Update Per Fresno County Sheriff's Office: Family members have contacted our office. No further assistance is needed. Thank you.
March 26, 2026 – Fresno County Sheriff's Office officials report that the Coroner’s Office needs the public’s help locating relatives of 48-year-old Van Ter Lee.
Lee passed away near E. Floradora and N. Jackson Avenues in Fresno. He may have once lived in Minnesota, Florida, and Colorado. He is described as being 5'6, 175 lbs.
The photo on the right is what he most currently looked like.
Staff members at the Coroner’s Office have searched numerous personal records, but their attempts to find his relatives have been unsuccessful. Locating immediate family members is a necessary process in order for the Coroner’s Unit to release the body and allow the person to have a proper burial.
Anyone with information about the relatives of Van Ter Lee is asked to please contact the Coroner’s Unit at (559) 600-3400 or email their office at: coroner@fresnosheriff.org.
Source & photos: Fresno County Sheriff's Office
