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Post by amazingates on Nov 1, 2019 11:56:03 GMT -8
Unsolved Cases Modesto CA & Connected - Whatever Happened? I have been looking at unsolved murders and missing cases for decades. I remember some of them and can still find information on the net about them, but there are many I can't find anymore and I don't know if they were ever solved or if they just kind of dwindled away and were forgotten about. A few have been removed from the Missing and Unsolved on the County Sites, but I still can find slight mention of them here and there. I want to find these again and see if any of them were actually solved, or were they just forgotten about. If they were not solved, I want to look at them again and see if they might match up with something now that there is a lot more connections out there. I started this thread to list the cases I knew about before, but can't find anything on them now. Maybe someone can help find info on them, so we can start a thread about the ones still out there, still not solved, and see if we can figure out what happened to them. __________ Other possible connected cases that have their own thread. Donna Peeples Modesto - i.imgur.com/r5KhCyS.pngRebekah Rachel Miller - Modesto theslaughterhouse.freeforums.net/thread/339/missing-rebekah-miller-modesto-airportRuthy Lemon - Modesto theslaughterhouse.freeforums.net/thread/337/missing-lemon-ruthy-modesto-augustSusan Robin Bender - Modesto theslaughterhouse.freeforums.net/thread/338/missing-susan-bender-modesto-aprilSylvia Standly / Baca - Modesto theslaughterhouse.freeforums.net/thread/336/missing-sylvia-standly-baca-modestoCorinne Groenenberg - Modesto theslaughterhouse.freeforums.net/thread/334/corinne-groenenberg-missing-modesto-novemberPattie Popejoy - Modesto theslaughterhouse.freeforums.net/thread/333/patricia-pattie-popejoy-modesto-ceresNito Mayo Tuolumne County CA (Mountains to East of Modesto) theslaughterhouse.freeforums.net/thread/340/missing-nita-tuolumne-county-hawthorn?page=1&scrollTo=797Karen Mitchell - Eureka(Possible Connection) - theslaughterhouse.freeforums.net/thread/332/karen-mitchell-missing-eureka-humboltThis is a photo of the person who is in the composite of the Missing Karen Mitchell Case out of Eureka CA . There is a sketch of him and his vehicle at the time of Karen Mitchell's disappearance. I believe this same person might be connected to the other missing persons/murders on this thread and all the ones up on the links above in this post. I believe he could have been responsible for all of this missing and murdered cases... This would span over a period of 40 years. I of course don't know for sure how many, if any, of these he might be responsible for, but I'm pretty sure for some of them. So keep this photo and vehicle in mind for other cases also, not only for the Karen Mitchell case. If it is the same person, he could have been driving a lot of different vehicles over the years, including a green pickup, green 55-56 shiny green chevy, a green larger early 80's sedan (dodge?), and several other vehicles. And of course over a period of 40 years, his appearance would have been much younger, and he could have had his hair cut from long and frizzy to shaven bald. Here is the sketch of him and the car when seen in the disappearance of Karen Mitchell in Eureka CA. .
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Post by amazingates on Nov 1, 2019 12:05:19 GMT -8
The HOOPA (Norcal) Girl - abt 1997 or so
There was a girl up by Hoopa, CA who supposedly went missing about 1997 or maybe a year or two after that. This happened not a really long time after Karen Mitchell went missing out of Eureka(50 miles away) in 1997. The Hoopa girl was possibly wearing a brown leather jacket when she went missing. She might not have been from Hoopa, but rather actually lived anywhere from Eureka, going east and then on up to Hoopa, but I remember she went missing in the Hoopa area. This would be in Humbolt County. Being Hoopa is up on the reservation it might be this girl was Native American and she might have been from one of the tribes up there.
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Post by amazingates on Nov 1, 2019 12:06:52 GMT -8
Valerie Snow - Modesto, CA - about 1985
Supposedly this girl was murdered and her Id surfaced but I never heard any more about her.
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Post by amazingates on Nov 1, 2019 12:10:41 GMT -8
Kathy Irene Sweet (aka Kathy Irene Meadows) (aka Cindy) - Modesto, CA - murder - sometime in the January 14, 1998
Kathy Irene Sweet, 32, had been dead only a few hours when a Stanislaus County sheriff's deputy found her nude body inside a pickup parked in a north Modesto almond orchard Jan. 14, 1998. Sweet also used the name Kathy Irene Meadows and sometimes went by the name Cindy. Her body was found in the 3900 block of Coffee Road, near the Silverwood Mobile Home Park. (January 18, 2003 by Modesto Bee)
This girl was known as a "lady of the evening" and I believe I remember she was found murdered and left in an orchard. She had dark hair. I can't remember anything else about her. She was listed on the Modesto Unsolved at one time.
