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