A homicide victim whose body was found in a Central California orchard decades ago has finally been identified, authorities say.

The man's body was found by a farmer near French Camp and Jack Tone roads back in April 1982.

Detectives with the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office have tried to decades to positively identify the man, putting his case into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System as UP68492.

However, only recently did advances in forensic DNA technology help crack the case.

On Wednesday, the sheriff's office announced that the man had been identified as Danny Joe Jentzen.

Photo of Danny Joe Jentzen (left) and the tattoos that were found on his body (right). San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office

Authorities learned that Jentzen, who was 27 when he died, was or

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