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Post by amazingates on Nov 1, 2019 12:12:03 GMT -8
Missing? / Murdered? Steven McGhenis - San Joaquin County CA - Early 80's
He might have went missing from a bar in either Stockton or Linden. I think I remember he was around 30, maybe a bit younger, and had darker hair/not blonde.
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Post by amazingates on Nov 1, 2019 12:16:15 GMT -8
Linda Barker - From the Bay Area around Livermore CA, last known to be living in Tuolume County, CA by Sonora- about 1987
I remember Linda was probably in her late 20's. She had blonde hair, curly at the time. She was known to dye her hair. She was about 5'3"-4", maybe even shorter. I just remember that she was short about 140 pounds, give or take.
If dead she could be anywhere from Mid Oregon all the way through to AZ on to Oklahoma. It's possible she was also taken up to the Northern Tier States.
I have even wondered if she is the found Jane Doe in Lassen County CA, found on a logging road by Poison Lake.
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Post by amazingates on Nov 1, 2019 12:18:30 GMT -8
Unknown Male - Riverside, CA - about 1965 - Was shot and murdered
I can't remember a lot about this one. I'll add more when I find all my notes that are in storage
I remember his gun was missing so they thought he might have been shot with his own gun and then whoever shot him took it with them.
UPDATE: I found out this person was shot and killed when someone was trying to repossess his vehicle.
I can't find any news articles on this one.
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Post by amazingates on Nov 1, 2019 12:21:14 GMT -8
Missing Girl in 20's - Turlock CA ( outside Modesto) - about mid 80's
She had dark hair and use to be on the Modesto CA Police missing site . She is no longer on there.
I think I remember that she went missing from a bar or restaurant? I'm not sure about that.
I think she was in her early 20's. I would recognize who she is if her case is found.
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Post by amazingates on Nov 1, 2019 12:24:02 GMT -8
Bob Unknown last name - Missing out of Lassen County CA - Last seen in Tuolumne County CA - about 1987-88
Bob was heavyset, can't remember what his weight was. He was tall. He was around 30-35 yrs old.
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Post by amazingates on Nov 1, 2019 12:36:17 GMT -8
Keith? Greg?(I think is was Greg) Missing from Jupiter (Twain Harte) Tuolumne County CA - about 1987-88
Probably in his 30's, long hair, and had a glass eye with the words Harley Davidson across the glass eye.
Keith was living in the back country of Stanislaus National forest in a community called Jupiter. It is located about 15 miles into the forest outside of Twain Harte CA.
It was said Keith was going to go visit some other people who lived out there and he never made it there. His truck was found parked in the middle of a dirt road on the way to where he was going from his house. He was nowhere to be seen. A search was conducted all through the mountain area for days and no sign of him was ever found.
The area where he went missing had little to no traffic at all; basically, only the locals ever travelled out there.
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Post by amazingates on Nov 1, 2019 12:44:44 GMT -8
Matthew Joaquin about 21 yrs old, from Brentwood/Antioch CA, Murdered in Del Puerto Canyon, Stanislaus County CA about 1968-69
21 yrs old Dark long hair wore a hat with a feather in it had a thick wide leather watchband
Matthew was from the Antioch or Brentwood area of CA. He had moved to Modesto, CA and was a caretaker at the time he went missing. I think I remember he was the caretaker for a man in a wheelchair who had the last name of Miller?(I might not be remembering that correctly). Matthew went to Del Puerto Canyon with a group of people out of Modesto CA, and was there with about 100 or more other people from all over. Matthew's body was found in a creek in Del Puerto.
I don't think he was a SK target, but I think it is possible the Modesto SK was up there at the same time. I'm not sure about that though. I listed him on here though just because I know that he had ties to some of the rest of these people who are on this thread
I don't believe this person is one of the victims of the person in the sketch at the top of this thread. This is a whole separate case but I do think this person could have come into contact with the person at the top of this page. So I added it here with the modesto cases.
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Post by amazingates on Nov 1, 2019 12:48:10 GMT -8
Missing Woman - State of Washington, Grant County? - approx 30' or 40's. about 1987-88
I can't remember the name of this person. She lived in a mobile home, and went missing around 1987-88. A lot of her belongings had been taken when she disappeared.
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Post by amazingates on Nov 1, 2019 12:51:32 GMT -8
Man Stabbed To Death - State of Washington near Oroville, Okanogan County - about 1980's
This person was stabbed outside of a bar. I can't remember anything else. He was very tall. Probably in his 30's.
