CA CA - Jose Esauro Dominguez, 16, Stockton, 2 Aug 1981

How did the police know these kids did it? If they are still alive, there is a chance at a confession, maybe?


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How did the police know these kids did it? If they are still alive, there is a chance at a confession, maybe?


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The way I understand it, it was these two boys that Jose was heading out to meet the day he went missing. So they would've been the last two people to have seen him alive.

Case Numbers
NCMEC Number601047
Demographics
Missing Age16 Years
Current Age54 Years
First NameJose
Middle NameEsauro
Last NameDominguez
Nickname/Alias--

SexMale
Height5' 4" (64 Inches)
Weight116 lbs
Race / EthnicityHispanic / Latino

Circumstances
Date of Last ContactAugust 2, 1981
NamUs Case CreatedApril 15, 2010
Last Known Location Map
LocationStockton, California
CountySan Joaquin County

Circumstances of DisappearanceJose was last seen at approximately 4 p.m. when he told his parents he was going down the street and would return in a couple of hours. He has not been seen since. He has a brown birthmark on his left cheek and deep dimples.
Physical Description
Hair ColorBlack
Head Hair Description--
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye ColorBrown
Right Eye ColorBrown
Eye Description--
Distinctive Physical Features
Item
Description
Scar/mark
Brown birthmark on the child's left cheek and deep dimples

R/O





The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

2 weeks after Jose went missing, a John Doe was found in the same time. He does bear a resemblance to Jose, but he is listed as Filipino. Which seems weirdly specific unless they had more info. I wonder if it is related to Jose, and if so, what else are they not telling us...?
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Per the article "He was a member of the school wrestling team and jazz band who had no known enemies, but on Aug. 2, 1981, 16-year-old Jose Dominguez walked away from his Stockton home and was never seen again. Two of his friends were accused of the killing in 1989, allegedly after Dominguez found out the two boys had been lovers. But charges were dropped after investigators concluded they didn’t have enough evidence to convict them. One of the suspects has said Dominguez is buried in Ripon, but his body has never been found."
I don't get it. First of all the two suspects Luis Pete Gagliasso and Manuel Sanchez Jr. were teenagers. Teenagers aren't known to be methodical killers yet the police didn't have enough evidence. Nor could they get a confession out of these two teenagers? Yet the article says one of the suspects has said Dominguez is buried in Ripon. That's confusing and wish there was more details about that. Did he says that to investigators? Why did he just say it instead of leading police to the site? If in fact these two suspects were lovers chances are since 1981 they are probably no longer lovers. Police should interview both of these suspects again.

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ivonne said:

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That looks like a good match

Jose has been added to the FBI Most Wanted website.

JOSE ESUARO "CHE" DOMINGUEZ — FBI



Reward:
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the location of Jose Esuaro “Che” Dominguez.

Details:
On August 2, 1981, Jose Esuaro “Che” Dominguez left his Stockton, California, home, walking to meet with friends at Stribley Park, located nearby. At the time, he was wearing gray corduroy pants, gray tennis shoes, and a black t-shirt with the name “Che” printed below a cancer zodiac sign. The Franklin High School jazz band trumpet player and wrestler never returned home.

Dominguez was initially believed to be a runaway since family and tipsters reported that he had been seen; however, Dominguez did not reappear or contact family during holidays or his birthday, which was unusual for the teen. In 1989, an individual was charged for an alleged role in Che’s disappearance, but charges were dropped when a key witness recanted his story.

STOCKTON, Calif. — Partial human remains were found in San Joaquin County in relation to a missing person's case from over 40 years ago, according to a San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office Facebook post.

Human remains found in connection to missing Stockton man case | abc10.com

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Stockton teen Jose ‘Che’ Dominguez vanished in 1981. DNA testing on newly found remains is underway
''STOCKTON, Calif. —
San Joaquin County's sheriff said Thursday that DNA testing is being conducted on newly discovered remains to determine if they are a match for Jose “Che” Dominguez, a Stockton teenager who disappeared 40 years ago.

Sheriff Patrick Withrow told reporters that the partial skeletal remains were found last week in the eastern part of the county as part of an active investigation into the cold case over the past year.


Dominguez left his home on Aug. 2, 1981, at age 16 and was never seen again. It’s believed he was walking to play ball with friends at nearby Stribley Park. He was a trumpet player and wrestler who attended Franklin High School at the time he vanished.

Withrow said DNA testing could take several weeks to determine if the remains belong to Dominguez.

The sheriff's office's cold-case unit has been working on more than 100 cases and Dominguez's case has been a priority along with others that seem to have the "most solvability," Withrow said.''

Updated 3/22/22 - three pictures added, clothing/jewelry description and details of disappearance updated
Jose Esauro Dominguez – The Charley Project

• Missing Since: 08/02/1981
• Missing From: Stockton, California
• Classification: Non-Family Abduction
• Sex: Male
• Race: Hispanic
• Date of Birth: 07/16/1965 (56)
• Age: 16 years old
• Height and Weight: 5'4, 116 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description: A black t-shirt with his "Che" and the zodiac sign for cancer printed on it, gray corduroy pants and gray sneakers.
• Distinguishing Characteristics: Hispanic male. Black hair, brown eyes. Jose may have a mustache. He has a brown birthmark on his left cheek and deep facial dimples. His nickname is Che.

Details of Disappearance
Jose was last seen leaving his family's residence in Stockton, California on August 2, 1981 at approximately 4:00 p.m. He told his parents that he was walking down the street from their home to meet two friends, and would return in about two hours.

He never arrived as scheduled and has not been heard from again. He was initially classified as a runaway and there were reported sightings of him, but he didn't contact his family during the holidays or on his birthday, which is uncharacteristic of his behavior, and is no longer believed to have left of his own accord.

Two suspects, Luis Pete Gagliasso and Manuel Sanchez Jr., were charged with Jose's murder in 1989. They were the two friends Jose planned to meet on the day of his disappearance, and were both in their teens at the time. The men were never brought to trial, however; the case was dropped for lack of evidence.

At the time of his disappearance, Jose was a student at Franklin High School in Stockton. He wrestled, played the cornet and wanted the join the school's jazz band. He has never been located, but foul play is suspected in his case due to the circumstances involved.

Investigating Agency
San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department 209-468-4425

I wonder if this john doe found the next year could be Jose

dotr said:

rbbm.
Stockton teen Jose ‘Che’ Dominguez vanished in 1981. DNA testing on newly found remains is underway
''STOCKTON, Calif. —
San Joaquin County's sheriff said Thursday that DNA testing is being conducted on newly discovered remains to determine if they are a match for Jose “Che” Dominguez, a Stockton teenager who disappeared 40 years ago.

Sheriff Patrick Withrow told reporters that the partial skeletal remains were found last week in the eastern part of the county as part of an active investigation into the cold case over the past year.


Dominguez left his home on Aug. 2, 1981, at age 16 and was never seen again. It’s believed he was walking to play ball with friends at nearby Stribley Park. He was a trumpet player and wrestler who attended Franklin High School at the time he vanished.

Withrow said DNA testing could take several weeks to determine if the remains belong to Dominguez.

The sheriff's office's cold-case unit has been working on more than 100 cases and Dominguez's case has been a priority along with others that seem to have the "most solvability," Withrow said.''

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I am guessing this turned out not to be him?