Orange County Coroner Hoping Computer Image Will Help Identify Body

A modified sketch shows an updated image of a John Doe discovered in Trabuco Canyon in Orange County, Calif., in 1996. Courtesy of the Orange County Sheriff's Department

SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)—The Orange County Coroner’s Office has released a new computer-assisted image that investigators hope will help identify a young man whose body was found in Trabuco Canyon nearly 24 years ago.

On Dec. 13, 1996, investigators responded to reports of human remains found in a wilderness area east of Trabuco Creek Road in the unincorporated area of Trabuco Canyon.