CA CA-Molly Ervin,16,last seen entering older white pickup truck, found partially dressed/strangled, in field, Highway 99,Tulare,16 Sep, 2008, *New/DNA*

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https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/crime/molly-ervin-cold-case-revived/

Feb 19, 2026 rbbm.

'TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Nearly two decades after a 16-year-old girl was found strangled to death in a field near Highway 99, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office is renewing its push for answers.

Investigators are revisiting the 2008 killing of Molly Ervin, whose body was discovered near Avenue 264 and Road 94 just north of the City of Tulare. Now, advances in DNA technology and previously untested evidence could provide the breakthrough detectives have been waiting for.'

'Authorities say a ring and necklace Molly was wearing at the time of her death were never analyzed for DNA. Those items are now being sent to a private laboratory for testing, as the department works to overcome longstanding backlogs at the California Department of Justice.'
'Detectives believe Molly may have been killed elsewhere and her body later dumped at the rural site where it was found.'

Feb 19, 2026
Who killed Molly Ervin? New DNA tech could solve Tulare County's 17-year cold caseYourCentralValley.com: Fresno's breaking news, crime news, weather and sports from CBS47 and KSEE24 in the Central Valley of California.

 

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Jul 18, 2011
Crimestoppers Video for homicide victim Molly Ervin. Case #08-13666. Date of Death 09-16-2008. Reward available. Flyer available at www.tularesheriff.info cold case page.

 

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https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/crime/article107427047.html

2016 rbbm.
''A woman and a girl found dead near the Highway 99 corridor whose deaths were similar. Nicole Phillips, 23, of Tulare was found near the embankment of the Highway 99 overpass in Tipton on Dec. 30, 2007. On Sept. 17, 2008, Molly Ervin, 16, of Visalia was found southwest of Avenue 264 and Drive 94, near the Tagus Ranch Highway 99 exit in Tulare. Both victims were killed by asphyxiation and the FBI is looking at the deaths as possible human-trafficking cases.''

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CA Post in thread 'CA- Nicole Phillips, 23, found asphyxiated, near the embankment of Highway 99 overpass, Tipton, 30 Dec., 2007,'

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https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/crime/article107427047.html

2016 rbbm
''A woman and a girl found dead near the Highway 99 corridor whose deaths were similar. Nicole Phillips, 23, of Tulare was found near the embankment of the Highway 99 overpass in Tipton on Dec. 30, 2007. On Sept. 17, 2008, Molly Ervin, 16, of Visalia was found southwest of Avenue 264 and Drive 94, near the Tagus Ranch Highway 99 exit in Tulare. Both victims were killed by asphyxiation and the FBI is looking at the deaths as possible human-trafficking cases.''...

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