Cold Cases/Missing Persons

Miguel Antonio-Hernandez
Date of Death: Approximately August 14, 1982

Miguel, age 18, was last seen on August 14, 1982. He is believed to be either an El Salvador native or from Guerrero Mexico near Acatlan. He had been traveling back and forth from Salt Lake City, UT and Santa Ana, CA in the months prior to his death. His body was discovered by hikers in East Canyon near the Salt Lake County and Morgan County line in on September 4, 1982.

Case #82-61551
Case Status:Open
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Terry L. Bakker
Date of Death: April 14, 1986

Terry, age 25, was awakened to the sounds of someone at the front door of his home at 2049 E. Atkin Ave. at about 7:30 on the morning of April 14, 1986. Terry went to the door and there are indications he opened the door partially and then the door was forced the rest of the way open by the suspect.

Case #86-29854
Case Status:Open
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Michael Bown
Date of Death: September 2, 1971

Michael, age 24, was delivering bread to Natters’ Market at 3065 S. 700 E. in Salt Lake City, UT at approximately 2:00 pm on the afternoon of September 2, 1971. An armed male suspect entered the store and proceeded to commit a robbery.

Case #71-40634
Case Status:Open
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Valaine Briggs
Date of Death: May 5 - 7, 1977

Valaine, age 18, was a student at the LDS Business College at the time of her disappearance and murder. She was last seen leaving the building her class was in at 11:20am on May 5, 1977.

Case #77-27723
Case Status:Open
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Robert “Moose” Daly
Date of Death: May 25, 1969

Robert, a.k.a. “Moose”, age 47, was having drinks with an acquaintance at the Granite Club on the night of May 24, 1969. The Granite Club was located at 3820 S. Highland Drive.

Case #69-19533
Case Status:Open
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Jane Doe, a.k.a. “Saltair Sally”
Date Body was Found: October 8, 2000

On October 8, 2000, the skeletal remains of a white female were found by duck hunters. The remains were located just off a frontage road adjacent to I-80 and the south shore of the Great Salt Lake.

Case #00-126959
Case Status:Unidentified
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Kimberly Evans
Date of Death: January 15, 1994

Kimberly, age 28, was a mother and wife living in Sandy at the time of her death. She left her house at approximately 11:00am on the morning of January 15, 1994 telling her husband she was going to help a friend move. She was seen in the early afternoon hours at a Holiday Oil in West Jordan at 1317 W. 7800 S.

Case #94-6110
Case Status:Open
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Corazon Frandsen
Date of Death: February 5, 1978

Corazon, age 26, went to dinner with her in-laws on the evening of February 4, 1978. Afterward she picked up a few groceries and then proceeded home to her apartment located in at 5272 S. Cobble Creek Road. It appears she was first attacked as she got out of her 2-door white Mercury Cougar in the parking lot of the apartment complex.

Case #78-7960
Case Status:Open
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Timothy Glashien
Date of Death: February 23, 1980

Timothy, age 22, was a resident of Bountiful at the time of his death. He was last seen on the afternoon of February 23, leaving to make a drug purchase. Timothy’s body was found the following afternoon two miles up Millcreek Canyon at a turnout area by hikers.

Case #80-15244
Case Status:Open
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Michelle L. Halling
Date of Death: February 22, 1990

Michelle, age 28, was the mother to a young son living in the Cottonwood Heights area at the time of her death. Her son was staying with grandparents on the night of the arson/murder.

Case #90-18074
Case Status:Open
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Kathy Harmon
Date of Death: March 1/6, 1976

Joy Kathleen “Kathy” Jones Harmon, age 22, was at the Better Days Bar located at 726 S. State Street on the night of March 2, 1976 with a friend.

Case #76-11931
Case Status:Open
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Herbert J. Strehl
December 3, 2000

Herbert, age 75, was the founder and president of Tool Design & Manufacturing & Engineering at the time of his death. He was last seen during the day of December 3, 2000 by family members.

Case #00-148381
Case Status:Open
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Bertha Hughes
Date of Death: March 17/18, 1982

Bertha, age 81, was last seen looking out her living room window of her home located at 3402 S. 500 E. at approximately 6:30pm on March 17, 1982. This was something she reportedly enjoyed doing.

