CA CA- San Francisco, WhtMale, 20-40, UP5842, floating in the waters below Golden Gate Bridge. March 1975.

[cheemsg]

He was found floating in the water below the Golden Gate Bridge
His face was still recognisable when was found.
He was 5'11 and 175 pounds. He had auburn or red hair and grey eyes.
He wore blue jeans, a blue denim shirt and brown suede shoes.

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[John/Jane Doe]

I think Ronnie Lewis Hitchcock is a possible match for this John Doe:

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[subaw0067]

I think Ronnie Lewis Hitchcock is a possible match for this John Doe:

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Ronnie had brown hair and blue eyes.

 

[cheemsg]

Ronnie had brown hair and blue eyes.

Sometimes auburn hair can refer to brown hair with a red tint and grey eyes can commonly refer to just very light blue eyes. But yeh, I don't really think he came all the way from Texas.

 

[subaw0067]

Sometimes auburn hair can refer to brown hair with a red tint and grey eyes can commonly refer to just very light blue eyes. But yeh, I don't really think he came all the way from Texas.

That's secondary to Vidor, Texas being 2,028 miles from the Golden Gate Bridge. One would think that if RH was suicidal he would choose a place closer to home.

 

[cheemsg]

That's secondary to Vidor, Texas being 2,028 miles from the Golden Gate Bridge. One would think that if RH was suicidal he would choose a place closer to home.

Yeah I don't agree with the match much but the H/E kind of lines up, but it's definitely a stretch. In general, I do think any doe that was found with a recognisable face probably wasn't reported missing.

 

[BrownBear]

Kenneth Dean Smith?
In his last letter to his parents, dated Dec 1974, he wrote that he was at the Grand Canyon and was planning to visit the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and then maybe California. It seems like he was visiting landmarks, so going to the Golden Gate Bridge makes sense. He has blue eyes, and his hair is listed as brown but appears reddish to me.