(L.A.) Louis Tolliver, 71, Died from Cancer

Case Number: 1997-08902

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 71-year-old Black male.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Louis Tolliver.

Manner of Death: Natural

Cause of Death: Carcinoma of the Lung

RIP LOUIS TOLLIVER (December 13, 1926 – December 24, 1997)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday at 9:41 a.m.

The decedent was found in a dumpster in Van Nuys. He was unidentified until 2023.