lt. Dan Martini, the victim had a distinctive, crooked right-front tooth. Police found several handbills near his body advertising an income tax and document company on Bristol Street in Santa Ana. The handbills are modeled on a $1,000 bill.
Anyone with information about the man’s identity is asked to contact investigator Bob Blackburn at (714) 647-7048; Sgt. Randy Benicky at (714) 647-7044; or the sheriff’s watch commander at (714) 834-6490.
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