cold case

O.C. investigators release new forensic rendering to identify 1983 Jane Doe

Santa Ana, Ca. (March 17, 2022): Orange County Sheriff’s investigators have released an updated forensic rendering of a 1983 Jane…

3 years ago

Investigations seeking person of interest in a 1980 O.C. cold case

SANTA ANA, Ca. (December 29, 2021): Investigators are looking to identify a person of interest in the 1980 homicide of…

3 years ago

1980 cold case O.C. murder solved by forensic use of DNA

The 1980 murder of a 42-year-old Irvine wife and mother has been solved by the Newport Beach Police Department through…

3 years ago

Santa Ana suspect arrested in Mexico, 25 years after a cold case murder

Decedent: Julio Franco (24) Santa Ana Arrestee: Edgar Ortega Cervantes (51) Mexico On June 27, 1996, at 1:05 PM, Santa…

3 years ago

The murder of an Anaheim woman was finally solved after 41 years

ANAHEIM, Calif. (April 30, 2021) – More than 41 years after 79-year-old Viola Hagenkord was found sexually assaulted and deceased…

4 years ago

The SAPD is looking for leads in the cold case murder of Ruby Rubio

https://youtu.be/IKkPJ5eVuo8 This month’s segment of For the Record involves Ruby Rubio. On Thursday, July 3, 2014, Ruby and her younger…

4 years ago

28-year-old O.C. cold case finally solved as the OCDA clears their sex assault kit backlog

https://youtu.be/Tqr8ELNSWMc SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office continuing efforts to clear a 30-year countywide backlog of…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

Man extradited from Arizona to face cold case murder charges of a homeless man in Santa Ana

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE Case # 17CF1275 June 8, 2017 MAN EXTRADITED FROM ARIZONA AND CHARGED WITH 1984…

7 years ago

Santa Ana man identified as a cold case murder suspect thought to be hiding in Mexico

CMPD HAS IDENTIFIED HOMICIDE SUSPECT IN 1997 COLD CASE RAPE-MURDER OF 26-YEAR-OLD FEMALE VICTIM   Case will be submitted to…

8 years ago

Two men charged with kidnapping and raping an 11-year old girl in Santa Ana back in 1999

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE Case # 16CF2404 Date: November 17, 2016 TWO MEN EXTRADITED FROM ARIZONA AND ILLINOIS TO…

8 years ago

Two rape suspects arrested by the SAPD in a cold case dating back to 1999

Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: Santa Ana Police Detectives Make Two Arrests in Investigation of 1999 Kidnap and Rape Arrested:…

8 years ago

Could a dead body be buried in the backyard of a Santa Ana home on S. Center St.?

A possible cold case murder has come back to haunt a Santa Ana home's owner after the SAPD received a tip on…

8 years ago

Santa Ana man convicted of 1995 cold case kidnapping and stabbing-murder of Gonzalo Ramirez

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 13ZF0162/12CF3070 Date: May 23, 2016 MAN CONVICTED OF 1995 COLD CASE KIDNAPPING AND…

9 years ago

SAPD reopens cold case involving a decapitated woman found in Santiago Park in 1988

Santa Ana Police Department detectives reopened a 27-year-old case in the hopes of finding the killer who left a woman's…

10 years ago

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