Compton, CA – Homicide detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are asking for the public’s help after a man was found dead near the Metro/Artesia Blue Line Station in Compton late last year.
According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, 50-year-old Damon Eugene Bluthenthal, a resident of San Pedro, was reported missing on December 24, 2024. Five days later, on Sunday, December 29, 2024, at approximately 11:40 a.m., Bluthenthal was found deceased in a vacant lot between Artesia Boulevard and the rear parking area of the Metro/Artesia Blue Line Station.
Authorities have not released the cause of death but confirmed homicide detectives are investigating. The department is urging anyone who may have seen suspicious activity in the area around that time to come forward.
Anyone with information is asked to contact LASD Homicide Detective Gail Durham or Sergeant Frank Alvarado at (323) 890-5500. Anonymous tips can be submitted through Crime Stoppers by calling (800) 222-TIPS (8477) or using the “P3 Tips” mobile app.
This investigation remains ongoing as detectives work to determine what led to Bluthenthal’s death.
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