CA CA- Sharalyn Murphy, 23,SW, her naked, headless body, found 6 miles from her hands in garbage bag, along New Melones Reservoir, '93,*New initiative*

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10 September 2024

Calaveras County Sheriff Seeks Public’s Help in 1994 Cold Case Murder of Sharalyn Murphy Found in New Melones Reservoir

Calaveras County Sheriff Seeks Public’s Help in 1994 Cold Case Murder of Sharalyn Murphy Found in New Melones Reservoir

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National Cold Case Month Investigation

''September 10, 2024 – Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office officials report that in 1994, the hands of Sharalyn Murphy were

located within a garbage bag along the shores of New Melones Reservoir. Sharalyn’s naked and headless body was located approximately six miles from the reservoir. Sharalyn’s estimated time of death is to be in the fall season of 1994. She was 23 years old.

Sharalyn originally lived in the State of Washington but moved to the Sacramento area in 1993.

Please contact the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office if you have any information connected to this case.

Please call the Sheriff’s Office Anonymous Tip Line @ 209-754-6030

Source & photo: Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office''

 

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@dotr does the SW in that title stand for sex worker?

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It does

 

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FBI looks for link to death in Calaveras

Decapitation of woman in '94 similar to Yosemite case Lode Bureau Chief SAN ANDREAS -- The FBI is investigating whether the accused killer of a Yosemite National Park naturalist has any connectio…

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They were looking at a link between her murder and serial killer Cary Stayner.

 

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• Guy McCarthy Updated Sep 19, 2024
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  Calaveras Cold Case Task Force probes unsolved murders, disappearances

  A woman found dismembered near a cabin east of Vallecito, a man shot dead in the shower of Copperopolis home, and a disappearance potentially related to the notorious Wilseyville serial

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• The Parrotts Ferry Road Bridge over New Melones Reservoir, where a still-unidentified murdered woman referred to as "Parrotts Ferry Jane" was found in 2015.
  Courtesy photo / Calaveras County Sheriff's Office
• 'In 1994, the hands of Sharalyn Murphy were found next to the water under Parrotts Ferry Bridge, in an area known as Deadman’s Gulch, at New Melones Reservoir. Her naked and headless body was located about 6 miles from the reservoir, near a cabin about 3 miles east of Vallecito on Camp 9 Road. She was 23 years old.
  

 

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By Tracey Petersen Published Sep 18, 2025

Help Sought On Brutal Cold Case Murder - myMotherLode.com

Sheriff’s officials made the gruesome discovery at New Melones Reservoir nearly eleven years ago.

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Map of where body found—CCSO map

'The body was identified as 23-year-old Sharalyn Murphy. She was originally from the state of Washington and moved to Sacramento in 1993. Her murder remains a mystery, as the rest of her body has not been recovered.

For more information about the Calaveras County Cold Case Task Force, click here. Anyone with information regarding this homicide is asked to call the Anonymous Tip Line at (209) 754-6030.'

 

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Murder Victim's Fight Produced Key Evidence

Crime: 'She almost did get away,' source says. Struggle forced Yosemite killer to flee, leaving a trail of clues.

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July 28, 1999
''Meanwhile, detectives in several Central California counties are reviewing several unresolved slayings to determine whether Stayner is involved in any of them.

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Det. Robert Mortimer said FBI agents have told him they will ask Stayner about the 1994 killing of 23-year-old Sharalyn Murphy, a prostitute whose body was found with no head or hands. “He has nothing left to lose now; he already admitted to those other ones,” Mortimer said. “If he did this one he might as well admit it.”

Cary Stayner - Wikipedia

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