Case #82-18787
Case Status:Open
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Lucille Johnson
Date of Death: February 1/2, 1991

Lucille, age 78, was a widow that lived alone in her home located at 4284 S. Holloway Drive. She was last seen sweeping her porch on the afternoon of February 1, 1991.

Case #91-10207
Case Status:Open
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Carolyn Kingston
Date of Occurrence: September 2, 1971

Carolyn, age 30, was a clerk at Natters’ Market at 3065 S. and 700 E. in Salt Lake City, UT on the afternoon of September 2, 1971 when an armed gunman entered the store to commit a robbery. Carolyn had her two small children in the store with her at the time. It’s possible she struggled with the suspect.

Case #71-40634
Case Status:Open
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Kirk Pitcher
September 11, 1988

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Kirk, age 34, watched TV with his friend at his home located at 4212 S. 1300 W. on the night of September 10, 1988. Also present in the home that night were an employee/roommate that had a basement bedroom and a 13-year-old adolescent male also living with Kirk. Kirk’s female friend left at about 1:00am and the other roommates also retired to their bedrooms for the night.

Case #88-85616
Case Status:Open
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JoHanna S. Leatherbury
Date of Death: August 20/21, 1971

JoHanna, age 17, was a recent Olympus High School graduate. She was last seen in the area of 2100 South and State Street at an area referred to as “The Complex” by witnesses in the late hours of August 20, 1971.

Case #71-38207
Case Status:Open
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Richard D. Leetham
Date Body was Found: October 11, 1994

Date of Disappearance: August 17, 1994 Date Body was Found: October 11, 1994 Richard, age 35, was enrolled as a student at Salt Lake Community College at the time of his disappearance. He was last seen by his girlfriend leaving his apartment to type a paper on the afternoon of August 17, 1994.

Case #94-137546
Case Status:Open
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Julie Ann March
Date of Death: August 28, 1984

Julie Ann, a.k.a. Miss Kitty, Crystal, Monique, Evette Summons, Yvette Simons, Miss Piggy, age 29, was last seen on the evening of August 27, 1984. She was leaving a gathering place called “The Tree” with a friend.

Case #84-65883
Case Status:Open
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Rico Joseph Mascherana
Date of Incident: December 31, 1977 Date of Death: March 22, 1978

Rico, age 74, was at his home located at 3250 W. 3500 S. in the early morning hours of December 31, 1977. He was making repairs and was working under his kitchen sink when he was shot from outside the house through the kitchen window. Rico stood and went to the front porch after reportedly hearing loud pops, not yet realizing he’d been shot.

Case #77-87037
Case Status:Open
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Ronald V. Maurath
Date of Death: May 7, 1983

Ronald, age 23, was last seen at the Deseret Lounge at 323 S. Main St. when the bar closed in the early morning hours of May 7, 1983.

Case #83-32497
Case Status:Open
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James Douglas Odom
Date of Death: Approximately June 25, 1981

James, age 39, was last seen at the Albertson’s Grocery Store at 400 E. 200 S. in Salt Lake City, UT on June 25, 1981. His body was found by Kennecott Copper workers on the afternoon of June 27th in an open field near a dirt road at approximately 10020 W. 20th South.

Case #81-46411
Case Status:Open
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Trent R. Olsen
Date of Death: February 14, 1982

Trent, age 22, was in an argument with two males at the One More Time Club located at 3900 S. 1100 E. in Salt Lake City, UT at approximately 1:00am on February 14, 1982.

Case #82-10809
Case Status:Open
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Felicia Pappas
Date of Death: April 6, 1989

Felicia, a.k.a. “Alicia” or “Lisa” was A 17-year-old female that had attended Granite High School. She was an employee of Show Biz Pizza at the time of her death.

Case #89-30662
Case Status:Open
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Jack E. Richardson
Date of Death: January 5, 1979

Jack, age 54, was home alone on the afternoon of January 5, 1979. It is suspected he answered the door of his home at 1640 Mateo Way since there were no signs of forced entry. Based on accounts of events Jack was confronted at that time by several suspects planning on committing a home robbery.

