Sheriff's Dept. needs help in identifying victim of cold case homicide

The Sheriff's Dept. issued a call for help from the public today (Thurs., July 31) to assist in identifying a woman who was the victim of what is now a cold case homicide.

"San Diego County Crime Stoppers and the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Detail continue to look for leads to help identify Jane Doe," authorities said. "On October 1, 1986, the decomposed body of a female was discovered over an embankment at the 4.5 mile marker of Old Temecula Road on the Pala Indian Reservation. The cause of death could not be determined."

"Jane Doe was described as a white female between...