Crime & Safety
39 Unsolved Killings, Disappearances
In chronological order by date of death or disappearance, here are the victims' names in 39 unsolved cases that are still being pursued by the Napa County Cold Case Investigation Unit.
For more about the Napa County Cold Case Investigation Unit, please see Cold Case Unit Investigates Unsolved Deaths and Nine Cold Cases Could Still Be Solved.
Unsolved deaths in Napa County
1963: Doreen Heskett
1969: Celia Shephard
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1974: Deborah Beltz; Robert Turchin
1975: Maxine Brewer
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1976: Alvin Maddux and Faye Maddux; Elaine Lehtinen
1977: Richard Baker
1979: Pamela King
1980: Charles Slack; Ruben Huijon; Douglas Hancock
1981: Ian Dallas; Lloyd Johnson; Henry Villanueva
1983: Ramon Martinez
1986: Bruce Birdsong
1987: Kerry Hoover
1990: James Adams
1991: Kin Po-Ko; Peggy Swarts; Marty Davis
1992: Michael Norris
1994: Elisha Eittreim
1998: Kim Steele
2002: Onesimo Sanchez
2003: Lou Ellen Burleigh
2007-2009: Johnethel McGehee (McGhee's remains were found in the Berryessa area in 2009; detectives determined she died in 2007.)
Source: Napa County Cold Case Investigation Unit