On May 4, 2026, the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Coroner’s Division requested the public’s assistance in trying to identify a person, who despite multiple efforts, could not be identified.
After notifying local media and posting the information and photograph of a tattoo on social media, a person spoke to a Coroner Investigator stating she believed she knew the unidentified person and was able to provide a name. The person who spoke to the investigator was a social worker.
The Coroner’s Division continued their investigation and was later able to positively identify her. Next of kin were notified. She is identified as Layla White who was 18 years old at the time. Her last known address could not be determined…