Cases · California, United States
California, United States
Casepin documents 83 cases in California, United States, spanning the 1850s to the 2020s — 16 remain unsolved. The most-documented file is The killing of Elizabeth Short in Los Angeles. Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francisco carry the most files.
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- The killing of Elizabeth Short1940sLeimert Park, Los Angeles, California, USAUNSOLVED
- Keddie murders1980sKeddie Resort, house #28, Keddie, CaliforniaUNSOLVED
- Murder of Laci Peterson2000sModesto, CaliforniaSOLVED
- 101 California Street shooting1993101 California Street, San Francisco, California, United StatesSOLVED
- 1928 Fairfield murders1927Bryan (Wong Gee) ranch, near Fairfield, Solano County, CaliforniaSOLVED
- 1976 Chowchilla kidnapping1976Berenda Slough / Chowchilla, California (abduction site); victims later held at a quarry in Livermore, CaliforniaSOLVED
- 1992 Lindhurst High School shooting1992Lindhurst High School, Olivehurst, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Murders of Lindsay Cutshall and Jason Allen2004Fish Head Beach, Jenner, CaliforniaSOLVED
- 2006 Goleta postal facility shooting2001Goleta postal facility, Goleta, CaliforniaSOLVED
- 2009 shootings of Oakland police officers200974th Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard, East Oakland, CaliforniaSOLVED
- 2011 Seal Beach shooting2007Salon Meritage, 500 Pacific Coast Highway, Seal Beach, CaliforniaSOLVED
- 2012 Oikos University shooting2012Oikos University, Airport Business Park, Oakland, CaliforniaSOLVED
- 2014 Isla Vista attacks2007Isla Vista, California, United StatesSOLVED
- 2017 North Park Elementary School shooting2015North Park Elementary School, San Bernardino, CaliforniaSOLVED
- 2020 Boogaloo Murders2020Oakland and Ben Lomond, CaliforniaSOLVED
- 2021 Orange, California office shootingYear on file202 W. Lincoln Avenue, Orange, CaliforniaONGOING
- 2021 San Jose shooting2016VTA Guadalupe Division rail yard, San Jose, CaliforniaSOLVED
- 2022 Laguna Woods shooting2022Geneva Presbyterian Church, Laguna Woods, CaliforniaONGOING
- 2023 Goshen shooting2023Goshen, California, United StatesONGOING
- 2023 Monterey Park shooting2020Star Ballroom Dance Studio, Monterey Park, CaliforniaSOLVED
- 2023 Trabuco Canyon shooting2014Cook's Corner bar, Trabuco Canyon, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Murder of Amie Harwick2014Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy1968Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Attack on Paul Pelosi2022Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, United StatesSOLVED
- Christopher Dorner shootings and manhunt2013Cabin near Big Bear Lake, San Bernardino Mountains, California, where the manhunt endedSOLVED
- Cleveland Elementary School shooting (San Diego)1979Grover Cleveland Elementary School, San Diego, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Death of Michael Jackson2009Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Death of Rebecca Zahau2011Coronado, CaliforniaUNSOLVED
- Disappearance of Asha Kreimer2015Rollerville Cafe area, Point Arena, CaliforniaUNSOLVED
- Disappearance of Bryce Laspisa2013Castaic Lake, Los Angeles County, CaliforniaUNSOLVED
- Disappearance of Kristen Modafferi1997Crocker Galleria, San Francisco, CaliforniaUNSOLVED
- Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting2019Christmas Hill Park, Gilroy, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Kidnapping of Colleen Stan1977Red Bluff, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Kidnapping of Hannah Anderson2013Boulevard, California (crime scene); abduction reported from National City, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Kidnapping of Luis Albino1951West Oakland, Oakland, California, United StatesUNSOLVED
- Killing of Celeste Rivas Hernandez2022Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, CaliforniaONGOING
- Killing of Eula Love1979South Los Angeles, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Killing of Ezell Ford2014Florence, Los Angeles, CaliforniaUNSOLVED
- Killing of Johnny Stompanato1958730 North Bedford Drive, Beverly Hills, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Killing of Marvin Gaye1984Western Heights, Los Angeles, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Killing of Oscar Grant2009Fruitvale BART Station, Oakland, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Killing of Paul Kessler2023Street intersection, Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Killing of Sean Monterrosa2020Walgreens parking lot area, Vallejo, CaliforniaONGOING
