SAPD detectives have followed a 1996 cold case all the way to Texas

On Thursday, January 4, 1996, an unidentified suspect murdered Christopher Hervey (22) in the City of Santa Ana, of Orange County, California. After extensive investigation, the case went cold.

The unsolved Hervey murder transferred to the purview of the Orange County Cold Case Homicide Task Force (OCHTF). Through ongoing investigation, Cold Case Homicide Detectives followed leads to Austin, Texas.

On Tuesday, June 9, 2020, Detectives from the OCHTF and the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) Homicide Section conducted a follow-up investigation with the assistance of the Austin Police Department. Detectives executed a search warrant and seized items of evidentiary value. The investigation is ongoing.

The Orange County Cold Case Homicide Task Force requests anyone with information about this crime to please contact SAPD Homicide Section at (714) 245-8390.

Art Pedroza Editor

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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