The O.C. Coroner seeks the next of kin of a dead homeless man found in Santa Ana

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Contacts: Lt. Mark Stichter, 714.904.7042, MKStichter@ocsd.org; Carrie Braun, 714.552.5795, CBraun@ocsd.org

Orange County Coroner Seeks Public’s Assistance Locating Next of Kin

SANTA ANA, Calif. (March, 01 2016) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department Coroner Division has been able to identify a man found dead in a park on April 6, 1991 as Daniel Valencia Munguia (AKA Antonio Alvarez Madriz) DOB 11-10-1946. The identification was made via fingerprints. There is no available picture of Mr. Munguia. Mr. Munguia had a tattoo on his left shoulder that said, “I {heart} PIYO.” 

We are now requesting the assistance of the public in locating the family of Mr. Munguia. He was a transient in the Santa Ana area at the time of his death. He has also spent time in the Long Beach area in the late 1980’s and was a citizen of Mexico.

Anyone with information on Mr. Munguia’s family should contact the Orange County Coroner’s office at (714) 647-7400 and reference case number 91-02034-EY

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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