Description

Mandible (lower jaw) with teeth found in the desert near Essex, CA. Designated "Undetermined Doe #23-97. " Age estimated to be "mid 30s to mid 50s. " Sex, race, stature, weight, cannot be determined. Believed to have been dead 10 years or greater. Identity may only be established with dental X-rays of lower jaw (on file with CA DOJ-MUPS), smiling photos (showing lower teeth) and possibly DNA (CA DOJ-MPDP reference #BK-04-000707 - no nucDNA yet).