Hideout, UT Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Sheets

Name

Joseph Sheets

Age

28

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

28 year old joseph william sheets was the victim of a homicide on september 19, 1987. He was found in the buck springs area of rural wasatch county. Sheets was reported to be driving to colorado from salt lake city at the time his body was discovered. Sheets died as a result of several gunshot wounds to his body at the time, sheets was traveling in his green, 1975 ford ltd wagon. This vehicle has never been located.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Shook

Name

Marty Shook

Age

21

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Marty shook, a 21 year old white male, left sparks nevada on june 12, 1982 sometime in the afternoon. Shook told family members he was going to colorado to look for work and that he would be hitch hiking. Shook was an accomplished hitcher and would travel the same route exclusively. Nothing is known of the victims activities from the time he left the reno area until his body was found in wasatch county, utah on june 14, 1982. On june 14, 1982 wasatch county received a call regarding a possible homicide/dead body discovered near daniels creek on hwy 40. The body was located by a fisherman . Wasatch county deputies responded to where the body was located. At the scene the body of a white male adult was located on the south side of u.S. 40, within three feet of daniels creek. The body was found nude, lying on his back, with his knees pulled slightly up, as if he had been picked up and dropped into the willows at the edge of the creek. The male had shoulder length auburn hair, a thin scraggly beard and mustache. There was a fair amount of blood on the head and face of the victim. The male subject had identifying tattoos: a black spider on a red back ground located above his left breast and a lightning bolt with the word “crash” inscribed through it located on his upper arm. Upon moving the body it was discovered that the subject had been castrated. Genitalia was completely absent. Autopsy reports states the male dies of a single gunshot wound to the back of the head, behind the left ear from a .38 caliber weapon. Castration was done post mortem. It is believed the body was dumped after death so an additional crime scene is possible. The victim left nevada with his personal belongings in a back pack that he carried, along with a bed roll and the clothes he was wearing. No idea how much if any money he was carrying. None of the victims belongs were recovered.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Bokslag

Name

Cornelis Bokslag

Age

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Cornelis (casey) bokslag last spoke to his family on monday june 6, 2022. He did not show up for work which his family says is not like him. Casey’s vehicle was found abandoned with not plates in summit county on june 8, 2022. The area was searched and casey nor any of his personal belongings were found.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Page

Name

Tony Page

Age

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

1/3/2020 tony page walked away from the meadow brook rehabilitation and nursing center. Tony stated that he was on his way to visit a friend at the gail miller shelter. Tony was previously homeless

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Grieco

Name

Alice Grieco

Age

55

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

The victim was found in a burned bedroom. The victim was found with another victim on the bed. It is believed there was a homicide and the house fire started in the bedroom

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Bradley

Name

Crystal Bradley

Age

28

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

On the morning of 4/30/2005 the body of crystal bradley was discovered outside an out building near her residence. Crystal succumbed to many injuries. Contact the carbon county sheriffs office.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Wach

Name

Deedee Wach

Age

19

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

The victim was living with her parents at the time of her death. She was returning home from work at approximately 10:45 p.M. If you have any information on this case contact the unified police.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Schafer

Name

Emerson Schafer

Age

38

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

3/31/1981 the body of emerson schafer was found at his residence in coalville, utah. Emerson’s 66 chevrolet impala was found abandoned in coalville on 3/29/1981. Emerson died of multiple injuries that he sustained when he was struck by a motor vehicle.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Ordonez-Hernandez

Name

Fernando Ordonez-Hernandez

Age

49

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

The victim was homeless at the time of his death. An anonymous phone call to the police. The caller was reporting a dead body in the parking lot of la frontera restaurant. The body belonged to the victim. If you have any information about this homicide contact the salt lake city police.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Leatherbury

