Cold Case Unit

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Team is responsible for investigating unsolved homicide and missing person cases.

On this page you will find information about unsolved homicide and missing person cases that occurred in Jackson County.  If you have any information about any of the cases listed, we strongly encourage you to contact the Jackson County Cold Case Team at (541) 774-6800.

If you wish to remain anonymous, you can call the JCSO Tip Line at (541) 774-8333.
  • Missing Person – Cold Cases
  • Solved Cases
  • Unsolved Homicides
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  • Missing Person – Cold Cases

Calvin Jay Pringle

Case #77-1993

April 19, 1977
17 year old Calvin Pringle was reported missing by his mother.  He was last seen on April 19, 1977 when he left for Gardena, California.  Calvin never returned. Read More
  • Missing Person – Cold Cases

Celia Darlene Barnes

Case #02-14863

September 1, 2002
Celia Darlene Barnes, 53, was last seen hiking in the area of Sardine Creek Road in Gold Hill. Celia has been diagnosed with cancer and had very little hair at the time of her disappearance. Read More
  • Missing Person – Cold Cases

Cheryl Kay Seyedin

Case #99-9941

November 17, 1998
Cheryl Seyedin, 43, was reported missing by family members. She was last seen a residence off old Highway 99 in Ashland near California border. Read More
  • Unsolved Homicides

Cheryl Marie Kelly

Case #89-6089

August 14, 1989
Cheryl Kelly, 26, was found murdered in her residence in White City. The possible suspect fled to Mexico. Read More
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  • Missing Person – Cold Cases

Daniel Joseph Hilkey

Case #85-584

January 22, 1985
Daniel Hilkey was reported missing from his residence on Holcomb Springs Road in Gold Hill. He was 40 years old. Read More
  • Missing Person – Cold Cases

Danny Lee Kelley

Case #95-6855

May 31, 1995
Danny Kelley, 35, was last seen running from North River Road in Gold Hill toward Rogue River. He was under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs Read More
  • Unsolved Homicides

David Edwin Lewis

Case #08-16617

September 4, 2008
David Lewis was found deceased in his burned up residence on Dead Indian Memorial Rd. He was killed prior to the arson. Read More
  • Unsolved Homicides

Dennis Scott Cole

Case #77-2528

April 1977
Dennis Cole, 22, was found on an embankment off Highway 66, shot 2 times in the head. Read More
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  • Missing Person – Cold Cases

Edward Chester Nye

Case #78-5188

July 12, 1978
Edward Chester Nye disappeared while camping with a church group on the middle fork of the Rogue River. He went off to go fishing and has not been heard from since. He was 14 years old. Read More
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  • Missing Person – Cold Cases

Howard Ben Dearmon

Case #90-2077

December 1987
Howard Dearmon, 52 was reported missing by a family member. He was last heard from during the month of December in 1987. Read More
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  • Missing Person – Cold Cases

James Curtis Kitchens

Case #02-20868

September 1998
James Kitchens, 52, left house to buy cigarettes and never returned. He was reported missing four years after his disappearance by family members. Read More
  • Missing Person – Cold Cases

James Lee Proctor

Case #10-9307
James Proctor was a medically retired police officer from Pasadena, California. He was last seen getting into his private plane and flew away into a slight snowfall. Read More
  • Unsolved Homicides

Julio Antonio Bonilla-Cardenas

Case #92-2363

March 3, 1992
Julio Bonilla-Cardenas, 20, was found murdered by the railway tracks on Medford Corporation property. Read More
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  • Solved Cases

Keene Creek Boy - SOLVED

Case #63-23011
Remains found in Keene Creek Reservoir on Greensprings area. Composite shown was done in 2008.

Oregon's Oldest Unidentified Person Case Solved (jacksoncountyor.org) Read More
  • Unsolved Homicides

Koni Lynn Berry

Case #95-1225

January 1995
Koni Berry, 30, was reported missing in January 1995. Her Body was located on the side of Anderson Butte Road with multiple stab wounds in April 1995. The possible suspect returned to Mexico. Read More
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  • Unsolved Homicides

Maria Stella Hamilton

Case #60-12934

Maria Hamilton, 40, was found shot multiple times in her home on East Main Street, outside of Ashland. Read More
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  • Missing Person – Cold Cases

Robert Michael Bobo

Case #98-14827

October 3, 1998
Robert Bobo, 39, was last seen at a remote campsite outside of Prospect at the start of hunting season. Read More
  • Unsolved Homicides

Roger Paul Johansen

Case #07-21639

December 10, 2007
Roger Johansen was found deceased in his burned up residence/business on Table Rock Road. He had sustained stab wounds prior to the fire. Read More
  • Unsolved Homicides

Russell Eugene Johnson

Case #85-6429

December 2, 1985
Russell Johnson, 35, was shot while in his residence across from the Log Town Cemetery on Highway 238 in the Applegate. There are multiple suspects and the motive is most likely drug related Read More
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  • Unsolved Homicides

Sheron Kaye Cheney

Case #97-11077

Sheron Cheney, 50, was found lying on Old Hyatt-Howard Prairie Road. She suffered head trauma, most likely from being thrown from a vehicle. Read More
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  • Missing Person – Cold Cases

Timothy Lee Keays

Case #89-4764

June 27, 1989
Timothy Keays, 32, was a Viet Nam veteran. He was last observed on campus at Southern Oregon University in Ashland. Read More
  • Unsolved Homicides

Troy Dean Carney

Case #08-16661

September 4, 2008
Troy Carney, 43, was found shot to death in his sleeping bag between the Greenway and Bear Creek in Central Point. His murder was reported on September 4, 2008. Read More
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  • Unsolved Homicides

Unknown Victim

Case #92-13183

The victim remains unknown. A witness observed execution style murder of 18 year old Hispanic male on Butte Falls Highway. The victim has never been identified nor has a body been found. Read More
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  • Unsolved Homicides

Vida Mae Hirschey

Case #84-6282

December 1984
Vida Hirschey was reported missing in December 1984. Her body was recovered a little more than a year later in December 1985 from the bottom of Applegate Lake, she had been murdered. Read More