Calaveras County officials seek help during National Cold Case Month

(FOX40.COM) — The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help with several unsolved cases during National Cold Case Month.

Throughout the month, the sheriff’s office is posting the details from cases, many dating back decades, to social media in hopes that someone will “provide the missing information and investigative leads to bring closure and justice to these cases.”

Here are some of the cases the sheriff’s office is looking for more information on.

Jeffrey Askren

Jeffery Askren was reported missing on May 1, 1984.

His 1978 Red Honda Accord was found three days later on Winston Road. The sheriff’s office said the vehicle may have been spotted at that location as early as April 25.

Askren had possibly made reservations at an inn in Sutter Creek for April 23 but did not check-in.

The sheriff’s office said Askren was “known to carry camera equipment” and that a lens cover and tripod were found in or near his vehicle. No further evidence of Askren was found.

At the time of his disappearance, Askren was 30 years old, 5’9” tall and 150 pounds. He had red hair and blue eyes.

The sheriff’s office notes that Askren’s car was found just a few miles from where the bodies of many victims of the Wilseyville serial killings were found. His body is not among those that have been identified but some remains have yet to be matched with a person.

Roy Dixon

The body of Roy Dixon was discovered by deputies responding to a report of gunshots and later a fire around 2:30 a.m. on October 14, 1997, on Winton Road in West Point.

His body was found four feet from a vehicle on fire.

The coroner’s office found Dixon had been stabbed in the back, shoulder, lungs and heart but that the cause of death was “crushing injuries to the head, neck and chest.”

The coroner thought he may have also been run over.

Hector Girol

On September 9, 2000, deputies responded to a suspicious death around 11:50 p.m. in Copperopolis.

Hector Gilroy’s body was found in the shower with multiple gunshot wounds.

Sharalyn Murphy

In 1994, the hands and headless body of Sharalyn Murphy were found near New Melones Reservoir.

The 23-year-old is thought to have died sometime in the fall of that year.

The sheriff’s office said that Murphy was originally from Washington but had moved to the Sacramento area the previous year.

Parrots Ferry Jane Doe

The partial remains of a woman were found under the Parrots Ferry Bridge during a drought on October 9, 2015.

The sheriff’s office said the body likely belonged to a 25- to 45-year-old woman who is estimated to have been between 4’8″ and 5’3″.

The body had been weighted down beneath the water prior to the drought.

The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office asks that if you have information about one of these or other cases to call their anonymous tipline at (209) 754-6030.

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