ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Washoe County, NV

The Unidentified Winterset Victim (1970)

Unsolved homicide from 1970 in Washoe County, NV. The file remains open and contributors are re-examining the witness timeline.

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Steel bridge over dark water under a grey sky
Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
Timeline
  1. 1970

    Body discovered near Winterset; the county opens a homicide investigation.

  2. 1971

    Initial canvass closes without a named suspect; the case goes inactive.

  3. 1984

    Evidence is re-submitted for testing under a cold case grant.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors reopen the evidence inventory and index the public record.

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quietmile5 hours ago

The evidence inventory lists a fibre sample that does not appear in any lab report. Where did it go?

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quietmile10 days ago

Nobody ever pulled the impound log for the second vehicle named in the neighbour's statement. It is a public record and still available.

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