Police Seek Help Solving Mystery of Body Found on Bike Trail

The remains of a man were found on a bike path in Montebello in July

Police on Thursday sought the public's help to identify a man whose body was found on a bike trail in Montebello in July.

He's believed to be white or Hispanic, between 35 and 55 years old, with a partial denture at the back of his lower right jaw.

No identifying papers were found with him, authorities said.

Homicide detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department responded to a bike path along Lincoln Avenue in Montebello to investigate the discovery of human remains.

Detectives confirmed the remains were found by a cyclist, and had been there for some time.

Anyone with information about John Doe No. 152 is urged to call the L.A. County Coroner Identifications Unit at (323) 343-0754 or the Coroner Investigations Division at (323) 343-0714.

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