Body found in San Joaquin County town identified more than 40 years later

THORNTON, Calif. — More than four decades after a man’s body was found floating in the San Joaquin County town of Thornton, sheriff’s deputies finally have a name.

On Monday, the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office said advancements in fingerprint technology helped them identify the body as Edward Donald Raymond, born Feb. 21, 1947.

His body was found in July 1981, near Blossom Road and Beaver Slough. His body was badly decomposed…

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