Kenneth Nevada Williams, 15, of La Puente, was found dead more than eight months after running away from home.
More than four decades after the body of a teenager was found on a residential street in Belmont Shore, Long Beach police finally have discovered the identity of the victim thanks to advances in investigative genealogy, authorities said Wednesday, Dec. 14.
Using investigative genealogy technoloty, Long Beach police detectives have identified the victim in a 1978 cold case as Kenneth Nevada Williams, 15, of La Puente. Williams’ body was found on Division Street near Corona Avenue in Belmont Shore on June 3, 1978. Up until he was identified, Williams had been known to Long Beach homicide detectives as “John Doe 1978,” police said.
“Identifying him after 44 years is a pretty big deal,” Robertson said. “The goal is to solve this case.” “We haven’t been able to find anyone who was known to go with him on these beach trips,” Robertson said. “We’re hoping anyone who may have hung out with him at the beach that summer might have some information.”
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