The jars were displayed in Mariposa , Stockton and San Francisco and traveled throughout California , where spectators could , for $ 1 , see the remains . Seventeen people , including a priest , signed affidavits identifying the remains as Murrieta 's and Love and his Rangers received the reward money . However , a young woman claiming to be Murrieta 's sister said she did not recognize the head and argued that it could not be his since it did not have a characteristic scar on it . Additionally , numerous sightings of Murrieta were reported after his reported death . Many people criticized Love for showing the remains in large cities far from the mining camps , where Joaquin might have been recognized . It has even been claimed that Love and his Rangers killed some innocent men and made up the story of the capture of Murrieta to claim the reward money . Doubts about Murrieta 's capture followed Love for the rest of his life . The head and hand were eventually lost in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Harry Love (lawman)