Hawthorne body identified, but search for relatives continues
I check every day with the coroner's office for updates on the body found in a Hawthorne SUV
on Aug. 27.
So far, there aren't any. The coroner's office told me today that the man has been identified by fingerprints. He was a 42-year-old white man. Coroner's officials are searching for his next of kin, so his name has not been released.
Previously I reported that he was shot in the back.
The body was found parked outside a Hawthorne church at 118th Place and Felton Avenue. It had been there about a day and was decomposing.
on Aug. 27.So far, there aren't any. The coroner's office told me today that the man has been identified by fingerprints. He was a 42-year-old white man. Coroner's officials are searching for his next of kin, so his name has not been released.
Previously I reported that he was shot in the back.
The body was found parked outside a Hawthorne church at 118th Place and Felton Avenue. It had been there about a day and was decomposing.
I previously reported that the Chevrolet Silverado was registered to Mark Lawton Wanamaker, but I haven't found any record of a man matching that age. I found one who was 47 with addresses in Santa Rosa and Redondo Beach, but that apparently must be a different man.
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