Rainbow, CA Area Cold Cases
Name
Elaina RiveraAge
Cause of Death
MissingInfo
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
Name
Goyo SolisAge
20Cause of Death
Gun/FirearmInfo
Agency
Lake Elsinore Police Department
Name
Phoutone LothirathAge
30Cause of Death
Gun/FirearmInfo
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
Name
Sibyl RobbinsAge
Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
During the evening hours of May 12, 2006, Sibyl Robbins and her husband, Harrison Robbins, were shot in front of their Encinitas home. Sibyl was killed while sitting in the front passenger seat of their Volvo.Agency
San Diego County Sheriff
Name
Frank BressonAge
22Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
On August 13, 1995 United States Border Patrol Agents found the body of an unidentified male at Santa Margarita Creek in Fallbrook, near Sandia Creek and Rock Mountain Road.Agency
San Diego County Sheriff
Name
Bertha PopocaAge
22Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
On the afternoon of February 27, 1990, the victim’s son went to his mother’s house to check on her welfare since the victim’s family and friends had not been able to contact Bertha in the last few days. When the son entered the home he found the victim dead in the living room.Agency
San Diego County Sheriff
Name
Rafael MorenoAge
Cause of Death
MissingInfo
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
Name
Patricia KuzaraAge
7Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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
Name
Nikki BenedictAge
14Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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