Julian, CA Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Guidry

Name

Mickey Guidry

Age

16

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Mickey Guidry was last seen on the afternoon of November 27, 2009. He had spent several days with friends in an encampment at the Mobiland RV Park located at 5491 Split Mountain Road in Borrego Springs. Mickey’s Jeep Grand Cherokee was found abandoned and inoperable near Pinion Mountain.

Agency

San Diego County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Fletcher

Name

Jerrad Fletcher

Age

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On September 1, 2007, at about 9:00 a.m., deputies from the Lemon Grove Sheriff’s Station were dispatched to assist the San Miguel Fire Department with a non-responsive male at a residence, located at 1889 Hillsdale Drive, in the unincorporated area of El Cajon.

Agency

San Diego County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Greene

Name

Patrick Greene

Age

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On January 21, 2003, Patrick Greene, 30, and Brandon Christopher Vigil, 17, were found shortly before 6 a.m. lying face down along Willow Glen Drive.

Agency

San Diego County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Vigil

Name

Brandon Vigil

Age

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On January 21, 2003, Patrick Greene, 30, and Brandon Christopher Vigil, 17, were found shortly before 6 a.m. lying face down along Willow Glen Drive.

Agency

San Diego County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Paz (Zeidenberg)

Name

David Paz (Zeidenberg)

Age

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On April 22, 1994, a witness traveling westbound on Interstate 8 noticed a fire south of the freeway near Arnold Way in Alpine. The witness saw a vehicle driving away from the location, heading north on Arnold Way. The witness exited the freeway and drove to the location of the fire. When the witness arrived at the location he noticed what he believed was a mannequin on fire in the roadway. When the fire was extinguished they discovered it was the remains of an unidentified adult male. The victim remained unidentified until December 2006. Cause of death was due to gunshot wounds.

Agency

San Diego County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Moffitt

Name

Diana Moffitt

Age

21

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

On October 9, 1987, a San Diego County road crew was finishing a job on Blossom Valley Road. They had been cleaning out a ditch overgrown with weeds and debris and had advanced to a spot where the backhoe nudged something hidden in the underbrush. It was the decomposed body of partly-clothed woman who was later identified as Diana Gail Moffitt. The detectives who conducted the preliminary death investigation ruled Moffitt’s death as suspicious. As the investigation progressed, detectives discovered Diana Moffitt was a prostitute in the San Diego and Portland, Oregon areas of the United States.

Agency

San Diego County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Rivera

Name

Elaina Rivera

Age

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Elaina Rivera was reported missing by her father on June 29, 1987. Mr. Rivera went to the Ramona Sheriff Station and told deputies that Elaina was last seen about 6:30pm on June 26, 1987 in the 14000 block of Mussey Grade Road in Ramona.

Agency

San Diego County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Heidt

Name

Elizabeth Heidt

Age

35

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

he San Diego Sheriff’s Homicide Detail is asking for the public’s help to find the person or persons responsible for the death of Elizabeth Heidt, who was found murdered more than 35 years ago.

Agency

San Diego County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Harper

Name

Kimberly Harper

Age

15

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Kimberly Cozart (aka: Kimberly Harper) has been missing since February 1977. She was last known to be living on Banner Grade Road in Julian, California. She was reported missing by her sister on December 15, 1995.Kimberly Cozart is described as a 15-year old, White female. At the time of her disappearance she was 5’00” tall and weighed about 100 lbs. She had long reddish-brown hair and brown eyes.

Agency

San Diego County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Harper

Name

Joyce Harper

Age

31

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Joyce Elizabeth Harper (aka: Joyce Gann; Vivian Ann Maddux) has been missing since 1975. She was last known to be living in Potrero, California. She was reported missing by her daughter on December 15, 1995.

Agency

San Diego County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Shahan

Name

Marvin Shahan

Age

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Missing since 1969–1970 while seeking a boat job; contact Ventura County Cold Case Unit at (805) 383-8739 or coldcase@ventura.org

Agency

Ventura County

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cold-case-record__Lothirath

Name

Phoutone Lothirath

Age

30

Cause of Death

Gun/Firearm

Info

Cold case spotlight on october 31, 1995 an unknown, armed asian male, in a full face bandana, posing as a trick-or-treater forced his way into the home of 30 year old phoutone "Tawn" lothirath. The gunman ordered mr. Lothirath's 10 year old son to his room before pinning the victim to the couch and shooting him once in the head and multiple times in the chest. Despite living within a small tight knot laotian community, no one has come forward with information in this case. Anyone with information can contact the escondido police department. The anonymous tip line is (760) 743-8477.

Agency

Escondido Police Department

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cold-case-record__Moreno

Name

Rafael Moreno

Age

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Rafael Moreno was last seen on August 30, 1982 at the Pastime Bar in Escondido. Rafael was in the company of three Hispanic males the last time he was seen. On September 1, 1982, Rafael's van was found in a field in Poway.

Agency

San Diego County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Kuzara

Name

Patricia Kuzara

Age

7

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

On Saturday, September 28, 1974, around 6:30 p.m., seven-year-old Patricia Lee Kuzara left her baby sitter’s home carrying her little red and black blanket and started walking home. It was 2½ miles to her home on Putney Road but Patricia never arrived. Patricia’s mother, Nancy Kuzara, became concerned when Patricia did not arrive at the house and immediately called the Sheriff’s Department to report her daughter missing. The Sheriff’s Search and Rescue team were immediately activated and personnel scoured the area for Patricia.

Agency

San Diego County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Benedict

Name

Nikki Benedict

Age

14

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

During the early evening hours of May 1, 1967, Nikki Benedict was walking home from a friend’s house when she was critically stabbed and left to die on a nearby dirt trail in the 12700 block of Poway Road, Poway. At about 6:30 p.m., an 11-year-old boy was walking to his home when he discovered Nikki Benedict lying on the roadway critically injured. The boy immediately reported what he discovered to his father who owned a market nearby. Uniform deputies, Poway Valley Fire Department and ambulance personnel responded to the scene. Emergency personnel rendered medical aid and she was transported to Palomar Hospital where she was pronounced deceased upon arrival.

Agency

San Diego County Sheriff

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