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James Vincent Sullivan

Unclaimed

Victim Details

2021-02-24T21:46:14.437

2021-02-24T22:38:46.837

78230

UCP78230

28812

James

Vincent

Sullivan

White / Caucasian

White / Caucasian

Male

02/20/2021

San Diego

California

San Diego County

92104

No

26389

San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office

San Diego

California

San Diego County

Charles Thomson

Supervising Medical Examiner Investigator

5570 Overland Avenue, Ste. 101, , San Diego, California

8586942895

County

Medical Examiner

https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/me.html

2021-00962

2021-02-20

White

Blue

Blue

08/06/2026


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On February 20, 2021, a concerned individual reported a suspicious situation to Crimestoppers involving a strong odor coming from a blue van parked in the 3800 block of Herman Avenue in San Diego, California. Responding to the report, police officers arrived at the location to discover a male decedent inside the vehicle. The body displayed clear signs of postmortem changes, and death was subsequently confirmed at the scene.

In connection with this case, the San Diego County Medical Examin...
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Date Found: 02/20/2021

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