ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Alameda County, CA

The Silver Fork Homicide (1986)

Unsolved homicide from 1986 in Alameda County, CA. The file remains open and contributors are re-examining the witness timeline.

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Glass evidence vial glowing green on a dark laboratory bench
Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
Timeline
  1. 1986

    Body discovered near Silver Fork; the county opens a homicide investigation.

  2. 1987

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

  3. 1989

    A retired detective releases his field notes to the family.

  4. Recently

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

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tidewater6 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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longshadow2 weeks ago

The dispatch log puts the first unit on scene before the call was logged. Either the timestamps drift or the report was filed twice.

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