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Post by amazingates on Nov 1, 2019 12:54:41 GMT -8
Men Missing / Murdered - Blythe CA. / Tuolumne County CA. - early to mid 80's, before summer of 1984
Men were missing out of Blythe CA. Last seen and known to have traveled to Tuolumne County CA. were in their 40's ? Presumed to have been murdered in Tuolumne County - Long Barn, Clavey River
I think the wife still lived in Blythe at the time. Not sure why I can't find any articles stating these 2 guys were missing.
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Post by amazingates on Nov 1, 2019 13:24:15 GMT -8
Missing Unknown Girl 13-14 yrs old - 4th Street Park, Modesto Ca. about 1969
I can't remember much about this girl . She went missing in the area of 4th St Park Modesto, CA She had darker long hair and was wearing a bright colored flowered 2-piece bathing suit at the time. She might have got in a car with 2 or 3 men in their 20's . This would have been in the summer of 1969.
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Post by amazingates on Nov 1, 2019 13:26:56 GMT -8
Sherri Miller Early 20's, Missing - Modesto CA.
Sherri had shoulder length brown hair. She use to be listed on the Modesto CA police missing site. She is no longer on there.
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Post by amazingates on Nov 1, 2019 13:31:18 GMT -8
Man Murdered? San Francisco, CA - late 60's early 70's, Body found inside car in ocean off the wharf
This happened either in the mid to late 60's or early 70's. Supposedly a car was either pushed off the wharf or somehow the car went off the wharf. Inside they found the body of a man. There was reason to believe this was a murder and could have been connected to an "after hours" bar in SF
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Post by amazingates on Nov 1, 2019 14:34:27 GMT -8
Jane Doe - Lassen County, CA - Poison Lake AreaAge Approximately 35 to 45 years Height Approximately 5'0" Sex Female Race White Details: On June 14, 1995, the skeletal remains of a female skull and small limb bones were discovered south of the Poison Lake area in Lassen County, California. The remains were located above ground at a logging site approximately 1.5 miles south of Highway 44. The date of the woman's death was determined to be between June of 1994 and March of 1995. ___________________ This area is on the way from Redding CA, going to Lassen County toward Susanville and on to Reno NV. In some ways she reminds me of Linda Barker, possibly missing out of Tuolumne County CA. Or she might even be the possibly missing HOOPA Girl. ( listed in the first post on this thread)
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Post by amazingates on Nov 1, 2019 16:21:50 GMT -8
Unknown, forgot her name - Modesto CA Murdered and found in a Grape Vineyard out off Maze Rd. 1970's? I can't locate the info on this one either. She use to be listed on the Modesto Unsolved Site. She was murdered and her body taken out Maze/ 132 area and left either in a grape vineyard.This might have been late 60's but I think it was early or mid 70's. UPdate: okay I finally found a bit on this one. (1975) I made a thread for her heretheslaughterhouse.freeforums.net/thread/341/donna-peeples-unsolved-murder-modestoOn July 16, 1975 the body of 17-year-old Donna JoAnn Peeples was found in a grape vineyard near Maze Boulevard and Dakota Avenue in West Modesto. It was believed that Donna was killed elsewhere and her body dumped in the vineyard. Donna had spent the day before her death with friends, driving around with friends who had later been interviewed by detectives. Donna had told friends that she had a date with "Lex" later that day and Donna was never seen alive again. Donna Peeples was married at the time of her death but was separated from her husband, Leonard Peeples, and was living with her parents with her 7-month old daughter. www.google.com/searchq=moses+lake+washington&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS782US785&oq=moses+lake+washington&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.6479j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8I'm not sure which Vineyard she was in but that is going to be only a few miles from where Pattie Popejoy was last seen before she was take all the way out maze and put in the Delta Mendota Canal in 1971
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Post by amazingates on Nov 1, 2019 16:28:24 GMT -8
Evelyn Jones Missing Modesto, CA 2001 Last seen Airport Area or 4th Street Park AreaMissing Since 09/01/2001 Modesto, California Race White Date of Birth 09/16/1957 (62) Height 5'5 Weight 115 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown/hazel eyes. Evelyn had pierced ears. Jones was last heard from by her family on September 1, 2001. Her last confirmed address was in the 100 block of Wilson Avenue off Yosemite Boulevard in Modesto, California. She was not reported missing until December 5, 2002, over a year after her family last saw her. Her family reported her missing after she did not show up for her daughter's high school graduation. Records indicate that Jones lived in the Airport area of Modesto, California during the early part of 2002. The last possible sighting of Jones is from October 2002, at Fourth Street Park in Modesto. This sighting has not been confirmed. Her last confirmed address was in the 100 block of Wilson Avenue off Yosemite Boulevard in Modesto. Jones remains missing and her case is unsolved. It is not a crime for an adult to disappear voluntarily, but the police won't close the investigation until they verify her well-being. charleyproject.org/case/evelyn-jones
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Post by amazingates on Nov 1, 2019 17:23:04 GMT -8
