Mill Valley John Doe 1974

Description: 

On June 20th, 1974, the skeletal remains of an unidentified child were discovered along the 100 block of Country Club Drive in Mill Valley, California. Based on the condition of the remains, the child had likely been deceased approximately 2 years prior to discovery. The child was considerably small for their age. The child was found wearing a child-size olive-green hooded ski coat, a blue sweater, a green-striped shirt, and blue T-shirt. Also found with the remains was a red “ladybug” stick pin. The child had a gray-blue discoloration on their teeth, possibly due to the use of antibiotics or tetracyclines.

NamUs ID: 

UP11847

Date Body Found: 

June 20, 1974

Race: 

Uncertain/white

Sex: 

Male

Estimated Age: 

4-6

Estimated PMI: 

2 years

Agency of Jurisdiction: 

Mill Valley California
Marin County Sheriff’s Office Coroner Division
Emily Mandel
415-473-6043
e_mandel@marinsheriff.org

More Information: 

https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/11847?nav

https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMU/1184446/1

https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Marin_County_John_Doe_(1974)

https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2021/07/28/tcs-john-and-jane-doe-repository/

Status: 

Pending

Image Credit: 

Last Updated: June 4, 2026

Posted on

June 4, 2026