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Cold Case Homicide Team identifies remains found 31 years ago in Thermal

Cold Case Homicide Team identifies remains found 31 years ago in Thermal

On Jan. 22, 1991, human remains were found in a wash area at the base of a hill in the area west of Avenue 62 and Madison Street in Thermal. Only bones were found and appeared to have been in the desert for a lengthy amount of time. The subsequent investigation by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department unfortunately produced no leads and the case, believed to be a suspicious death, went cold. Following a forensic genetic genealogy investigation , the remains have beenidentified as Kathryn Coffey of Baldwin Park.


Retired truck driver charged with cold case murder of woman found in Desert Center nearly 30 years ago

Retired truck driver charged with cold case murder of woman found in Desert Center nearly 30 years ago

On March 30, 1993, the body of Sherri Herrera, 30, a mother of four from Tulare, Calif., was found on the eastbound Hayfield Road onramp to I-10 in Desert Center. She was last seen alive just a few days before her body was found. Now, nearly 30 years later, a retired truck driver has been charged with her murder. 


Gardena man arrested and charged in 1994 cold case murder of woman in Desert Hot Springs

Gardena man arrested and charged in 1994 cold case murder of woman in Desert Hot Springs


Cold Case Homicide Team seeks public help in identifying woman whose body was found 26 years ago in Beaumont area

Cold Case Homicide Team seeks public help in identifying woman whose body was found 26 years ago in Beaumont area

On Jan. 27, 1996, that the body of a woman was found near some trash in a hilly area near Gillman Springs Road and Highway 60 in the Beaumont area. She has still not been identified. The Riverside County Regional Cold Case Homicide Team is asking for the public’s help in finding out who the victim is by releasing photos of some of the jewelry found on the body and a sketch of the woman.

 

 

 


Remains of woman reported missing from Tustin in 1977 identified by the Riverside County Regional Cold Case Team

Remains of woman reported missing from Tustin in 1977 identified by the Riverside County Regional Cold Case Team

Remains found off the Ortega Highway in 1986 have been identified as missing Tustin woman


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