Name

Johanna Leatherbury

Age

17

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Johanna, age 17, was a recent olympus high school graduate. She was last seen in the area of 2100 south and state street at an area referred to as “the complex” by witnesses in the late hours of august 20, 1971. Acquaintances saw her in a car in the area around the same time with two males and an unknown number of individuals. Her car, a chrysler, was found on westminster ave. Between state street and 200 e. In the early morning hours following her disappearance. Her nude body was discovered by fishermen on august 21, 1971. It was located in a canal approximately half a mile west of the west stock bridge on the goggin’s drain, by saltaire. She had been assaulted and died as a result of gunshot and stab wounds.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Meik

Name

Kevin Meik

Age

64

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

The victim was found at his home deceased. If you have any information contact the sandy city police.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Ibanez

Name

Marco Ibanez

Age

20

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

The victim was found deceased in a basement bedroom. He was killed by a gunshot to the head. Possible gang ties

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Halling

Name

Michelle Halling

Age

28

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Michelle, age 28, was the mother to a young son living in the cottonwood heights area at the time of her death. Her son was staying with grandparents on the night of the arson/murder. In the early morning hours of february 22, 1990 at approximately 2:00am that morning michelle’s home at 7192 s. Highland drive became engulfed in flames. Neighbors heard her screaming and tried to offer assistance but were unable to do so due to the intensity of the fire. Michelle died as a result of smoke inhalation. Arson was determined to be the cause of the fire.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Ortega

Name

Tommy Ortega

Age

30

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Tommy, 30 years old, was the father of two children at the time of his death. Tommy and a friend attended a bachelor’s party together where an altercation broke out. Officers responded to a call in the early morning hours of april 14, 1996 to an apartment located at 3569 s. 455 e

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Gutierrez

Name

Sacramento Gutierrez

Age

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

The last known contact with sacramento was around october 2021. He was last known to live in provo. There is no indication of foul play. However it is unusual for family and friends to have not heard from him for this extended period of time.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Buckley

Name

Wayne Buckley

Age

74

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

It was believed wayne had traveled to mt. Pleasant to register his truck. When relatives contacted other relatives that live there they said he never showed up. Wayne suffers from stage 5 emphysema as well as other illnesses.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Dowdle

Name

Aaron Dowdle

Age

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

The victim and a friend were both beaten up and taken to two separate locations. Aaron did not survive. If you have any information on this case conatc the south salt lake police.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Cedano-Lopez

Name

Alberto Cedano-Lopez

Age

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On 5/6/99 alberto’s body was found at 120 west 1300 south, the indian center. Alberto came to the united states illegally a month before he was killed. He was dealing drugs when he was shot.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Davis

Name

Bahe Davis

Age

19

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

1/30/1995 bahe was 19 years old when his body was discovered on january 30th, 1995 inside the utah state hospital in provo, utah. He was found to have died from a blunt force injury to his abdomen that resulted in a lacerated liver. He was a patient there undergoing psychiatric evaluation after he was found incompetent to proceed on aggravated assault charges. He was accused of stabbing another patient in november of 1994. His death is being investigated as a homicide but no charges or suspects have been brought forward in his case. In 1995 investigators narrowed their suspects down to one patient, but this person has never been named. Police cited difficulties around the mental health of the other patients and witnesses in investigating this case. Bahe’s murder remains unsolved.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Lee

Name

Douglas Lee

Age

36

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

A man walking through the railroad yard located the victim deceased next to a parked train. The victim was homeless. If you have any information contact the salt lake police.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Mustain

Name

Fred Mustain

Age

38

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On saturday night september 5, 2015, fred mustain was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the torso near a new home under construction at 527 e vine street in murray, ut. Mustain was transported to a local hospital and later dies from his wounds. There is no known connection to the construction site with musain. There were no known witnesses to the shooting. It was called in by a bicyclist who heard mustain calling for help. Mustain had some known gang affiliations.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Skeel

Name

James Skeel

Age

52

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

James, age 52, was last seen leaving the staircase lounge, 3000 s. Highland dr., at approximately 1:30 am on september 21, 1982. Neighbors reported hearing loud noises in the early hours of september 21st. His body was discovered in his apartment at 4137 south 570 east on september 23, 1982.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Dummar

