Assault at 31600 BLOCK OF HIGHWAY 101 on 09/21/2026 12:00 AM
Type: Assault
Date: 09/21/2026 12:00 AM
Description: Inmate battered with improvised weapon in recreation yard at Salinas Valley State Prison; victim pronounced dead; two inmates accused
Address: 31600 BLOCK OF HIGHWAY 101, Soledad, CA
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Eric BarbreeMissing Age
27Est. Current Age
52Last Seen
Monterey County, CA on 11/23/2000Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 6'0" Weight: 170 lbsCase Number
13990-00Area Cold Cases
Name
Patricia JonesAge
Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
At 6:30 am on the morning of January 12, 1974, three newspaper boys discovered the body of Patricia Jones lying in the alleyway of Bruce Lane, near the old Kirby Appliance Store (no longer in existence). Patricia had been shot to death. Detectives were unable to determine if Patricia had been killed at the location she was found, or if her body had been left at this location after the murder. Patricia was visiting the Monterey area from her home in San Mateo, having arrived in Monterey by bus the previous day. Patricia had tried to rent a car at the Monterey Airport at 9:50 pm on 1/11/74, but was unsuccessful. Her whereabouts from that point on are not currently known. At the time of her murder, Patricia had been involved in occasionally working as an escort.Patricia’s murder is believed to have taken place sometime between 9:50 pm on 1/11/74 and 2:12 am on 1/12/74.Agency
Monterey PD