- Southern California murders of 19791977Redondo Beach, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Los Angeles Times bombing1910Los Angeles Times Building, First Street and Broadway, Los Angeles, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Lynching of the Ruggles brothers1892Redding, California, United StatesUNSOLVED
- McStay family murders2010Fallbrook, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Murder of Blaze Bernstein2018Park in Lake Forest, Orange County, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Murder of Cara Knott1986Mercy Road offramp, Interstate 15, San Diego County, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Murder of Chauncey Bailey2007Downtown Oakland, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Death of Cheri Jo Bates1966Riverside City College, Riverside, CaliforniaCOLD
- Murder of Danielle van Dam2002Sabre Springs, San Diego, California, USASOLVED
- Killing of Elizabeth Short1947Vacant lot on South Norton Avenue, Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CaliforniaUNSOLVED
- Murders of Gary Matson and Winfield Mowder1999Happy Valley, near Redding, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Murder of Jeff Hall2011Riverside, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Death of Jill Ann Weatherwax1988Fresno, California, United StatesUNSOLVED
- Murder of Kristin Smart1996California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Murder of Kristine Fitzhugh2000Palo Alto, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Murder of Lana Clarkson2003Alhambra, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Murder of Larry King2008E.O. Green Junior High School, Oxnard, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Murder of Larry McNabney1995Vineyard near Linden, California, where Larry McNabney's body was foundSOLVED
- Murder of Laura Ann Carleton2023Cedar Glen, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Murder of Marion Parker1927Los Angeles, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Murder of Mary Quigley2005War Memorial Park (formerly Washington Park), Santa Clara, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Murder of Michelle Le2002Hayward, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Murder of Polly Klaas1993Petaluma, California, United StatesSOLVED
- Murder of Robert Hillsborough1977Nineteenth and Lexington Streets, Mission District, San Francisco, CASOLVED
- Murder of Sandra Cantu2001Tracy, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Murder of Sherri Rasmussen1986Van Nuys, Los Angeles, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Murder of Stephanie Kuhen1991Isabel Street, Cypress Park, Los Angeles, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Murder of Stuart Tay1992Buena Park, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Killing of Christopher Wallace (The Notorious B.I.G.)1997Wilshire Boulevard and South Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CaliforniaUNSOLVED
- Murder trial of O. J. Simpson1994875 South Bundy Drive, Los Angeles, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Murders of Claudia Maupin and Oliver Northup2013Davis, California, United StatesSOLVED
- Murders of Thomas and Jackie Hawks2004Off Santa Catalina Island, California, United StatesSOLVED
- Preparedness Day bombing1916Steuart Street near Market Street, San Francisco, CaliforniaUNSOLVED
- Round Valley Settler Massacres of 1856–18591859Round Valley, Mendocino County, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Saugus High School shooting2019Saugus High School, Santa Clarita, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Death of José Gallardo Díaz (Sleepy Lagoon murder)1942Sleepy Lagoon reservoir, near Maywood/Commerce/Bell, CaliforniaOVERTURNED
- Stockton schoolyard shooting1989Cleveland Elementary School, Stockton, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Wineville Chicken Coop Murders1920Wineville (now Mira Loma), Riverside County, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Wonderland murders19818763 Wonderland Avenue, Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, CAUNSOLVED
- Yuba County Five1978Marysville, Yuba County, CaliforniaUNSOLVED