Duchesne, UT Area Cold Cases

Name

Fontella Galloway

Age

63

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

6/19/1969 the body of ms fontella was found at her residence in roosevelt. The cause of death was suffocation.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

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

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

Name

Emerson Farnsworth

Age

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Emmett farnsworth went missing from price, ut on july 6, 1967. His sister reported that her brother was in price on july 4, 1967 and left for duchesne county where he had been living in a trailer. He was a construction worker by trade. Report was received that mr. Farnsworth’s car had been found burned near waldon, co with license plates and registration identification removed.A sheepherder reported finding a body about five miles north of granby, co. The sheepherder was unfamiliar with the country and has not been able to lead officers back to where he had seen the body. Authorities said the body might be that of emerson farnsworth, of duchesne, ut missing since july 6, 1967.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

Name

Rhonda Karren

Age

31

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Rhonda fae karren was last seen at 9:00 pm on september 28, 1987 in vernal ut. She had attended a work seminar in salt lake city that evening. Her car was parked in her driveway. Notes from the seminar and her purse was on the table inside her home. There were signs of a struggle in the backyard, none in the residence. The suit jacket and shoes which karren had worn were found on the ground, foul play is suspected.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety

Name

Orthea Wamsley

Age

43

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

5/5/1976 duncan wamsley was working at the neola store and was abducted from the store. Her body was found north of neola in a wooded area her hands were bound behind her back. Othea was shot in the head.

Agency

Utah Department of Public Safety