Unsolved Lists by Area

Below is a compilation of newspaper articles chronicling unsolved murders in certain areas and counties. These are especially useful, as many of the crimes I am interested in and/or plan to write about on this blog have not received official updates for quite some time, and/or the current status of them is uncertain. Within each source I have clarified which, if any, crimes have since been solved.

This page includes two indices, both with the same contents, just organized differently. The first lists each source by region of interest; when there are multiple sources for a single region, those are then listed by publication date. Articles that comprehensively cover multiple counties are listed under each relevant area. 

The second index is ordered chronologically according to the span of time each article covers. The end range often, but not always, corresponds to publication date. 

 

single year before start 

start before, end before 

start before, end after 

1970 to 1985

start after, end before

single year after start, before end 

start after, end after 

single year after both 

 

*** = need to convert to images 

 

This page is currently under construction. It will also be updated regularly whenever I find more information.

Sections 

By Region                    Chronological 

 

By Region 

Alameda County 

Article package, 1975 to 1981 

The Oakland Tribune, Nov. 16, 2014 

Berkeley 

Two Berkeley Gazette articles, 1978 and 1980

Contra Costa County 

The Oakland Tribune, Nov. 16, 2014 

El Dorado County 

Two Placerville Mountain Democrat articles, 1989 and 1992 ***

Kern County

Two Bakersfield Californian articles, 1979 and 1980 ***

The Bakersfield Californian, Jan. 2, 1981

Marin County

Two Marin Independent Journal articles, May 8th and 9th, 2005

Orange County

Santa Ana Orange County Register, Jan. 3, 1982

The LA Times, Nov. 11, 1988

The Orange County Register, Dec. 20, 1995 

San Bernardino County

Victorville Daily Press, July 29, 2016

San Diego County

The San Diego Union-Tribune, Mar. 7, 2010

San Francisco 

The Oakland Tribune, Nov. 16, 2014 

San Mateo County 

The Oakland Tribune, Nov. 16, 2014 

Santa Clara County

The Oakland Tribune, Nov. 16, 2014 

Santa Cruz County

The Santa Cruz Sentinel, July 7, 2002

Sutter County

Marysville Appeal-Democrat, Jan. 14, 1978

Tulare County

The Fresno Bee, Oct. 10, 2016

Yuba County

Marysville Appeal-Democrat, Jan. 14, 1978

 

Colorado Springs, CO

The Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph, Aug. 11, 1985

Pueblo, CO

Two Pueblo Chieftain articles, Jan. 3, 1997

The Pueblo Chieftain, Nov. 4, 2005

The Pueblo Chieftain, Feb. 26, 2010 

 

Thurston County, WA

Three Centralia Chronicle articles, 2023 to 2024 ***

 

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Chronological by Time Span

 

1924 to 1991, Bay Area: The Oakland Tribune, Nov. 16, 2014 

1960 to 2010, San Diego County: The San Diego Union-Tribune, Mar. 7, 2010 

1962 to 1986, Orange County: The LA Times, Nov. 11, 1988 

1963 to 2022, Thurston County: Three Centralia Chronicle articles, 2023 to 2024

1970 to 1985, Colorado Springs: The Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph, Aug. 11, 1985

1970 to 1996, Pueblo: Two Pueblo Chieftain articles, Jan. 3, 1997 

1971 to 1992, El Dorado County: Two Placerville Mountain Democrat articles, 1989 and 1992

1973 to 1978, Yuba & Sutter Counties: Marysville Appeal-Democrat, Jan. 14, 1978 

1973 to 1984, Pueblo: The Pueblo Chieftain, Nov. 4, 2005 

1973 to 2003, Pueblo: The Pueblo Chieftain, Feb. 26, 2010 

1974, Alameda County: Article package, 1975 to 1981  

1974 to 1980, Berkeley: Two Berkeley Gazette articles, 1978 and 1980 

1976 to 2004, San Bernardino County: Victorville Daily Press, July 29, 2016

1979, Kern County: Two Bakersfield Californian articles, 1979 and 1980 

1979, Alameda County: Article package, 1975 to 1981 

1979 to 2008, Tulare County: The Fresno Bee, Oct. 10, 2016 

1980, Kern County: The Bakersfield Californian, Jan. 2, 1981 

1980 to 1981, Orange County: Santa Ana Orange County Register, Jan. 3, 1982 

 

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