Cold Cases of the Golden Coast

Sketch of Jane Doe. Photo from NamUs. At 11:14am on Friday, December 18, 1981, the nude, decomposing body of a white female was found in a shallow grave in a rural area near the McKinley offramp of the State Road 91 freeway in the city of Corona, Riverside County, CA. Jane Doe had been deceased for about one month, and it is believed that she may have died elsewhere. While her COD has not been reported, her case is being handled as a homicide by the Corona Police Department and the Riverside County Sheriff's Office (RCSO)'s Coroner Bureau. While NamUs states that her remains were not recognizable due to decomposition, a reconstruction of her is available. Jane Doe was found wrapped in a gold-colored bedspread or blanket (sources vary). There were no shoes, clothing, or jewelry found on or near Jane Doe other than the bedspread that she was wrapped in. Jane Doe was a 17 to 21 year old white female who was 5'8 tall and estimated to have weighed 133 lbs. Her age group on NamUs...

During the late evening hours of Wednesday, December 23, 1981, Linda Neukam, 27, was seen leaving the Marion Hotel in downtown San Diego, CA. At about 11pm a bystander found her staggering out of an alley toward 300 Market St. Linda collapsed, telling the bystander that she had been stabbed by a white man. A possible suspect was seen running northbound on Second St at the time. The suspect is described as a white male, medium build, 5'8 to 5'11, with short or collar-length dark hair and wearing dark loose-fitting clothing. The suspect is unknown and still at large. Linda was rushed to the hospital but later died in surgery as a result of multiple stab wounds. Her official date of death based on records found on Ancestry is December 24, 1981. Photo of Linda Neukam from the City of San Diego Cold Case page.   I could not find anything about Linda's death in newspapers from the time. The only source about her murder itself is the City of San Diego Cold Case page , which errone...