Missing Rebecca Miller Modesto CA Airport Area Oct 15. 2002REBEKAH has her own thread here theslaughterhouse.freeforums.net/thread/339/missing-rebekah-miller-modesto-airportMissing Since 10/15/2002 Modesto, California Race White Date of Birth 02/19/1969 (50) Age 33 years old Height and Weight 5'8 Weight 135 pounds Clothing/Jewelry Description A white t-shirt, white shorts, black sneakers, a silver or white metal ring on her right ring finger, and a gold, glass or copper-colored ring beside it. Medical Conditions Miller suffers from bipolar disorder and is supposed to take medication, but she was off her medication at the time of her disappearance. She is addicted to drugs, namely methamphetamine. Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Miller has a tattoo of two hearts on her back near her right shoulder and a tattoo on her hip. She may use the last names Blansit, Crisco and/or Taylor. On October 15, 2002, Rebekah Miller went missing when she was out "dumpster diving" at a shopping center on Oakdale Rd in Modesto. She was still married to her husband Bryan at the time, but she was staying with her grandmother. She had a boyfriend, and it was her boyfriend who reported her missing. Rebekah had left bicycle behind in the parking lot. Her belongings of a collection of beads were left as well. There were no signs of a struggle. Rebekag was bipolar and was supposed to take medication but a lot of the time she rather would us methamphetamine. Rebekah tried to stay off of drugs and did so for a couple of years and got a job as a relay operator for GC Services in Riverbank. Then in the late 1990's, Rebekah hooked up with some neighbors and got back into drugs. She was going to NA and trying to go to other drug programs, but was not appearing to be successful in getting off the drugs. She ended up on the streets where she met her boyfriend. His name has not been released. Rebekah's case is still open and she is still considered missing. www.modbee.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/jeff-jardine/article3093066.html_________ This is another Modesto case I think might be connected to the possibly serial Killer in the Modesto CA area. Rebekah had ties to the same area of Eveyln Jones . Rebekah also went missing in the same area that Sylvia Standly/Baca was when she was released from the county jail. Sylvia told family her boyfriend would give her a ride home, but she never got there and no one ever heard of the boyfriend nor knew who he was. Rebekah was missing from across the street in a shopping center and she left her bicycle.
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Post by amazingates on Nov 1, 2019 19:35:13 GMT -8
I remember there were clothes found in Lassen County scattered in the woods. The boots appeared to have belonged to a small boy, perhaps 7-9 years old. They were not too far out of the small Mill Town of Westwood CA(Northern in Lassen County, not the Westwood in Southern CA). I don't know if anyone every figured out who these clothes and boots belonged to. It did not appear as those these items were just a trash dumping ground where these few pieces of clothing were tossed out in the woods. This would have been about 1990-1995 that they were found and at that time they looked as though they had been there awhile. possibly for years.
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Post by amazingates on Jan 28, 2020 17:25:27 GMT -8
Men Missing / Murdered - Blythe CA. / Tuolumne County CA. - early to mid 80's, before summer of 1984Men were missing out of Blythe CA. Last seen and known to have traveled to Tuolumne County CA. were in their 40's ? Presumed to have been murdered in Tuolumne County - Long Barn, Clavey River I think the wife still lived in Blythe at the time. Not sure why I can't find anymissing articles for this ___________- This is the one on the Clavey River, Long Barn that might be connected to the same people as Pattie Popejoy. In fact, most all the ones on this thread might be connected to the same people
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Post by amazingates on Jan 28, 2020 17:46:02 GMT -8
None of these murders/missing people cases on this thread or in the first post on this thread are solved and very few of them have even been looked at. Evelyn Jones and Rebecca Miller were both looked at a little bit during the Laci Peterson case; only because everyone was looking for other murders/missing in the area and they popped up and got a little bit of attention... but for the most part these cases don't get any attention and about half of them I don't even believe are on the cops radar; they probably don't even know they exist.
I just do not know why no one is looking for some of these people? Do people go missing and get killed and no one is even mentioning they disappeared? Why are the cops not looking for some of these people.
The two guys out of blythe... surely SOMEONE is missing them? if not, why not... they are dead and buried up in the mountains and no one even bothers to say they are missing? That makes no sense to me. How do people disappear and not even the family go tell someone? why is there no mention in the news?
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Post by amazingates on Jan 28, 2020 17:52:31 GMT -8
Missing Woman - State of Washington, Grant County? - approx 30' or 40's. about 1987-88
I can't remember the name of this person. She lived in a mobile home, and went missing around 1987-88. A lot of her belongings had been taken when she disappeared. _______________ other info..... her belongings were thrown off of a canyon embankment outside of Hillsboro area in oregon.
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