Case #79-1103
Case Status:Open
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Barbara Gene Rocky
Date of Death: March 11, 1974

After a lengthy investigation Gerald Hicker, age 58, admitted in court to killing Barbara Gene Rocky. Hicker had negotiated a plea agreement for a 5-year prison term in exchange for releasing information to Barbara’s family regarding her death.

Case #74-11627
Case Status:Solved
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Flora Rundle
Date of Death: October 19-22, 1989

Flora, age 71, was a widow that lived alone. She was last seen by workers talking with a friend on the front porch of her home at 3518 S. 300 W. at approximately 5:00pm on the afternoon of October 19, 1989. Flora, age 71, was a widow that lived alone. She was last seen by workers talking with a friend on the front porch of her home at 3518 S. 300 W. at approximately 5:00pm on the afternoon of October 19, 1989.

Case #89-109775
Case Status:Open
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James Skeel
Date of Death: September 23, 1982

James, age 52, was last seen leaving the Staircase Lounge, 3000 S. Highland Dr., at approximately 1:30 am on September 21, 1982. Neighbors reported hearing loud noises in the early hours of September 21st. His body was discovered in his apartment at 4137 South 570 East on September 23, 1982. He died as a result of blunt force trauma.

Case #82-71377
Case Status:Open
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George Spor
Date of Death: October 19, 1991

George Spor, age 53, last reported to work on October 16, 1991. George’s body was found on the morning of October 19, 1991 by a deer hunter.

Case #91-107089
Case Status:Open
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Richard E. Stanley
Date of Death: August 21, 1978

Richard, age 37, and a friend were at the Oakridge Campground in Big Cottonwood Canyon on the night of August 21, 1978. In an unprovoked attack a lone suspect armed with a knife jumped from the nearby bushes and stabbed.

Case #78-59071
Case Status:Open
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Jan Marie Stavros
Missing Since: January 3, 2001

Endangered Missing - Jan was last seen Wednesday the 3rd of January 2001 at her home in Mill Creek. None of Jan's belongings were taken.

Case #
Case Status:Unidentified
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Wallace Thorton
Date body was found: January 27, 1975

Wallace, age 25, was last seen or heard from on or around January 23, 1975. Wallace was known to have been involved in a lifestyle that brought concerns to him for his safety. Wallace’s body was found on the afternoon of January 27th by county highway workers.

Case #75-4826
Case Status:Open
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Louise Cottle Valdez
Date of Death: July 24, 1979

IMPORTANT: The UPD received an anonymous tip in April, 2010 about the Louise Valdez cold case. The information provided may prove critical in solving the case but we need to talk with this tipster. If you sent this tip or know anything about this case, even if you wish to remain anonymous, please contact the investigator involved at 801-743-5850
Louise, age 18, worked at the Taco Time restaurant at 4054 W. 5415 S. in Kearns. She left work at approximately 5:10 pm on July 24, 1979 and went to her truck in the parking lot.

Case #79-60275
Case Status:Open
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DeeDee Kaye Wach
Date of Death: December 13, 1988

DeeDee Wach, age 19, was a young mother with a small daughter living with her parents at the time of her death. She was returning home from work at approximately 10:45pm on the night of December 13, 1988.

Case #88-116969
Case Status:Open
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Carrie Wayne
Date of Death: Approximately July 22, 1983

Carrie, a.k.a. Carrie Anne Wayne, Carrie Evans Davis, Carrie LeCannon, age 28, was last seen at about noon on July 22nd. At the time of her death Carrie was living at the Casa Blanca Motel located at 1750 W. North Temple. Carrie was known to hitchhike at times. She was also known to frequent Birmingham’s Truck Stop located at 2100 S. 900 W. around the time of her death. Her nude body was found floating in the Garfield Canal on State U-202 (approximately 8000 W. 2700 S.) on the afternoon of July 28th. Carrie died from multiple stab wounds.

Case #83-56545
Case Status:Open
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Jamie Ellen Weiss
Date of Death: August 7, 1996

In April of 2009 a jury in the Third District Court found Billy Justin Charles, 32, guilty of the first-degree murder of Jamie Ellen Weiss. Jamie, age18, was found dead in the bathtub of the couple's mobile home on Aug. 7, 1996.

Case #96-107888
Case Status:Solved
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