Sal Mineo Murder Site
Type:
Murder
First Document:
1976
Last Document:
2000
Address:
8567 Holloway Drive
West Hollywood, CA 90069
File No. 76-1953 (Mineo’s Case Report Number)
Cause of Death: massive hemorrhage due to stab wound to the chest perforating the heart
[Certified Homicide]
Time of Death: around 21:30 (9:30 PM) on 2-12-76
Name of Deceased: Sal Mineo
Color/Race: Caucasian, medium complexion
Date of Birth: 1-10-39
Age: 37 years
Usual Residence: 8569 Holloway Dr. Apt 1
Weight: 144 Pounds
Height: 68 Inches
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Describe How Injury Occurred: by unknown person(s)
Comments:
- No surgical wounds or tattoos or other deformities
- Fresh abrasion of the left gluteal region
- Small hemorrhage of the subcutaneous tissue of the scalp
*Excerpts from Sal Mineo’s Autopsy Case Report (Jeffers, p. 175)
Citations:
Jeffers, Paul H. Sal Mineo: His Life, Murder and Mystery. Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc., 2000.