Humboldt County Coroner IDs Remains of OBcean Garret Rodriguez

by on December 17, 2013 · 0 comments

in Ocean Beach

Update: Rodriguez’s friends are planning a memorial service and a paddle-out for him on Feb. 9 in Ocean Beach, according to a Facebook page called “Garret Rodriguez n Friends.”

Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office press release:

The Humboldt County Coroner has identified the human remains located in a gravesite off of Jewitt Ranch Road, Harris area of Humboldt County as that of missing person Garret Rodriguez, 29 years old from San Diego, California. Rodriguez was reported missing by his father to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office on 04-25-2013. His father told the investigating deputy that Garret told him he was coming to Humboldt County to work on a ranch growing medical marijuana. Garret told his father the ranch was located in an area known as “Murder Mountain.”

A Forensic Pathologist has also confirmed that Rodriguez is the victim of a homicide. Anyone with information about this case is requested to contact lead Humboldt County Sheriff’s Detective Jennifer Turner at Ph. 707-268-3642 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at 707-268-2539.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation ( F.B.I.) is assisting the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office with this investigation.

hat tip to jim grant

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