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Body of missing Dodgers fan found in the bay



John Coté

Updated 10:10 p.m., Wednesday, July 4, 2012



The body of a Dodgers fan who disappeared after a Giants ballgame on June 25 was found Wednesday morning floating in the bay just off San Francisco's Embarcadero, authorities said.

The medical examiner confirmed the body was Victor Murillo, 27, who lives in Yolo County and works as a prison guard in Vacaville.

Murillo and a friend walked back to their car in a parking lot on Piers 30-32 around 10:40 p.m., police said. The friend looked down at his phone to write a text message and when he looked up, Murillo was nowhere to be seen. The friend believes he fell into the water.

A passer-by saw a body in the water off Howard Street and the Embarcadero - about four blocks from Piers 30-32 - shortly before 8 a.m. Wednesday, police said.

The person notified firefighters from a nearby fire station, who used their fireboat to retrieve the body, said Officer Carlos Manfredi, a police spokesman.

The medical examiner will conduct a toxicology screen on the body as part of its standard procedure.

Authorities declined to comment on whether there is any indication of foul play involved in Murillo's death.

John Coté is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: jcote@sfchronicle.com

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Saturday, June 30, 2012CMF Officer Missing after Dodger Game
A missing man who apparently fell into the bay from a pier near AT&T Park after a Giants game this week is a Southern California native who works in Vacaville as a prison guard (Correctional Officer), his family and friends said Thursday.





Victor Murillo, 27, was wearing his Dodgers jacket when he was last seen shortly after he watched his team play the Giants Monday night, authorities said.

Murillo and a friend walked back to their car in a parking lot on Piers 30-32 around 10:40 p.m., police said. The friend looked down at his phone to write a text message and when he looked up, Murillo was nowhere to be seen. The friend believes he fell into the water.

A joint search by San Francisco police and fire boats and a Coast Guard helicopter Monday night and Tuesday turned up no sign of Murillo.

Murillo works as a guard at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, the largest hospital in the state prison system. He lives in Woodland (Yolo County) but left his heart and family in his hometown of Temple City (Los Angeles County), friends said Thursday.

He is a "huge Dodgers fan" who loves going to games and is an "amazing friend," said co-worker Anthony Ornelas. He also idolizes Michael Jackson and is "known for doing a little M.J. kick when he danced," Ornelas said.

Murillo dreamed of playing professional football, but injured himself while playing for Concordia University in Minnesota, said his sister, Vicky Simon. But he threw himself into his new career and kept an optimistic outlook, she said.

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