On December 27, 1998, an adult male murder victim was found wrapped in a tarp on a hillside in Santa Cruz County, California. Due to the body’s advanced decomposition, his skull being shattered in many places, and the lack of identification, authorities were unable to identify the body and he was called “John Doe” or “Hacked”. was known only as ” for the next 25 years. Now he has finally been identified as Eric P. Cupo, who is 22 years old.

Detectives were able to trace the evidence that led to the convictions of the three while the identities of the victims remained unknown. James Dotson, Kimberly Labore, and Jeremy Towner, who also participated as Jeremy Michael Kraft, were arrested and charged with murder. Towner was charged as an adult, although he was 16 at the time of the murder. All three remain in prison.

The three killers beat Cupo with baseball bats and telescopes before slitting Cupo’s throat. Santa Cruz SentinelThey later dumped his body on the hillside where he was found after dropping a cinder block on his head.

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office worked with the California Department of Justice Jan Bacsinszky DNA Lab, OSRAM, the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Undercover Print Unit. Thanks to their efforts and the latest in his DNA technology, they have revealed Kyupo’s true identity.

CBS news reports that Cupo moved around quite a bit during his short life. he was born in california. He was adopted by a family in Philadelphia at an early age and later moved to Florida with his adoptive father. At age 18, he returned to Philadelphia to live with his adoptive mother. After that brief stay, he moved across the country and his family no longer kept in regular contact with him. I think it was

Cupo’s adoptive family and biological family have been informed of his identity. We thank the Sheriff’s Office for the investigation. The family has asked for privacy and no contact.