CA CA - El Toro, HispMale 312UMCA, 20-30, hit by car, Nov'77

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Whatever happened to Johnnie Herrera?
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Unidentified Hispanic Male
Discovered on November 21, 1977 in El Toro, Orange County, California.
He was a victim of a traffic accident.


Vital Statistics



  • Estimated age: 20 - 30 years old
  • Approximate Height and Weight: 68"; 137 lbs.
  • Distinguishing Characteristics: Brown eyes; black hair. Normal build. No scars, tattoos or surgeries. Thin mustache. He had callused hands with sooting on hands. Uncircumcised.
  • Dentals: Not available
  • Clothing: Green corduroy jeans, White/yellow shirt.

Case History
The victim was located on I-5, 200 feet south of Farmer's Road, El Toro.



http://doenetwork.org/cases/312umca.html


I sent Johnnie Herrera in as a possible match yesterday. The detective I spoke to about Johnnie's case a few years ago said that he and his wife were having problems in their marriage around the time he went missing. Perhaps he became so stressed with the struggles of being only 20 and having a wife and son that he just walked away from it all only to get into a fatal accident years later. Johnnie's family insisted that he'd never just run off without explanation and that he seemed fine just before he vanished, but some people buckle under marital and financial stress and abruptly disappear because they can't handle their current situation any longer.



http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3363dmca.html



 
Jose Espinoza? NamUS 17638

Last seen in LA in April 1977 at the age of 22
 
Jose Espinoza? NamUS 17638

Last seen in LA in April 1977 at the age of 22

Another good possible match. Jose might be more likely because his disappearance is much closer to the time John Doe was killed.
 
312UMCA2.jpg
Gustavo:
Gustavo-Cabrera.jpg


Gustavo Juan Cabrera

•Missing Since: October 1977 from El Cajon, California
•Classification: Missing
•Age: 27
•Hair Color: Black
•Eye Color: Brown
•Height: 5'10"
•Weight: 170 lbs
•Race: White/Hispanic
•Gender: Male
•Distinguishing Characteristics: Scar on left hand,
birthmark on upper right arm.
•Medical Conditions: PTSD and possibly also suffer
from schizophrenia.
•Aliases: Gus
•Case Number: 169875
•DNA : Available and submitted
•Dentals : Available and submitted
•Fingerprints: Available and submitted

http://www.nampn.org/cases/cabrero_gustavo.html

Height and weight are off a bit.
 
The postmortem photo for this John Doe is on one of the other sites:

WARNING - Postmortem photo at link below:
312UMCA - Postmortem Photo

He doesn't look like either Cabrera or Espinoza.
 
I don't know if it's the lighting in the postmortem pic, but his hair looks brown rather than black. He also appears to be missing a front tooth, but we don't know if that could have happen when he was hit by the car that killed him.

The third sketch on his Doe Network page looks almost nothing like him.
 
I don't know if it's the lighting in the postmortem pic, but his hair looks brown rather than black. He also appears to be missing a front tooth, but we don't know if that could have happen when he was hit by the car that killed him.

The third sketch on his Doe Network page looks almost nothing like him.
I noticed that myself the sketches look like 2 different people. I have not been able to o find the postmortem anywhere.
 

77-04646-KR​

DOE, John 77-04646-KR #1

DOE, John 77-04646-KR #2
CORONER CASE NUMBER: 77-04646-KR
SEX: MALE
RACE: HISPANIC
DATE of DEATH: 11/21/1977
AGE Est. : 20 to 30
EYES: BROWN
HAIR: BLACK
HGT. Inches: 68
WEIGHT LBS: 137
CITY OF DEATH: EL TORO
LOCATION FOUND: I-5 200ft south of Farmer's Road, El Toro
DEATH CLASSIFICATION: ACCIDENT - TRAFFIC
FEATURES: NORMAL BUILD
PHYSIQUE: No scars, tattoos or surgeries, thin mustache. D has callused hands w/ sooting on hands, untanned, green cord jeans, white/yellow shirt
RIGHT THUMB PRINT: Henry Class: PO56121915 DI06151212
 

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