True crime cases in San Diego
5case filesUpdated Jul 16, 2026
Casepin holds 5 case files in San Diego. By legal status, 5 marked solved.
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- 1979–2002
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Case files in San Diego
The files run from 1979 to 2002. The 1980s hold the most, with 2 files. The oldest is Murder of Cara Knott, from 1986.
By type, the largest groups are murder and homicide cases (5), mass shooting cases (3) and school shooting cases (2).
3 files of the 5 have coverage attached: 7 videos, podcasts and documentaries from 2 creators. Dr. Todd Grande and Brooke Makenna have covered the most of them.
Every file is written from cited sources and pinned where it happened, and every person named carries the legal status the record gives them. Families and anyone involved can request a correction from any file.
This page updates from the published files, so counts and statuses change the day a record does. Open any file for its timeline, its sources and the coverage worth your time, or play it as a narrated case file.
Every case file in San Diego
Cara Knott — Credit: English WikipediaEditorial useSourceSOLVED AudioMurder of Cara KnottMercy Road offramp, Interstate 15, San Diego County, California · 1986 · 1 thing to watch or hear
Joshua Coleman McDonald's Lawrence Journal-World July 22, 1984 — Credit: Leonard Ignelzi. 18 July 1984.Public domainSourceSOLVED AudioSan Ysidro McDonald's massacreSan Ysidro McDonald's site, San Ysidro Boulevard, San Diego, California · 1984 · 5 to watch & hear
Brenda Ann Spencer in Handcuffs following the Cleveland Elementary School shooting — Credit: Unknown authorPublic domainSourceSOLVED AudioCleveland Elementary School shooting (San Diego)Grover Cleveland Elementary School, San Diego, California · 1979
David Westerfield CDCR — Credit: San Quentin State Prison, California Department of Corrections and RehabilitationPublic domainSourceSOLVED AudioMurder of Danielle van DamSabre Springs, San Diego, California, USA · 2002 · 1 thing to watch or hear
Hepner Hall, San Diego State University — Credit: Lo2013CC BY-SA 3.0SourceSOLVED Audio1996 San Diego State University shootingSan Diego State University Engineering Building · 1996
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What people ask
How many case files in San Diego are on Casepin?
5. The count covers published files only and changes as new files clear review.
What is the oldest of these files?
Murder of Cara Knott, from 1986. Open the file
Which case in San Diego has the most coverage?
Murder of Cara Knott, with 1 video, podcast or documentary linked from its file. Open the file
Which creators have covered case files in San Diego?
Dr. Todd Grande (1 case) and Brooke Makenna (1 case).
How current is this page?
It rebuilds hourly from the published files; the newest file change here is dated Jul 16, 2026. A status changes only when the record behind it does.