Name

Jess Dummar

Age

52

Cause of Death

Stabbing

Info

The victim was getting off the uta bus stop located at 2365 south state street when another individual on the bus pushed him off and then fatally stabbed the victim.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Flores

Name

Juan Flores

Age

38

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Juan, (a.K.A.: jesus holguin and jesus jaime cazares) 38 years-old, was born in chihuahua, mexico and was the father of two children. He was working as a general contractor at the time of his death. Officers responded to a call for shots fired at the holy oak apartments located at 7883 s. Main street on midvale at around 1:00am on august 29, 2004. Several people were with juan in the apartment at the time of the incident when an altercation broke out between juan and five other men. Witnesses heard the argument and then a gunshot. The five men were then seen fleeing the residence on foot. Juan made it from the apartment to the balcony of his apartment before collapsing. Paramedics responded and juan was flown by life flight to the hospital but did not survive the gunshot wound he suffered.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Arbon

Name

Kerry Arbon

Age

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Kerry lived in provo , utah with his mother. He told his mother on september 9, 1991 he was going to salt lake to attend the greek festival. He never returned home. The victims body was found in a remote area of memory grove. His body was concealed in a grove of trees.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Miyazaki

Name

Kiyoshi Miyazaki

Age

60

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

5/15/1982 kiyoshi miyazaki was working as a front desk clerk at the holiday motel located at 3035 s state street. He was robbed and his body was found with gunshot wounds.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Scharp

Name

Marla Scharp

Age

26

Cause of Death

Strangulation

Info

On 6/30/1978 provo paramedics responded to a call of an unresponsive 26 year old white female adult. Her roommates discovered her in her second floor bedroom. She was found to have died from manual strangulation and had been sexually assaulted. The case had been closed in 1984 and been attributed to henry lee lucas. However, the case has now been reopened and as it is believed henry lee lucas was not the perpetrator of this offense.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Dutton

Name

Dwayne Dutton

Age

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

April 18, 2007 dwayne’s purple dodge durango was found around squaw peak in provo canyon. The vehicle was locked. Nothing suspicious was found. Dwayne might of been living out of his car. Utah county search and rescue searched squaw peak and provo canyon with a plane and hikers, no leads were found.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Bardsley

Name

Garrett Bardsley

Age

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Garrett was last seen on august 20, 2004 in the cuberant lake area in the high uinta mountains of utah. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweat shirt, red sweat pants, t-shirt, and converse shoes size 7 to 8. He has straight shoulder length hair and a gap between his front teeth. Any information on the location of garrett.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Nichols

Name

Jeffrey Nichols

Age

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Jeffrey dale nichols disappeared under suspicious circumstances on june 8, 2004. He was supposed to meet his ex-wife and 7-year-old son for breakfast at a mcdonalds in midvale but never arrived and hasn’t been seen since. Jeff’s vehicle, a white 2000 ford ranger, was towed from the 4800 south state street block on july 15. Dna available

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Pinegar

Name

Jesse Pinegar

Age

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Jesse glen pinegar flew to hawaii from his home in orem, utah for a vacation in january 2008. He hiked into the kalalau valley and set up a campsite five miles from the trailhead. He stayed in contact with his family by cellular phone. His family last heard from him on march 24, 2008. He told them he was going to take one last hike before coming back home to attend a family event. He has never been seen again. After his disappearance, another hiker found pinegar’s campsite abandoned with all his personal belongings, including his clothing, camping equipment and ipod, only his wallet, cellular phone and backpack were missing. His case remains unsolved.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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cold-case-record__Runyan

Name

Rachael Runyan

Age

3

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Abducted from doxey elemetary school in sunset, utah. Her body was found nearly 20 miles away in the creek bed off a dirt road. Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the sunset city police department at (801) 825-1620.

Agency

Sunset City Police Department

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