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Jun 12, 2008 11:48 pm US/Pacific

Naked Man's Death At Ocean Beach Ruled A Homicide

CBS 5 CrimeWatch

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: The naked body of Paul Lenz was found under a mound of sand at San Francisco's Ocean Beach January 15th.
CBS

The perplexing death of a naked man whose body was found under a mound of sand at San Francisco's Ocean Beach in January has been ruled a homicide, according to U.S. Park Police and the San Francisco medical examiner's office.

U.S. Park Police have jurisdiction over the case, which is still an open investigation, park police spokesman Rich Weideman said Thursday.

On Jan. 15, shortly after 4 a.m., two youths looking for a place to start a bonfire on the beach came upon the body after being told by park police to use a designated fire pit.

They found the victim, who has since been identified as 41-year-old Paul Lenz, buried face down, with only a pair of white socks on his feet sticking out from the sand.

Lenz was reportedly not from the Bay Area originally and investigators reached his family in another state.

According to Weideman, he was identified by fingerprint records from a federal database.

It is unclear whether he was homeless or had been visiting the area.

A San Francisco medical examiner's office autopsy report revealed that Lenz died of both asphyxiation and multiple blunt force trauma, and there was evidence that he was strangled.

Lenz's lungs were found partially filled with sand and he had blunt force injuries on his face, head and neck; his chest, abdomen, back and buttocks; and on his legs and arms. Several of his ribs were fractured.

A toxicology report revealed he had both alcohol and diphenhydramine, the generic term for the allergy medicine Benadryl, in his system.

Weideman said Thursday that park police investigators are still waiting for the results of more lab reports, but that the case has been ruled a homicide as the investigation continues.

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