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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

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