Tecate, CA Area Cold Cases

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__Rodriguez

Name

Daniel Rodriguez

Age

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

On Thursday, October 13, 2005, at about 9:30 p.m., deputies from the Alpine Sheriff’s Substation received a call to assist the California Highway Patrol with a person that was lying on the south shoulder of eastbound Interstate 8 and Tavern Road in Alpine.

Agency

San Diego County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Ramsey III

Name

Edward Ramsey III

Age

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

On the evening of June 18, 2004, Edward Harold Ramsey III was walking along the 3000 block of Central Avenue in Spring Valley when he was shot. Witnesses say they saw two black men running from the scene. The men drove away in a white car. Despite paramedics’ best efforts, Ramsey died at the scene.

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__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__Ribley

Name

Beverly Ribley

Age

29

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

San Diego County Crime Stoppers and the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Detail continue to look for leads in the 1975 disappearance of 29-year-old Beverly Jean Ribley.

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__Hargis

Name

Larry Hargis

Age

27

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

During the pre-dawn hours of June 25, 1970, Larry Hargis radioed the cab company dispatcher saying a fare asked him to drive from 11th and C Streets in downtown San Diego to the Spring Valley area. That was the last statement the dispatcher heard from Larry Hargis. Later that day, Larry Hargis was found shot to death in a field in the 800 block of Galopago Street, Spring Valley. The victim’s wallet and cab were missing. The cab was later found abandoned that afternoon in the 1200 block of 16th Street in downtown San Diego.

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__Johnson

Name

Brandon Johnson

Age

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On March 16, 2008 Brandon Johnson and Donnell Davis, were shot and killed while riding in a car on Highway 54 near Briarwood in Bonita.

Agency

San Diego County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Davis

Name

Donnell Davis

Age

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On March 16, 2008 Brandon Johnson and Donnell Davis, were shot and killed while riding in a car on Highway 54 near Briarwood in Bonita.

Agency

San Diego County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Gibbs

Name

William Gibbs

Age

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

San Diego County Crime Stoppers and the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Detail continue to look for leads in the 2005 unsolved murder of 18-year-old William Napoleon Gibbs.

Agency

San Diego County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Benbow

Name

Scott Benbow

Age

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

On December 5, 1993, David Benbow was working in the garage of his residence in the 4300 block of Vista Coronado in Chula Vista when he was shot by an unknown individual. David died at the scene from his injuries.

Agency

San Diego County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Taylor

Name

Karen Taylor

Age

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

On October 1, 1985, Karen Taylor was found murdered in her home on Elm Avenue in Imperial Beach. Her vehicle, wallet and credit cards were missing.

Agency

San Diego County Sheriff

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