30-year-old cold case: Yuba City woman Betty Jo Evans identified using investigative genetic genealogy in 1991 Sacramento River death.

30-year-old cold case: A Yuba City woman, Betty Jo Evans, found deceased in Sacramento River in 1991, has been identified using investigative genetic genealogy. Colusa County Sheriff's Office reopened the case in 2017 with the FBI Sacramento's Violent Crime Task Force, leading to identification in 2021. The cause of death remains a possible drowning, and the investigation continues.

August 03, 2024
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