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Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Yahoo
Fingerprint technology helps identify body found in 1981
( — A man who was found in a body of water in Thornton back in 1981 was identified with the use of fingerprint technology, according to the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office. Video Above: Homicide vs Murder vs Manslaughter SJCSO said deputies responded to reports of a body floating in the water around 2:37 p.m. on July 13, 1981 near Blossom Road and Beaver Slough. Authorities found a severely decomposed body wearing white swim shorts with red and blue stripes. Deputies also said the victim had a 'Black is Beautiful' tattoo on his left arm and a gunshot wound on his right shoulder. Remains of Wilseyville serial killing case victim reunited with family According to SJCSO, the victim may have been connected to a Cadillac that was seen driving in the area days earlier. The sheriff's office said the advancement of fingerprint technology recently helped identify the victim as Edward Donald Raymond, born on February 21, 1947. The victim also had the alias Edward Wilson, born July 21, 1948. Authorities confirm the man was never reported missing and the only available information is a 1976 arrest by the San Francisco Police Department where an address in Oakland was provided. The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office is asking anyone with any information on what happened to Raymond call (209) 468-4400. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
14-04-2025
- CBS News
Body found in San Joaquin County in 1981 identified 44 years later
THORNTON — The body of a Black man found floating in water in rural San Joaquin County in the 1980s has been identified more than four decades later, authorities said Monday. Advancements in fingerprint technology helped identify the deceased as Edward Donald Raymond, who would have been 34 at the time of his death, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said. Raymond's body was found on the afternoon of July 13, 1981, in water near Blossom Road and Beaver Slough in the community of Thornton, located along Interstate 5 just north of Stockton. The sheriff's office said Raymond was never reported missing, and the only information they found related to him was a 1976 arrest by San Francisco police and an Oakland address he provided them. Raymond, whose body authorities said was badly decomposed when it was found, had a tattoo on the left arm that said "Black is Beautiful" and had suffered a gunshot wound to the right shoulder. At the time, it was believed Raymond was connected to a Cadillac seen driving in the area days earlier, authorities said. That vehicle's driver resembled Raymond, but the vehicle was not found at the scene. The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office asks that anyone who may have information on what happened to Raymond contact the department.
