ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· Fresno County, CA
The Birch Lane Homicide (1994)
Lonnie Stapleton was killed near Birch Lane in Fresno County, CA in 1994. The death was ruled a homicide caused by gunshot wounds, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.
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- 1994
A body was found at Birch Lane; the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.
- 1998
A grand jury heard testimony and returned no indictment.
- 2016
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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