A homicide investigation is underway and authorities are seeking the public’s help to solve the murder of a San Pedro man reported missing last year.
Damon Eugene Bluthenthal, 50, was reported missing on Christmas Eve 2024, and his body was located days later at a vacant lot in Compton near the Artesia station along the LA Metro A Line.
Little information has been released about the case, including Blethenthal’s manner of death. But on Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department asked for public help for new leads that could break the case.
Officials are urging anyone with any relevant information to contact the LASD Homicide BUreau at 323-890-5500 with attention to Detective Gail Durham or Sgt. Frank Alvarado.
Anonymous tips can be provided online or by calling 800-222-8477.