Ron Harnish Murder

On December 27, 2006 Ron Harnish and two friends were driving on the 1100 block of 31st Street.  The men stopped and exited their car and had a confrontation with two hispanic males who were standing on the sidewalk. One of the hispanic males fired shots injurying one man and killing Ron Harnish. The suspects fled the scene.

In addition to the $1,000 offered by Crime Stoppers, Ron Harnish's family is offering $4,000 for information that leads to the arrest of the person responsible for this crime. The Governor's office is offering a $50,000 reward.

Sibyl Robbins Murder

Jack In the Box Murder

Salvador Mercado Murder

On November 16, 2003, at approximately midnight, Salvador Mercado was stabbed by an unknown suspect in the 800 block of Harris Avenue in San Diego. Salvador had just left a party in that same neighborhood prior to the attack. Salvador died from his wounds and his murder remains unsolved.

Alex Ceballos Murder

On January 28, 2001, at about 7:00 pm, Alex Ceballos was in his car in the 900 block of Merlin Drive in San Diego. Ceballos was parked waiting for his friend who was visiting his girlfriend. Two young Hispanic males came running (and shooting) after his friend as he left his girlfriends house. His friend jumped in Alex's car and Ceballos was shot and killed as they attempted to drive away. The suspects were last seen running Southbound on 60th Street from Merlin Drive

Andrew Moore Murder

On 9/8/2000, Andrew Moore, a City College student, was murdered in his apartment on 8th Avenue in San Diego. As part of the crime, his 1994 Suzuki Katana motorcycle was stolen. The motorcycle was recovered on 10/17/2000, in the 1100 block of 24th Street.

In addition to the $1,000 offered by Crime Stoppers, the Moore family is offering $5,000 and the Governor's office $50,000 for information that leads to the arrest of the person responsible for this crime.

On August 31, 2000, at approximately 10:00 p.m., Sergio Sprandel was shot to death near his vehicle, in the parking lot of La Jolla Village Square located in the 8600 block of La Jolla Drive. 

Witnesses saw two males running through the parking lot from Sprandel’s direction and enter a black SUV.  One of the males was described as white, 6’3” in height and weighing 240 lbs. He had dark curly hair and a full beard.  The second subject was described as an Asian male, 6”1”, thin with long hair with the sides shaved.  The subjects entered the vehicle and drove through the parking lot at a high rate of speed.

The vehicle is described as a black SUV similar to a 1997 Ford Explorer or newer with oversized tires, chrome rims and tinted windows. 

On January 31, 2000, at about 10:20 pm, Miguel Castro was shot and killed in front of the apartment complex located at 451 E. Mission Avenue in Escondido. Witnesses reported seeing a white 4-door Honda or Toyota at the corner of Hickory Avenue and Mission Avenue with three to four suspects inside the vehicle.

In addition to the $1,000 offered by Crime Stoppers, The Escondido Police Department is offering $1,000 and the family of Castro is offering $1,000 for information that leads to the arrest of the suspects responsible for this crime.  

On Saturday August 10, 1991 at approximately 12:01 a.m., patrol officers responded to a disturbance call in the 3100 block of K Street in San Diego.  While officers were in route, they were flagged down by a citizen regarding an injured female in the 3000 block of L Street.  Officers discovered a female, later identified as Eva Rondon, suffering from multiple stab wounds.  Rondon died from her injuries. Additional officers responded to the original disturbance on K Street and found another male victim suffering from a stab wound.  The victim was treated at a local trauma center and survived his injuries.

Further investigation revealed Rondon and her male friend were walking west on K Street when they were attacked by three unknown black males. Two of the suspects attacked the male victim; Rondon ran from the scene but was chased down by the third suspect.  The suspect caught up to Rondon and stabbed her multiple times. 

All three suspects are described as young black males, thin builds, wearing mostly black clothing.  The weapon was not recovered.

Sharyn Kamrath worked as a cab driver for Coast Cab. On the night of July 29, 1986, she picked up a male fare at Sixth Avenue and Broadway in downtown San Diego. The man got into the back seat and asked to go to 8101 Gilman Drive in La Jolla.

When Kamrath eventually pulled off the I-5 Freeway onto Gilman Drive, (an undeveloped area in 1986) the man produced a handgun and ordered Kamrath to pull to the curb. The man robbed Kamrath of ten dollars in cash, ordered her to move to the passenger seat, shot her in the neck at point-blank range and pushed her out through the passenger door onto the shoulder of the road. The man then drove away in Kamrath's cab. Kamrath's cab was found two hours after the shooting, abandoned on Fourth Avenue near Upas Street in Hillcrest.

Several passers-by alerted police when they saw Kamrath lying on the side of the road. Kamrath was rushed to a nearby hospital, and although she was paralyzed from the neck down, she was conscious and alert and gave officers a detailed account of what had occurred and a description of the suspect.

Kamrath described the suspect as follows: a black male, late 20s to early 30s, with a medium build, clean shaven and with short black hair. The suspect possibly had a Cuban, Dominican or Puerto Rican accent. (See sketch pictured above.)

Unfortunately, Kamrath was never able to recover from her injury and died in the hospital on August 26, 1986.

Linda Younger worked as a cab driver for Yellow Cab. On June 27, 1986, shortly after midnight, a supervisor for the Yellow Cab Company responded to an address in Old Town to check a citizen's complaint of an unattended cab parked at the curb with its lights shining into a window. The supervisor arrived there and found Younger, who had been shot to death while sitting in the front seat of her cab. The motive for the shooting was presumed to be either robbery or attempted robbery. Detectives noted that Younger was shot while sitting in the front passenger seat of her cab, not in the driver's seat where she would normally sit to operate the cab. This case may be related to the murder of cab driver Sharyn Kamrath which occurred one month later on July 29, 1986.

On May 1, 1967, at about 6:45 pm, 14-year-old Nikki Alexandra Benedict was found stabbed to death in a field across from 12784 Poway Road. Homicide investigators believe she was attacked near an access road located 75 yards West of where she was initially found. The case remains unsolved.

Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest in this case.