the_margins1 month ago
A named person of interest appears in the canvass notes but in no later filing.
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ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· Alameda County, CA
The Birch Lane Killing (1975)
Otis Fontaine was killed near Birch Lane in Alameda County, CA in 1975. The death was ruled a homicide caused by undetermined causes, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.
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Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
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- 1975
Deputies responded to a call at Birch Lane and found the victim already dead.
- 1978
The file was moved to inactive status when leads ran out.
- 2004
DNA held in storage was re-tested with modern methods.
- Recently
Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.
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