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Released: January 12, 2010 - Tuesday, 04:41 PM
The mummified body was found intact in a campsite off the main road by someone looking for their dog. The initial estimate is the person was dead for approximately six months.
There were no obvious signs of trauma, however the body will be examined by a forensic anthropologist because of the age of the corpse in order to confirm investigators initial findings.
Investigators have yet to locate any next of kin for the man. Anyone with knowledge of next of kin for Mark Von Humphrey, 65 is asked to call 805-781-4500.
Unattended Death
Contact: Rob BrynPhone: (805) 781-4547Date and time of incident: January 3, 2010Place of Occurrence: South Bay Blvd. near TurriVictim Information: Mark Von Humphrey DOB: 1-3-45Suspect Information: N/ASan Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Coroner detectives have identified the body found off South Bay Blvd. near Turri Rd. on January 3rd. The body has been identified as Mark Von Humphrey, a transient that frequented Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.The mummified body was found intact in a campsite off the main road by someone looking for their dog. The initial estimate is the person was dead for approximately six months.
There were no obvious signs of trauma, however the body will be examined by a forensic anthropologist because of the age of the corpse in order to confirm investigators initial findings.
Investigators have yet to locate any next of kin for the man. Anyone with knowledge of next of kin for Mark Von Humphrey, 65 is asked to call 805-781-4500.
